Dan_ZTT Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Just caught up, enjoyed it. As always, it's not a car show, it's a light entertainment show that happens to have cars in, and it does that very well. It's also the only 'car' program my wife will watch with me and actually enjoy, so bonus points for matrimonial harmony. NorfolkNWeigh and DVee8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Wife was really annoyed last night as was watching it with me and got annoyed at herself for laughing at the Dominic Cummings gag. She hates anything car related so think she felt she had let herself down Overall I think they are working really well as a team. Dan_ZTT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said: Wife was really annoyed last night as was watching it with me and got annoyed at herself for laughing at the Dominic Cummings gag. Has she not seen Paddy's little song about him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 The colour of that S60 was stunning. Manufacturers must write any car they send to Top Gear completely off beforehand. I suppose the publicity does make up for it. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuew Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I’ll not keep talking about taking Nige to Dunsfold, but one relevant thing we did notice - but not understand at the time ( we didn’t then know the Agenda) was the absolute swarms of Italian speaking mechanics, who all inspected the adjacent 60’s Ferrari. There literally seemed dozens of them. Now I know they were there for the road test. There were 2 Ferrari’s back stage - 1 standard for the stage, 1 altered for track. I’ll wager “ Stig” is as a factory driver, too. Presumably, next week (5 episodes in total) they each ‘ buy’ an accident damaged sports cars, enact several challenges culminating in the Alexander Palace wheel of death. It’s then clear why they needed a reason to strip Flintoffs Quattroporte right down, because of weight! . Oh, and Paddy does indeed roll a customers car, during a road test! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Oh big time- that segment was probably 2/3rds of the hour of the screen time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Although I think “company car” was a fairly loose term; or at least aimed a few rungs above the Toner salesmen in the modern equivalent of a maestro clubman . I presume they were dear- nobody mentioned sticker price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, HMC said: Although I think “company car” was a fairly loose term; or at least aimed a few rungs above the Toner salesmen in the modern equivalent of a maestro clubman . I presume they were dear- nobody mentioned sticker price. I think it was mentioned the BMW being 'a nick under 50k' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Just a quick heads up that it’s on again tonight bbc1 and something a bit more retro, plus bonus written off sports cars thing. The £6k budget will presumably go quite far? Arthur Foxhake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Also presumably it’s not so much it has a catergory marker against it, but that it’s straight from a salvage place in “as crashed” state? There’s plenty more tv jeopardy Potential in that scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 From memory of the news in the summer , the 3 write offs won’t be the only crashed sports car in tonight’s episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: From memory of the news in the summer , the 3 write offs won’t be the only crashed sports car in tonight’s episode. True! We are averaging a not scripted crash every episode so far this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Lots of power, damp roads, no run off areas and acres Of dry stone walling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 It seems the shows researchers have been getting in touch with various Group B rally car owners and clubs,with a view of "borrowing" a number of cars for a Top Gear Special You can imagine how that has been discussed in various forums ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 May 2020 Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Those Diabolos are notorious for being a right handful and a bit of a widow maker. He simply didn't respect it enough when he floored it in the wet. Too used to letting the computer keep things in check. On a 30 year old supercar or even just high performance 30yr old car, you're on your own if you dick about like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Even for someone who isn't exactly a ford fan I really did feel sorry for that Focus RS. ☹️ bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Turning that Quattroporte into a Mad Maxesque buggy probably cost as much as a new one. Interesting that there’s still accent snobbery out there, Top Gear is still made by the BBC which is the most Southern organisation it’s possible to find, regardless of if a programme is made in White City or Salford, the heart of the beast resides in Broadcasting House. Also they don’t come much more Southern than Monkey Harris, posh former Public SchoolBoy , racing driver . I personally find the current TG lineup very entertaining, especially as I’m allowed to watch it live on the big telly because MrsN enjoys it too, that’s never happened before. Dan_ZTT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Aston Martin said: May 2020 Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) What's more I think the car had been off the road a bit before this. I always wonder what drives a person to use a small hatchback with old plastic tyres, I have no idea what planet the owner of a 30 year old supercar is on when they think it's OK to have less than perfect tyres on a widow maker. I think the Quadraporte was stripped for parts to pay for the Ford Focus, which is a silly use of funds. They'd have been well to put that Focus in the crusher and save the Maserati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 29 minutes ago, sgtberbatov said: I think the Quadraporte was stripped for parts to pay for the Ford Focus, which is a silly use of funds. They'd have been well to put that Focus in the crusher and save the Maserati. This is prime time BBC One. There would have been the budget to fix that Maserati if they wanted to. Also I'd put money on that Maserati gearbox being fucked and possibly who heap of warning lights on too. I suspect that it was stripped out as it was over the calculated design weight limit for the Wall of Death. Just that's not as exciting to say on the TV. Dan_ZTT, Chris2cv, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 What ever way you look at it fuck going on that wall of death. I’d have taken one look at what it did to that cayennes rear suspension and went home . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Looked like a Ventora grille fitted to the Maserati! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I wasn't aware that the new series had started, butI watched last nights after seeing the thread on here and remembering that McGuiness had smashed up a Diablo. F40, VMAX XJ220, automotive musical chairs, a poor FRS being smashed to bits and the bonus, Wall of Death - that was pretty damn serious - made for the best episode in a long, long time. IMO. NorfolkNWeigh and DVee8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Just watched it on eye player, not a supercar guy but I absolutely love the Jag XJ220, heart was going a bit watching Flintoff get it to 200. Hated the parking space challenge, too much like the old Top Gear smashing stuff up for no reason, especially the Focus. That's a special car and deserved better. bigfella2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Smashing up cars for TV car programs is the nature of the beast. I can remember watching an episode of Fifth Gear where Vicki Butler-Henderson really didn't want to hit an old Mercedes estate with a hammer and looked both horrified and remorseful after the first tap. I don't think I'd be happy to do that either (hit the car or VBH) Having seen many Wall of Death displays all over the world done with bikes and buggies, that the first time I've seen it done with road going cars. Mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 42 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Just watched it on eye player, not a supercar guy but I absolutely love the Jag XJ220, heart was going a bit watching Flintoff get it to 200. Hated the parking space challenge, too much like the old Top Gear smashing stuff up for no reason, especially the Focus. That's a special car and deserved better. The Focus was restored though, looked to be pretty well done too. The 4g wall of death test was a proper shakedown for any work done , as could be seen by the Cayman collapsing. The Maserati and to a lesser extent the Cayman were only suitable for breaking anyway. There’s plenty of fucked un-crashed Quattroportes about if you want throw good money after bad on a big beautiful Italian. Presumably that one will give its gearbox to another and end up as a static display in the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 minute ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: The Focus was restored though, looked to be pretty well done too. The 4g wall of death test was a proper shakedown for any work done , as could be seen by the Cayman collapsing. The Maserati and to a lesser extent the Cayman were only suitable for breaking anyway. There’s plenty of fucked un-crashed Quattroportes about if you want throw good money after bad on a big beautiful Italian. Presumably that one will give its gearbox to another and end up as a static display in the studio. I assumed the gearbox was fucked, when it arrived in reverse. 😄 NorfolkNWeigh and Magic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, overrun said: I assumed the gearbox was fucked, when it arrived in reverse. 😄 I even said that to my Mrs! Out Run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 33 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: I even said that to my Mrs! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I said that too! Also Mrs SiC said that even though it's to do with cars, she finds it more than entertaining enough to watch it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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