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Has anyone flipped or otherwise completely incapacitated the reasonably priced car?
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Wikipedia posted:The Liana endured considerable abuse from the stars while undertaking their laps. In one incident, actor Michael Gambon clipped the final corner, taking the car onto two wheels. It was done in such a spectacular fashion that the corner was named "Gambon Corner". Michael McIntyre also had a similar experience to Michael Gambon in the Chevrolet Lacetti, almost rolling the car on the last corner. Tom Cruise later went around the last corner on two wheels in the Kia Cee'd. When Lionel Richie drove the Liana, one of the front wheels fell off, invoking Clarkson to coin the term "pulling a Lionel". Trevor Eve also lost a wheel. The former British transport minister Stephen Ladyman added further injury to the Liana by denting the boot when he lost control during practice and slid backwards into a tyre wall. David Soul destroyed the gearbox of two Lianas during his time on the show due to his rough driving style. Patrick Kielty broke the Liana's front suspension during series 4 when he drove on the grass. Christopher Eccleston was the only celebrity to use a Liana with an automatic transmission, because a hesitant Eccleston admitted he was "only qualified to drive an automatic." To accommodate his needs, Top Gear succeeded in borrowing an automatic Liana, of which only 40 existed in the UK. As a reference to his role in Doctor Who, the automatic Liana was shown materialising onto the racing track, with a TARDIS materialisation sound effect played over it.
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Mar 8, 2013 06:00
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Jeff Goldblum also briefly drove a automatic Liana. However according to Clarkson it broke and he was forced to use a manual. Which he gladly accepted when he heard it was faster. However, he somehow got it into his head that stig told him never to take it out of third. Which is of course why you can hear the car bouncing off the limiter for most of the lap.
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Mar 8, 2013 08:23
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I laughed more at Rutledge saying "I just thought you would like it! It doesn't have anything to do with Katie!" than in anything in the new Africa special.
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Mar 9, 2013 02:54
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Watching the live stream now, things seem to be going swimmingly.
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Mar 10, 2013 21:19
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Hahahahahaha Africanized A-Team theme. Genius.
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Mar 10, 2013 21:20
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That was pretty grand I must say.
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Mar 10, 2013 22:01
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This is the first time I've actually watched an episode when it came out, and be able to comment on it. So with this monumental occasion, let me reach down into my heart, and deliver my true feeling for the episode, laid bare for all to see: I enjoyed that.
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Mar 10, 2013 22:11
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Great episode. When Clarkson's handbrake smashed his window that was genuinely unexpectedly funny.
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Mar 10, 2013 22:22
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Ak Gara posted:Great episode. When Clarkson's handbrake smashed his window that was genuinely unexpectedly funny.
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Mar 10, 2013 22:34
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It looked as if they first looked down on the handbrake as Clarkson was also looking at that quite dumbfounded, before Hammond slowly looked up at the window and it dawned on him, which was glorious.
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Mar 10, 2013 23:33
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That poor Volvo. Also, were the Volvo and BMW running on the same rims? The spares seemed to match.
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Mar 10, 2013 23:45
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That was a truly great special.
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Mar 11, 2013 00:10
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Right, for me that was definitely the best Special they've done. The whole little bit where they revealed they'd cannibalised each others cars was great.
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Mar 11, 2013 00:34
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God the cinematography in this special was just gorgeous. Whenever Top Gear ends that crew is going to be able to write their own tickets.
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Mar 11, 2013 01:00
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Residency Evil posted:God the cinematography in this special was just gorgeous. Whenever Top Gear ends that crew is going to be able to write their own tickets. Except when it comes to nature documentaries.
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Mar 11, 2013 01:34
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 McDragon posted:Right, for me that was definitely the best Special they've done. The whole little bit where they revealed they'd cannibalised each others cars was great. And James going on and on about how poor of a job Jeremy did is what put it really over the top. nmfree fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Mar 11, 2013 |
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Mar 11, 2013 01:53
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I wanna see Hammond's repair job up close.
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Mar 11, 2013 03:41
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Mister Kingdom posted:I wanna see Hammond's repair job up close. Seriously I was majorly impressed by that roadside fix.
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Mar 11, 2013 03:54
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Cakefool posted:That poor Volvo. It appeared the supply trucks just kept a lot of spare wheels that were the same style. I wonder if the Volvo and BMW have the same pattern or something. Also, yeah that was fantastic. I was genuinely biting my nails when they were crossing the river on their homemade raft.
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Mar 11, 2013 04:28
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CornHolio posted:I was genuinely biting my nails when they were crossing the river on their homemade raft. God same here haha. And I actually had to pause it when the parking log shattered Clarkson's rear window I was laughing so hard.
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Mar 11, 2013 04:34
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Mister Kingdom posted:I wanna see Hammond's repair job up close. So he broke his control arm and sway bar? Or am i misunderstanding something.
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Mar 11, 2013 04:48
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Alighieri posted:Except when it comes to nature documentaries. I thought that was the funniest joke. It seemed so candid and real. Second funniest were the loving credits 
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Mar 11, 2013 05:03
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I honestly thought Clarkson was going to pee into it at the end.
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Mar 11, 2013 05:54
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Ak Gara posted:I honestly thought Clarkson was going to pee into it at the end. Haha! Glad I'm not the only one.
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Mar 11, 2013 05:57
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opengl128 posted:Haha! Glad I'm not the only one.
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Mar 11, 2013 05:59
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Kenshin posted:Me as well.
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Mar 11, 2013 06:05
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Hmm, I'm also now realizing that Hammond never set fire to his car
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Mar 11, 2013 06:08
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I was honestly expecting some naturalist or Simon Cowell or something to already be there at the end.
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Mar 11, 2013 06:41
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Preoptopus posted:So he broke his control arm and sway bar? Or am i misunderstanding something. Yup, and repaired it on the side of an African dirt track well enough to beat on it to the finish. Support truck aside that's impressive.
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Mar 11, 2013 06:47
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Good lord, that was well worth the wait for the second part. Nth'ing all the comments about that being their greatest special, I was seriously impressed. Also, love the bit where the production crew's car sank and they just all died laughing. Sweet revenge 
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Mar 11, 2013 06:53
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile#BBC_Top_Gear That didn't take long.
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Mar 11, 2013 06:53
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Good end to the special episode, but I dunno I think Vietnam, Bolivia, and polar special were both a little better. This one didn't seem like it needed to be 2 hours.
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Mar 11, 2013 07:30
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That was absolutely fantastic. Very, very happy with this series.
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Mar 11, 2013 09:03
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T1g4h posted:Good lord, that was well worth the wait for the second part. Nth'ing all the comments about that being their greatest special, I was seriously impressed. Also, love the bit where the production crew's car sank and they just all died laughing. Sweet revenge I don't think that was the production crew's car, it was the backup car. The Ford Station Wagon that was the penalty car
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Mar 11, 2013 09:57
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SquirrelyPSU posted:I don't think that was the production crew's car, it was the backup car. The Ford Station Wagon that was the penalty car Yeah, but they specifically mentioned the production crew after it sank. At least I think they did. I know it was the penalty car, but I could swear they mentioned something about getting back at the production crew after it happened. I could be wrong though v  v
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Mar 11, 2013 10:42
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I think they mention the production crew because they were the ones responsible for dragging it out of the river (because they put it there.) This was probably my favourite special to date, just slightly above Vietnam.
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Mar 11, 2013 11:29
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Why are we spoiling things that already aired this is retarded. Keep out of the thread if you are watching it on catch up...
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Mar 11, 2013 13:44
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:Why are we spoiling things that already aired this is retarded. Keep out of the thread if you are watching it on catch up... That's pretty much the whole of it. Every Sunday I end up clicking this thread without thinking and then mash back to get away. I end up having to go back through the thread to find my real last read post. Once it has aired, it's fair game.
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Cojawfee posted:I end up having to go back through the thread to find my real last read post.
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