Autoshite on Top Gear

[phil_lihp]

Well, kind of...

 

I dont think this has had attention drawn to it yet (maybe for the best!)

 

I saw the beige Polonez and thought it looked familiar and sure enough having seen it in the calendar thread it is. I know that belongs to someone on here but can't recall who.

[dollywobbler]

It's SambaS's. I've now driven James May's Ami 8 (before he did) and that Polonez (before Clarkson.). I must be famous.

[trigger]

What a car!, Hey Ian maybe you should contact the BBC with a GREAT* idea on a TV show featuring undesirable cars, call it Dollygear or something, you could become the new James May.

 

1985 FSO Polonez 1500 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

[Micrashed]

I loved those "ram air" scoops on the bonnet of the Polonez, more than one from a scrapper found their way onto the bonnets of cars I had in my teens and early 20's with a bit of Isopon.

[dollywobbler]

Dollygear would need a special kind of driver to test the cars. Some say he fell into a timehole in 1975 and is stuck there forever. All we know is that he's called Barrett.

[Shep Shepherd]

My friends and colleagues often liken me to James May. Must be because of how I dress, speak and act, and my knowledge of and enthusiasm for old cars, music and stuff - it's certainly not because of my hair

[trigger]

Dollygear would need a special kind of driver to test the cars. Some say he fell into a timehole in 1975 and is stuck there forever. All we know is that he's called Barrett.

 

[Volksy]

^^

[dollywobbler]

Love it.

[Cavcraft]

 

Trigglesville, that's brilliant!

[RedSparrow]

HUURRR SMASH AN MARINAZ HUURRRRRRR!!!!

 

Looks alright that, much better without Hammond. Ill definitely watch it.

 

When someone illegally uploads it to the internet.

[phil_lihp]

What a car!, Hey Ian maybe you should contact the BBC with a GREAT* idea on a TV show featuring undesirable cars, call it Dollygear or something, you could become the new James May.

 

I'd totally watch that.

 

Get a couple of co-presenters off here and you could have all sorts of exciting challenges like "buying a fault-free Renault Laguna for less than £800" and "selling a used car on ebay without receiving one stupid question or insulting offer." (Extra points if the winning bidder actually turns up and pays for it.) Also, each week "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" features a noteable Autoshitist in the team's Volvo 740 attempting to beat the clock at loading half a ton of scrap into the boot and driving it to the local scrappy whilst stopping to photograph any worthy chod along the route.

[Shep Shepherd]

What a car!, Hey Ian maybe you should contact the BBC with a GREAT* idea on a TV show featuring undesirable cars, call it Dollygear or something, you could become the new James May.

 

I'd totally watch that.

 

Get a couple of co-presenters off here and you could have all sorts of exciting challenges like "buying a fault-free Renault Laguna for less than £800" and "selling a used car on ebay without receiving one stupid question or insulting offer." (Extra points if the winning bidder actually turns up and pays for it.) Also, each week "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" features a noteable Autoshitist in the team's Volvo 740 attempting to beat the clock at loading half a ton of scrap into the boot and driving it to the local scrappy whilst stopping to photograph any worthy chod along the route.

 

^

I'd TOTALLY watch that!

[Wilko220]

Looks about as hilarious as cholera.

[SambaS]

I've always been a fan of Top Gear, even back when they were road testing cars.. and I've always been a fan of Clarkson too

 

I haven't seen the full video yet though!

[Spiny Norman]

I've always been a fan of Top Gear, even back when they were road testing cars.. and I've always been a fan of Clarkson too

 

Me too. Anyone who can piss off that many people with one well-timed remark deserves utmost respect IMO.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

I've always been a fan of Top Gear, even back when they were road testing cars.. and I've always been a fan of Clarkson too

 

Me too. Anyone who can piss off that many people with one well-timed remark deserves utmost respect IMO.

 

I could easily do that if I were paid by the taxpayer to appear in one of a handful of free-to-air TV channels. And I can think of at least half a dozen shitists who would be much better at it than I would.

 

That's not to say that Top Gear is evil, or even completely shit. It probably is better than 80% of the stuff on the telly. Which is why I don't own one.

[Station]

Ive had data entry jobs with more variety every week than a series of Top Gear! Seems a waste of potential, it's this or nothing.

[dollywobbler]

I've quite happily spat bile about Top Gear in recent years, but they ruined my angry fun by making a couple of shows in the last series that were actually entertaining. Bastards.

[SambaS]

I love the one where they take 4x4s through the jungle. That was awesome!