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It was an insurance write-off apparently, if it makes you feel any better:First show was great! There was something in the preview I couldn't help but notice:
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I know cars like these were probably snatched by the show before being scrapped (like the White Mitsubishi Evo some years ago with the British Army), but it hurts seeing a MK1 Focus RS getting clattered!
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Some people already know what's on tonight's episode but I'll put a reminder anyway.
The lads buy three insurance write offs and put them through some challenges including the wall of death, and they take three iconic 200mph supercars on a trip, the Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Diablo and the Jaguar XJ220. Paddy now famously crashes the Diablo and Fred takes the Jag to 200mph.
No guest tonight again as far as I know.
The lads buy three insurance write offs and put them through some challenges including the wall of death, and they take three iconic 200mph supercars on a trip, the Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Diablo and the Jaguar XJ220. Paddy now famously crashes the Diablo and Fred takes the Jag to 200mph.
No guest tonight again as far as I know.
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That bonnet lifting on the XJ220, the panel gap tripled.
200 on the clock is still about 190.
200 in a speed trap, thats a true double ton.
Write off budgets are way out, come clean, dont flannel on the figures.
Was that Guy Martins wall of death too?
Still enjoying it through the moaning though.
200 on the clock is still about 190.
200 in a speed trap, thats a true double ton.
Write off budgets are way out, come clean, dont flannel on the figures.
Was that Guy Martins wall of death too?
Still enjoying it through the moaning though.
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I haven't watched the Top Gear episode yet but I saw Guy Martin on tv the other day & part of his wall of death was shown to be now part of the decor in his house. I think he also said the warehouse where it was built was on a site that is now a housing estate.
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Probably because they'd have used a different car to film some of the footage for the challenges and the driving inbetween. It's not all filmed in one go or you'd have seen the cameras on each corner in the other shots. Either that or they filmed it before the crash. The magic of television!
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Enjoying this series so far, glad the pointless star segment has finally gone. Do have to wonder though, what exactly is the point of the outdoor "studio"?. Why are people going along just to stand and watch the prefilmed segments on a big screen with 5 minutes of the hosts talking?
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Yeah that's what I was getting at, in the past they did at least do a bit of stuff in the studio, had the guests and all that. Now with the restrictions, from the point of view of the audience member, why bother going? Unless there are other activities/entertainment we're not seeing. Maybe they get to drive their cars round the track in the daytime.
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The wall of death stuff is properly scary. I'd take crashing the Diablo anytime over having an accident while being vertical 
Their stunts just gets crazier and crazier each season. I do wonder if one day they'll attempt the "F1 cars driving upside down" stunt.
Their stunts just gets crazier and crazier each season. I do wonder if one day they'll attempt the "F1 cars driving upside down" stunt.
Another pretty enjoyable episode although it feels like they're slowly inching towards the contrived, badly scripted stuff of the old days. Of course every episode is actually scripted, but most of the new trio stuff has felt mostly natural and real so far, whereas this episode with them crashing the cars and the super totally real car hire guy at the end just gave feelings of the old trio and obviously set up stuff.
Hopefully just a blip, and we're still a long way from guff like The Sweeney episode .
Hopefully just a blip, and we're still a long way from guff like The Sweeney episode .
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The weaker of the three episodes so far IMO.
The whole rental car challenge seemed pointless especially went they went on the slopes, there were some funny moments though, funniest line for me was when Freddie called Chris's yellow Picanto 'a Poundland Transformer'
The whole rental car challenge seemed pointless especially went they went on the slopes, there were some funny moments though, funniest line for me was when Freddie called Chris's yellow Picanto 'a Poundland Transformer'
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The Urus' laptime is unreal. The RS6 is too softly sprung for track work I think. I'd still take it over the Lambo though.
Also I just realised we only have 5 episodes this season. I know budget is tight everywhere with the way the world is right now, but it seems like the show is getting shorter every season.
Yeah I remember that. He barely stayed upside down for more than half a second
This is much more impressive IMO:
Also I just realised we only have 5 episodes this season. I know budget is tight everywhere with the way the world is right now, but it seems like the show is getting shorter every season.
Remember Clarkson trying to drive upside down in a Renault Twingo?
Yeah I remember that. He barely stayed upside down for more than half a second
This is much more impressive IMO:
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Tonight's episode then, the lads take the finest grand-tourers Britain has to offer from Bentley, Aston Martin and McLaren on a road-trip in Wales, they then have a battle against their German counterparts and one of the drivers in those cars is retired F1 driver Heinz-Harold Frentzen, could one of the other drivers be Sabine?
Also Chris Harris pays tribute to the late Sir Stirling Moss.
Its the penultimate episode tonight so it is a shorter series.
Also Chris Harris pays tribute to the late Sir Stirling Moss.
Its the penultimate episode tonight so it is a shorter series.
Just got around to watching it, bit meh. The main challenge film with the GT cars was OK. I know he's German but I don't think HHF Could've looked or acted any less interested in what he was doing, just there for the pay check. Took the fun out of the challenges, and obviously the balance of 3v1 didn't help, although I assume that is COVID related.
The Moss tribute was also OK but just covered the same ground most others did, that if you're a fan of F1 surely know about by now. It didn't really get personal.
The Moss tribute was also OK but just covered the same ground most others did, that if you're a fan of F1 surely know about by now. It didn't really get personal.
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In the final episode of the series tonight, Paddy creates his own electric ice cream van and the lads race around Alton Towers in three electric hatchbacks.
I haven't enjoyed this series as much as the last one, and that ice cream van thing tonight honestly sounds terrible IMO.
I haven't enjoyed this series as much as the last one, and that ice cream van thing tonight honestly sounds terrible IMO.
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Agreed, the 'laddish banter' was enjoyable at first but its wearing thin now, back to youtube for a motoring fix.
Edit:- I already viewed the Honda E review on u tube and the ice cream van debacle was a prime example of the BBC wasting tax payers money-where's that licence cancellation form?
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I think Top Gear makes the BBC a profit. It either used to be BBC Worldwide's biggest earner or close to it. I don't know if it still is.
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With the two presenters they brought on they seem to be trying to appeal more and more to non car people. It seems to work if my parents are anything to go by, who had previously never seen an episode of TG in their life, but now watch every week.
They like the league of their own style hijinks and banter but have zero interest in car reviews.
They like the league of their own style hijinks and banter but have zero interest in car reviews.
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