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Old 02-18-2014 | 08:23 PM
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love the new season so far! I LOL'ed at the stig's teenage cousin. cant wait to see the p1 vs porsche episode!!!!
Old 02-19-2014 | 05:11 PM
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^ Plenty of truth to that.
Old 02-22-2014 | 04:09 PM
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I still remember from episode 1 at the guys reaction to teenage STIG:

Old 02-23-2014 | 04:24 AM
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cant wait to see the p1 vs porsche episode!!!!
Old 02-23-2014 | 03:41 PM
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Torrents available via final gear as of about 2 minutes ago. Downloading....
Old 02-23-2014 | 08:55 PM
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Today's episode was good! That Catheram 650 must be amazing to drive!!
Old 02-23-2014 | 11:02 PM
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I LOLed at the UAE police cars
Old 02-23-2014 | 11:53 PM
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haha seriously.. I still can't believe they justified having those as police cars lol
Old 02-23-2014 | 11:55 PM
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loved the mass effect music in this episode.
Old 02-24-2014 | 01:50 AM
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going to say something bold.

*spoiler*

I don't like how the volante looks. I think its for the sort of chap that been born between 1950 and early 60's and is stuck in it. Yes somethings retro can rebrought out but i think its ugly. sounds good though but the 8C looks so much better. Volante looks like a clash between one of those old amphibious cars and a frog.
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Old 02-24-2014 | 10:44 AM
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^^^^
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Old 02-24-2014 | 11:09 AM
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Absolutely awesome episode. One of my all-time favorites
Old 02-24-2014 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by asianspec
going to say something bold.

*spoiler*

I don't like how the volante looks. I think its for the sort of chap that been born between 1950 and early 60's and is stuck in it. Yes somethings retro can rebrought out but i think its ugly. sounds good though but the 8C looks so much better. Volante looks like a clash between one of those old amphibious cars and a frog.
Came in to say this. That old man was raving about the looks as if it can't be debated while the car was in the background looking
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Old 02-24-2014 | 02:59 PM
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Enjoyed this episode, though. Now I want a 6x6.
Old 02-24-2014 | 10:00 PM
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I really hope the track is dry when the Porsche and McLaren go around the track...
Old 02-25-2014 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by asianspec
going to say something bold.

*spoiler*

I don't like how the volante looks. I think its for the sort of chap that been born between 1950 and early 60's and is stuck in it. Yes somethings retro can rebrought out but i think its ugly. sounds good though but the 8C looks so much better. Volante looks like a clash between one of those old amphibious cars and a frog.
I don't see a reason to hide this I also think that car looks ugly as hell. No way in hell would I buy one of those even if I had billions of dollars. Gotta say the Caterham prototype was also ugly as hell.

But that Mercedes was awesome. And also lol @ the UAE police cars.. rich oil fucks.

Great episode indeed, by far the best this season.
Old 02-26-2014 | 11:08 PM
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I'm not sure if this was considered a top gear episode, it was a while back, but have you guys seen this episode?
It was basically them remodeling a backyard garden. Pretty hilarious.

Just came across this clip which reminded me of it.

Old 02-26-2014 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by speedemon90
I'm not sure if this was considered a top gear episode, it was a while back, but have you guys seen this episode?
It was basically them remodeling a backyard garden. Pretty hilarious.

Just came across this clip which reminded me of it.

Jeremy Clarkson's Mentel Gardening Method - YouTube
It was some special they did a while back called Top Gear Ground Force.

h ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Ground_Gear_Force




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Old 02-27-2014 | 09:56 AM
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Yes, that Ground Force episode, although definitely staged, was fucking HILARIOUS.
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Old 02-27-2014 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by imj0257
I don't see a reason to hide this I also think that car looks ugly as hell. No way in hell would I buy one of those even if I had billions of dollars. Gotta say the Caterham prototype was also ugly as hell.

But that Mercedes was awesome. And also lol @ the UAE police cars.. rich oil fucks.

Great episode indeed, by far the best this season.
Just being considerate to people who haven't watched it yet.
Old 02-28-2014 | 12:26 AM
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Yes, that Ground Force episode, although definitely staged, was fucking HILARIOUS.
Everything they do is staged. They used to be a lot better at hiding it, now its ehh, but their chemistry is still as always amazing.
Old 02-28-2014 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by speedemon90
Everything they do is staged. They used to be a lot better at hiding it, now its ehh, but their chemistry is still as always amazing.
The chemistry is unreal. I almost watch it just for the laughs

And this video gets me everytime

Old 03-02-2014 | 06:03 PM
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918 at Yas Marina! Watch it!
Old 03-02-2014 | 09:59 PM
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That 918

It sucks that we have to wait til June or July before they actually put the P1 and 918 on the test track


Oh and next week is part 1 of the very late Christmas special lol.
Old 03-02-2014 | 10:21 PM
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that 918 looks frikkin amazing... and it has a cup holder! hard to pick a favorite between that and the P1, wonder which is faster.
Old 03-02-2014 | 11:23 PM
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this episode. when the script starts to get boring. start pissing people off in their industry.
Old 03-03-2014 | 12:34 AM
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Anyone else 'ed at the guy behind May and Hammond during the news segment? Damn.
Old 03-03-2014 | 02:38 AM
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This guy?

Old 03-03-2014 | 06:53 AM
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Yeah. He had the same facial expression for pretty much the entire segment.
Old 03-03-2014 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by imj0257
It sucks that we have to wait til June or July before they actually put the P1 and 918 on the test track


I guess we'll have to wait until season 22 if the Christmas special has 2 parts.

On the bright side, at least we know when season 22 starts. And it's going to be a short 3-4 month break too.


Originally Posted by te3point5
that 918 looks frikkin amazing... and it has a cup holder! hard to pick a favorite between that and the P1, wonder which is faster.
As amazing as the 918 is, I'd take a P1 over it. It just looks so much better.
Old 03-03-2014 | 08:37 PM
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918

Another great episode!
Old 03-03-2014 | 10:40 PM
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Man that 918 segment was great!! I love their cinematography. They have the best camera crew and editors in the world.

This episode was great. Of the later seasons, this is probably one of the best ones.
Old 03-04-2014 | 08:00 AM
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With them pushing the P1 vs 918 to June-July maybe we will see the 3rd hypercar
Old 03-04-2014 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Joneill44
With them pushing the P1 vs 918 to June-July maybe we will see the 3rd hypercar
Depends on Ferrari & if Top Gear will take it seriously. Otherwise, I see Jeremy reviewing LaFerrari in its own segment raving about the lunacy of it.

The next episode should be great. Another cross country trip in vehicles they rarely get to experience, so their reactions should be genuine.
Old 03-04-2014 | 11:42 PM
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I wonder if they will ever review the Agera R
Old 03-05-2014 | 12:05 AM
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I wonder if they will ever review the Agera R
They should do a review and compare the Agera R to the Agera One:1

Old 03-05-2014 | 08:26 AM
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I doubt Koenigsegg will give them another car after they crucified the CCX.
Old 03-05-2014 | 10:16 AM
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I doubt Koenigsegg will give them another car after they crucified the CCX.
I don't know, they gave them another CCX (with TG wing) not too long after the Stig stuffed into the tires.
Old 03-09-2014 | 09:17 PM
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Awesome first half to the "Christmas" special. Clarkson was wrong, it's better than "OK".

Watch it!
Old 03-09-2014 | 10:59 PM
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Yupp definitely good!!

The horse scene was hilarious


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