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Clarkson driving through that guy's fence and across his farm was really funny.
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Yeah, I thought that was a great one. Hot hatch reviews are always good, if only because I might actually own one some day. The SIARPC was fun, and seeing the America Cup boat was really cool. I enjoyed watching Jeremy beat the crap out of the rental car too. I'm really surprised people didn't like it.
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Jul 1, 2013 04:37
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I for one enjoy when they don't just review the latest super car that's now a thousand pounds more expensive because it's two pounds lighter. I was expecting to hear that it was boring or something. I didn't expect someone to say it was downright horrible. I like hatch reviews because it's useful consumer advice even if I will never buy one. They look fun to drive. It was also fun to watch Jeremy destroy that car while making fun of rental cars. If he had picked a new BMW or Mercedes, it would just be "let's drive fast for a bit and then get there."
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Jul 1, 2013 04:41
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I quite liked the episode. SIARPC section was quite funny and the hot hatch section was interesting (for me atleast). The race was pretty good just to see May get smashed over and over again and to see Jeremy smash a car so gleefully.
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Jul 1, 2013 04:42
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I don't know anything about cars but I've been watching this show for the last few years (including about ten million reruns) with my boyfriend. Tonight I realized that the word they pronounce "Perjo" is the word that's spelled "Peugeot". I would listen to Richard Hammond's terrible small talk all day 
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Jul 1, 2013 04:55
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I liked the whole thing but in particular using a rental for the race was perfect. Most of the cars they use for races are completely useless at the job because they have to stop for fuel every 100 miles can't go fast/do anything interesting because of speed limits and lawyers. loving rented shitbox though? Hammer down and do some off roading because why the gently caress not!
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Propaniac posted:I don't know anything about cars but I've been watching this show for the last few years (including about ten million reruns) with my boyfriend. Tonight I realized that the word they pronounce "Perjo" is the word that's spelled "Peugeot". I would love to know how you have been pronouncing Peugeot all this time. Pew-ghee-ot?
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Jul 1, 2013 05:46
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If you're like most Americans, you never pronounce it, because we don't have them here.
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Jul 1, 2013 06:18
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"Poo-shoe" 
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Jul 1, 2013 09:15
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Here in Germany it's Pew-joe, with a soft j.
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The peu is pronounced peuh, like un petit peu, s'il vous plait. In British English that ends up coming out a bit like 'peur' or 'purr' (or more accurately, puhh, because brits don't voice their r's (non-rhotic)). Geot is like joh, with a soft j sound (closest I can think of in English is 'Hajj', but some people probably pronounce that like 'Hadje') the British pronunciation is probably closest to the French, as imagined by a British speaker. The main difference is that the Brits put the emphasis on the "Peu", whereas the French put the emphasis on the "Geot". http://translate.google.com/#auto/en/peugeot
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Drakkel posted:I dunno, the bit where Warwick Davis was making short jokes about Hammond was pretty good. Jimmy Carr's "Now, I don't know what superpowers you people have" when he was trying to get Davies to be a jack and lift the car just floored me. I liked the rental car abuse because I heard all the complaints when Top Gear were filming across the Tasman and mucking about making a mess. Good to see it was all worth while. Also, if all SIARPC segments were half a dozen celebrities pissfarting about while having a BBQ I'd watch every one.
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Jul 1, 2013 10:12
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Grumpwagon posted:Yeah, I thought that was a great one. Hot hatch reviews are always good, if only because I might actually own one some day. The SIARPC was fun, and seeing the America Cup boat was really cool. I enjoyed watching Jeremy beat the crap out of the rental car too.
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Cakefool posted:I would love to know how you have been pronouncing Peugeot all this time. I'm an American and never had reason to pronounce it. But yeah, that's how I said it in my head. Never thought about it. Propaniac fucked around with this message at 11:52 on Jul 1, 2013 |
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Jul 1, 2013 11:50
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Nee-son High-un-die Al-loo-mini-um
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Top Gear Series 20 - It's pronounced "pew-gee-ot"
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Jul 1, 2013 12:27
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Se-LEE-ka Im-PRET-sa PRY-us And my favorite: everything is a certain number of MILEzaway E: Peugeots were sold here in the US until the 80s, so I was around them a far bit in my youth. But I always pronounced it "pew-goat" because I was five and I thought it was funny. Plus I don't think I ever tried to say it right. Data Graham fucked around with this message at 12:55 on Jul 1, 2013 |
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Jul 1, 2013 12:53
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Gorilla Salad posted:Also, if all SIARPC segments were half a dozen celebrities pissfarting about while having a BBQ I'd watch every one. Agreed. Unless it's some big international star, I don't really care who it is. Yet, I didn't know who half the people were in that segment but I still watched it because it's hilarious. I even looked up who Joss Stone was.
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Cojawfee posted:I even looked up who Joss Stone was. 
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Jul 1, 2013 13:54
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Sorry, I don't really follow mainstream music. Last I checked, the rock station on my radio stopped getting new music in the late 2000s. It's weird, and I don't know where kids get their latest rock music in this city, but I like it.
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Jul 1, 2013 13:57
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As someone from Ireland, I'm always fascinated by how they pronounce kilometer with an M at the beginning.
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Jul 1, 2013 14:44
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I enjoyed that episode, trashing the rental car was funny and the SIARPC had some good bits.
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Jul 1, 2013 14:54
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Glad to see they kept the same cinematographers on board for this series. I want to go to New Zealand now and drive on their 90 mile beach that is 54 miles long.
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Jul 1, 2013 15:00
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"When was the last time you took your car to the redline? Or you drove it flat out?" I believe that was this afternoon, Jeremy, as I was coming home from work  I get the "rental cars are the fastest in the world" thing, but I also hate it because it drives prices for rental cars up. E: HOLY poo poo IT'S CHARLES DANCE 
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Jul 1, 2013 17:07
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Data Graham posted:Se-LEE-ka They sold a hell of a lot of 10-speed bikes as well. Also: Cries-ler. You can argue some, but its an American nameplate, damnit. Say it our way.
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Mighty Horse posted:They sold a hell of a lot of 10-speed bikes as well. Wait, how should I pronounce this?
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The rental car could have used a few more neutral drops, but I liked the majority of the episode.Cakefool posted:Wait, how should I pronounce this? Chris
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I really enjoyed the episode, Clarkson filling out the damage form on the hood of his car had me rolling.
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Jul 1, 2013 18:25
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kylej posted:All the people who say "Top Gear needs to be more about real cars"... please no. That hot hatch comparison at the start was awfully boring. Part of the problem also stems from hot hatches just being really boring cars to review in general.
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coolskillrex remix posted:Part of the problem also stems from hot hatches just being really boring cars to review in general. I don't know, that review kinda made me want a fiesta ST, i just wish it was priced a little more reasonably here, i mean, for $400 more you can get a fusion with the same drivetrain.
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Powershift posted:I don't know, that review kinda made me want a fiesta ST, i just wish it was priced a little more reasonably here, i mean, for $400 more you can get a fusion with the same drivetrain.
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coolskillrex remix posted:Part of the problem also stems from hot hatches just being really boring cars to review in general. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwAasSkZ7pA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e7R3y-qwZ0 Then again I think that applies to all the reviews, doesn't have to be wacky like those, just drive around somewhere (or in James' case, drive around and get lost in the process).
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Jul 1, 2013 22:08
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MechPlasma posted:As someone from Ireland, I'm always fascinated by how they pronounce kilometer with an M at the beginning. Jesus christ I shouldn't have spent so much time trying to understand this joke.
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I thought it was a pretty good episode all up - the NZ film was really nice, and the SIARPC segment was hilarious. I don't think I'll ever think of Charles Dance as anything other than Tywin Lannister again, so watching Tywin drive around the track and get lovely over his slow time was awesome. I found the hot hatch part quite boring; they might be nice cars but I just can't get excited about seeing them on Top Gear. Like someone else said, I think it's the track more than anything, since they've done much more interesting hatch reviews in the past. But those reviews involved more than "Hammond drives a car around the airfield for an hour".
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Jul 2, 2013 02:44
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I don't know why but I just don't ever think a hatchback looks cool.
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Jul 2, 2013 02:52
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OldPueblo posted:I don't know why but I just don't ever think a hatchback looks cool. While I generally agree with that, the new Mazda3 is making me rethink things:  Granted, it's a 4-door and not a "hot" hatch (which is a loving hideous expression), but I'm sure there will be a Mazdaspeed3 at some point.
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webmeister posted:I thought it was a pretty good episode all up - the NZ film was really nice, and the SIARPC segment was hilarious. I don't think I'll ever think of Charles Dance as anything other than Tywin Lannister again, so watching Tywin drive around the track and get lovely over his slow time was awesome. He'll always be Sardo Numspa to me. 
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It was an ok episode, but listening to Clarkson rag on alternative energy for the thousandth time is getting really old.
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FogHelmut posted:
There was an ad in Australia "All day, every day, high oon day"
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