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I noticed that on the first version too. I figured the uneven blade distribution must be something like a balancing/vibration issue like on old Porsche 911 engine fans. It's even worse at the workshop before they take it on the road, I think more than one of the blades is missing then.
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Sir Tonk posted:Was that before or after it was fished out of the boat ramp? And that was the first iteration, so not all that surprising given its performance. It was right before they drove in.
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Clarkson hit the nail on the head about how Porsche works. But that Singer is so loving beautiful. And I could not wipe the poo poo eating grin off my face with the Lamborghini segment. I felt like I was 10 again putting up my Countach poster in my bedroom.
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Haha, this caravanner segment is hilarious. Their jokes about caravanner/SUV owners are spot on. edit: Also I have no shame in admitting I will be loading some boxes and junk into my SUV today and hauling them to the dump. I might even be running by the hardware store later too. mod sassinator fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Jul 28, 2013 |
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Jul 28, 2013 23:18
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mod sassinator posted:Haha, this caravanner segment is hilarious. Their jokes about caravanner/SUV owners are spot on. Pretty much in tears the whole time.
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Jul 28, 2013 23:25
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Episode was really good. They need to start tacking on the long segments at the end like that. When they segment them throughout the show it really ruins the flow of things.
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Jul 28, 2013 23:37
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Holy poo poo I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard at a TG episode. That was a seriously great episode. The car reviews were perfect, Steven Tyler was reasonably entertaining, and the SUV segment was a riot. It looked like James was going to pass out from laughing so hard.
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The first time they took the carloads of brand-new stuff from Home Depot to the "tip" and deadpan tossed it all in, I missed whatever they said for the next two or three minutes from laughing.
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Jul 29, 2013 00:41
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What Clarkson ended up with could only be described as "a trailer". Best Top Gear in ages. The 911 singer (If they can do that to a 911, please give me a singer 944 thank you and take my money), Sesto Elemento, and the caravaner segments were all fantastic. I dunno who was SIARPC because that's my smoke break time.
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Data Graham posted:The first time they took the carloads of brand-new stuff from Home Depot to the "tip" and deadpan tossed it all in, I missed whatever they said for the next two or three minutes from laughing. I love that it was all stuff you would use to kill someone and dispose of a body with.
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Jul 29, 2013 01:58
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So they'll probably put the new 911 around the track next week right?
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Steven Tyler and David Icke  edit: Holy poo poo Steven Tyler is the most repellant human being ever. Dang It Bhabhi! fucked around with this message at 02:30 on Jul 29, 2013 |
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Jul 29, 2013 02:20
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To think he had Arwen in his balls.
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Wow what an episode. I lost it when the Stig flipped his caravan and was kind of just hanging there.
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That was probably the best episode of the series so far. The caravaner segment was simply amazing. Are caravans really that lovely? If you get a trailer or RV in the US, it's going to be build pretty solidly. Those things were pretty much a plastic shell put on a trailer with some things thrown in it.
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OptimusMatrix posted:Clarkson hit the nail on the head about how Porsche works. But that Singer is so loving beautiful. And I could not wipe the poo poo eating grin off my face with the Lamborghini segment. I felt like I was 10 again putting up my Countach poster in my bedroom. I'm shocked anyone thought that it was a secret. About the new 991 911. [quote="Porsche"] From every angle it is unmistakably a 911, holding true to the Porsche 911 Carrera evolution, not revolution’ design philosophy. http://www.porsche.com/latin-america-en/aboutporsche/pressreleases/?lang=none&pool=usa&id=2011-09-06 [/quote The SUV segment was fantastic. I was kind of hoping the producers would disqualify Clarkson and add the comedy of him sleep in on a board. Edit: I've been trying to come up with what the joke in the stat board was. I think It's CC'S rear end or Caravan Club'S rear end. Aurune fucked around with this message at 06:26 on Jul 29, 2013 |
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Cojawfee posted:That was probably the best episode of the series so far. The caravaner segment was simply amazing. Are caravans really that lovely? If you get a trailer or RV in the US, it's going to be build pretty solidly. Those things were pretty much a plastic shell put on a trailer with some things thrown in it. If you think American RVs are much better in that range, think again. Travel trailers and class C motorhomes are pretty similar in construction, and it's not good. I spent plenty of time as a kid in an Itasca Sundancer, which was a rebadged version of the Winnebago Minnie Winnie. A popular model by the definitive brand of American RV, but still a plywood and fiberglass box stuck on top of an Econoline cutaway. Nothing fell apart horribly in the seven years we had it, but we did have the walls separate from the floor in the rear bedroom and you could tell that had it been off-roaded in a similar manner it would have fallen apart in the same way. The modern bus-style (class A or actual bus conversion) and van conversion units are a lot more solid typically (we replaced the Sundancer with a Fleetwood Discovery which had a Freightliner chassis underneath and a metal structure where the Cat engine was surprisingly the least reliable part), same with fifth wheel style trailers, but the class Cs and standard hitched "travel trailer" units are still mostly fiberglass boxes stuck on whatever ladder frame was convenient. wolrah fucked around with this message at 05:19 on Jul 29, 2013 |
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wolrah posted:If you think American RVs are much better in that range, think again. Travel trailers and class C motorhomes are pretty similar in construction, and it's not good. I spent plenty of time as a kid in an Itasca Sundancer, which was a rebadged version of the Winnebago Minnie Winnie. A popular model by the definitive brand of American RV, but still a plywood and fiberglass box stuck on top of an Econoline cutaway. Nothing fell apart horribly in the seven years we had it, but we did have the walls separate from the floor in the rear bedroom and you could tell that had it been off-roaded in a similar manner it would have fallen apart in the same way. AH, I've only ever dealt with actual RVs. The last one also being built on a freightliner with a caterpillar engine. They were built like actual vehicles.
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Another Aventador, another 911. The Singer was nice looking though and the new Lambo looks crazy
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James laughing his rear end off at Jeremy had me in laughing so hard. Great episode!
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marsisol posted:Wow what an episode. I lost it when the Stig flipped his caravan and was kind of just hanging there. I was really impressed by that. I figured the trailer would come unhitched or the hitch would tear out of the car from all of that stress.
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Can anyone ID that song that was playing when James May was first introducing the Singer 911? It's the soundtrack to something, and I can't quite put my finger on it.
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TheBigAristotle posted:Can anyone ID that song that was playing when James May was first introducing the Singer 911? It's "Time" from Inception.
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Data Graham posted:The first time they took the carloads of brand-new stuff from Home Depot to the "tip" and deadpan tossed it all in, I missed whatever they said for the next two or three minutes from laughing. The stuff they bought was also pretty good (plastic sheeting, quicklime, shovels, axe, zinc tub, saws, duct tape and rope).
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Zarkov Cortez posted:The stuff they bought was also pretty good (plastic sheeting, quicklime, shovels, axe, zinc tub, saws, duct tape and rope). Yeah that had me snickering a fair bit.
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Zarkov Cortez posted:The stuff they bought was also pretty good (plastic sheeting, quicklime, shovels, axe, zinc tub, saws, duct tape and rope). Whoops, double post
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I was cracking up at that shot of Jeremy (or was it James?) polishing the steering wheel while parked at a beat. I know they aren't into doing serious reviews, but I'm surprised Jeremy didn't mention how ridiculously small the boot is on the Tiguan. I test drove one a couple of months back because my wife liked the look of them, and I couldn't believe that the boot is significantly smaller than the Golf's boot  You can see it briefly when they toss the murder equipment in - it doesn't even fit properly!
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Apparently The Mirror posted:Top Gear fans claim viewers "stupid" if they didn't realise 'faked hovercraft stunt' featuring actors was a set up The video that tipped off the angry people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynPbN0v-sHw Source: The Mirror
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That singer 911 was stunning.Falken posted:What Clarkson ended up with could only be described as "a trailer". That blurry shot of Hammond's eye in close up as he is driving the Elemento was beautiful. Just a great segment. And for once the fog and theatrics really felt warranted. That car looked like a spaceship from the future and its absolutely true about the poster factor. I had a Lamborghini Countach poster. soggybagel fucked around with this message at 10:09 on Jul 30, 2013 |
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soggybagel posted:That blurry shot of Hammond's eye in close up as he is driving the Elemento was beautiful. Just a great segment. And for once the fog and theatrics really felt warranted. That car looked like a spaceship from the future and its absolutely true about the poster factor. I had a Lamborghini Countach poster. And kind of surprised they showed the Egoista in the same episode, cause it's ridiculous even by Lambo standards, just look at the door!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBxUO4lLRcc And that's to step into this:  Couse that's a true one off. The Veneno looks relatively normal, and there's four of them! Kind of like an Aventador with a bit of the Sesto Elemento treatment.
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That was a great episode. The looks on Clarkson and May's faces after the night in the car park was priceless, so was their responses to the comment "you are both idiots". I thought James was going to wet himself when he was watching the destruction of Clarkson's caravan. The Lambo was completely insane, I love how it has no front firewall from what I could see, so you could see the suspension moving around. The Singer 911, well, if I ever won Tattslotto I'd get one.
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MrLonghair posted:Whatever racing sim gets Egoista and Elemento, I'm buying. The Sesto Elemento has been in Forza for quite a while now.
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Aurune posted:I was kind of hoping the producers would disqualify Clarkson and add the comedy of him sleep in on a board. Same on both of these. Too bad they didn't do some followup of James trying to sleep there and Clarkson coming to gently caress with him.
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When he said people don't want a new Porsche that's old, they want an old Porsche that's new, I thought Singer? SINGER!? IT IS! God that's clearly one of the best Porsche's ever.You Am I posted:The Lambo was completely insane, I love how it has no front firewall from what I could see, so you could see the suspension moving around. The firewall is probably somewhere in the middle if it's a mid engine layout.
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The seat cushions were glued to the firewall 
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That was one of the best Top Gear episodes in ages. I thought the Hovervan from last week was excellent, but the Caravan segment in this had me in stitches. I also loved that they didn't split the segments up. Fantastic work.
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Ak Gara posted:When he said people don't want a new Porsche that's old, they want an old Porsche that's new, I thought Singer? SINGER!? IT IS! God that's clearly one of the best Porsche's ever. I meant the front firewall
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