Classic gear on ITV 22nd December. :)

I was worried it would feature those 3 tw*ts , Clarkson , Hammond and May. Or Quentin Wilson
Could be worth watching
 
There's a picture of the 3 of them in a TV guide
May looks like Clarkson's wife and May like their naughty little boy
A trio of overpaid undertalented tw*ts

I know some people like them , each to their own
 
Dave, May is a former P6 owner himself, and loved it to bits, still says he regrets ever selling it... a man of taste, I think you'll agree! He's also a professionally-trained musician... and his column in the Torygraph is a thing of genius, each and every time. Clarkson is a lovable rogue - after all, who wouldn't applaud a man who has destroyed SIX Morris Marinas? It's just Hammond I sometimes find annoying. I'm not quite sure why he's there - he had no background as a motoring journo at all. But then he is a bona fide enthusiast (who has a thing for old Land Rovers, especially ones with V8s...), which is what really matters.
 
I stand by my opinion - a trio of tw*ts
I quite like Mark Evans who has done series on rebuilding E types MGB's motorbikes and off road Land Rovers
Not that keen on Mike Brewer but Ed China is interesting to watch when , this week , he's working on a BMW 840
 
DaveHerns said:
I stand by my opinion - a trio of tw*ts
I quite like Mark Evans who has done series on rebuilding E types MGB's motorbikes and off road Land Rovers
Not that keen on Mike Brewer but Ed China is interesting to watch when , this week , he's working on a BMW 840
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Why a trio of tw*ts? Sounds like you're taking them FAR too seriously. Top Gear isn't supposed to be taken seriously. It's just about messing around in fast cars and shonky old bangers and having a laugh.
 
chrisyork said:
Hear! Hear! First class Entertainment.

Chris
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EXACTLY. Clarkson himself expresses utter bafflement at the idea that anyone takes him seriously, let alone trusts/mistrusts him as a source of information. I think that the whole thing can be summed up with the words he uses regularly to assess his programme: "Ambitious, but RUBBISH!" - which, I think you'll agree is a little harsh. Yes, we're often laughing at them rather than with them, but sometimes it's fantastic. Anyone with petrol - or diesel! - in their veins cannot fail to be moved by the episode where they entered a secondhand BMW 330D in the Silverstone 24 hours endurance race.

Also, despite his misgivings, when he bought a Spridget for a classic car rally for Top Gear, he took it out for a spin and, on the road, described it as "a genuinely brilliant little car" - despite its tiny power levels, archaic suspension, etc. He loved it. Hammond fell in love with his old Lanchester, too, not just because of his mistaken belief that his grandfather had built it! May wasn't quite so keen on his Citroen Ami, mind, and soon donated it to Beaulieu... the other two have kept theirs, though. It was also something of a landmark, inasmuchas it was the first ever episode of TG where all three bought their cars off the Beeb to keep for themselves.
 
Mark Evans programmes are quite frustrating. Why is it that only around 10% of the time is about what he is doing and the rest is about something else? Why does no-one show fitting replacement brake pipes on these shows. It always seems to get done between episodes. One show they are not there, and the next, finished. Maybe if they spent less time showing us how to screw on a sidelight lens, and more time with something more interesing, the programme would be better. Having said all that, I do like Wheeler Dealers!!
 
I used to love Top Gear years ago, I hate what the show has turned into hence I used to record it so I could pick out the informative useful bits. I found it harder and harder to do, so I gave up :LOL:
I appreciate that some find it an entertaining show, but so was the Keystone Kops and I rarely watched that (similarity where they make doors fall off a perfectly good car for childish humour) when I was at school let alone now :D

People who condone this behaviour to classic vehicles, let alone something this special
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/arti ... sic-car.do
are knobs IMO :roll:

Each to their own :wink:
 
Hmm. That's sacrelage to part of Britains automotive and sporting history. On the other hand, I do approve of driving cars as they were meant to be driven and picking up any repairs after....

Chris
 
chrisyork said:
Hmm. That's sacrelage to part of Britains automotive and sporting history. On the other hand, I do approve of driving cars as they were meant to be driven and picking up any repairs after....

Chris
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I whole heartedly agree with that :) but not without the owners consent :wink:
 
EccentricRichard said:
GrimV8 said:
People who condone this behaviour to classic vehicles, let alone something this special
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/arti ... sic-car.do
are knobs IMO :roll:
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Oh, bo11ocks! That's exactly how that C-type is supposed to be driven! Hamilton was a right prat over that.
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Really? That's how you make a car last a race is it? :shock:
Works drivers were always doing donuts and burning out clutches and twisting shafts?

I must relearn all I've ever been taught about engineering and respect of others property :roll:

Lets just wreck it!! :eek:
 
Now now chapsI am sure there were misunderstandings from all parties, after all when dealing with clarkson and co with the spending power of the Beeb then you have got to expect trouble (hiring Jumbo's, aircraft carriers, tanks and 26 weeks of military involvment it obvious money is no obstruction to the perverse pleasures of the TG team and the expectation of the general public for spectacle and mayhem).

Graeme
 
GrimV8 said:
EccentricRichard said:
GrimV8 said:
People who condone this behaviour to classic vehicles, let alone something this special
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/arti ... sic-car.do
are knobs IMO :roll:
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Oh, bo11ocks! That's exactly how that C-type is supposed to be driven! Hamilton was a right prat over that.
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Really? That's how you make a car last a race is it? :shock:
Works drivers were always doing donuts and burning out clutches and twisting shafts?

I must relearn all I've ever been taught about engineering and respect of others property :roll:

Lets just wreck it!! :eek:
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The damage to the car was no more than four very worn tyres and a knackered clutch. Over the course of a race, it would sustain much the same - and, if you're daft enough to let TG loose on your high-performance car, you have no excuse for being ignorant of the kind of treatment it's going to get! Don't go whining to the press over it, it just makes you look like a prat.
 
'A classic racing car that once won the Le Mans 24 Hours race was left with a burned-out clutch, damaged drive shafts and bald tyres after an "idiotic" test drive for BBC2's Top Gear.'

I've looked after various very rare racing cars with great history and have raced myself, my old man still races Classic bikes so I am well aware what's involved to look after them and what indeed is poor treatment as I'm still in the trade :|

I think we'll just agree to differ on how certain things should be treated and what's considered entertaining. After all, I think they chose not to air the antics in the end didn't they? :wink:
 
GrimV8 said:
'A classic racing car that once won the Le Mans 24 Hours race was left with a burned-out clutch, damaged drive shafts and bald tyres after an "idiotic" test drive for BBC2's Top Gear.'

I've looked after various very rare racing cars with great history and have raced myself, my old man still races Classic bikes so I am well aware what's involved to look after them and what indeed is poor treatment as I'm still in the trade :|

I think we'll just agree to differ on how certain things should be treated and what's considered entertaining. After all, I think they chose not to air the antics in the end didn't they? :wink:
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You really believe anything the Standard or its sister papers say? More fool you! The 'damaged drive shafts' bit was a total concoction. Also, the "antics" were aired, and can be found on YouTube, or torrents, or whatever.
 
EccentricRichard said:
GrimV8 said:
'A classic racing car that once won the Le Mans 24 Hours race was left with a burned-out clutch, damaged drive shafts and bald tyres after an "idiotic" test drive for BBC2's Top Gear.'

I've looked after various very rare racing cars with great history and have raced myself, my old man still races Classic bikes so I am well aware what's involved to look after them and what indeed is poor treatment as I'm still in the trade :|

I think we'll just agree to differ on how certain things should be treated and what's considered entertaining. After all, I think they chose not to air the antics in the end didn't they? :wink:
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You really believe anything the Standard or its sister papers say? More fool you! The 'damaged drive shafts' bit was a total concoction. Also, the "antics" were aired, and can be found on YouTube, or torrents, or whatever.
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I think you'll find what's on Youtube is what they did air :wink:
I don't even read papers :LOL: That was googled to find the story for the forum :| Like this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2999634.stm
Anyway, I come on here for fun, not to change anyones opinion, just air mine, which I have :)
 
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