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Originally posted by pizmobeach:
. They'll have the bit where they drove through Alabama with "Nascar Sucks" on their cars... funny guys.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:

I was sad to see The Stig outed, because I loved trying to imagine who he really was.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
How many times has the US version been stillborn now? Last I heard, Adam Corolla was out, and the whole thing was in limbo again... Maybe they shouldn't bother, and just bring on the real deal!

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Originally posted by peacekeeper:
My favourite ever clip is the "Road Kill" challenge, where Clarkson ends up with a whole fucking COW on his roof. It makes me proud to be British. But, if you get to the end of the ep, you will see the ridiculous situation with US lawyers. The ep has a morally repugnant ending. They drive through New Orleans and basically try to give the cars away to some unfortunate victims of the Katrina Disaster. They are left dumbfounded by some prick who tries to tie them into some legal bullshit. Unbelievable!!!!

Peacekeeper---keeping order in every verse!!!

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

Man, why can't america get quality television ?
This is some good stuff - been watchin clips and a couple left me in complete hysterics, Car Darts ?
Bwaahahaha

Hell, Toyota oughta use that poor Hilux in a commerical, goddamn, man...

And I looooved that Smallest car one, I WANT one of those, hell, Wendy does too, lol.

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

Btw, eff you Mikey, for gettin me addicted to this.

I just rewatched the Botswana one, and followed up with their american trip from FL to New Orleans...

Us yanks being oversensitive and having a pissy, easily offended mean doesn't stand us in good stead with the Top Gear crew, not to mention showing the realities of america on film is kind of a faux paus of the greatest order - but *I* liked it, dammit.

Of course, it'd prolly get em lynched, and most certainly thrown off any of OUR networks, these days.

And good gawd, the pile of lawsuits which would land on them when they started revealing "american made" cars for the shit they really are, would kill the show all but instantly - since this is why no video game with licensed models is allowed to have realistic damage to them.

But curse it, I LIKE the show, and be damned to the easily-offended!

-Frem

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Originally posted by pizmobeach:


In case you're a fan - that's tomorrow Sunday. They'll have the bit where they drove through Alabama with "Nascar Sucks" on their cars... funny guys.

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
Oh man, they've no mercy at all, do they ?
I must say, the Germans took it well - the double decker cars kinda reminded me of american chain racing, a lil bit...

Now THAT, would be an idea - get them at a down south smash up derby, with the school bus races, full contact racin, chain racing, gauntlet and a demo derby of what they didn't manage to kill in the other events, they'd love it, especially Hammond, who seems to have a mild case of redneckitis goin on now.
(In fact, I'd like to see HIM drive the gauntlet car and the other two as some of the chasers!)

"It really is, a mother of violence, this, a big, red, V-10, AXE MURDERER.....
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I do like it, though."
The LOOK on his FACE when he says that, just slays me, hehehehehehe

Shit, is this available on DVD ? Region 1 ?
Cause I MUST HAVE IT!

*scampers off to check*

ETA: Something else about this, it shows up just how shitty american cars ARE, the fuel tank challenge, even the SPORTS car OBLITERATES *any* american car, even the fuckin hybrids, on mileage, and good holy gods of the north, SEVENTY FOUR miles to a gallon ?
(VW Polo Bluemotion)

WHY cannot I not have this car in the USA, WHY GOD WHY ?!!!

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Originally posted by Kwicko:


Somewhere, there's a happy medium between size and luxury - a small car that is fun to drive, economical, comfortable...

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
I'm intrigued by the Jetta's downmarket move. All my VW buddies (I'm a Honda guy, but have several VeeDub friends that I hang with from our days racing each other) have moved on, and without exception, they've all gone to Subaru. Seems there's something about a WRX that reminds them of the best of the VWs in some way. Danged if I can figure it out, but it's like a "hive mind" decision, in that they all swapped loyalties within the space of a few months!

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in fact, it's one of the few cars which allows me to dig deep into my bag o tricks and pull off both the Snaphand (aka Scandanavian Flick Turn) and my "signature move", the Opposite Lock.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Gran Turismo 4 for the PS2 has the full Nürburgring Nordschleife (the North course, or North Loop, as the old track is called). There's even a 24-hour endurance race you can run on it. Really. Twenty. Four. Hours. In real time. You can run the 24 Hours of Lemans if you'd like, too. Crazy.

There are sections of the 'Ring where I'd feel I was doing pretty well, and then I'd forget one of the 170-odd turns, and be off in the weeds, or spinning down the track.

As for realism, the course in PS2 is said to be accurate within a couple inches. You get wonderful features like the Karussel (Carousel) turn and the Flugplatz ("the flying place"). When you hit Karussel, you'll swear you can FEEL the suspension compress, the traction increase in the banked curve, and the car clawing for traction as it slingshots out of the curve.

Did you see the video of the woman tour guide who drives her van on the 'Ring? (It may be one of the ones you posted, as I think TopGear did a segment on her, but she's all over the 'net, too) It's bonkers. She's passing guys on sportbikes with her vanload of passengers, breezing by Porsches, Ferraris...

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