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The Top Gear MEGATHREAD!!!!
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Oh ye it was...Too much for even The Stig to handle?!edesignuk said:That kosen-blah-blha thing is AWSOME, if slighty deadly
It was fun and frollics with the new reasonably priced car though!
I really enjoyed it. It does seem to have a fresh edge and never ceases to amaze me the kind of things they come up with to do for the episodes.
Home made Espace convertable?...who'dve thought!
Yep, great first episode, I haven't laughed at the TV that much for a while.
Also loved Jimmy Carr being portrayed as "The Prince of Darkness .
Roll on next Sunday and the episode where Konen..whatever...sigg return the CCX with a wing (front and rear).
Also loved Jimmy Carr being portrayed as "The Prince of Darkness .
Roll on next Sunday and the episode where Konen..whatever...sigg return the CCX with a wing (front and rear
).
dietcokevanilla said:I was only really watching bits of it and missed most of the ending... but did I really see a fire in a car wash or did I just imagine that?
That happened...
.....and it was goooood
It happened, can't help but think it was ever so slighty staged thoughdietcokevanilla said:I was only really watching bits of it and missed most of the ending... but did I really see a fire in a car wash or did I just imagine that?
I think they loved the exposure (and forgot about off roading their car) or they wouldn't be coming back, I doubt if TG will ever get to test a Veyron though.mfacey said:Smashing up a koeniggsegg, that's what I call blowing the budget!
HydroMan said:
I think their chances of getting a Veyron diminished dramatically after crashing the Koeniggsegg.
It's such a pity as that car is a monster, just the sound (let alone the look) would make me want to buy one if I had a spare million or two, can't wait to see the modified Koeniggsegg though. Also would be interesting to know what happens with the JCB super car.mfacey said:I think their chances of getting a Veyron diminished dramatically after crashing the Koeniggsegg.
Yes!
Another gr8 episode.
Thought the "put a few celebs on the new SIARPC-lap time board" was a bit boring, but the rest of the show really made up for it.
Also the new decorations in the studio are beautiful! The even put up the Toyota Hilux on a stand
And I almost wet myself when they climed out of the Espace ConvertibleD ) in the middle of the car wash.
You think Stiggie will have a chance of testing the Veyron after that "incident" with the Kooeeenniiggssegggabba..whatever...etc?
Another gr8 episode.
Thought the "put a few celebs on the new SIARPC-lap time board" was a bit boring, but the rest of the show really made up for it.
Also the new decorations in the studio are beautiful! The even put up the Toyota Hilux on a stand
And I almost wet myself when they climed out of the Espace Convertible
D ) in the middle of the car wash.You think Stiggie will have a chance of testing the Veyron after that "incident" with the Kooeeenniiggssegggabba..whatever...etc?
Not a chance really, you could picture the P.R. officer reaching out for the phone confirming the use of a new Veyron and quickly withdrawing it in total shock horrorMacsRgr8 said:
Being in the US, I didn't see the episode (waiting on a torrent). Did they really wreck a Koenigsegg?
yg17 said:
"Ran out of track"... onto the grass and eh... bumped into the tire-wall.... at a speed you can imagine, as it was too high even for the Stig...
edesignuk said:Wrong. It's coming back once they've bolted a bloody great wing on the back of it
Yeah, but is that really because the Stig thought it could be 4 seconds faster with it.... or are they also going to introduce TC... ya know.... make it a bit easier for Stiggie
Not a big supercar fan myself as I just can't see them as 'cars', I think cars should be built to be driven on a road each and every day. Another good example of a not car supercar would be JC's Ford GT, £130,000.00 and he's never completed a journey in it! I like that factoid from last series that due to its poor fuel economy he can't even drive it to work without stopping to re-fuel!edesignuk said:Wrong. It's coming back once they've bolted a bloody great wing on the back of it
However I'm glad there are still people building cars like the people at Koesenig, £415,000.00 car crashed? lets see if we can't improve it at give them another chance. Nice that they enthusiasts and not precious about there cars.
The other highlights of the on-form show for me were the 'send your entries for unreliable cars to "I've got a Peugeot"' bit, it's funny 'cause I've got a Peugeot Grrrrrr
I liked the converting the Espace 'cause I've seen that done, converting a car with an angle grinder in a lunch hour
But the best bit was they test drove the car I'm waiting for delivery of next week, and didn't totally slate it!
Can't wait for my Koesin....oh no I mean Civic
yg17 said:
Almost comical error by The Stig, snap oversteer... he basically drove straight off the track, almost identical to what happened to Senna, back lost grip and stepped out, he instinctively caught it with some opposite lock just as the grip was returning and he effectively drove straight off the track.
Hopefully they might be able to line up a Veyron an FXX too.
iGav said:Hopefully they might be able to line up a Veyron an FXX too.
FXX would be awesome, but seeing as its not a road-car it'd be up against the Renault F1 car for its lap time. And chances are it won't beat that!
Also I doubt ferrari would let them borrow one. The FXX is essentially a test car for ferrari where the owners get to do a large part of the testing. I doubt they'd want JC mucking about with it
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