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wolrah posted:Sometimes. Chris Harris famously bought a used S4, noticed that a few things were a bit off about it, and discovered it was the very same press car he had thrashed the poo poo out of in a drifting video some time prior. 43 of the 100 Fiesta Movement cars from 2010 were sent here. They are Euro-Spec Fiesta's that were brought over for a marketing campaign before the NA Fiesta went on sale. They could only be driven on the street for a certain period of time in the US. Being turned into rally cars is much better than being crushed or sent back.
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About Chernobyl, a lot people don't realize, the Russians/Ukrainians continued to run the remaining three reactors until 2000. Also the shots of the country side of Ukraine at times looked almost like the American plains states with how boring it was. I swear minus the Cyrillic letters and soviet era monuments it looked just like driving through Oklahoma or Kansas.
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Data Graham posted:Yeah, and the Charge being such a big part of (especially) British cultural history is why I really want to know, in light of this: Well, I thought it was an intentional joke, but now you've got me doubting myself.
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I genuinely giggled at the credits for Extra Brave Film Camera at the end.
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After watching this week's episode I really want a Focus three cylinder. However I don't think they are released in Australia yet. Pretty good episode, but I wish it would stop raining in England for two seconds so they can get some dry laps in this season.
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You Am I posted:After watching this week's episode I really want a Focus three cylinder. They do look tasty!
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It's a lot of money for a slow car. Would much prefer a renaultsport Clio.
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I liked the use of that creepy-rear end track off the new Boards of Canada album that they used during the Chernobyl scene. It was just perfect, especially considering the tone/theme of the album.
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Pretty fantastic episode all round really. Glad I didn't skip the interview this time around, as James Blunt was surprisingly interesting and funny. Despite a pretty lackluster first week, this has been good series so far - definitely better than the last one.
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:It's a lot of money for a slow car. Would much prefer a renaultsport Clio. If you're shopping for a RenaultSport Clio, you'd use the Fiesta ST as a comparable car, not the 3 cylinder.
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You Am I posted:If you're shopping for a RenaultSport Clio, you'd use the Fiesta ST as a comparable car, not the 3 cylinder. Obviously, just pretty similar money I mean.
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webmeister posted:Pretty fantastic episode all round really. Glad I didn't skip the interview this time around, as James Blunt was surprisingly interesting and funny. His girlfriend's face when he made that joke about being under Joss Stone was hilarious.
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captainOrbital posted:I liked the use of that creepy-rear end track off the new Boards of Canada album that they used during the Chernobyl scene. It was just perfect, especially considering the tone/theme of the album. I was wondering what that was, cheers. Guess I'm gonna have to go out and buy that album.
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nmfree posted:I'll go ahead and be that guy: what the hell was this all about? Freemasons, funny handshake, old boys club etc. neckbeard posted:
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Delsaber posted:I was wondering what that was, cheers. Guess I'm gonna have to go out and buy that album. http://forums.finalgear.com/wts-tg-season-21/21x03-february-16th-2014-a-57487/
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Tomarse posted:little 3 cylinder cars are a lot of fun to drive James May said a while ago that he likes his panda since it is easy to take to the limit and have fun in, where as in a zonda you have to be doing highly illegal things to take it to its limit. Then again though, James May.
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Alighieri posted:James May said a while ago that he likes his panda since it is easy to take to the limit and have fun in, where as in a zonda you have to be doing highly illegal things to take it to its limit. Then again though, James May. Meaning, James May is right, because he usually is. It's a hell of a lot more fun to drive a slow car fast, than to drive a fast car slow. And driving a fast car fast requires a race track, or a hell of a lot more open road / willingness to risk one hell of a ticket than flogging a slow-but-fun car up a mountain road.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Meaning, James May is right, because he usually is. It's a hell of a lot more fun to drive a slow car fast, than to drive a fast car slow. And driving a fast car fast requires a race track, or a hell of a lot more open road / willingness to risk one hell of a ticket than flogging a slow-but-fun car up a mountain road. James is indeed right and surprisingly even Jeremy seemed to get this when he was thrashing the up! up the mountain in this episode. I never thought it could be more fun till I spent time driving one too.
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My personal favorite is to drive an intermediate car fast, but v v.
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The slower and shittier, the better. Some of the best fun I've had was pushing my Blazer around highway onramps, on the edge of oversteer at 30 mph.
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Fucknag posted:The slower and shittier, the better. Some of the best fun I've had was pushing my Blazer around highway onramps, (by hand) on the edge of (emotional breakdown) at -2 mph. In the case of my beater corolla.
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Fucknag posted:The slower and shittier, the better. Some of the best fun I've had was pushing my Blazer around highway onramps, on the edge of oversteer at 30 mph. Mine was driving my 1974 Super Beetle on dirt roads.
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Tsuru posted:Finalgear is a great resource in case you're ever wondering what music they are using:  I really shouldn't be, but even after nearly 20 years on the internet I'm still amazed by the little rabbitholes of  that exist in the most unlikely places.
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Cracking episode of Top Gear tonight, I thought all of the car segments were absolutely brilliant! And yes, who here doesn't love overhead switches! 
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Holy lol, the news segment is one of the funniest they've done. Great episode!
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eeS. posted:Cracking episode of Top Gear tonight, I thought all of the car segments were absolutely brilliant! When we go to Mars, we have to take that Mercedes.
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I want that alfa, the disco volante. I will give up everything to have it. Also enjoyed the new outside camera angle that faces in from the windscreen.
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Alighieri posted:I want that alfa, the disco volante. I will give up everything to have it. Also enjoyed the new outside camera angle that faces in from the windscreen. The top gear team has been watching /tuned and /bigmuscle.
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Alighieri posted:I want that alfa, the disco volante. I will give up everything to have it. Also enjoyed the new outside camera angle that faces in from the windscreen. I agree wholeheartedly. That car is the sexiest thing I may have ever seen. I have listed after various cars over the years but that thing is on a other level entirely.
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eeS. posted:And yes, who here doesn't love overhead switches! And on that bombshell, good night everybody... in the world!
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Superb episode, in that all three segments offered something great for the three presenters. Also a rare episode where Hammond was not cringe worthy.
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Alighieri posted:I want that alfa, the disco volante. I will give up everything to have it. Also enjoyed the new outside camera angle that faces in from the windscreen. So loving gorgeous
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:So loving gorgeous I didn't like it. I think mainly because of the squared wheel wells. I think the stock 8c looks way better. Didn't mythbusters prove that the tablecloth trick was faked? Still fun watching a GTR go 20 feet...
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Fejsze posted:Didn't mythbusters prove that the tablecloth trick was faked? Still fun watching a GTR go 20 feet... Yes. Turns out there was a huge sheet of plastic between the tablecloth and the dishes.
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They've really gone all-in with the drone shooting rigs. I'm not surprised: it must be infinitely less expensive and less restrictive than a helicopter. Theyve gotten some really neat shots with them so far.
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Yeah, the wheel wells on the Alfa looked really strange. Wasn't a fan of it at all, especially considering the price. Anyone that's used launch control on a GTR knows how insane it is to do it in that short of a space. That must have been rear end puckering.
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