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Eifert Posting posted:Leather is the poo poo I loving love leather. Leather shoes leather belt leather watchband leather gloves leather seats gently caress you gimmie that leather. Do you love "new car smell" too? 
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Leather seats are great if you have kids. Or generally tend to spill and squirt fluids around.
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What was that Fiat segment? "Faster" than a miata with a 0-60 of 6.8s and lower top speed? That made a huge boner!
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fyodor posted:What was that Fiat segment? "Faster" than a miata with a 0-60 of 6.8s and lower top speed? That made a huge boner! Sorry to break it to you, but the Fiat really is the better car. I drove them both and own the Fiat.
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I watched the Top Gear episode where they have to make the scirocco ad and TGT seems to be an extension of that bit over a whole show. Starts off funny and then goes on forever with no real purpose and ending.
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Jan 21, 2017 18:55
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I love leather but am also a slav so
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Preoptopus posted:I love leather but am also a slav so
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nmfree posted:...you squat while wearing leather pants?
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I loved the episode. I was surprised they didn't break down more often. I was expecting Leyland-levels of hilarity.
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Jan 22, 2017 04:53
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I feel bad for liking the looks of the Biturbo
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Jan 22, 2017 06:32
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It looked really cool.
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Jan 22, 2017 06:36
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Humphreys posted:I feel bad for liking the looks of the Biturbo I don't. I think that late-80s aesthetic is "excitingly chunky" as Adams might put it. Check out this sexy contemporary beast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Shamal
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Data Graham posted:I don't. I think that late-80s aesthetic is "excitingly chunky" as Adams might put it. Gah! I LOVE it! Except for that weird straight edge on the rear wheel arches. The prices of them in Australia are completely stupid though at around AUD$200k What was that particular variant of Biturbo in the episode? The only one I see for sale here doesn't have the aero package and looks like the other two cars in the segment.
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Jan 22, 2017 07:23
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Humphreys posted:I feel bad for liking the looks of the Biturbo I always liked the Biturbo. Came drat close to buying one around 20 years ago but by that point I learned a few things in life in regards to the more rarer cars are money pits based on previous stupid purchases. Wish I could remember the price and the year. Was probably late 80's and $6K or so. For the Maserati enthusiast, they are definitely looked down upon.
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When Clarkson said "British soil" and May started leisurely driving somewhere else I immediately thought it was going to be him driving to the UK embassy in Paris (which is not British soil but a common misconception). But oh, it was just a dumb stunt instead. Sigh. At least the music game was pretty on point this week. Data Graham posted:I don't. I think that late-80s aesthetic is "excitingly chunky" as Adams might put it. 
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Humphreys posted:Gah! I LOVE it! Except for that weird straight edge on the rear wheel arches. Ya live by the Gandini, ya die by the Gandini.
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So what were the cars used for the reef segment? Obviously a landy, a peugeot 206 hatchback, I think the one between them was a 406 saloon? No idea about the 4th one.
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Antti posted:But oh, it was just a dumb stunt instead. Sigh. Yeah this was super disappointing. The first 50 minutes were a great episode of basically classic top gear, then it was all undercut by the last 10 minutes. I get that it's all scripted, I just wish this series (and the final few top gear) weren't so transparent about it and tried to maintain some realism. Final 10 minutes aside though, great episode.
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cakesmith handyman posted:So what were the cars used for the reef segment? Obviously a landy, a peugeot 206 hatchback, I think the one between them was a 406 saloon? No idea about the 4th one. I think it was actually a 306, as the hood had a cut for the badge.
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According to the Amazon x-ray feature, the four cars are a Vauxhall Corsa, Peugeot 206, Peugeot 306, and a Land Rover Series II.
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KozmoNaut posted:I think it was actually a 306, as the hood had a cut for the badge. Good call, GIS backs you up. Shoren posted:According to the Amazon x-ray feature, the four cars are a Vauxhall Corsa, Peugeot 206, Peugeot 306, and a Land Rover Series II. There was a fifth that they dropped onto the corsa, something boxy.
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cakesmith handyman posted:Good call, GIS backs you up. Right, there was also a Skoda Felicia involved in the.
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Jan 22, 2017 17:10
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Late 80's Bi-Turbo about $6k you say? http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-maserati-bi-turbo/
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I'm sure I've even seen that same stunt before on Top Gear. Jeremy wanted to get a ferry, it was obviously not gonna work, he POWERRRRRed towards the edge anyway, cut to car flying in the harbor. That ring a bell with anyone else?
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My Lovely Horse posted:I'm sure I've even seen that same stunt before on Top Gear. Jeremy wanted to get a ferry, it was obviously not gonna work, he POWERRRRRed towards the edge anyway, cut to car flying in the harbor. That ring a bell with anyone else? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEf8Jas7ZqQ
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My Lovely Horse posted:I'm sure I've even seen that same stunt before on Top Gear. Jeremy wanted to get a ferry, it was obviously not gonna work, he POWERRRRRed towards the edge anyway, cut to car flying in the harbor. That ring a bell with anyone else? S14E04 - He drove a Renault Twingo into the sea trying to catch the ferry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEf8Jas7ZqQ
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Jan 22, 2017 17:57
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It's also how they killed the original stig
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Jan 22, 2017 17:59
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Almost qualifies as a running gag then. Maybe it's the one Top Gear thing the BBC lawyers missed.
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I guess cloth is ok if you're getting a new car, but for those of us shopping used and high mileage, old cloth seats are gross and stained up. My 128 had fake leather and I liked it.
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This is very different from the previous ones. It's not red.
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blunt posted:Yeah this was super disappointing. The first 50 minutes were a great episode of basically classic top gear, then it was all undercut by the last 10 minutes. I get that it's all scripted, I just wish this series (and the final few top gear) weren't so transparent about it and tried to maintain some realism. I actually liked the last 10 minutes the most because it was the most structured of the 'challenges'. A lot of the Grand Tour segments are the trio driving around not doing anything interesting or talking about the cars, and the new writing isn't as good as TGs. The reef segment was pretty dull. The Alfa review was good but I wish they had included the shootout with the XE because the latter isn't getting much media coverage and seems to be reviewing really well; Jag making a real 3 series contender is truly interesting.
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This owns. I REALLY feel bad for disowning my love of old Audi's and not remembering it.
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Antti posted:When Clarkson said "British soil" and May started leisurely driving somewhere else I immediately thought it was going to be him driving to the UK embassy in Paris (which is not British soil but a common misconception). I thought maybe he was going to a British war cemetery. Aren't they considered sovereign soil?
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That looks all wrong. Like a cat being petted the wrong way.
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