The Top Gear Megathread! Mark II

CortexRock · 10:40 AM

edit: Split from the old The Top Gear MEGATHREAD!!!!

Set your alarms ladies and gentlemen... 8pm Sunday 2 November 2008 - Top Gear is back on our screens!

chilipie · Oct 29, 2008, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by CortexRock

Set your alarms ladies and gentlemen... 8pm Sunday 2 November 2008 - Top Gear is back on our screens!

YAY! Saw some of the preview clips last night, looks just as good as always

Oh, and it's on BBC 2, seeing as you didn't mention that

Superman07 · Oct 29, 2008, 08:19 AM

I can't wait to see what they're doing with those semi-trucks/lorries.

remmy · Oct 29, 2008, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CortexRock

Set your alarms ladies and gentlemen... 8pm Sunday 2 November 2008 - Top Gear is back on our screens!

Best news so far this month

PowerFullMac · Oct 29, 2008, 08:36 AM

Yay! Cant wait!

sangosimo · Oct 29, 2008, 08:43 AM

I really want to seem them drive a tesla and the new skylines.

robbieduncan · Oct 29, 2008, 08:49 AM

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the new skylines.

The GT-R? They did that already.

PowerFullMac · Oct 29, 2008, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by sangosimo

I really want to seem them drive a tesla and the new skylines.

Yeah I wanna see the Tesla, the family one they done looks cool, too, a family sports car powered by electricity! Now thats how you protect the environment, with 200MPH supercars!

TBi · Oct 29, 2008, 09:31 AM

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Yeah I wanna see the Tesla, the family one they done looks cool, too, a family sports car powered by electricity! Now thats how you protect the environment, with 200MPH supercars!

Well you aren't doing much to protect the environment if the electricity is coming from Coal/Gas burning plants. Not to mention nuclear reactors with their radioactive waste.

Now until we have a massive load of renewable energy sources then almost every car is environmentally unfriendly.

PowerFullMac · Oct 29, 2008, 10:33 AM

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Well you aren't doing much to protect the environment if the electricity is coming from Coal/Gas burning plants. Not to mention nuclear reactors with their radioactive waste.

Now until we have a massive load of renewable energy sources then almost every car is environmentally unfriendly.

The point is the car is 100% maintenance free (almost) and its very cheap to run... And its a supercar!

TBi · Oct 29, 2008, 10:41 AM

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The point is the car is 100% maintenance free (almost) and its very cheap to run... And its a supercar!

Maintenance free + cheap to run != environmentally friendly, which is what you said originally.

I wonder what an electric Porsche would be like

PowerFullMac · Oct 29, 2008, 10:44 AM

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Maintenance free + cheap to run != environmentally friendly, which is what you said originally.

I wonder what an electric Porsche would be like

Its good both ways, for the customer and the planet... Ya cant go wrong! Just gotta wait for good electric cars to get cheaper, I suppose.

I wonder... They could be working on one now, who knows?

MacsRgr8 · Oct 29, 2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CortexRock

Set your alarms ladies and gentlemen... 8pm Sunday 2 November 2008 - Top Gear is back on our screens!

Gr8!

Finally... Top Gear is so my favourite TV show!

twistedlegato · Oct 29, 2008, 06:19 PM

So excited

CortexRock · Nov 2, 2008, 01:07 PM

This and more coming in a few short minutes

bartelby · Nov 2, 2008, 02:24 PM

Clarkson's stealth truck is brilliant!!

Tawmu · Nov 2, 2008, 02:43 PM

I was laughing so hard when they all rolled up at the end and there was no car, the wedding cake was ruined and Clarkson's trailer was on fire

PowerFullMac · Nov 2, 2008, 03:03 PM

They called James May a pikey!!!

I loved that show, it was excellent!!!

OllyW · Nov 2, 2008, 03:15 PM

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I was laughing so hard when they all rolled up at the end and there was no car, the wedding cake was ruined and Clarkson's trailer was on fire

You couldn't see that coming

combatcolin · Nov 2, 2008, 03:20 PM

Funny watching the teens in the background while Parky was being interviewed.

"Who's this old guy?"

xUKHCx · Nov 2, 2008, 03:21 PM

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Clarkson's stealth truck is brilliant!!

Indeed that paint job was simply fantasic.

A decent start to the season.

yg17 · Nov 2, 2008, 06:36 PM

Excellent episode, looks like a great start to the new season.

I also must add that thanks to the wonders of the internet, I was able to watch it before 8 PM local time. Meaning there was less time between me waking up and me watching Top Gear than there is for you Brits. Maybe you all should move to the US so you don't have to wait as long on Sundays

iBlue · Nov 3, 2008, 03:07 AM

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I also must add that thanks to the wonders of the internet, I was able to watch it before 8 PM local time. Meaning there was less time between me waking up and me watching Top Gear than there is for you Brits. Maybe you all should move to the US so you don't have to wait as long on Sundays

That's a great idea. It's a bit like slamming your hand in a door to make your headache seem less excruciating.

I laughed my ass off at Clarkson's stealth lorry and when the car finally rolled out of Hammond's.

edesignuk · Nov 3, 2008, 03:41 AM

Clarkson's Death Race truck was most excellent

Thoroughly enjoyed the 1st episode.

tdevers · Nov 3, 2008, 03:52 AM

That was a decent episode. I liked Clarkson's truck as well.

I also attended Top Gear Live in London yesterday. Talk about an epic day!

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yg17 macrumors G5 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO	Excellent episode, looks like a great start to the new season. I also must add that thanks to the wonders of the internet, I was able to watch it before 8 PM local time. Meaning there was less time between me waking up and me watching Top Gear than there is for you Brits. Maybe you all should move to the US so you don't have to wait as long on Sundays __________________ Barack Obama is not a foreign born, brown skinned, anti-war socialist who gives away healthcare. You're thinking of Jesus.
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edesignuk Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: London, England	Clarkson's Death Race truck was most excellent Thoroughly enjoyed the 1st episode. __________________
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