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Cojawfee posted:I'm surprised they did it at all. No loving way would I drive a car like that on a dilapidated steep banked track, much less a freshly paved one. Also, I'm guessing that plastic window in the Aston cost about 10 bucks, so they didn't care that Jeremy cut holes in it. Yeah, there was a x-ray note that Aston was cool with it. Pun not intended
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bull3964 posted:Do we even know, chronologically, that this filmed bit came after Hammond's accident in the first episode? I do remember them saying that the reason it took so long for season 2 to come out was they had to spend months waiting for Hammond to actually be able to walk again properly to do a fair bit of the shooting- on the GT vs public transport race he was still obviously crippled, so that would probably be pretty fresh in his mind by the time they shot that- and he also mentioned that his knee was in agony trying to clutch in the jag too.
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wolrah posted:Hammond died in the dragster crash and they quietly replaced him with the winner of a lookalike contest. Jeremy and James have been making jokes about the ways he changed ever since to try to spill the beans. The walrus was Hammond.
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Never noticed Jeremy having tremors like when he did the Ford GT on track segment. But then again I just started watching Grand Tour and haven't really seen much of him (them) for the last couple of years.
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That Bugatti is nice. Where can I get one?
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We Know Catheters posted:That Bugatti is nice. Where can I get one? They are quite rare. Id be ok with Grand tour testing exclusively quirky cars from history from now on.
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Preoptopus posted:They are quite rare. Id be ok with Grand tour testing exclusively quirky cars from history from now on. I agree. We already can't afford the cars they test, might as well shoot for the moon and review insane cars.
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We Know Catheters posted:That Bugatti is nice. Where can I get one? used bugatti store really, it shouldn't be too long before you an just print out whatever body to stick over your beetle.
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Feb 2, 2018 04:13
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Really liked that Pond Bug.
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KakerMix posted:Really liked that Pond Bug. With some slight mods, that might be the first project they've built that I would drive.
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I would take the XJ220 over the Bugatti any day. Its just so sexy. Formally requesting a De Tomaso Pantera vs Lamborghini Muira match-up next. Meydey fucked around with this message at 05:55 on Feb 2, 2018 |
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The Something Awful Forums Discussion Dick Dicer's Autoerotic Transaxle Emporium Top Gear/Grand Tour: You don't understand, we failed! We built a deathtrap, and it didn't work!
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Cojawfee posted:I agree. We already can't afford the cars they test, might as well shoot for the moon and review insane cars. I rather see them testing cars I might see on the street even if I never could affordthem instead of some insane thing that's living in some garage in Dubai.
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Loved the episode. Bugatti made a concept 4 door EB110: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_EB_112 That would have been a blast.
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Honestly, the most interesting car they've had on the show in ages was the weird airport ferry thing from the non-stop refuelling bit and I'm pretty sure it's a shaky nightmare if you try to take it over 5kph.
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One of the best things about discovering Top Gear for the first time was all the florid prose and metaphors they all would use in describing superlative (or terrible) performance. "Like trying to wrestle a cow up a set of back stairs" and so on. But after enough years even the British Wordplay Humor well runs dry...
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This just reminded me, I was completely taken out of it when James said the Honda CTR was GOOD because it's quicker around the nurburing, he hates that bloody racetrack. Felt out of character for me.
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Another good episode. Was looking forward to the EB110/XJ220 thing - he's not joking about the radio, you see the car do it in a contemporary Top Gear episode.
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Bajaha posted:This just reminded me, I was completely taken out of it when James said the Honda CTR was GOOD because it's quicker around the nurburing, he hates that bloody racetrack. Felt out of character for me. Wasn't James' problem with the 'ring more that so many manufacturers are putting too much focus on lap times in cars that are supposed to be more on the "luxury sport" side of things and ruining the comfort as a result? The CTR doesn't really have this problem, anyone with a brain expects it to have compromised ride for performance because that's what hot hatches do.
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In that light it does make more sense, but it would have felt more in character to say it's got a comfortable ride in spite of its prowess at the ring. The way he phrased it sounded like a disconnect from his earlier critique of the ring ruining cars by making them uncomfortable as you've mentioned. In other news, this season has been phenomenal, they've really found a groove that works. Does anyone know if they're doing any sort of travel special like last season? And cheap car challenges are all I need for this to be perfect.
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InitialDave posted:he's not joking about the radio, you see the car do it in a contemporary Top Gear episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQZCLHDy8Ug&t=500s
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That clearly did not crush his testicle, what is he trying to pull here
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sincx posted:I feel bad for the destroyed Piper. I was a bit puzzled there for a moment which thread I was in when I changed tabs: From the Aeronautical Insanity thread: Marathanes posted:Repost from the funny picture thread:
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Rory McIlroy and Paris Hilton as surprisingly engaging guests, who knew.
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We Know Catheters posted:Jeremy is only 57?!? My wife commented "more like 77" at that part.
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Dont smoke for 40+ years kids.
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Not gonna lie: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/plywood-material-of-the-modern-world I'd go.
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Jonny Nox posted:Not gonna lie: Yeah but would you take James May's girlfriend?
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pik_d posted:Yeah but would you take James May's girlfriend? I'd take the both of them. They seem fun.
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Shrapnig posted:Rory McIlroy and Paris Hilton as surprisingly engaging guests, who knew. I think this might be the first time Paris Hilton has been on anything in the past 4 years. Why the gently caress they would bring her on as a guest surprises me. I still skipped it because I can't stand her.
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What the hell is the point of electric handbrakes? Aren't one of the primary purposes of the handbrake to be an emergency brake in case of MASSIVE systems failure? If it's electric, It'll just fail with the rest of the brakes, the gently caress?
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DiggityDoink posted:I think this might be the first time Paris Hilton has been on anything in the past 4 years. Why the gently caress they would bring her on as a guest surprises me. Probably a new lovely show/sextape/product about to be launched.
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Huh, turns out there is a celebrity segment I will skip. Golf is boring.
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She wasn't there promoting anything. A few years ago when I found out she dailies and has the world's highest mileage LFA I gained a little more respect for her. And they talked about golf for a minute or two, tangentially at that, because they just talked about crashing golf carts. It wasn't a bad segment. You could tell she was driving the car in automatic though.
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