Top Gear

[gibbleking]

we need the german girl back on driving work vans at full pelt....oooh blonde german ladies........

 

[perry]

Who says the German girl isn't already there .

You guys are very easily pleased , knock some 20 year old footage into a 5min segment and you proclaim it's the best ever episode , have you forgotten they drove to the pole ? Were nearly beaten up in America ?

 

[xerxes]

Were nearly beaten up in America ?

I doubt three blokes as irritating as these need to anywhere near that far to get properly beaten up.

 

[lewis1641]

Who says the German girl isn't already there .

You guys are very easily pleased , knock some 20 year old footage into a 5min segment and you proclaim it's the best ever episode , have you forgotten they drove to the pole ? Were nearly beaten up in America ?

i think its mainly because we are so used to seeing drivel then they hit us with a really good quality, heart felt article. was a bit of a shock

 

[Stick Legs]

I must say that I find TG to be a little tiresome. I do not watch much telly and as a result am rather selective.

The Anal-retentive side of me HATES the fact that facts are treated in a very cavalier fashion. The fact that it's a big joke that none of the presenters admits to knowing what 'Torques' are drives me insane. This is a prime example of dumbing down to be popular. When was the last time that being accurate and knowlegable on an subject was something praise worthy?

The lap times board is a crock of ****. Honestly do we buy cars to travel as fast as possible, or to enjoy driving. Many of the cars at the bottom of the board are more enjoyable at sensible speeds than the faster stuff. Lap time obsession is ruining the ride and medium speed performance of many cars.

I like cars, the challenges are awful. How would you feel if they gas axed a 1988 Muddy Fox Courier 'for a cheap laugh'? They obviously don't like cars, otherwise they would not have filled a Rover SD1 with water etc etc...

Sorry, it's the F-ing Chris Moyles show with cars!

 

[Neil]

I must say that I find TG to be a little tiresome. I do not watch much telly and as a result am rather selective.

The Anal-retentive side of me HATES the fact that facts are treated in a very cavalier fashion. The fact that it's a big joke that none of the presenters admits to knowing what 'Torques' are drives me insane. This is a prime example of dumbing down to be popular. When was the last time that being accurate and knowlegable on an subject was something praise worthy?

The lap times board is a crock of ****. Honestly do we buy cars to travel as fast as possible, or to enjoy driving. Many of the cars at the bottom of the board are more enjoyable at sensible speeds than the faster stuff. Lap time obsession is ruining the ride and medium speed performance of many cars.

I like cars, the challenges are awful. How would you feel if they gas axed a 1988 Muddy Fox Courier 'for a cheap laugh'? They obviously don't like cars, otherwise they would not have filled a Rover SD1 with water etc etc...

Sorry, it's the F-ing Chris Moyles show with cars!

I have to say, over time, I'm agreeing with most of that.

Don't get me wrong, I like cars, and have liked Top Gear as a programme, but over time I'm finding it more and more irritating.

 

[Neil G]

I must say that I find TG to be a little tiresome. I do not watch much telly and as a result am rather selective.

The Anal-retentive side of me HATES the fact that facts are treated in a very cavalier fashion. The fact that it's a big joke that none of the presenters admits to knowing what 'Torques' are drives me insane. This is a prime example of dumbing down to be popular. When was the last time that being accurate and knowlegable on an subject was something praise worthy?

The lap times board is a crock of ****. Honestly do we buy cars to travel as fast as possible, or to enjoy driving. Many of the cars at the bottom of the board are more enjoyable at sensible speeds than the faster stuff. Lap time obsession is ruining the ride and medium speed performance of many cars.

I like cars, the challenges are awful. How would you feel if they gas axed a 1988 Muddy Fox Courier 'for a cheap laugh'? They obviously don't like cars, otherwise they would not have filled a Rover SD1 with water etc etc...

Sorry, it's the F-ing Chris Moyles show with cars!

Sort of agree with that, Clarkson is a complete b-end

 

[Dr S]

Bring back William Woodard and Chris Goffey I say

Didn't see the show as Sunday evenings are quiet bimble through the woods/ reflect on life over a fag/ swift half in the pub times.

Would liked to have seen the Senna bit as he was one of the greats of motor racing. Period!

I remember when he turned up at Jan Churchill's rally school for a magazine article in the late 80's. They had gathered a selection of rally cars for him to rag round the forest. One of the cars- a RWD Escort Mk 4 with a hairy DFG shoved in it was particularly to his liking and he eventually ran it out of fuel.
The cars assembled and their owners were all regular clubmen yet Senna was just one of the boys- curtious, friendly and interested in the cars and people. It wasn't forced or just for PR, he just enjoyed hooning around, poking around under bonnets, learning the tricks of the trade etc. He was instantly bloody quick in all the cars too.
I doubt if any of today's crop of drivers would have even bothered to do such a thing without the PR department pushing them. I suspect they would enjoy themselves even if they were made to. A different breed back then and Senna was one of the best.