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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:Actually, nah, permanent would be more funny. "Here's your car back, BMW". Limited edition, 1 of 1 with specialty numbered plaque, TopGeartm package. MSRP +$20,000
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IOwnCalculus posted:So are they saying cocks are done with Audis and back to BMWs? Which one did Clarkson buy most recently?
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IOwnCalculus posted:So are they saying cocks are done with Audis and back to BMWs? Wait, are you saying that's an Audi? I honestly don't know any more, German cars all look the same these days.
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:Wait, are you saying that's an Audi? I honestly don't know any more, German cars all look the same these days. And, yes, I predict cocks will be driving them exclusively in the near future.
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All three hybrid hyper cars together on a Top Gear test! http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/laferrari-vs-Mclaren-p1-vs-porsche-918-ultimate-showdown-2014-11-12 Just not tested by our presenters. 
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The Ultimate Road Trip 2 is the funniest thing I've seen out of TG in quite some time.
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So, according to their Twitter feeds, the guys were stuck in Trail, BC today due to bad weather. What in the good name of gently caress would they be doing there? I grew up near there, and the only reason anyone ever went there was because it had a slightly better-equipped hospital than other nearby places. There are great roads in that area, but not in loving November, and Trail is better off avoided altogether. Now I'm really curious what kind of special they're filming (shitholes in deceptively beautiful places?)
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You mean you don't love the scenic teck smelter? But in all seriousness that's pretty cool, the roads up there will make for some sweet TG action. Wonder if the episode will be snow related, or just them ripping up the roads? Bad time of year for driving up there...
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PT6A posted:So, according to their Twitter feeds, the guys were stuck in Trail, BC today due to bad weather. What in the good name of gently caress would they be doing there? I grew up near there, and the only reason anyone ever went there was because it had a slightly better-equipped hospital than other nearby places. There are great roads in that area, but not in loving November, and Trail is better off avoided altogether. Now I'm really curious what kind of special they're filming (shitholes in deceptively beautiful places?) Maybe they have to buy a car for $800 to deliver a brick of pot to ski bum tourists in Whistler mid winter on bald all seasons. Also known as any locals first job.
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Maybe they're doing some kind of US/Canada rivalry themed show and filming all along the border.
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They could be doing a bit on the Big White rally, and spending the two weeks leading up to it shooting random road footage around the #3? that makes no sense, but then Top Gear doesn't generally adhere to 'sense'
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Tommychu posted:They could be doing a bit on the Big White rally, and spending the two weeks leading up to it shooting random road footage around the #3? that makes no sense, but then Top Gear doesn't generally adhere to 'sense' This makes the most sense of anything I've heard so far. Still, they were flying out of Trail (hence being hosed by weather), and Trail is really the metaphorical anus of that general area.
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Is 31 "open" (if you can pass it) in the winter? That could be a sweet snow challenge.
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The info that was going over the radio about it was that they were shooting a segment on the Hennesy Velociraptor and wanted a variety of terrain including desert, mountains and forests, so were apparently also shooting in the Okanagan.
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drat, a BC episode would be sweet. In raptor-related news, I saw one of these yesterday in Tucson.  Glad those dudes get to hoon about on ARE TAX DOLLARS! Talk about a dream job, between that and the dirt bikes they ride along the border.
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Simkin posted:The info that was going over the radio about it was that they were shooting a segment on the Hennesy Velociraptor and wanted a variety of terrain including desert, mountains and forests, so were apparently also shooting in the Okanagan. That makes a lot more sense, especially given that Clarkson was apparently just in Australia 5 days ago.
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:drat, a BC episode would be sweet. I remember reading that they had to get an exception to allow them to buy leather seats (or got Ford to do a limited run of cloth) because even with such frivolities, the Raptor is cheaper and better than the aftermarket modified trucks they were using before.
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That's pretty interesting. I wonder if they have satnav and premium sound.
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Simkin posted:The info that was going over the radio about it was that they were shooting a segment on the Hennesy Velociraptor and wanted a variety of terrain including desert, mountains and forests, so were apparently also shooting in the Okanagan. Yes, but... why Trail? Literally every place even remotely near Trail is much nicer than Trail, and probably superior is most every way (except having a large regional hospital... I always assumed they put it in Trail so it would have something going for it).
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Maybe they were just in transit through the southern interior, or ...? I guess we'll find out in a year when it airs.
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Simkin posted:Maybe they were just in transit through the southern interior, or ...? I guess we'll find out in a year when it airs. I suppose. Maybe the BBC was just loving with them when they arranged the itinerary.
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PT6A posted:I suppose. Maybe the BBC was just loving with them when they arranged the itinerary. ..much like their incredible salaries?
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Holy poo poo, I was just talking to a buddy last week about how cool it would be if Top Gear finally did something in Canada, and bam, they turn up in BC, which is objectively Best Canada. Too bad it's probably just a little showcase segment because there's some pretty decent roads scattered around here that would be great for a bigger roadtrip special. And some pretty harrowing ones. I'd love to see them tackle the glorified goat trail that people like to call the road between Litton and Lillooet, for instance.
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Delsaber posted:Holy poo poo, I was just talking to a buddy last week about how cool it would be if Top Gear finally did something in Canada, and bam, they turn up in BC, which is objectively Best Canada. Oy oy, careful now - Old Man Duffy is one of the best roads in the province. Goat trail, indeed. It is windy, well-maintained, little-used and perhaps most importantly, lightly patrolled. I have enjoyed the Duffy a lot of times over the years, and it has never disappointed. 
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Delsaber posted:Holy poo poo, I was just talking to a buddy last week about how cool it would be if Top Gear finally did something in Canada, and bam, they turn up in BC, which is objectively Best Canada. Holy poo poo yeah. I drove that a few years ago on the way back from Alaska. That was a hella fun drive, especially the switchbacks down the cliff at the western end by Pemberton. It's North America's scale model of the Rhine valley.
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PT6A posted:Yes, but... why Trail? Literally every place even remotely near Trail is much nicer than Trail, and probably superior is most every way (except having a large regional hospital... I always assumed they put it in Trail so it would have something going for it). Being from Castlegar; drat rights. Delsaber posted:Holy poo poo, I was just talking to a buddy last week about how cool it would be if Top Gear finally did something in Canada, and bam, they turn up in BC, which is objectively Best Canada. Have you forgotten about the Top Gear Polar Special?
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PT6A posted:I suppose. Maybe the BBC was just loving with them when they arranged the itinerary. Jeremy Clarkson is a producer and decides what they do.
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Data Graham posted:You mean they are not actually at the mercy of THE PRODUCERS? They are, they just happen to number among THE PRODUCERS 
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Next you'll be telling me they knew they were going to Chernobyl.
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Top Gear is still real to me dammit!
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Guys, they fake a whole lot of stuff in Top Gear. That time Jeremy died in an explosion? Didn't happen. The time they burned down someone's caravan? Staged. Remember that furore about the stuff in Argentina? Come on, guys, Argentina isn't even a real country.
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TheDarkFlame posted:Guys, they fake a whole lot of stuff in Top Gear. That time Jeremy died in an explosion? Didn't happen. The time they burned down someone's caravan? Staged. Remember that furore about the stuff in Argentina? Come on, guys, Argentina isn't even a real country. Remember when they went to Albania and tested a Bentley Mulsanne? I hear tell it wasn't even a real Bentley.
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TheDarkFlame posted:Remember that furore about the stuff in Argentina? Come on, guys, Argentina isn't even a real country. What are you talking about??? Of course the Fuhrer and his supporters were never in Argentina
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TheDarkFlame posted:That time Jeremy died in an explosion? Didn't happen. Black stig did die for real though!
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Data Graham posted:Holy poo poo yeah. I drove that a few years ago on the way back from Alaska. That was a hella fun drive, especially the switchbacks down the cliff at the western end by Pemberton. It's North America's scale model of the Rhine valley. The Big Slide area of Highway 12 would do wonders for James May's fear of heights.
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Delsaber posted:The Big Slide area of Highway 12 would do wonders for James May's fear of heights. Wait.. he has a pilots' license, and he is afraid of heights? 
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