- No Top Gear thread?
Is disappointed.
Posted 4 years agoHow posh is James Blunt
Posted 4 years agoIt’s been rolling out from here the last couple of weeks.
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/new-top-gear-just-started/page/6#post-5763380
Posted 4 years agoits ok so far. am rather shocked because hammond is driving the car that we have ordered. i don’t think they’ve ever shown a car that i do/am about to own. i thought i was watching fifth gear for a minute.
Posted 4 years agoMaybe they’re answering all the haters from last week who want a proper car review. Sort of.
Posted 4 years agoI’m sure once Rusty Spanner zips himself back up, he will be here.
Posted 4 years agoThought James Blunt came across as a right annoying little sh*t! Had to press MUTE on the remote temporarily.
Posted 4 years agorebel12 – Member
Thought James Blunt came across as a right annoying little sh*t! Had to press MUTE on the remote temporarily.Nowhere near as annoying as some on here, and a hell of a lot funnier.
Posted 4 years agoJamie – Member
I’m sure once Rusty Spanner zips himself back up, he will be here.
😀
I only posted last week because Drac was frottering himself against the furniture in anticipation of the ‘haterz’ posting on the love in thread:
Drac – Moderator
Yup just going to walk the dog then prepare for the people that hate Top Gear to watch it again so they can moan about it.
See?
How could a sane man deny him the pleasure?I quite enjoyed last weeks episode tbh, but don’t tell anyone.
Posted 4 years agoThought James Blunt came across as a right annoying little sh*t! Had to press MUTE on the remote temporarily.
I’m not a fan of Mr Blunts, I’m also not even watching the programme, but he alway seems to come across as a fairly likeable chap.
Posted 4 years agoI’m no fan of Blunt’s music but his response to Twitter trolls is often genius.
I love that you’re not ashamed to admit you have both. RT @EugeneBarnardo: I love James Blunt as much as I love herpes.
— James Blunt (@JamesBlunt) September 20, 2013
Posted 4 years agoThought James Blunt came across as a right annoying little sh*t! Had to press MUTE on the remote temporarily.
Last time he was on he came across as very likeable and funny, on this occasion he didn’t.
Posted 4 years agohe seems nice enough to me that Blunt chap. Rest of the episode was interesting-ish. Not sure the Stig pee and Somerset joke was so good, it was topical though.
Posted 4 years agoThis Ukrainian thing is dragging somewhat.
Posted 4 years ago£17k for a 1 litre Fiesta!?
Was that a joke or a serious bit…!?
I like Blunt. He doesn’t seem to give a toss what people think.
Posted 4 years agoHow posh is James Blunt
I have some friends who know his parents, they went off skiing to Verbier and stayed in his chalet, they introduced him to me saying ‘He’s done terribly well in pop music I think, do you know James?’
Posted 4 years agoHammond bottles out of another challenge. Would love to visit that funfair.
Posted 4 years agoTopgear!, Fraid thats it for me – off to the skyplus void you go – ta ta!!
Posted 4 years agoSo who loves these threads more?
Those who love moaning about it?
Or those who love moaning about people moaning about it.
Posted 4 years agoWhat really pisses me off is those people who moan about people who moan about it.
Oh, hang on…
Posted 4 years ago
stumpy01 – Member
£17k for a 1 litre Fiesta!?
Was that a joke or a serious bit…!?That’s what I thought!
Posted 4 years agostumpy01 – Member
£17k for a 1 litre Fiesta!?Was that a joke or a serious bit…!?
Posted 4 years ago
You can get a Citroen DS3 for £12495, or a base model Octavia estate 1.2TSi, 105PS for £17,115.00
That’s a lot of money for a little car.
A DS3 DeSign 1.2VTi Cabrio is £14,475, and I much prefer the styling.You can get a Citroen DS3 for £12495, or a base model Octavia estate 1.2TSi, 105PS for £17,115.00
But it’s the top of the line engine + spec (ti-x) which is £17k (and from what I gather nobody actually pays list on Fords). You can’t really compare it to the bottom of the range Octy. 105 PS sounds pretty low for such a big car too.
The top of the range DS3 is £18.5k list BTW.
Posted 4 years agoSitting on the revs like that finally did it for me. **** village idiots.
Posted 4 years ago**** village idiots.
To be honest, hasn’t this been the model of the show since it was relaunched?
Posted 4 years agoBlunt is redeemed* for this exchange with Clarkson on why he cycles rather than drives in London (not verbatim).
JB: It’s just faster, and healthier too.
JC: But I bought a bike, and look what it did to me! (gestures at paunch)
JB: You’re supposed to ride the bike, not eat it.*partly
Posted 4 years agoThe Fiesta is expensive, but it is a genuinely good car. It is also very reliable. The DS3 is very pretty and somewhat cheaper than the Fiesta but I don’t advise you Google “Citroën reliability”- you’ll break the internets…
Posted 4 years agoHammonds sitting on the rev limiter whilst the police stopped the film car was utterly idiotic and reaffirms that they really don’t GAS about what they do to a) the environment & b) th cars they test.
But in all honesty thats the main appeal.Blunt, I’m no fan, hate his formulaic music but admire his attitude in lifa and to his haterz, quite likeable.
I found the Ukrainian bit quite good actually, shows just how vast the country is and (almost) what it’s like to live over there, then the Chenobil ending was epic, the devistation ad decay.. excellent filming and a great number of “facts” about the devistation that happened there, and to my ignorance I really didn’t know it was in Ukraine.. 😳
Posted 4 years agobut I don’t advise you Google “Citroën reliability”- you’ll break the internets…
Fixed Or Repaired Daily?
Posted 4 years agoFord have really upped their game in recent years. Transits can be a bit dicey but their cars are generally very reliable. The only real exception is the 1.6 diesel (ironically a Peugeot/ Citroën engine) focus. They completely cocked up the installation of the turbo plumbing leading to endless problems.
Posted 4 years ago
The 2l diesel and all the petrol engined cars are pretty solid.Ford have really upped their game in recent years
Upped it where? They’ve started making other things/not cars?
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-reviews/64280/most-reliable-cars
Posted 4 years agoI found the Ukrainian bit quite good actually, shows just how vast the country is and (almost) what it’s like to live over there, then the Chenobil ending was epic, the devistation ad decay.. excellent filming and a great number of “facts” about the devistation that happened there
Shame that Jeremy Wade kinda undermined the ‘danger’ of visiting Chernobyl by spending a couple of days fishing the reactor ponds for his recent ‘River Monsters’ show.
Posted 4 years agoand to my ignorance I really didn’t know it was in Ukraine..
I think you’re the ideal TG viewer then. 😛
Posted 4 years agoWhen Hammond mentioned the price it did make me wonder what thought process a buyer goes through. If you don’t want to spend money on fuel then why are you happy to spend £17k on a car?
Posted 4 years agoHora- to be fair Ford were starting from a pretty low base…
Posted 4 years agoTop Gear is what Sky + or BT Vision etc was invented for. Fast forward the rubbish bits and enjoy the good bits. Means you can watch a program like TG in about 30 – 40mins usually.
Posted 4 years agoThe images of a deserted Chernobyl are not a new thing. A quick google shows that The Daily Mail showed them 3 years ago and I very much doubt they were at the forefront with them.
I won’t be watching next week’s show.
Posted 4 years agoFord have never been rockbottom or top. Always where they are. People see shiny new designs and think ‘quality product’. Same with VW Golf’s etc. All are bloody average.
Then people see French and Italians as being wild romantics who are unreliable. Ironically the French really could show the British a thing or two about rail etc.
Hammond and JC are embarrassing. Sadly men will watch them and drive/think/act like them. May is just dull.
Posted 4 years agoI’m pretty sure they weren’t trying to suggest that visiting Chernobyl was a first or unique they just used it as a place to drive to in 3 little cars.
Posted 4 years agoProblem with last nights topgear is that my OH wants to go to Chernobyl.
There seems to be a bit more tv coverage of the area recently, river monsters with jeremy wade filmed a show there, top gear and some science thing the OH was watching the other week. Guessing its open season for film crews at the moment over there.
Posted 4 years agonickjb – Member
When Hammond mentioned the price it did make me wonder what thought process a buyer goes through. If you don’t want to spend money on fuel then why are you happy to spend £17k on a car?
Why does the 535D exist, or the A4 3.0 V6 TDI, etc.
People want the nicest spec interior and a ‘sporty’ exterior (big wheels etc) and the lowest day to day running costs they can get.
From what I gather though, the low running costs are not the main benefit of that engine. It’s combination of light weight, driveability and retaining reasonable MPG which makes it killer.
Posted 4 years agoCheck out some of 28dayslater threads on Chernobyl. Really interesting and creepy place
Posted 4 years ago
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/tags/chernobyl.htmlThe fiesta was expensive cos it was a top end Titanium model with all the extras on it. Regular models most people have are way cheaper.
I’ve driven a few cars that size and the fiesta is head and shoulders above the rest. The way they were ragging it round the corners made me want one! I am very fortunate to be taking delivery of a new Focus soon which thankfully as class leading in its handling.
Posted 4 years agoI used find Top Gear quite entertaining in a daft, not giving a **** kind of way, but IMHO it now just looks juvenile, dated and sad.
Posted 4 years ago
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