Top Gear

[Reply #160 on:]

I was literally killing my self when I missed epsiode 3 of the new season a few weeks ago, and now my episode 4 video tape is jammed in the Video player, therefore causing the player to not work.
I am now watching all the new episodes, and nothing will stop me!

[Reply #161 on:]

erm ok, anyway the episode on last sunday was good! haha driving cars while they are under water haha 

[Reply #162 on:]

At last they tested the 159 (yes im a week behind, still havent see this week show) after 2 years ..(they had filmed this test 3 seasons ago)

The type-R test was also good and ok..
What Honda was thinking when putting the same engine in a heavier car wich also has worst rear suspension than the previos car..
and how they tunned it so bad.. i mean.. in the previous Type-R as Jeremy says , you have lift-off understeer... and its rear suspension is fully independant..
But in old Peugeots and Citroens (306-ZX-Xsara-206) they dont have independant rear suspension, they have rear torsion bar and they are too lift-off oversteer prone and dont understeer like pigs, and my mk2 Golf, and so was the mk1 and mk3 they all have rear torsion bars and are not understeer prone (they are much neutral in fact, mine in particular is oversteer prone  ) and how Honda did the new Civic Type-R so understeer prone.. ITS THE TYPE-R..
They should have fitted in the S2000 engine with 240hp or a tuned down 220 version.. as every other car manufactured did, Golf 4 GTI-> 180hp Golf 5 GTI -> 200hp .. Seat Leon Cupra -> 225hp Seat Leon Cupra mk2 -> 240hp  , same hystory for the Megane, the A3, not the Focus, but again the current hot Focus is the ST, not the old RS, the old ST was 170hp so its a lot of gain with the new ST (still waiting for a new RS or even a Cossie  )

And Honda , wich had one of the better legacy of hot hatchs, (EG6,EK9,EF9) now screws up..

[Reply #163 on:]

Well.. thats all for series 10... no idea for when series 11 wil be.

The top gear awards where illarious as ever and i laughted my ass when Jeremy began "wasting" the Bugatti aftershave just for anoy Bugatti 

[Reply #164 on:]

Exploding the remote controlled G-Wizz was pretty damn funny.  Also Jeremy's Cock-O-Meter.

Best episode was the one where they entered the 24-hour race in the BMW, Jezza crying at the end was really moving.  The boys done good.

[Reply #165 on:]

Loved in that ep the Civic with the stiker "Top Gear please miss us" in the rear bumper 

Also that ep shows why some marcs forbide Bio-Diesel  to use in their engines... pure bio-diesel is destructive to "conventional" fuel-lines, and thats what happened to the beamer..
the problem is not only that it eats rubber fuel lines... it also eats fuel-pump/injectors seals ruining them

Oh about the Lewis Hamilton lap.. someone else thinks it was too strange?
Please im not going to bash him, you know i dont like him, but im putting appart that and analizing it..
What i cant understood is how he got only 0.3 of a second slower than Stig...in wet..
Acording to TG if you do a lap in wet its 4 seconds off.. so are they telling me that Lewis in one day did 3/4 seconds faster than Stig who drives that track...and that car a lot often?
Stig should really go out there again and settle this..no one can beat him! (not even James mother , if renember the ep where she appeared)

[Reply #166 on:]

i agree. haha G-Wizz, what a shit car 

the best episode of the series was the BMW 24h race car one in my opinion  they were lucky to finish the race.

[Reply #167 on:]

Oh i almost forget
(as probably my last 2007 post..se ya in 2008)

Better lines of the season (to me):

In the amphibious cars:
Jeremy  -How its your engine?
Richard -Ruined..


In the BL cars challenge:

Jeremy  -My washing machine moves arround the kitchen faster than that!


PPD: G-Wizzes are rubbish.. not because they have a battery wich is NOT green (they only change where the pollution is made, until you can produce electricity cleanly) and endures almost nothing..

But because i hate its creators, because when topGear this year crash tested the G-Wizz and show a worring low security score they said "but its ok because the G-Wizz is slow so you will not hit that fast"..

IM SORRY... What about OTHER cars hitting you..because other cars can achieve those speeds and abobe you bunch of idiots....

Thats my final trash talk of the year 

[Reply #168 on:]

Jav:  Maybe Lewis is that good?  I dunno, I'm kinda getting sick of being beaten with the Lewis-stick over here.  I was utterly elated that he lost the World Championship.

Another favourite episode was the "best driving road" movie with James in the Aston Martin racing-car, and the cross-London race. I enjoyed both those.

Speaking of best lines:

Jezza (In a Lambourgini): How's your Beetle?

Hamster (In a Porsche): Great!  How's your Audi?

[Reply #169 on:]

In that same ep when they cross that dust cloud in the desert


Jezza: "I have every 1920s dissease"
(..)
Hamster: "at one point i had to close this quarter a little bit, just half inch to get fresh air in. its nice!"
Jezza: Do you know how it feels when someone punchs you really hard in the middle of the face.."
Hamster: I do actually..

[Reply #170 on:]

Top Gear is deadly. Watch it all the time. Jezza, the Hammster and Captain Slow.

[Reply #171 on:]

captain slow haha, james drives like an old man so much!

[Reply #172 on:]

I watched Sunday's "best of" show, which was fab!  It included the R8 review, a car I adore.

[Reply #173 on:]

 

Originally posted by Nicky boy:
captain slow haha, james drives like an old man so much!

Ironicaly , because , with the exception of Richard´s dissastrous Dragster run(wich was 500km/h) he is the one of them who drived at most speed , at 407km/h in the Veyron..
and some time ago he put a Bentley at more than 300
 http://youtube.com/watch?v=ovNkwiHJCIA

[Reply #174 on:]

i withdraw my statement 

they were playing some starwars music in the background

[Reply #175 on:]

Weeeeee!!
Top Gear is back!

Tomorrow series 11 starts, the bad news is that only 6 episodes.. lets hope they make at least other 6 or so for november/december

and in this series:

Show spoiler

The big races car vs public transport are back..
and this time they will be out of europe, aparently they will race a bullet train in Japan.. vs the new awesome Nissan Skyline GTR R35 (I Dont care its called only GTR, for me its the legacy of the mighty Skyline GTR

and in perfect timing!! Galactica ended last sunday and next one TG starts again..

[Reply #176 on:]

Sky Plus series-link is already set.  Looking forward to this series.   

[Reply #177 on:]

I still have to watch 4 and 5 but ..
did you guys watched the cheap police car and cheap italian cars challenges?

I was LMAO in he police one.. specially with the "horn" James and Jeremy used.. like when that "horrible" crash scene with lot of wounded and gory and the three of them appear with the ice cream van music (and as allways one of them slaming against James car)

the Italians car was great too.. im just a frakking fan of 75s .. and for 450ponds that 75 just ran so well..

[Reply #178 on:]

The new series is pretty funny, I liked the new incompetent stunt man in a couple of the earlier episodes, pity he hasn't been on lately.

I agree the cop cars episode was great, I laughed till I cried when I saw Jeremy's Boadicea wheels in action 

[Reply #179 on:]

 

Originally posted by Tweek:
I liked the new incompetent stunt man in a couple of the earlier episodes

I wouldnt call him imcompetent.. what was he suposed to do jumping backwards in an standard Allegro? and the James bond jump.. they almost got it right and he only had one take..and also a rubbish car

 

I agree the cop cars episode was great, I laughed till I cried when I saw Jeremy's Boadicea wheels in action   

It was a quite nice touch to paint it with the Italian Police colors (or some of them anyway)

[Reply #180 on:]

Perhaps I should have put "incompetent" in quotes, clearly he isn't really incompetent but that seems to be his role in the show as they get him to do stunts he is bound to fail.

[Reply #181 on:]

So, when they're sitting in the studio they sometimes show things on their TV right before they show new cars on it. However, the camera then quickly zooms out so we can't see it. What am I missing?

[Reply #182 on:]

 

Originally posted by ZombieJesus:
So, when they're sitting in the studio they sometimes show things on their TV right before they show new cars on it. However, the camera then quickly zooms out so we can't see it. What am I missing?

You mean 'I found this on the internet' ? Its a joke about internet porn.

[Reply #183 on:]

well..one of them is known..
search for "tailpipe man" in google ..warning:  be prepared

(that pic actually apeared in 2 programs, 11X3 and 5)

[Reply #184 on:]

I HATE THE INTERNET!! 

[Reply #185 on:]

Top Bear.

[Reply #186 on:]

These puns aren't even funny anymore 

[Reply #187 on:]

1)
I'd like to know if the US version has aired yet. I'd like to compare.

2)
 

Originally posted by ZombieJesus:
So, when they're sitting in the studio they sometimes show things on their TV right before they show new cars on it. However, the camera then quickly zooms out so we can't see it. What am I missing?

 

Originally posted by Vanguard20:
 
You mean 'I found this on the internet' ? Its a joke about internet porn.

Does anyone else have some examples?

[Reply #188 on:]

Not yet. I know they just shot the pilot last weekend. Adam Carolla represent. *pounds chest*

[Reply #189 on:]

 

Originally posted by ZombieJesus:
1)
I'd like to know if the US version has aired yet. I'd like to compare.

2)
 Does anyone else have some examples?

read my post three or four posts above..i put one known pic what appeared in the studio screens wich was in 11X03 and 11X05

Edit: What the hell.... search for "Tailpipe man" in google images

[Reply #190 on:]

That's why I said "does anyone else" have examples 

Thank you for tailpipe man.

[Reply #191 on:]

what ..you dont trust me?   

I found out in some forum..

but another confirmation is in this link:
 http://forums.finalgear.com/top-gear/finally-my-day-at-top-gear-11x03-28551/

Is the report of a guy who went as audience in 11X03 , including photos of what we dont see behind the cams and stuff (love the pic of the three presenters real cars they use to go work, 911 for Hammond, SLK for Jezza and Panda for James ) and he confirms what appears on the screen.

besides in 11X04 there was no porn pic, it was the Alfa 8C cabrio wich Jezza describes as pornography

[Reply #192 on:]

Cool, thanks.

[Reply #193 on:]

Some dude ran into James May back in August when series 11 was closing and Captain Slow told him that Series 12 would start about the 3rd week of October .. so we only are 3 weeks away from the new series .

It makes perfectly sense.. TG series now are 6-9 episodes run.. the second series of each year is meant to end before the end of the year (last ep is the special cristmas one with the awards and so last sunday of the year) so if it stars third week october there is only 9 weeks left and we know that snooker and/or footbal will probably took away more than one weekend so series 12 will probably run 6-7 eps..

link for information:

http://forums.finalgear.com/top-gear/exclusive-james-may-talks-to-me-about-finalgear-29267/

And video proof of the encounter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag8HYmVhNLE

[Reply #194 on:]

1)
I'd like to know if the US version has aired yet. I'd like to compare.

Aussie version has started airing... I don't knowwwww why do we need our own versions? I adore the original..

well, anyway, the new boys are already in the papers for causing a huge "traffic chaos" with a tractor in busy Melbourne this week.


Ha..

[Reply #195 on:]

Great show, catch it whenever BBC America runs it.

My favorite was the one where they bought junk cars, sprayed offensive slogans across them, and drove from Miami, up through the southern US.

Then Jeremy's car wouldn't start at a gas station, and they nearly got beaten for having "COUNTRY MUSIC SUCKS" painted on one of the cars!

Epic Pwn!

[Reply #196 on:]

Come on, half of Top Gear is set-up anyway.

And if it were up to me, I'd have sprayed "Jesus sucks" or something. Now that would have them killed

[Reply #197 on:]

Great show, catch it whenever BBC America runs it.

My favorite was the one where they bought junk cars, sprayed offensive slogans across them, and drove from Miami, up through the southern US.

Then Jeremy's car wouldn't start at a gas station, and they nearly got beaten for having "COUNTRY MUSIC SUCKS" painted on one of the cars!

Epic Pwn!

That was James May's Cadillac not Jeremy's Camaro that had the bad battery and refused to start most of the time, and the slogan you are referring to was Country and Western music is rubbish.

[Reply #198 on:]

That was James May's Cadillac not Jeremy's Camaro that had the bad battery and refused to start most of the time, and the slogan you are referring to was Country and Western music is rubbish.

I stand corrected.

Just re-watched that one, the 'necks were hilarious!

[Reply #199 on:]

Top gear is back tonight!

That means there cant be more than 8 eps this season .. probably more like 6 is they take one or two weeks for snooker