NEW New new new New top gear ON HOLD, RIP?

[Dave_Q]

Even if you believe there is another driver behind the grassy knoll for some of the shots, there is no way they don't pick some of it up.

Filming top gear must include a decent few hours spent learning to do big skidz with the stig so even though Harris is the best driver (ref the other 2 not being able to outrun some Saxos in the last episode) they are all going to be fairly handy and just get better the more they film.

[Volksy]

On 4/6/2021 at 10:32 AM, GeordieInExile said:

Flintoff has been a revelation for me. Wasn't convinced at all when he was announced as a host but the bloke has balls the size of watermelons. That bungee in a car off the side of a dam is one of the most nerve-wracking things they've ever done on Top Gear.

 

Friends of mine organised and created that stunt. They used to do a similar thing for the old Top Gear Live shows, but from a crane rather than a Dam.

I've really warmed to Flintoff, I just think that he doesn't suffer from, or actually enjoys fear!

 

 

 

[SiC]

I spy a Avantime. Not sure what the white car is, something Peugeot?

 

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/ex-top-gear-trio-jeremy-20472624

[Dave_Q]

H'acktually that is Old new new new new new Top Gear aka The Grand Tour and someone has already started a thread about it (not that you'd guess from the title)

This thread is strictly for NEW new new new new new Top Gear and is allowed to contain:

10% people saying it was OK tv and they quite like it

90% people saying how awful it is and they never watch stuff like that as it's a waste of their licence fee and wasn't it great when Quentin used to do real reviews yet somehow still watching it every week to give them something new to complain about. 

I believe the linked thread is the same ratio but with TGT.

[MisterH]

2 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

H'acktually that is Old new new new new new Top Gear aka The Grand Tour and someone has already started a thread about it (not that you'd guess from the title)

This thread is strictly for NEW new new new new new Top Gear and is allowed to contain:

10% people saying it was OK tv and they quite like it

90% people saying how awful it is and they never watch stuff like that as it's a waste of their licence fee and wasn't it great when Quentin used to do real reviews yet somehow still watching it every week to give them something new to complain about. 

I believe the linked thread is the same ratio but with TGT.

Ok then...

[HMC]

They’ve been filming- at least passing by near me, in yelverton, Devon, for a future series, yesterday.

 

[garbaldy]

That's  funny they where here just last week, busy guys.

[bunglebus]

Ooh a Beetle,  excellent 

[HMC]

New series. Banter. “Bantz?” 

Silverstone / F1 track day and possibly some old car stuff today.

[Chris2cv]

As a long time viewer, I'm not going to say that the trailers filled me with excitement. I'm in tonight, so I watched it, but I probably wouldn't have bothered with catch up if I'd been out.  The first section, racing cars didn't do a lot for me, it seemed to go on for too long and I was soon back to the laptop, but I've got to say that  the Eddie Kidd bit was good. I'm not the biggest fan of Paddy, but I thought that it was well done and felt like he genuinely was a fan. I've got a bit more hope for the rest of the series now!

[St.Jude]

Don't know who Eddie Kidd was, but hands down that's the best tribute/documentary I've seen of a sportsman.

It's above Finding Jack Charlton for me. And I cried at that.

[wesacosa]

I swore I wouldn't watch it again with those two clowns but my word the Eddie Kidd section was both compelling and heartbreaking

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, St.Jude said:

Don't know who Eddie Kidd was

Ah. Am watching TG for first time in ages, taking it off series link.

[bunglebus]

The Eddie Kidd bit was great, made me sad as much as anything seeing the state of Avon Park dragstrip, many a happy weekend there over the years - now about to have houses built on it. Great tribute though.

[HMC]

xmas special- bx 4x4 gti content

[Yoss]

I wonder how wrecked that'll end up?

[captain_70s]

Watched as I'm at the parent's place.

It's all a bit cringy... Shame the BX got beat up, they must be quite scarce.

[Dave_Q]

3 4x4 BX GTIs still taxed and 22 on sorn according to how many left.

Decent telly, as per the CHM days all these challenges are now just overly staged, the big xmas tree bit in this one for example

[MisterH]

Well I am in a good mood, for once they didn't actually destroy the cars, and the BX at least seems to still be taxed. I know Harris restored the R4 that got wrecked in Nepal, and I reckon he might have held onto this one for his own collection, which wouldn't be unprecedented for TG challenge cars (if you remember the Ibiza classic rally), and we know he is a fan of AS-worthy cars among other things. For once I can breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, I was considering buying that very car after selling the Rover, but decided the passion wasn't quite there yet for me. 

A TG fate is always unsettling, but this series has had quite a good track record of keeping the cars intact, comparatively, as mindless destruction doesn't seem to be a gag they're running anymore

As for the GT, that's another story

Still, this is a positive post, so I am not putting a downer on it

[Zelandeth]

Haven't seen it yet, but wouldn't surprise me if Harris kept hold of and restored the BX.  He's pretty well known to be a fan of the marque, and it's very much the sort of thing that seems up his street.

Might have a look at some point if I get bored enough.

[MorrisItalSLX]

I haven’t seen the new Grand Tour special mentioned anywhere on the forum, I think it’s the best thing they’ve done in some time.

[HillmanImp]

On 12/24/2021 at 10:28 PM, MorrisItalSLX said:

I haven’t seen the new Grand Tour special mentioned anywhere on the forum, I think it’s the best thing they’ve done in some time.

I switched it off. It was like a longer version of their awful Peugeot drivers bit, which was so painfully unfunny, it was the straw that broke the camels back and was the last top gear I watched until they changed presenters. 

[Ghosty]

On 12/24/2021 at 10:18 PM, MisterH said:

I know Harris restored the R4 that got wrecked in Nepal,

When? Six months ago that thing was on display in Beaulieu in a very sorry state. 

[somewhatfoolish]

Weird choices; I was expecting the BX to lunch its transmission, which given they're made of ripe french cheese was a distinct possibility.

[Dan_ZTT]

I enjoyed the Christmas special. Challenges a bit silly but that's always been the way.

Harris seemed well chuffed with the BX, he's definitely a Citroen fan. It got my dad reminiscing too about the white one he bought new, not 4x4 sadly but I can still remember the plate H28 ELF, very festive.

Out of the three I'd have the Range Rover personally, though I do like the Citroen too. Never really understood the Ford fanboy thing.

[MisterH]

3 hours ago, Ghosty said:

When? Six months ago that thing was on display in Beaulieu in a very sorry state. 

Can't be sure, but I have heard a few people say it on the grapevine, whether or nor not they were correct however, remains to be seen. However, looking at the website, it seems that was a temporary display in Feb, so probably after that I'd imagine

 

[Sham]

I thought the end of the show a bit shaky.

 

Ba dum, and indeed, tish.

[GMcD]

Harris seems to have some mechanical sympathy, I like to think he let's his cars "warm through" before he boots them.🤣

He didn't seem particularly amused at Paddy giving the xr3i full bore revs as soon as it was out the Xmas wrapping. Was it silver resprayed diamond white?

BX was lovely and glad it got through relatively unscathed. 

[Barry Cade]

It looks like he's kept the Niva too!

 

[St.Jude]

14 hours ago, Barry Cade said:

It looks like he's kept the Niva too!

 

The best bit of that segment was the cricket fan riding in the car with Flintoff, and not knowing who he was. Freddie looked a little crushed.

I did enjoy the Christmas special, it was good escapism.