BBC Top Gear Thread 2021/2022
Discussion
RichB said:
So the road that Harris was eulogising about as he smashed over it at 60mph looked no different to the surface he was complaining about earlier in the piece saying it was impossible to drive over!
He's driving a rally-spec car. I spent the whole first section saying "... because you're driving too slowly!" at the telly.I may have had a bit of a bias for that car, mind, as I navigated in and spannered this through uni
Entertaining.
Actually surprised at how slow the two cars were against the Rangie as the diesel engine in those things was the most atrocious turd ever found in any vehicle that made any pretence at comfort or luxury. Obviously, traction played a role but you can walk faster than a diesel Classic. No idea why Chris was claiming that they were sought after, especially when mates to the 5 speed manual. It's an automotive ladyboy. Everything looks wonderful on the outside and then when it makes a noise you realise it has a very, very wrong package under the bonnet.
Given the pretty undemanding nature of the roads traversed it would have all been a bit pointless if the ladyboy had been allowed to join the party. It would have just plodded along without hassle assuming enough metal was left in the chassis to prevent it folding in half.
Actually surprised at how slow the two cars were against the Rangie as the diesel engine in those things was the most atrocious turd ever found in any vehicle that made any pretence at comfort or luxury. Obviously, traction played a role but you can walk faster than a diesel Classic. No idea why Chris was claiming that they were sought after, especially when mates to the 5 speed manual. It's an automotive ladyboy. Everything looks wonderful on the outside and then when it makes a noise you realise it has a very, very wrong package under the bonnet.
Given the pretty undemanding nature of the roads traversed it would have all been a bit pointless if the ladyboy had been allowed to join the party. It would have just plodded along without hassle assuming enough metal was left in the chassis to prevent it folding in half.
BossHogg said:
Our punishment patrol car at my first military police company was a shocking lime green Chevette estate, complete with blue lights and 2 tone air horns, it was horrendous to look at and drive!
I won a couple of 12 cars in a bog standard Chevette, including one in the Peak District when the snow was much like Storm Arwen threw at the Scottish borders this weekend and stopped the Roger Albert Clark Rally. From Harrogate it Being an old fart was out on that 71 RAC as a speccie, hell it was bloody cold in Dalby.
PurpleTurtle said:
I liked the Corvette, a lot of car for the money.
What I find likeable is the engine. A pushrod without any forced induction meeting the modern requirements that others are convinced can only be achieved via complex DOHC and turbos. The car itself is a bit odd. It looks a bit weird from almost all angles and the interior really struggles to justify that U.K. price tag.
It's too expensive for its look.
DonkeyApple said:
What I find likeable is the engine. A pushrod without any forced induction meeting the modern requirements that others are convinced can only be achieved via complex DOHC and turbos.
The car itself is a bit odd. It looks a bit weird from almost all angles and the interior really struggles to justify that U.K. price tag.
It's too expensive for its look.
Don’t the funny cars/top fuel dragsters all use these crate (or restored) big block pushrod engines?The car itself is a bit odd. It looks a bit weird from almost all angles and the interior really struggles to justify that U.K. price tag.
It's too expensive for its look.
Very week indeed.
It’s time for them to admit defeat and that even on a bad day, the CHM years presenting styles and writers just make this lot look like a bunch of 6th Form students who have been given a task of making a TV show.
Harris, apart from being able to drive is just awful when you put a camera in his face. His ability of being able to put on a huge fake laugh when any of his celebrity ‘friends’ do anything even slightly amusing is worthy of an BAFTA.
Flintoff, his acting and presenting style is more wooden than the wooden tops (one for children of the 50s). You can see his lips move when reading the autocue.
McGuiness, he is now real life character that you would see on Phonenix Nights.
BBC, you gave them a chance. But now get rid of them all and try another set of presenters.
It’s time for them to admit defeat and that even on a bad day, the CHM years presenting styles and writers just make this lot look like a bunch of 6th Form students who have been given a task of making a TV show.
Harris, apart from being able to drive is just awful when you put a camera in his face. His ability of being able to put on a huge fake laugh when any of his celebrity ‘friends’ do anything even slightly amusing is worthy of an BAFTA.
Flintoff, his acting and presenting style is more wooden than the wooden tops (one for children of the 50s). You can see his lips move when reading the autocue.
McGuiness, he is now real life character that you would see on Phonenix Nights.
BBC, you gave them a chance. But now get rid of them all and try another set of presenters.
Flintoff did a rave review frankly, faultless, but when they got back to the studio he backtracked and ended up saying he'd rather be driving his Camaro. I wonder what happened between the test track and the studio?
Anyway, I really like the C8 but sadly I doubt I'll ever own one! If anyone wants to give me one I'll have yellow please
Anyway, I really like the C8 but sadly I doubt I'll ever own one! If anyone wants to give me one I'll have yellow please
It's rare for me not to enjoy Top Gear, but I found myself fast-forwarding through most of this one.
The Iceland thing looked good, but they didn't actually do anything new and whilst I like Freddie, his forte is not reviewing a car. My impression was that he enjoyed hooning it around the track for the day, rather than liking the actual car - evidenced by the fact he wouldn't swap it for a Camaro.
Perhaps I just wasn't in the mood for it. Perhaps it was an off-day for them.
Never mind, the world keeps turning - I'm sure the next one will be better
The Iceland thing looked good, but they didn't actually do anything new and whilst I like Freddie, his forte is not reviewing a car. My impression was that he enjoyed hooning it around the track for the day, rather than liking the actual car - evidenced by the fact he wouldn't swap it for a Camaro.
Perhaps I just wasn't in the mood for it. Perhaps it was an off-day for them.
Never mind, the world keeps turning - I'm sure the next one will be better
That bit where Harris opened the door to Paddy's shack and Paddy chased him out with a brush was just...
...unbelievably cr*p. And sadly, indicative of the entire episode and ethos of the current TG.
I've gone from religiously watching it live at 8pm sharp every Sunday to watching it on catch up later in the week to "Kids, are you sure you still want to watch this?".
McGuinness could manage to be annoying even if he was at the back of the studio audience and had his mouth gaffa taped shut.
...unbelievably cr*p. And sadly, indicative of the entire episode and ethos of the current TG.
I've gone from religiously watching it live at 8pm sharp every Sunday to watching it on catch up later in the week to "Kids, are you sure you still want to watch this?".
McGuinness could manage to be annoying even if he was at the back of the studio audience and had his mouth gaffa taped shut.
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