The Grand Tour

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simonrockman

6,861 posts

256 months

Friday 30th November 2018
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swisstoni said:
Bugger I was just looking at these again as they are in my short list of cars I’ve fancied for ever.
Seems that some mechanical parts are hard to come by now and the engines problematic.
With TGT adding £££££ to the few left, that’s probably knocked that little idea in the head.
https://www.subito.it/annunci-italia/vendita/auto/?qso=true&cb=000034&cm=000176

SydneyBridge

8,631 posts

159 months

Friday 30th November 2018
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I cancelled Prime after the last series and have just had a letter today offering a £10 voucher if i get prime again
I dont buy much on amazon, so just had it for TGT

Coincidence or clever marketing?.

funkyrobot

18,789 posts

229 months

Friday 30th November 2018
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SydneyBridge said:
I cancelled Prime after the last series and have just had a letter today offering a £10 voucher if i get prime again
I dont buy much on amazon, so just had it for TGT

Coincidence or clever marketing?.
I had a free month of Prime and never bothered keeping it and paying for it. I've had the same letter today. smile

SydneyBridge

8,631 posts

159 months

Friday 30th November 2018
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Just read the letter properly and have to stay wìth prime till end of feb next year to get £10...

AlexRS2782

8,052 posts

214 months

Friday 30th November 2018
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SydneyBridge said:
I cancelled Prime after the last series and have just had a letter today offering a £10 voucher if i get prime again
I dont buy much on amazon, so just had it for TGT

Coincidence or clever marketing?.
Standard Amazon marketing - I've never had Prime but still received a letter in the post today offering the same voucher in exchange for a sign up.

Zetec-S

5,890 posts

94 months

Monday 3rd December 2018
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AlexRS2782 said:
SydneyBridge said:
I cancelled Prime after the last series and have just had a letter today offering a £10 voucher if i get prime again
I dont buy much on amazon, so just had it for TGT

Coincidence or clever marketing?.
Standard Amazon marketing - I've never had Prime but still received a letter in the post today offering the same voucher in exchange for a sign up.
Had the same letter last week, despite my wife having a Prime subscription and my account is linked to hers so I also get the benefits spin

Blink982

767 posts

105 months

Monday 3rd December 2018
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I let my Prime membership lapse as the next day delivery service had turned into a next day plus one. Removing my rose tinted specs also tells me that the subscription fee alone for The Grand Tour isn't worth it either as the bulk of the previous two series was pretty dire. I'm hoping they can go out with a bang but I'm not getting my hopes up.

anonymous-user

55 months

Monday 3rd December 2018
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Blink982 said:
I let my Prime membership lapse as the next day delivery service had turned into a next day plus one. Removing my rose tinted specs also tells me that the subscription fee alone for The Grand Tour isn't worth it either as the bulk of the previous two series was pretty dire. I'm hoping they can go out with a bang but I'm not getting my hopes up.
Did you complain about the deliveries to Amazon ? Two minutes on their chat line gets an apology and a month added to your Prime membership.

Mike335i

5,008 posts

103 months

Tuesday 4th December 2018
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I can't wait for it. I really don't understand the hate it keeps getting.

In a sea of jungle celebrities, singing nobodies, baking (or cooking) blandness, moronic people watching even more moronic people watching TV and dancing daftness, I welcome anything that has even the slightest car based interest involved.

Given how us petrol heads are all branded Satan incarnate for ruining the planet, its nice for motoring to be celebrated for once. Even if it is 3 old blokes doing some scripted arse-ing about. It might be crap at times, but it isn't the kardashian family.

Don't take it so seriously and don't over analyse it, you may just enjoy it for a bit. If not, plenty of other stuff out there.

xjay1337

15,966 posts

119 months

Tuesday 4th December 2018
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Mike335i said:
I can't wait for it. I really don't understand the hate it keeps getting.

In a sea of jungle celebrities, singing nobodies, baking (or cooking) blandness, moronic people watching even more moronic people watching TV and dancing daftness, I welcome anything that has even the slightest car based interest involved.

Given how us petrol heads are all branded Satan incarnate for ruining the planet, its nice for motoring to be celebrated for once. Even if it is 3 old blokes doing some scripted arse-ing about. It might be crap at times, but it isn't the kardashian family.

Don't take it so seriously and don't over analyse it, you may just enjoy it for a bit. If not, plenty of other stuff out there.
Go away with your reasonable comments!

Mike335i

5,008 posts

103 months

Tuesday 4th December 2018
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xjay1337 said:
Go away with your reasonable comments!
hehe

ajprice

27,513 posts

197 months

Tuesday 4th December 2018
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The Grand Tour game on the Xbox at the same time as the series https://youtu.be/9qGoKiDOUyA

p1stonhead

25,568 posts

168 months

Wednesday 5th December 2018
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ajprice said:
The Grand Tour game on the Xbox at the same time as the series https://youtu.be/9qGoKiDOUyA
Looks like a phone game. Is that really supposed to be on current gen consoles?

swisstoni

17,032 posts

280 months

Wednesday 5th December 2018
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Mike335i said:
I can't wait for it. I really don't understand the hate it keeps getting.

In a sea of jungle celebrities, singing nobodies, baking (or cooking) blandness, moronic people watching even more moronic people watching TV and dancing daftness, I welcome anything that has even the slightest car based interest involved.

Given how us petrol heads are all branded Satan incarnate for ruining the planet, its nice for motoring to be celebrated for once. Even if it is 3 old blokes doing some scripted arse-ing about. It might be crap at times, but it isn't the kardashian family.

Don't take it so seriously and don't over analyse it, you may just enjoy it for a bit. If not, plenty of other stuff out there.
There’s a reason this little motoring show became unfeasibly successful and a big seller around the world.
You can try and recreate it all you like (see latter day Top Gear (and 5th Gear from day one hehe) and you are left with a little motoring show again.
Clarkson is unique, loved, hated, but compelling in ways that cannot be replicated.

p1stonhead

25,568 posts

168 months

Saturday 8th December 2018
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Well this is disturbing!


Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

204 months

Saturday 8th December 2018
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p1stonhead said:
Well this is disturbing!


Cupramax

10,481 posts

253 months

Saturday 8th December 2018
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p1stonhead said:
Well this is disturbing!

Please keep up at the back, those were done for series 2 rolleyes

p1stonhead

25,568 posts

168 months

Saturday 8th December 2018
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Cupramax said:
p1stonhead said:
Well this is disturbing!

Please keep up at the back, those were done for series 2 rolleyes
And?

simonrockman

6,861 posts

256 months

Saturday 8th December 2018
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FourWheelDrift said:
What is the red Italian car? I recognise the X1/9 and the Gamma Coupe but is the red one an Alfa?

FourWheelDrift

88,551 posts

285 months

Saturday 8th December 2018
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Alfa GTV6 I think. More of them around it seems than the standard Alfetta it's also more a Clarkson of a car as he'll think he's James Bond rushing to defuse a nuclear bomb. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Alfetta



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