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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Bush Tucker Man on October 25, 2004, 16:04:00

Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 25, 2004, 16:04:00: Did any one see the new start to BBC2's top programme last night??

In the 'Forthcoming Attractions' snippet they showed a downhill skater(???) jumping ahead of a Bowler Wildcat - that ought to be interesting.
Will Richard 'Hamster' ("I am a driving God!!")Hammond get the job again?? :lol:

Then the Unholy Trinity were playing with 3 nice motors on Pendine Sands.
Chrysler 300 'Hemi'; a wicked looking motor, very GodFather-ish

Jaguar S-Type R; a beautiful Gentlemans sporting motorcar with a 4.0 Supercharged V8

And that wonderful adopted Australian Holden, now the Vauxhall Monaro, with its Corvette 5.7 V8 (advertising slogan; "I Just Want One")
The Aussuies get saloon, estate & 'Ute' versions as well.
Sadly my 2 nearest Main Dealers don't have them

And as for the technical test of bogging it down in 5seconds :lol: Almost as good when 'Hamster' got 'dusted' by Clarkson when he got the Porch stuck on Pendine last series
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: turtle on October 25, 2004, 16:07:23: I forgot that the new series was starting last night :cry: never mind, I'll try and watch next week.
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: SteveH on October 25, 2004, 16:25:24: Yeah, good episode. would have been nice to see a Stig test of the thee motors though :) Had a Commodore as a hire car in Oz a few years back, lots of fun driving down dirt tracks at silly speeds :D :D
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: RRC on October 25, 2004, 16:27:36: Twas a good show.

The bowler is definately something to look forward to.

Wasn't to convinced on the hair eating exercise. Plus did they really need Anthony Worrel Thompson to cook it. My 9 year old cousin can do an omelete.
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: stefan on October 25, 2004, 16:40:05: ........and apparently in one of the shows, Clarkson takes a Discovery 3 up a mountain!!

...........must remember to set the video for Sunday just in case, as they don't show Top Gear in New York!!
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: strapping young lad on October 25, 2004, 16:44:42: pity the local council have banned vehicles from pendine sands though

unless top gear get special permission?
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: SteveH on October 25, 2004, 16:50:39: It was just after lasts years efforts on the sands that they got closed down, one of the news items I saw on it put part of the blame on people going down there and hooning about like the tg boys, without the benefit of a closed beach.. Guess they get dispensation for a special event to use it now..
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 26, 2004, 01:07:26: Pendine sands, yet anbother example of how politicians have forgotten that they are there to carry out our wishes, not impose their ideas and whims on the rest of us. Third against the wall come the glorious revolution (after social workers and insurance companies).
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 28, 2004, 22:53:29: Quote from: "stefan"
........and apparently in one of the shows, Clarkson takes a Discovery 3 up a mountain!!
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I'm wondering if it's the Garburn Pass (Cumbria) as I only saw it when I walked back into the back-parlour, as the 'TG' magazine took one over a couple of issues ago
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 31, 2004, 21:21:45: Just watched tonights and can't decide whether I want the new Lotus Collin or a Bowler Special, Hmmmm.
He's right about the Mercedes being uncool though, looks like a wheel ramp. Park 2 side by side drive up there to grease the prop!
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 31, 2004, 22:03:30: It's the Discovery 3 next week according to the programme planner on SKY.

Still really fancy the Holden (Vauxhall) Monaro from last weeks prog, or Geri Halliwell from this weeks :D :wink:
Didn't she look great compared to her 'skinny days' (& tiny next to Clarkson - been better with 'Hamster' Hammond)
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 31, 2004, 22:11:57: I'd take the holden if it hadn't been rebadged as a Vauxhall.
Geri, yeah I'd take her as is, even though she can't drive, at all, to save her life, seven crashes in six months? some people shouldn't be on the road!
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Colin 009 on October 31, 2004, 22:19:52: Ok
"Bowler yes please"
"Geri yes please"
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 31, 2004, 22:25:15: Ok but choose which one!
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 31, 2004, 22:27:38: I was talking to a West Yorkshire Police (Wakefield) Traffic Officer a couple of weeks ago when he came to interview a RTA participant.

We got talking about cars (as you do), apparantly the most missed car for M-way use is the Senator 3.0; comfy, very fast, strong, solid, mega-mileages covered without feeling flimsy.
The other missed one is the RR Classic (inV8 form) as West Yorkshire went all 300Tdi from 1994

He arrived in a B*W 530D (auto) estate & really panned it - poor acceleration, top speed, seats, towing, load-space, spares..

I'd suggested they really needed a simple, big, fast car... he pre-empted me...
They'd had a Monaro on test. It always emptied all the workshops/offices when it was started up (I can believe it)

Sadly (he said) it had to be returned;
Only 2 doors (saloon version did come across, but very limited quantities)
Too fast!!!!!
Fuel consumption (nah!!, get away :D )

Still when Humberside has Subaru Impreza's???, can't our lads have a Monaro?

West Yorkshire also has (at the Wakefield Fleet Workshops) some ex-Northern Island armoured 110's (presumably in case the riots start again in Bradford??)
Title: The Return Of 'Top Gear'
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 31, 2004, 22:34:31: Having seen a (possibly) ex police 3.9 recently I can well believe they miss them! don't know what the difference is but make ours look pedestrian.

When I was younger I worked for Ford in Essex, a lot of the patrol cars were the companies, out on loan or mileage accumulation. Enfuriating, being pulled up by your own car!