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Matt · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: The Weekly Top Gear Thread

The Mika Hakkinen piece was brilliant, the best bit of reportage in a while.

The C63 is far more desirable to me than the new M3.

Saloon. I haven't gone mad!
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kraftwerk · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

Agreed on the Finn report. Brilliant. Immediately followed by the V8 blender thing which illustrated Top Gear at its absolute worst.
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woof woof · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

They drunk some of the stuff.
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kraftwerk · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject:

Avantime. Oh dear.

Matt · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject:

Look away, Chris!
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simonp · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject:

Am I living in a different time zone? How did you all see it before I?

Giant · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject:

I did wonder if the Avantime was Kraft's as he has just sold it but I guess not?

Blarno · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject:

The Avantime sounded ace with that TVR Griffith style exhaust.

James May sideways was amusing and I loved the food blender. Clarkson is on to something there, though. You could power your house on an engine. I have ideas for such involving a big diesel engine run on home-made diesel...

Mark Wahlberg? Tosser...
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Loved the Fin driving piece. It's incredible that their driving test is so long and arduous. The rest was just average. and what they did to the 'Time, appalling. It's not like there are millions of them kicking around.

Blarno · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject:

It's only a car, though.

Someone could have bought it, then wrote it off on the way home instead.
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simonp · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject:

All reversible, I reckon.

Gooner · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject:

I thought they were quite restrained with the Avantime tbh and in fact improved it by getting the engine running properly. All mods were indeed reversable so no harm done. I thought it was a good show except the star, but that's aways crap! Hakinnen was a good sport and certainly a typically laid back Finn but an excellent driver. Like Raikkinen but with character!
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Matt · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject:

I'd leave the wheels, brakes and suspension on the 'Time, though. Those alloys with the calipers behind them looked ace.
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Nice Guy Eddie · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject:

The best episode in a long time. I thought the Finish driving piece was superb but like Kraft wondered what the point in the V8 food processor was.
Star in a car was actually OK this week and enjoyed the Avantime piece. I really want adjustable suspension.
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Blarno · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:03 am Post subject:

My idea also involves running the central heating off the engine water....
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Apex clipper · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:07 am Post subject:

Blarno · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:39 am Post subject:

You won't believe how desperately I want to make it happen. A house run on old vegetable oil? Damn straight.

Energy bills? What energy bills?

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Apex clipper · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:13 am Post subject:

Rodge · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:19 am Post subject:

The Finn piece was brilliant and shows how good Hakkinen is.
The idea of a 3 year long driving test seems at first to be over the top, but obviously makes the Finns excellent drivers. 6 hours on a skid pan? Yes please!
It was an improved program on previous ones, though I missed the first few minutes, and I thought the Avantime brake/wheel combination was really good.
The rest of the mods were typically OTT.
The blender was a very stupid idea.
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Gurney · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:33 am Post subject:

I went skiing to Lapland in Feb of this year. The roads were amazing, you could see the tarmac - through 6 inches of slippery as f*ck ice.

And yet everyone drove as normal, ok they had studs but they hooned around as if it was a summers day. I watched a chap drift an A4 estate round a roundabout as if this was a regular occurence, and come to think it probably was.

With a test like that no wonder they are so bloody good.
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Frank Bullitt · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:05 am Post subject:

Big TC · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:44 am Post subject:

Ah bugger - missed this episode. Does anyone know when it's repeated?
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kraftwerk · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:15 am Post subject:

Big Blue · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:59 am Post subject:

Great episode: Number 3 son refused to settle and came downstairs and watched it with Daddy - he's 6, which indicates the level.......
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Big TC · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:38 pm Post subject:

Eff One · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject:

First episode I've seen in a long time and highly entertaining for the most part. Nice to see Hakkinen back, I was a big fan when he was in F1. A lot of people in the know at the time thought he had more raw speed even than Schumacher.

Avantime - fascinating, especially the bit when their brake mods made the car slower! I reckon it would have got closer to the target time if the Stig hadn't run wide out of the last corner and hit the embankment on every lap we saw.
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BeN · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:

Not seen it, and BitTorrent (my usual source for TG) is down, so probably won't watch it for a while.

Damn.
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Rodge · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject:

BeN · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:10 pm Post subject:

Woohoo!

Cheerios Rodge.

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BeN · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject:

Hmm, the video keeps cutting out...
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Mark · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject:

Blarno · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject:

He had an air of arrogance about him, can't put my finger on it..
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Mark · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject:

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Blarno · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject:

The game was shit enough...
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Apex clipper · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject:

Guitar Zero · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject:

I think it was the general air of nonchalance in relation to his doing bird and stealing cars that got up my nose.

In particular - " I stole one guy's car, like 15 to 20 times - I feel sorry, he must have been late for work a few mornings " - smirk, smirk, aren't I a bad boy !

No mate - you're a filthy cunt
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BeN · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject:

Finally got round to watching it.

The Finn feature was the most entertaining bit of TG for a very long time. Hakkinen is an absolute top bloke.

Mark Wahlberg is generally good, but really, the Star in a Car feature is very tired and is long overdue for replacement already.

Shame about the Avantime though. It started out well, but when Hammond tacked on the stupid spoiler it just ruined everything.
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DradusContact · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:51 am Post subject:

If theres one thing we an all agree on its that Mark Whalberg is a tit.
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Matt · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject:

Mmm, that M3 looks nice, especially that fox red interior.
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