Jay Leno's Garage: Dave, Sundays, 7pm

Jay Leno's Garage: Dave, Sundays, 7pm

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Adam B

27,252 posts

254 months

Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Twiglets said:
The first episode was good but is seems to me to have gone downhill since then, it's almost like a children's programme with its fire engine and tank facts. I would have loved to have seen more of his collection on it.
yes that was bloody dull, and the Ken Block / mail van bks was like watching a crap TG piece

suffolk009

5,405 posts

165 months

Tuesday 27th September 2016
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It certainly wasn't as good as the first episode.

I also couldn't help thinking of the terrible Ken Block "tour of London" whilst watching Leno's show.

droopsnoot

11,949 posts

242 months

Thursday 13th October 2016
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I'm still watching this, but it's getting more and more "filler" per episode. The pre-title sequence shows us bits from every episode so far, so that's getting longer each time. And there's a bit at the end that recaps all the stuff we've just seen in this episode, and after every ad break they re-run the last minute or two. It's a decent enough show, but I watched this weeks in under half an hour.

Langweilig

4,328 posts

211 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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Tonight's episode dealing with the supercars was excellent. The Lambo Miura and Countach, Ford GT40 and Ford Mustang. Christian Koenigsegg appeared and took Jay Leno on a guided tour of a brand new car. And not forgetting the Acura NSX which was designed by a fittie blonde.

It's a car show that makes me not miss Top Gear.

Iva Barchetta

44,044 posts

163 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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I watch this tonight too, the Koenigsegg One:1 is just awesome, very good show capped off with the F1.

AlexS

1,552 posts

232 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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It was a shame that they dulled down the sound of the F1, especially on the drive by pieces. I've been lucky to hear quite a few of them on both road and track, and the TV recording just didn't do it justice (and that was listening through a pretty decent HiFi system).

zeb

3,202 posts

218 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Still good for me, in fact probably my favourite at the moment as there's no WD or Car SOS yet.

V8covin

7,321 posts

193 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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That crash in the wheelie car scared the st out of him smile

hora

37,143 posts

211 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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V8covin said:
That crash in the wheelie car scared the st out of him smile
Last night? barrel-rolled in the Hemi? Props to him/the driver for getting out and joking, keeping the cameras rolling. I didn't think he was scared at all. Breath taken out of him but good natured enough to laugh. He immediately joked his name was the drivers name when asked.

greygoose

8,262 posts

195 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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Just watched the one about future cars with Francis Ford Coppola, went to his vineyard years ago and there are some fascinating things to see there, the desk from the Godfather, oscars etc and a beautiful setting if you are in Napa Valley.

Iva Barchetta

44,044 posts

163 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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V8covin said:
That crash in the wheelie car scared the st out of him smile
I'm surprised it was back in action 3 weeks later.

V8covin

7,321 posts

193 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Iva Barchetta said:
I'm surprised it was back in action 3 weeks later.
Think I heard him say they re-shelled it.
The driver's got some balls for an 80 yr old

Adam B

27,252 posts

254 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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V8covin said:
The driver's got some balls for an 80 yr old
given his familiarity with the car and its no doubt appalling handling why did he take that turn so tight?

98elise

26,620 posts

161 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Adam B said:
V8covin said:
The driver's got some balls for an 80 yr old
given his familiarity with the car and its no doubt appalling handling why did he take that turn so tight?
It looked to me like a large bump in the tarmac caused the rear to lift and lose grip.

V8covin

7,321 posts

193 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Looked to me like he was running out of straight and tried to turn into the bend....maybe he held the wheelie longer than was safe,made for good tv anyway smile

Fort Jefferson

8,237 posts

222 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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V8covin said:
Looked to me like he was running out of straight and tried to turn into the bend....maybe he held the wheelie longer than was safe,made for good tv anyway smile
That's what I thought too.

TallPaul

1,517 posts

258 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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I thought it looked like he was more used to doing the wheelies on a drag strip so underestimated how quick he could (or couldn't) turn...

aeropilot

34,625 posts

227 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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V8covin said:
Iva Barchetta said:
I'm surprised it was back in action 3 weeks later.
Think I heard him say they re-shelled it.
The driver's got some balls for an 80 yr old
Not the first time Hemi-Under-Glass has been re-shelled....

Bob Riggle is a legend.

I was gutted I couldn't make the FoS the years that he wheelstanded Hemi-Under-Glass up the Goodwood Hill.

Can't beat the sound of a blown Hemi with zoomies

hora

37,143 posts

211 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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3 weeks later he nailed it ling and straight. Balls flapping in the breeze

aeropilot

34,625 posts

227 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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hora said:
Balls flapping in the breeze
Well he is 80.....biggrin