How did you discover these forums? - Page 2

maateuszz89 · February 14th, 2008, 12:55 PM

I was looking for TG episodes to download. Then FinalGear appeared in google. I registered here when 9th series was on air, and there was all the fuss caused by Hammond's crash. FinalGear just kept me informed. After that I just stayed here, but I rather read the forums than post.

jakifirbec · February 14th, 2008, 02:18 PM

Through google. And like others it took me a couple of months to register and a couple more to begin posting, which i still don't do that often.

Prost264 · February 14th, 2008, 03:50 PM

Around September/October 2005 I got extremely angry that Discovery stopped showing our chopped up version of Top Gear. During an extensive Google search of where to get my disappearing show I stumbled upon this holy mecca of goodness.

It was almost like finding the one porn channel they forgot to scramble.

I downloaded everything I could, but never ventured over to the forums. A few months later I lurked around the TG forum just to get the latest news (before it got clogged with "How should we kill Oliver" nonsense threads). Finally I decided to sign up and get the full experience. images/smilies/lol.gif

Blayde · February 14th, 2008, 03:55 PM

Started out when we found out TG was longer than 30 minutes, hunted since we got broadband, and then found a site that had teh full rips, voila!

bone · February 14th, 2008, 04:25 PM

in the early days, viper used to post the top gear releases on the forums at racingflix.com, where i was a member, came here, and never went back

jeffy777 · February 14th, 2008, 06:57 PM

I saw some TG clips posted at broadbandreports.com and wanted MOAR!

IceBone · February 14th, 2008, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maateuszz89

I was looking for TG episodes to download. Then FinalGear appeared in google. I registered here when 8th series was on air, ~~and there was all the fuss caused by Hammond's crash~~. FinalGear just kept me informed. After that I just stayed here, but I rather ~~read the forums than~~ post.

OMG, ME TOO!!

mgkdk · February 14th, 2008, 08:18 PM

I had seen a couple of episodes and had found some episodes various places. I came here for some time before registrering and posting, but then I couldn't leave images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Buba · February 14th, 2008, 09:29 PM

I guess I had the first TG clips from a friend back in 2003, got broadband, wanted more, landed here since Jabbasworld is a ripoff...

TomCat · February 15th, 2008, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

That was soooo long ago.

You still visit FAF at all?

Sometimes. It's pretty much dead now, plus I'm still a moderator there. Got demoted from Administrator. images/smilies/sad.gif

Must have been all those times I abused my power. images/smilies/lol.gif

Quiky · February 15th, 2008, 01:55 AM

I remember this guy from Audio Tracker back in 2003.... images/smilies/wheelchair.gif

No Boss · February 15th, 2008, 02:00 AM

Silverstar.

He linked me here from the imdb forums for TG.

McLightning95 · February 15th, 2008, 03:55 AM

Quiky showed me Top Gear at work a few times. One night I googled it, found this place. Then nearly gave Quiky a heart attack when he saw me here. It is a small world after all. images/smilies/tongue.gif

powah · February 15th, 2008, 05:08 AM

I hadn't watched TG in ages, so I searched for Top Gear on Google Video images/smilies/lol.gif

I found one of the 8th series ones (in full length images/smilies/cool.gif

), and that's how I got into TG again. Anyway, about the forums, I was on the main site one day when I noticed the 'Forums' button. And here I am \o/

HondaF1 · February 17th, 2008, 08:14 PM

I was walking late one night and was desperately trying to find a public toilet, when all of a sudden I tripped and banged my head. When I woke up I was registered here as HondaF1 and havent been able to find my way out since.

(Ok, Im joking about wanting to find my way out....)

Night_Hawk · February 17th, 2008, 08:45 PM

I actually found this place through Streetfire.net and im still a regular member there. but the more time I spend there the more I realize I don't fit there

this place just seems better

jeffy777 · February 17th, 2008, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buba

I guess I had the first TG clips from a friend back in 2003, got broadband, wanted more, landed here since Jabbasworld is a ripoff...

haha, I completely forgot about that lame JW site. I still remember those stupid intros on his rips images/smilies/tongue.gif

Viper007Bond · February 18th, 2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Night_Hawk

this place just seems better

Incognitiously · February 18th, 2008, 02:58 AM

I am a part of the Google zombie trail. Found lots of good stuff to read here, lots of incredibly reasonable people (how does that happen on Teh Inatwebz?), and the added and thoroughly unexpected bonus of lots of incredibly wonderful downloadable content.

...Those last words sound a bit like promo copy for a porn site...ew.

Crazyjeeper · February 18th, 2008, 03:25 AM

I started seaching for moar after discovery channel stopped showing our crappy version. My first British Top Gear was 8x05. After that I started downloading as much as possible. I registered back in 06, lurked a bit, only dropped in occasionally. Decided a few weeks ago to start being active and here I am.

February 14th, 2008, 12:55 PM	#21
maateuszz89 Joined: Jan 29th, 2007 Last Online: September 5th, 2008 Location: Poland Age: 19 Posts: 579 Rep Power: 13	I was looking for TG episodes to download. Then FinalGear appeared in google. I registered here when 9th series was on air, and there was all the fuss caused by Hammond's crash. FinalGear just kept me informed. After that I just stayed here, but I rather read the forums than post. __________________

February 14th, 2008, 03:55 PM	#24
Blayde Joined: Dec 20th, 2004 Last Online: 08:20 AM Location: Bahrain Posts: 2,006 Car: '02 Nissan X-Trail, '06 Honda Civic EXi Rep Power: 58	Started out when we found out TG was longer than 30 minutes, hunted since we got broadband, and then found a site that had teh full rips, voila! __________________ Some say he migrated when fuel hit 4 pounds per gallon and that he can make 'special price' for you. All we know is, he's the Stig's Arab cousin; Al-Stig!

February 14th, 2008, 04:25 PM	#25
bone "bangle for president" Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: belgium!! Age: 24 Posts: 6,085 Car: yamaha banshee (and an opel astra from work) Rep Power: 29	in the early days, viper used to post the top gear releases on the forums at racingflix.com, where i was a member, came here, and never went back __________________ groups/artists i've seen live: coldplay, the cure, cypress hill, damian marley, deftones, depeche mode, dEUS, franz ferdinand, grandaddy, guns n' roses, interpol, jamiroquai, korn, lenny kravits, marilyn manson, massive attack, metallica, moby, muse, the pixies, placebo, prodigy, queens of the stone age, the raconteurs, radiohead, red hot chili peppers, REM, skin, tool, the who, Wu-Tang and so many more...

February 14th, 2008, 06:57 PM	#26
jeffy777 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 08:07 AM Location: US Age: 27 Posts: 5,662 Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 53	I saw some TG clips posted at broadbandreports.com and wanted MOAR! __________________ A man named Jeffy once said, "If laziness is craziness, then I've lost my marbles...and I don't feel like trying to find them."

February 14th, 2008, 08:18 PM	#28
mgkdk .dk beauty Joined: Mar 19th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Denmark Age: 28 Posts: 4,255 Car: Volvo V40 LFS Status: Rep Power: 51	I had seen a couple of episodes and had found some episodes various places. I came here for some time before registrering and posting, but then I couldn't leave __________________ "Danish is cool" - Jeremy Clarkson

February 14th, 2008, 02:18 PM	#22
jakifirbec Joined: Feb 10th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Slovenija Age: 30 Posts: 713 Car: Mazda 6 Rep Power: 14	Through google. And like others it took me a couple of months to register and a couple more to begin posting, which i still don't do that often.

February 14th, 2008, 03:50 PM	#23
Prost264 Joined: Jun 30th, 2006 Last Online: 05:23 AM Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age: 21 Posts: 2,247 Car: 1995 Subaru Legacy Rep Power: 30	Around September/October 2005 I got extremely angry that Discovery stopped showing our chopped up version of Top Gear. During an extensive Google search of where to get my disappearing show I stumbled upon this holy mecca of goodness. It was almost like finding the one porn channel they forgot to scramble. I downloaded everything I could, but never ventured over to the forums. A few months later I lurked around the TG forum just to get the latest news (before it got clogged with "How should we kill Oliver" nonsense threads). Finally I decided to sign up and get the full experience.

February 14th, 2008, 09:29 PM	#29
Buba Wants Rick Astley's Babies Joined: Nov 12th, 2004 Last Online: 06:22 AM Location: Regensburg, Bavaria Age: 27 Posts: 6,028 Car: Golf LFS Status: Rep Power: 40	I guess I had the first TG clips from a friend back in 2003, got broadband, wanted more, landed here since Jabbasworld is a ripoff... __________________ [18:11] MXM: it means buba is better than you now [18:12] sam-l: In what way? [18:12] Slycer: longer penis

February 15th, 2008, 01:55 AM	#31
Quiky You know you want me.. Joined: Aug 21st, 2005 Last Online: 03:31 AM Posts: 2,296 LFS Status: Rep Power: 169	I remember this guy from Audio Tracker back in 2003.... __________________ + Rep me, and fight the lazy Viper007Bond!

February 15th, 2008, 02:00 AM	#32
No Boss Neener, neener, I banned your title! Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: 05:27 AM Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 23 Posts: 6,704 Car: 2005 Volvo S60 R Rep Power: 74	Silverstar. He linked me here from the imdb forums for TG. __________________

February 15th, 2008, 03:55 AM	#33
McLightning95 Mustang Girl Joined: Jan 2nd, 2007 Last Online: January 5th, 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 109 Car: 2004 Mazda3 Rep Power: 12	Quiky showed me Top Gear at work a few times. One night I googled it, found this place. Then nearly gave Quiky a heart attack when he saw me here. It is a small world after all. __________________ "You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair, people who haven't red hair don't know what trouble is." - Anne of Green Gables

February 15th, 2008, 05:08 AM	#34
powah Previously Known As powerof1000 Joined: Mar 13th, 2007 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: NZ Age: 15 Posts: 1,241 Rep Power: 13	I hadn't watched TG in ages, so I searched for Top Gear on Google Video I found one of the 8th series ones (in full length ), and that's how I got into TG again. Anyway, about the forums, I was on the main site one day when I noticed the 'Forums' button. And here I am \o/ __________________

February 17th, 2008, 08:14 PM	#35
HondaF1 Aussie Bastard Joined: Dec 8th, 2006 Last Online: May 12th, 2008 Location: SCOTLAND Age: 27 Posts: 4,205 Car: First Aberdeen Bus Network Rep Power: 18	I was walking late one night and was desperately trying to find a public toilet, when all of a sudden I tripped and banged my head. When I woke up I was registered here as HondaF1 and havent been able to find my way out since. (Ok, Im joking about wanting to find my way out....) __________________ I am the Honda F1 team's number one fan.... and number 2, and number 3, and 4....

February 17th, 2008, 08:45 PM	#36
Night_Hawk Joined: Oct 5th, 2006 Last Online: 03:31 AM Location: Somewhere small and far away Age: 18 Posts: 504 Car: 94 Buick Century - 86 Pontiac Grand Prix Rep Power: 12	I actually found this place through Streetfire.net and im still a regular member there. but the more time I spend there the more I realize I don't fit there this place just seems better __________________

February 18th, 2008, 02:58 AM	#39
Incognitiously Not A Dude Joined: Nov 29th, 2007 Last Online: January 5th, 2009 Location: Brisbane, QLD--formerly Brooklyn, NY Posts: 34 Car: -wishful thinking goes here- Rep Power: 6	I am a part of the Google zombie trail. Found lots of good stuff to read here, lots of incredibly reasonable people (how does that happen on Teh Inatwebz?), and the added and thoroughly unexpected bonus of lots of incredibly wonderful downloadable content. ...Those last words sound a bit like promo copy for a porn site...ew. __________________ My new personal philosophy:"Ambitious, but rubbish!"

February 18th, 2008, 03:25 AM	#40
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 08:35 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,796 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 54	I started seaching for moar after discovery channel stopped showing our crappy version. My first British Top Gear was 8x05. After that I started downloading as much as possible. I registered back in 06, lurked a bit, only dropped in occasionally. Decided a few weeks ago to start being active and here I am. __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp EVGA 780i, E8400 @ 4.0ghz, CM Hyper 212, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme SLI, MSI 8400GS, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.