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Data Graham posted:They kept climbing and climbing into the mountains and I was thinking, "Okay, so what could their final destination be? Are they going to try to drive back down to the flatland now that their cars are destroyed? Or are they going to kick them off a cliff into Pakistani Kashmir and laugh?" I was hoping the flag that Hammond was going to get painted on his Mini was the Pakistani one.
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Jan 3, 2012 01:16
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MrChips posted:I don't think you understand the mentality of India very well. Doing that would literally get them torn to pieces by an angry mob, depending on where they are.  Considering they did the gay love thing in the US and trying to sneak through Syria, I was surprised they didn't raise the stakes here.
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Jan 4, 2012 00:30
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KozmoNaut posted:gently caress the special, I just bought my ticket to the greatest show on Earth I went to the Live show in Australia. It was a mixture of cool stunts and advertising from Shell.
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Jan 5, 2012 23:13
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BobTheFerret posted:Jeremy really needs to tone down his politics a bit on the show - the occasional comment about poor folks can be amusing (it would be funnier if he didn't seem to genuinely think that the rich are Better than the poor), but at this point "right wing rear end in a top hat" is his entire persona.
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Jan 15, 2012 01:04
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Man that McLaren sounded great in the tunnel. Very much like a current F1 car. I agree it was a great episode except for Will.I.Am. Hopefully this series will keep going the same way. I will love the tears from BMW owners when they show the episode with the BMW E30 being dropped on its roof 
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Jan 31, 2012 12:49
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Cat Terrist posted:Car chase story loving sucked. Worst episode in a long time.
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Feb 14, 2012 12:36
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That was a really enjoyable episode, the Fisker was an interesting car, the Ferrari/Bentley ice race was very well filmed and edited and the mobility cart race wasn't too stupid or arseholish. A billion times better than last week's episode.
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Feb 21, 2012 12:11
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VolumeOverTalent posted:The strobing lights on the slow-mo FF was awesome, reminded me of the strobes that a lot of drift cars have - completely pointless, but just look cool.
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Feb 22, 2012 04:01
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Ola posted:It weighs less overall and allows the engine to sit lower in the chassis. I don't think people are jizzing over it...both Clarkson and the posters in this thread feel it's a bit of a miss.
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Feb 26, 2012 01:22
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CornHolio posted:Not all of us have seen the DVDs. I was thrilled to see the Brutus. I agree. I haven't seen the latest Clarkson special, and i don't think you can get the DVDs of it in Australia. I just love the backfire Brutus does with each gear change
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Mar 5, 2012 23:20
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Jut posted:A better episode, at least no recycled DVD material this time, although two Clarkson chat sessions. grrr. You negative Nancy. I think this was one of the better seasons, but I agree with you on the Sweeney bit, that should've been cut, burnt and fed to that director.
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Mighty Horse posted:Eh, one less 1st Gen mustang. Its not like it was a Shelby or anything special. I was feeling sad for the early 928 that copped it 
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Mar 22, 2012 00:47
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Jul 11, 2012 23:28
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Dr JonboyG posted:IIRC it means the show counts as a certain kind of light entertainment programme for the BBC budget. It was the same reason why The Young Ones used to have a musical act during the show, it meant that it got recategorised as a light entertainment show, rather than comedy, and got more funding that way.
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Jul 29, 2012 23:43
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kylej posted:No way. Clarkson will want the Viper. He fell in love with the ZR1 in the previous American special. The Viper is a car synonymous with simple, brute force power. Clarkson laps that stuff up.
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That was a pretty good episode. Loved the Bentley rallying segment, really well done.
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Jan 28, 2013 12:14
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Logikv9 posted:I don't know why anyone didn't single out the Dragon's Den section of the P45 segment. It's unbelievably hilarious because it's shot and structured exactly how a reality show would be, a nice change of pace from the rest of this awesome segment. I don't think Dragon's Den is shown in the US, and I have only seen a couple of episodes of it on Australian TV, or something similar to it.
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Jan 28, 2013 22:39
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mod sassinator posted:I'm surprised they aren't having Hammond review the GT500. Maybe they're afraid it would just be 20 minutes of him squealing like a school girl. He's stuck in Mexico, how could he? 
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Feb 7, 2013 05:52
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Linedance posted:he probably would have won if he'd taken the Eurotunnel. Honestly, who takes the stupid ferry when the tunnel gets you across in 35 minutes?  The Stang looks great, and sure it copped a bit due to its NVH compared to other Euro/Japanese. Clarkson slammed the Falcon GT in a newspaper article for the same reason, even throwing in "it can't corner" which is something the Aussie built muscles cars could do compare to US models.
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Feb 11, 2013 12:18
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mod sassinator posted:Pilot crashed the copter trying to get a good look at the beautiful ZR1 'vette that just smoked it. Or got blinded by the sun reflecting off the cheap shiny plastic dashboard 
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That was an enjoyable episode of TG. Interesting to see Clarkson getting stuck into the Focus ST, considering his love for Ford and his love for the previous model ST (aka The ASBO). Also surprising to see the ST get off the line quicker, considering it is heavier than both the Renault and Vaxuhall, and less power. The rugby segment was good, and I don't think it outran its length. I agree with the comments about Hamilton looking a lot happier and less stressed compared to all the advertising stuff he had to do with McLaren.
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parrhesia posted:Man, the French are always classy. The Seat Ibiza just has a chilled compartment for a box of wine and a big bottle of Coke.
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Feb 20, 2013 23:10
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You lot need to learn proper English When I heard they were going to be driving NZ, I was excited. When I saw them doing the North Island, I was sad. Seriously, the roads on the South Island are amazing. Like Swiss/Austrian Alps amazing. Of course Jeremy going nuts on one of those roads with his Toyota as he did on the North roads, it would've ended up with a funeral. Otherwise it was a relatively dull TG episode. The Fiesta ST has my interest though. I read Jeremy's review of it in a newspaper and it sounded great.
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Another ok episode. I agree with the criticism about Hammond and May's segments. They have been done before and is starting to feel the same. Clarkson's review of the F12 more than made up for those two segments. The F12 is probably the first Ferrari for a long time where I like the look of it (and the LaFerrari)
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Jul 9, 2013 13:25
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gently caress driving in America, they have already done that three times. Time to drive across Australia, east to west, through the middle. That will sort out the boys from the men.
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Jul 10, 2013 23:38
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That was a good episode. The best so far this season. Love the McLaren
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Jul 16, 2013 13:24
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That was a pretty fun episode, the best one so far. Love the SLS segment, Hugh Jackman was great and the HoverVan was great. Loved the pissed off look on the restaurateurs as they got sprayed.
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Jul 23, 2013 13:15
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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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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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pik_d posted:Is France really the only country that doesn't watch any British made motoring shows? It seems really weird that they wouldn't but the rest of the segment was pretty serious so I'm not sure if it was a joke or not. It was a joke because of the "bad blood" between the Brits and French that's been around for centuries.
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It was a fairly plain episode. Would've been better if they gave the hot hatches two segments instead of three, and had some crazy supercar with POWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR for the last segment.
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A great episode. Love the steam coming off the P1's exhaust. Looks like a pure nutter car. I don't think people here get Alfas - they are always badly built, but with passion. It'll fall apart, but you'll love the exhaust note even if it is spewing exhaust into the interior.
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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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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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I found the bike PSA to drag on a bit too long, however the PSAs that came out of it were good. I wonder how long it will be till backyard car modifiers try to do the head high exhausts thing on their buckets of poo poo.
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Mar 4, 2014 12:29
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And a Morris Marina
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I really enjoyed that episode, loved the condition the trucks are in, and the modifications to the trucks which weren't completely stupid unlike some of the other challenges. I think a good challenge for the TG boys would be going from east to west through the dead centre of Australia. It was first done by a group of BMC (British Motor Corporation) rally drivers in the mid 1960s in a Mini 850 and an Austin 1800. Gavin Green, son of Evan Green (who was one of the members of the original crossing) and former editor of CAR UK did a drive in 2009 following his dad's wheel tracks: http://motoring.ninemsn.com.au/cars/wheels/news/2009/10/in-the-name-of-the-farther/ I reckon the TG boys in either 1960s cars or modern non-SUV cars could give it a go 
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That was a good two parter. Very enjoyable and loved the scenery
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