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The Grand Tour Ep1
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Ep5 & claim to fame.
From Holland this week yay.
Excellent roadster feature plus a funny sequence playing battleships with the g-whizz lekkymobile.
My ex boss at Faber Design Consultancy, Stan Withers, configured the electrics for the as it was then known 'think' electric car. He was seconded over to Think in Norway where he apparently spent 6 weeks in the 'coldest f*cking place I've ever worked' lol He came back to the UK a shadow of his former self due to the extreme temps and working conditions.
He was retirement age when i was working under him and taught me most of what i know about the nuclear industry.
The bugger used to delight in sending me up to Sellafield for lengthy site visits to the SIXEP build on a regular basis but he was a top bloke. He's probably kicked it by now but it was a pure delight to see one of his legacies put to good use in a popular motoring programme!
From Holland this week yay.
Excellent roadster feature plus a funny sequence playing battleships with the g-whizz lekkymobile.
My ex boss at Faber Design Consultancy, Stan Withers, configured the electrics for the as it was then known 'think' electric car. He was seconded over to Think in Norway where he apparently spent 6 weeks in the 'coldest f*cking place I've ever worked' lol He came back to the UK a shadow of his former self due to the extreme temps and working conditions.
He was retirement age when i was working under him and taught me most of what i know about the nuclear industry.
The bugger used to delight in sending me up to Sellafield for lengthy site visits to the SIXEP build on a regular basis but he was a top bloke. He's probably kicked it by now but it was a pure delight to see one of his legacies put to good use in a popular motoring programme!
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'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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Porsche and the M4 was good but the rest imo was crap. The environmently friendly cars just went on and on and became boring. I think they've lost a little of their pizazz during the long break .
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Keep up lynchy, that was ep4!Lynchy wrote:Porsche and the M4 was good but the rest imo was crap. The environmently friendly cars just went on and on and became boring. I think they've lost a little of their pizazz during the long break .
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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Have I missed one ?
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Ep 5. Hence, keep up!Lynchy wrote:Have I missed one ?
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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I'll try
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Good ladLynchy wrote:I'll try
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'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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Went seriously downhill after thatMarlon wrote:Thought I was watching a repeat of last weeks to begin with. Back at Whitby again. I've watched up to the end of Clarkson's 911 GT3 review - loving it so far
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They are trying a bit too hard to be funny,
But overall still enjoyed it
But overall still enjoyed it
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When they are reviewing cars it's as good as before but as previously commented, they are trying too hard to be funny / crazy. Half of each show is good and the other half not worth watching
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Pretty much like old top gear then. It always looked like it could be an excellent 30 minute show.Nanu wrote:When they are reviewing cars it's as good as before but as previously commented, they are trying too hard to be funny / crazy. Half of each show is good and the other half not worth watching
Why is it that people who can't take advice always insist on giving it?
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Just watched Ep 9, on the downside, the "yanker" was there.. On the upside? That new NSX, feckk...
"Drive by wire" brakes - WTF??
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"Drive by wire" brakes - WTF??
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Enjoyed Episode 9 - had more than a few laughs at the MGD & the 'Excellent'
New NSX feature was good too - but gotta echo Ducklakeview: WiFi Brakes - Hells Bells
New NSX feature was good too - but gotta echo Ducklakeview: WiFi Brakes - Hells Bells
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Just watched up to episode 4 and I don't think it's as good as the old Top Gear.
The three of them definitely work well and their personalities are great, but on the whole it didn't captivate me. I went out to make a cup of tea halfway through and forgot all about it.
My measure is how interested my other half is, we always looked forward to TG on Sundays (pre Chris Evans) and now she spent most of it on her phone.
The old TGs I still enjoy watching but not interested in watching these again, maybe I'll persevere with the rest of the season. On the whole not much substance with a lot of in-fill.
The three of them definitely work well and their personalities are great, but on the whole it didn't captivate me. I went out to make a cup of tea halfway through and forgot all about it.
My measure is how interested my other half is, we always looked forward to TG on Sundays (pre Chris Evans) and now she spent most of it on her phone.
The old TGs I still enjoy watching but not interested in watching these again, maybe I'll persevere with the rest of the season. On the whole not much substance with a lot of in-fill.
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Yea 30 mins is good the rest is rubbish.Zed Five wrote:Pretty much like old top gear then. It always looked like it could be an excellent 30 minute show.Nanu wrote:When they are reviewing cars it's as good as before but as previously commented, they are trying too hard to be funny / crazy. Half of each show is good and the other half not worth watching
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