donut
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 06:41 AM |
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Top Gear, what did we think?
Was it up to standard? Did it fill your expectations?
It did for me, i thought it was great!! Can't wait to see the rest 
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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stuart_g
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 06:52 AM |
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I thought it was good. I loved the Porsche especially in that colour. Golf was awesome though it's been around a while now.
Will definately watch this series.
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welderman
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 06:59 AM |
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Thought it was good.
Thank's, Joe 
I don't stalk people
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Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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nib1980
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 07:02 AM |
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so long as it is taken in the context of the guys actually knowing very little about cars, it's a great program, very very good.
but the arsonists at fifth gear are far more knowledgable and more usefully factually based
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iank
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 07:05 AM |
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Not much different to the last series to be honest, same style, same made up bits (like Clarkson would book a hotel in the dodgy end of town)
Acoustics in the warehouse was a bit dodgy, and some of the pictures from inside the porsche were horrible.
Who would have thought a golf with 'hot wheels' wheels and rubber paint for tyres wouldn't have been able to go round corners.
p.s. what had hamster done to his hair? and why did clarkson let him get away with it?
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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RazMan
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 07:11 AM |
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I was waiting for some kind of 'Angora Hamster' flak to be thrown at some point
Usual stuff really with no surprises - I didn't hear about the fire damage to their props though.
The Golf was daft in an interesting sort of way. I still can't get the image of a naked Captain Slow out my head 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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blakep82
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 07:15 AM |
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i thought it was a bit poor compared to other shows, past series etc. hopefully thats just because it was the first of the series though. i'll
still be watching though!
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ned
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 07:31 AM |
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I didn't realise it was a new series, when I read the blurb on the sky planner I thought it was a repeat - the one with the pagani, ford gt and
ferrari f430 when they had fun getting them out of the underground carpark.
all a bit predictable/obviously staged but entertaining all the same. I was suprised how directly they slagged 5th gear and the presenters by name
though.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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mookaloid
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 07:44 AM |
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All good fun - I'll be watching the rest of the series
Cheers
mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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VinceGledhill
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 08:34 AM |
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I want to drive that road. I've sky +'d the program to rember where it is. It's got to be done.
Regards
Vince Gledhill
Time Served Auto Electrician
Lucas Leeds 1979-1983
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Scoob
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 08:35 AM |
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I thought it was good
Never saw/read that thing bout the fire though, only heard bout it lastnight
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JonBowden
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 09:12 AM |
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quote:
p.s. what had hamster done to his hair? and why did clarkson let him get away with it?
Wasn't just the hair, it was the whole '70's cool dude image, jacket and string round his neck - terrible.
I think he is having a mid life crisis.
Jon
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iiyama
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 09:25 AM |
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Damn! Is that what Im having? Kit car, getting back into flying toy aeroplanes and a 23 year old GF!
(actually the last bit is out of date, she was to high maintanance so had to go!!!!!)
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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02GF74
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 09:30 AM |
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I don't watch it that often but the "finding the best driving road in the world" went on for a bit.
so if memory serve me well, in 1 hour they actually reviewed 1 car, the golf - the "best road" bit was really just self indulgence - nice
job if you can get the gig.
the program is popular now due to hype and the celebs rather than have any proper content about cars.
still enjoyable though and better than watching the plethora of reality shows/unknown celebs dancing/skating/farting/cooking /and and dec crap.
[Edited on 8/10/07 by 02GF74]
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John.Taylor
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 11:17 AM |
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nybody here actually driven the Stelvio?
I did in an Audi A4 and think that it's too tight, narrow, unsighted and busy to be classed as a 'driving road'.
All you can do is the odd 50yd of acceleration before you have to slow down for the next hairpin. I went at a quiet time but still got stuck behind
an 80's Merc SL who wouldn't let me past. Then the road was closed to clear a rockfall about 3/4 of the way up. The rest of the way I
was about 10th in line behind a small coach.
The way down to the Italian side is more open, but still narrow and largely unsighted. The road in Switzerland looked more like it to me, but the
roads in Scotland are very similar and much closer.
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Agriv8
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 11:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
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still enjoyable though and better than watching the plethora of reality shows/unknown celebs dancing/skating/farting/cooking /and and dec crap.
[Edited on 8/10/07 by 02GF74]
My thoughts exactly ... Chat-show for petrolheads about cars that 98% cant afford / would not want anyway.
regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 11:39 AM |
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An interesting read: http://www.topgear.com/blogs/planettopgear/074-top-gear-returns/
Looks like they should be sticking a bit more to cars this series which is good news.
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02GF74
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 02:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by John.Taylor
The road in Switzerland looked more like it to me, but the roads in Scotland are very similar and much closer.
Let's think about this for a moment.
You are given three of the most expensive supercars and have two choices:
1. drive through italy where there is good food, wine, nice warm sunny weather and foreingers you don't understand so can shout at them in
english
or
2. drive trough scotland whre theres is rain, scotch pies, haggis*, cold drizzly rain and foreingers you don't understand who give you the
glaswegian kiss when you shout at them in english.
hmmm, wonder whcih trip i would take. 
* ok, so I deliberately omttied whiskey but a trip to Tesco would sort that out.
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RazMan
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 03:04 PM |
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Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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DIY Si
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 03:45 PM |
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And the mountains are bigger in Switzerland. As said, it was just an excuse for a holiday and pratting about in cars, not really a feature, but if you
can get away with it, then good for you!
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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