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Started by Pop's-SS , Aug 08 2006 10:50 AM

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#1 Pop's-SS

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 10:50 AM

G'day all.

One of the top :spoton:

motor shows is back on TV. :clap:

Yes ! "Top Gear" is back on SBS at 7.30 pm Monday nights.

Last night they tested a new Beamer and also gave a glowing reference for the Monaro, well they do call it a Vauxhall over at the ol' Dart.

They also tested 3 small cars ( Pew-Jo, Ren-O and Jazza) but the fellas didn't do the testing :blink:

Their mothers' did :spoton:

Go The Grannys. :rockon:

Got to admit, one of them was a bit of a rev-head and gave her hard riding little buzz-box a gutfull and spun the wheels in the process. :spoton:

Tune in next Monday night 7.30 pm SBS. If not at home, tape it.

Regards .................. Barry

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#2 _Shevster_

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 12:15 PM

Check it out bazza http://www.gmh-toran...wtopic=3052&hl=

But I agree, best show... EVER. :spoton:

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#3 RIM-010

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 02:00 PM

I dunno about best show ever...

Did anyone see it a couple of weeks ago, they played soccer with teams of new Toyotas (?), the really cheap ones?

That was pretty cool, they nearly rolled on a couple of times.

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#4 _Duck05_

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 02:47 PM

Hey Barry,
Bit off the topic but interesting: Coincidence or looking after a mate....
Tom Walkingshaw is the man that put the money behind exporting the Monaro's to the UK under the GM Vauxhall brand, Just so happens that the Tall bloke on Top Gear lives right next door to Tom at his UK address and they are very good mates maybe his very positive opinion in the coupe is more than just an opinion maybe he's sureing up his own investment????? :huh:

Mind you there's not a lot of people who don't like the Aussie built Pontiac/Vauxhall/Buick/Holden coupe with the Chev engine is there. LOL

Regards
DUck05 :spoton:

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#5 _Feigz_

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 03:36 PM

Pretty good show, but they tend to like euro cars, and hang poo on US made cars. Interesting that when they did the test on the Monaro it was up against a supercharged 4.2 Jag.

Good for a laugh :spoton:

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#6 _Shevster_

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 03:48 PM

I dunno about best show ever...

Did anyone see it a couple of weeks ago, they played soccer with teams of new Toyotas (?), the really cheap ones?

That was pretty cool, they nearly rolled on a couple of times.

RIM

Best show IMO then, I'd like to see a show better than it...

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#7 Heath

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 05:07 PM

Possibly not the best show. Second best show IMO (behind Chaser, naturally - 9:40pm Friday Nights, ABC)

Excellent viewing.

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#8 _timbotorrie_

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 07:54 PM

yup that top gear show can be piss funny at times, its a good watch!

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#9 arrimar

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 10:28 PM

have u seen the episode where sabine schmidt takes a transit van around the nurburgring in ten minutes(afterall 21 kms and 73 corners/140 odd bends should take a little longer).she overtakes a handfull of porsches and motorbikes in the process.piss funny.

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#10 _RpM_

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 11:14 PM

Im a huge Top Gear / Jeremy Clarkson fan... got all the DVDs and Videos and stuff... Only one i havent got yet, and im trekking to Perth next week, so i'll stop in at the mothership (Pit Stop Bookshop) and pick it up!! Love the style of reviews... Enthusiastic 2 thumbs up from me! :-)

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#11 _Chamois hatch_

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 11:51 PM

i love this show, wish they would release the seasons on DVD, love they way they bagged jeremys ford GT last episode.......

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#12 _JBird_

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Posted 09 August 2006 - 12:08 AM

I loved it when they tested three super cars on the road in France. They got stuck in the car park cause the cars were too low. Jeremey's Ford GT had to stop at every petrol station. Top Gear, hilarious. Go onto YouTube.com and watch top gear till ur hearts content. Waste the day away :spoton:

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#13 _G-Train_

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Posted 09 August 2006 - 01:42 PM

Hehe - Yeah when they were bagging J's GT for being too wide was a good laugh.

The other one I liked was when they all bought a Porche each with a budget of 1500 quid.....Jeremy's 944 was such a dud

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#14 arrimar

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Posted 09 August 2006 - 05:04 PM

these episodes and more are all available for download thru tvunderground.org.ru u will need to have e-mule or e-donkey or some other peer to peer program but they are there FREE of charge.

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#15 _MAWLER_

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Posted 09 August 2006 - 05:51 PM

As someone has said, they have heaps of them on youtube.com I've watched a few on there and its the stuff that is coming up in our current season (which is 2005 I think) being shown on monday night.

The monaro ones are awesome. Simple, clunky, old technology but we luv em type attitude. They really liked it and its grunt and ability to do huge power slides, hehe

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#16 _JBird_

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Posted 09 August 2006 - 07:02 PM

Hehe - Yeah when they were bagging J's GT for being too wide was a good laugh.

The other one I liked was when they all bought a Porche each with a budget of 1500 quid.....Jeremy's 944 was such a dud

Or when they tried to destroy the hilux...Three times. (or was it four?). Or when Hammond gets hypnotised and forgets how to drive a car (by Paul Mckenna no less). :spoton:

Tha show is the best. =p

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#17 _chevy_253_torana_

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Posted 09 August 2006 - 10:18 PM

yea not bad fora "new" car show typical pomes though with there cocky attitude

to me its just horses and cubes and looks

not if it comes with power steering cup holders and air conditioning

still a good show but dont get me wrong!!

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Posted 09 August 2006 - 10:36 PM

I've only ever seen the bit they did on the Monaro when they were playing Men at work and Kylie Minogue etc.
The language was fairly colorful and they sure loved the big Aussie 2 door !