rantingYoof Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 If you liked the car porn on main TG I'd suggest checking out Extra Gear for Fairlady 240Z action. Notwithstanding the unnecessary damage to the two star cars, that was the best episode of Top Gear for a long, long time. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk face and flat4alfa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I have not watched a single episode of new new Top Gear, and I don't intend on doing so. John F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 It was the best episode yet mainly due to the subject matter. But it could have been so much better. That auction was mental. I wanted a proper look around the yard. At one point there was a Renault 4 behind them and they didn't bat an eyelid. But then I guess it's not Autoshite TV is it? I'd like to have seen more of the Toyota Crown Taxi too. And maybe it's just me but I find the kei cars interesting too because we don't get most of them here. It's a completely different world. Rory's bit was good though. Makes the average UK cruise look tame and if you're going to have a supercar a genuine Le Mans Porsche 962 is about as super as it gets, at least to people of my age. That is such a beautiful car especially in the Rothmans livery. Shame he blew it up. That must have been expensive! SierraMikeHotel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 That 962 was mental, apparently one of the Rossi family had one of the Martini Racing Porsche 917s turned into a road car which if anything would be even more unhinged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Ok, I'll give it a go. Sounds far better than the 'hilarious' trailer. Harris uses his own 2CV in that episode, and the 2CV race community was involved too. I have high hopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 You need MightyCarMods. They've done auction episodes, and lots on Kei cars. Indeed. The Mighty Mira rebuild was utterly ridiculous, and entirely fascinating. Roostybroon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 No star segment either! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I liked it just fine... until the end when they trashed those two cracking cars That made me sad. face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 It was the best episode yet mainly due to the subject matter. But it could have been so much better. That auction was mental. I wanted a proper look around the yard. At one point there was a Renault 4 behind them and they didn't bat an eyelid. But then I guess it's not Autoshite TV is it? I'd like to have seen more of the Toyota Crown Taxi too. And maybe it's just me but I find the kei cars interesting too because we don't get most of them here. It's a completely different world. Rory's bit was good though. Makes the average UK cruise look tame and if you're going to have a supercar a genuine Le Mans Porsche 962 is about as super as it gets, at least to people of my age. That is such a beautiful car especially in the Rothmans livery. Shame he blew it up. That must have been expensive!There was a lot more humour to be mined. Those tiny-pickups looked fun why didnt they race them themselves or make some. And what happened to the Porsche that could have been funnier. I'd like to have seen more Japanese- maybe they could have met their car show equivalents for a drive off or not? And what about wrestling a sumo for the keys to the Mazda? Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I'd see Japanese cars as where the real classic car interest is going...Kei, and some of the nuttier models...Celica GT4 etc. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keymaster Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I'd like to have seen more of the Toyota Crown Taxi too.They're ace. They ride like an ocean liner and the rear passenger door is operated by the driver using a lever up front (all the drivers go bananas if you try to open/close that door yourself) The massive hinge means guaranteed bruised ankles if you sit in that seat. chodweaver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshking Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I watched this today, I really enjoyed it. I still don't quite get why driving a car sideways with smoke pouring off the tyres is an indication of a good handling car, but perhaps I'm just getting old. Sent from my SGP621 using Tapatalk 95 quid Peugeot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Aha, so it probably wasn't a Renault 4, I thought that was a strange thing to find at a Japanese auction. It was probably a Suzuki Lapin (Rabbit) With a Renault 4 bodykit. Because why wouldn't you? Just spent an enjoyable half hour googling kei cars. So there's a size restriction and engines are limited to 660cc and 63hp and yet they seem to manage to have more variety than the entire European car market. Joey spud, Parky, SierraMikeHotel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2cv Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Last night had the first bit of Clarkson style "did he really say that" humour I have heard on the show for several years. As they enter a restaurant in Japan, Matt says "Do you like Wanko Soba", Harris replies "I usually have a few beers first!" This sort of silliness is what appeals to me, rather than10 minutes of drifting. SierraMikeHotel, flat4alfa and CGSB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I liked it aside from wrecking that RX/7. Loved the Manga graphics, but I like all that shite anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Though once they'd bent the RX7 you could see white paint in the door shuts. Like it was a white car with a cheap yellow blowover. So it may not have been the smart car that it first appeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I thought that, plus I was looking at RX7 prices on some Japanese autotrader thing and they're not mega expensive for a standard one so perhaps it's like coming to the UK and trashing a BMW 320i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I finally got to watch NNNN Top Gear in Japan (innit), and I didn't mind it, despite some top class mitherposting on here. Ebisu Circuit actually appeared twice; the LC500 / Civic race was on Higashi (East) course and the slightly cringeworthy R34/FD drift sequence was on Minami, the one with the infamous jump that made a mega star out of Daigo Saito. GunSai also appeared but we only saw the pit and a tiny bit of the track. I'm glad they paid Best Motoring/Hot Version some dues, too. Also, that '962' looked more like a Dauer in race livery rather than a bona-fide Porsche, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I quite liked it. Better than Bigfoot nonsense last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I thought it was good, the drifting bit was a bit crap but the rest was enjoyable. The fact there was no ‘star in a car’ segment certainly improved it. Oh, and it was definitely a real Renault 4 at the auction - an last of the line 1980s one by the look of it. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I have not watched a single episode of new new Top Gear, and I don't intend on doing so. Being where you are, do you follow the Top Gear Australia series? We cannot get, though I have watched a few that have been ripped and uploaded. Not many though. The noisiest, youthful and manic one has to be Top Gear Korea. It's refreshingly* sexist and puerile in places. Like the good old days* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 ...the rear passenger door is operated by the driver using a lever up front (all the drivers go bananas if you try to open/close that door yourself) I have done just that - I think it thumped him in the side, as he flinched forward. The other gaijin in the car with me gave me a ticking off. Bl00dy tourist. Keymaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Ah yes, that's no Lapin that's a proper La Régie with the 3-bolt hubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I thought it was but then started doubting myself when I found this Lapin thing. In that case he's definitely looking the wrong way. I wonder if it's RHD. Did Renault sell them over there? If not it could be an ex UK car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 They sold them RHD in the UK as well as Japan as well as all other RHD markets.They built them (among many other places) in Heidelberg, Australia as well as Naas and Wexford, Ireland.RHD versions were definitely also made in France. Going by the headlights and side repeaters, it's a Japanese market model. Complete* list of 'trelle production locations: Algiers, Algeria (CARAL)Billancourt, FranceCasablanca, MoroccoCiudad Sahagún, MexicoEnvigado, ColombiaGuarda, PortugalHeidelberg, AustraliaLjubljana/Novo Mesto, SFR Yugoslavia (today Slovenia)Los Andes, ChileMilan, Italy (Alfa Romeo)Montevideo, Uruguay (Renault Mini 4 - local version)Naas, IrelandSanta Isabel, Argentina (IKA)Valladolid, SpainVilvoorde, BelgiumWexford, Ireland Lacquer Peel, Joey spud, alcyonecorporation and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Video of The Stig's Guinness World Record attempt for tractor land speed record; sorry it won't all me to imbed the video https://www.independent.ie/videos/entertainment/watch-fastest-tractor-in-the-world-driven-by-the-stig-smashes-former-speed-record-36733382.html#play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I encountered the Top Gear Tracktor earlier this summer. It's basically a Chevy blazer or some similar yank pickup with big wheels on the back, the roll cage to make the tractor shape, and some really rather toss wiring. A few people had tried to get it to go to no avail, so I gave it a tow half a mile or so to it's transport back to Beaulieu. alcyonecorporation and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 8pm tonight- line up mcguinness, flintoff and Harris. Will there be seeds of banter and personal chemistry that characterised the original relaunch; and perhaps more importantly do you think you will like them as a group? Im hoping for a few old banger road trips- tonight’s episode at least in part is from Ethiopia- sounds promising? rantingYoof and Dan_ZTT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Ive been watching clips on YouTube and am looking forward to it tbh, I like paddy and Harris. I'll have to grab it on iplayer after it's aired I think but will watch it. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Not seen any of the "new" one.I like Chris Harris though, watch quite a few of his YouTube videos.Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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