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That was a fantastic episode. One of the best ones I've seen. If only I knew who the guest was. The Range Rover segment was good, but the old people car was loving great.
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Feb 25, 2013 04:55
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Residency Evil posted:The car for old people segment was fantastic. Yes, aired today. Never before have I seen some require eye protection while sewing. e: I'm an idiot. This isn't the last episode. There is a two part special left.
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Feb 25, 2013 06:00
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The cinematography (that's a word right?) on the range rover segment was amazing. And that driverless truck was awesome too.
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Was really looking forward to the review of the new Range Rover, until it turned into another "drive a range rover through a desert" challenge, which has been done about 3 times so far by Top Gear in recent memory. Hell, it was only the last series when James drove the Evoque in an almost identical setting. Does Land Rover pay them to review the vehicles the exact same way every time to prove they haven't gotten too posh, or are they really that hard up for ideas? If they wanted to demonstrate what the range rover is capable of, they could have at least made it funny/entertaining by tackling suburban environment obstacles, while splicing in the hill climbing scenes for contrast. Then again, Land Rover might not be too keen of Top Gear making fun of their target market.
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Feb 25, 2013 08:04
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It sometimes felt like the retirees weren't always in on the joke, but the brake pedal just got funnier every time.
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The Terramax was  , especially when James just stood there and trusted it to stop. I know driverless vehicles have been around for a while with things like the Grand Challenge and that Pike's Peak race (as well as Top Gear's own segment with the BMW Track Trainer), but I didn't realise they'd got the technology down to that level of packaging. The lidar turret was the only obvious sign that the truck was unmanned, compared to the racks of gear previous autonomous cars had bolted to them.
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I'm curious, how much does the TerraMax cost, and how much does the US army have to pay out for a single soldiers' death?
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And how vulnerable is the lidar turret to a single sniper?
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Data Graham posted:And how vulnerable is the lidar turret to a single sniper? Or a bucket placed over it.
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Data Graham posted:And how vulnerable is the lidar turret to a single sniper? My guess is less than the head of a real driver in the front seat. Besides, an rpg round to the front of the truck is more likely and more effective than someone camping in the hills waiting to take out supply convoy with a single rifle.
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That's not something the military would use in that state. Most likely it was made for a DARPA competition. Also, all the costs that make up training and support structure for one soldier adds up to a lot.
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Cojawfee posted:That's not something the military would use in that state. Most likely it was made for a DARPA competition. Also, all the costs that make up training and support structure for one soldier adds up to a lot. Still cheaper than half the crap we field along with them. And longer lasting, too.
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Residency Evil posted:The car for old people segment was fantastic. The bit where they were defusing the airbag had me in stitches. Even the side cutters were sweating!
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KozmoNaut posted:The bit where they were defusing the airbag had me in stitches. Even the side cutters were sweating! It's okay, they can just edit that out.
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I genuinely lost it when I saw they had taken the airbag out of the dash and just friggin' glued it to the rear bumper.
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Data Graham posted:I genuinely lost it when I saw they had taken the airbag out of the dash and just friggin' glued it to the rear bumper. If you look closely some of the spray water they put on Jeremy's face to make him look worried ended up on the end of the wire snipper. It was wet.
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Ak Gara posted:I'm curious, how much does the TerraMax cost, and how much does the US army have to pay out for a single soldiers' death? Depending on how much insurance you pay for, up to a half million.
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If you liked the terramax there is a nova episode about the race it competed in sponsored by DARPA. http://www.hulu.com/watch/23347 Well crap, haven't watched hulu in a while and it looks like you have to watch 15 minutes of comercials for an hour of TV. Netflix has it on streaming. Alighieri fucked around with this message at 02:22 on Feb 26, 2013 |
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That's 1 of the funniest episodes I have seen yet. The end of the old person car episode had me laughing so hard I was crying. On the previous episode Clarkson was talking about water and sodium dealers? What's that about?
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Is it wrong that I think the old people's car was kind of a good idea. New cars are too complex
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sbaldrick posted:New cars are too complex
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dundun posted:Was really looking forward to the review of the new Range Rover, until it turned into another "drive a range rover through a desert" challenge, which has been done about 3 times so far by Top Gear in recent memory. Hell, it was only the last series when James drove the Evoque in an almost identical setting. Does Land Rover pay them to review the vehicles the exact same way every time to prove they haven't gotten too posh, or are they really that hard up for ideas? If they wanted to demonstrate what the range rover is capable of, they could have at least made it funny/entertaining by tackling suburban environment obstacles, while splicing in the hill climbing scenes for contrast. Then again, Land Rover might not be too keen of Top Gear making fun of their target market. Yes, he did drive the Evoque through Death Valley, but this was not just some sand and a bit of rocks, it was actually done really well, plus the cool truck he had to race that kept..trucking along? But not everyone is going to like it. 
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Feb 26, 2013 05:05
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Aw BBC America censored out the cock from the Kia Rugby bit.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:I mentioned this earlier in the thread when they had the LFA on the show, but Lexus' in-car system is a loving joke. You basically need that Navigation Assist feature to have a real human enter the destination for you because the system is so incredibly complicated otherwise. My grandparents are loving lost when it comes to doing anything other than turning the windshield wipers on in their new GS 350. I thought that was strictly for the LFA? That is horrible if that comes standard on any car period.
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b0nes posted:I thought that was strictly for the LFA? That is horrible if that comes standard on any car period.
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Same problem as, well... most things Japanese. Designed by engineers. Not fit for human use.
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b0nes posted:That's 1 of the funniest episodes I have seen yet. The end of the old person car episode had me laughing so hard I was crying. On the previous episode Clarkson was talking about water and sodium dealers? What's that about? Actually it was sodium and eels salesmen. Due to the extremely powerful unions in the UK and the many archaic laws and bylaws associated with them, in the late 1800s a number of unions chose to band together. Thus, the British International Grand Association of Sodium Sellers and the British Eel Labourers Logistical Extension of Northern Demands together became one of the most powerful unions in the UK, under the name Combined Union of Northern Tradesmen. It seems a bit off-the-wall, but it's all perfectly logical. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 10:16 on Feb 26, 2013 |
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KozmoNaut posted:Actually it was sodium and eels salesmen. Due to the extremely powerful unions in the UK and the many archaic laws and bylaws associated with them, in the late 1800s a number of unions chose to band together. Thus, the British International Grand Association of Sodium Sellers and the British Eel Labourers Logistical Extension of Northern Demands together became one of the most powerful unions in the UK, under the name Combined Union of Northern Tradesmen.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:I mentioned this earlier in the thread when they had the LFA on the show, but Lexus' in-car system is a loving joke. You basically need that Navigation Assist feature to have a real human enter the destination for you because the system is so incredibly complicated otherwise. My grandparents are loving lost when it comes to doing anything other than turning the windshield wipers on in their new GS 350.
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I had to look up "bloody nora" on the internet.
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So it's just a name they don't actually sell eels and sodium.
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Yes they do, that's why they need the separate compartments. Every car sold in the UK has to have those, they managed to get it into legislation sometime around the mid-70s. Gotta be honest, when they started introducing the old people car segment I was slightly disappointed May had nothing to do with it, but it quickly won me over and the last feature more than made up for any lack of reasonable building of things there may have been. Looking forward to the two Africa episodes as well, the Botswana special was fantastic.
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My Lovely Horse posted:Yes they do, that's why they need the separate compartments. Every car sold in the UK has to have those, they managed to get it into legislation sometime around the mid-70s. Honestly, the demarcation bullshit with British unions has always been loving atrocious. You can never be sure if you're stepping on someone else's toes unless you read up on about four other groups' charters. Seriously, though. If you look in the boot of an E30 3-series, you'll see that there's a dip in the panelwork either side that forms a cavity about the size of a shoebox. That's only there because of the legislation, the prototypes failed UK type approval because of them not having sufficient volume, and they had to change the stampings (while it didn't matter for the rest of europe, it was easier to just make them all like that): 
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 that's actually a thing? I thought Top Gear just invented that because it's hilarious. I was laughing at the concept of an eel and sodium salesman, but it actually exists. Crazy.
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beedeebee posted:
I'm still not entirely convinced that the British users are secretly colluding to play an elaborate joke on us all.
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keevo posted:Aw BBC America censored out the cock from the Kia Rugby bit. They took out the parts with Jeremy in them? 
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Ambitious, but rubbish. KozmoNaut posted:. Thus, the British International Grand Association of Sodium Sellers and the British Eel Labourers Logistical Extension of Northern Demands together became one of the most powerful unions in the UK, under the name Combined Union of Northern Tradesmen. InitialDave posted:Trent/Wrexham Association of Tanners InitialDave posted:Drayton Operations National and General    bennyfactor fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Feb 26, 2013 |
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Welp, that was quite a brilliant co-operated joke. I have to applaud you Brits. Although, the fact that I actually bought it also says something about you. If this was possible anywhere, it'd be 
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