[06x11] August 7th, 2005 - Page 2

Z Draci · August 8th, 2005, 09:42 AM

I just had my episode delivered by a little green martian through my bedroom window. I'm just about to watch it now.

For those who don't know about the Ford F-150, it's the most popular truck in the US. Everybody drives one. American men usually love to say Ford is crap, Dodge is crap, Chevrolet is crap, and make a whole day's debate over it. IMO, they're all crap. They're simply engineered flatbed pickup trucks that just "does the job" and nothing else.
Those in the industry buy the larger F-250 turbo diesel that has some outrageous torque output. (It's enough to trail a fat bloated American AND his passenger! images/smilies/lol.gif

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iboss429 · August 8th, 2005, 09:44 AM

WORST EPISODE EVER images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

jarborra · August 8th, 2005, 09:56 AM

Did y'all notice that Richard Hammond got to do a lot in this episode? He reviewed the new Monaro, did the Bull Run, reviewed the Murcielago Roadster and even got to do the entirely pointless voice over commentary during the Stig's lap that Jeremy usually does. He also got to talk about his M4 map/sights book and do the Cool Wall with Jeremy.

I hope this isn't an indication of things to come in Season 7, i.e. Jeremy taking more of a backseat role due to his back problems or a desire to distance himself from TG!

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Electrastar~Indochine · August 8th, 2005, 10:22 AM

The funniest thing I spotted was when Jeremy said there was an embargo on discussing the AMV8 Vantage, which meant he couldn't say anything until the 30th of August, James looked at his watch !!!! (OK, he was probably checking the date, but I thought it was terribly funny) images/smilies/lol.gif

I didn't think Hammond did more than normal apart from Stig's lap commentary, which I did think was unusual at the time.

Overall not a bad show, not the worst though. I think it would have been hard to beat last week's.

KryptonZone · August 8th, 2005, 10:37 AM

Brilliant... Anyways someone mentioned May's letdown of the centruy? Well here it is:

EDIT: James May - Top Gear Theme (Jessica) (Engine Version) (Full)

Unseen · August 8th, 2005, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn_230

I'm so glad Queen won... images/smilies/biggrin.gif

And James' renditiion of Jessica was the letdown of the century.

OMG Highway Star ended up after Meat Loaf images/smilies/cry.gif

James making the song did provide a nice showdown of cars.

jarborra · August 8th, 2005, 10:54 AM

Thanks KryptonZone.

I agree it was a letdown. It looked all cool and well-informed as he was transcribing the notes on that chalkboard, playing with his little gay keyboard and using his (perfect?) sense of pitch to pick notes out of exhaust noise. Then when he was sitting down with the sound engineers I thought this could sound really good...but it just sucked.

It was still an interesting segment but the result was awful. Maybe if he'd allowed the sound engineer to "tweak" the notes so they were spot-on it would've sounded better but he would also need to normalize the volumes of the different engines, etc, etc.

janstett · August 8th, 2005, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swek

"It would be full of people doing whatever it is they do...Inzest mostly"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn_230

I laughed so much when Jeremy's like "I suddenly develop the urge to marry my cousin."

I can take the America bashing, but really, who are the British to talk about inbreeding? I mean, come on, let's start with just the Royal Family and proceed from there if neccessary.

jarborra · August 8th, 2005, 11:14 AM

I think it was just American car bashing. Jeremy made the point that we buy American movies and fizzy drinks. Heh. And also, most of my American friends spend their time making inbreeding jokes about rednecks and the South. This was no different.

iboss429 · August 8th, 2005, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janstett

I can take the America bashing, but really, who are the British to talk about inbreeding? I mean, come on, let's start with just the Royal Family and proceed from there if neccessary. There's a reason so many Brits are horse-faced.

i was trying to foregot that british people were stuck up snobes Jeremy clarkson screwed that up BIG time images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

but then i remember that if it wasent for top gear i wouldnt know what a pagini zonda was or what a Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren sounds like so i forgive some of the America bashing but in this episode he crossed the line anyway my blackness will not permit to bang my own cousin images/smilies/lol.gif

LusDekkar · August 8th, 2005, 11:50 AM

Apprently there are more F-150's than us australians... Well now that i know that i feel so much better.
Good ep, but it just couldn't top last week's. May's song was funny, especially the fart note!! I wouldn't mind to having the full version just so i can set it as the ring tone on my phone.

fbc · August 8th, 2005, 12:34 PM

Not one of the greatest ep's, but even an average to good TG ep is damn good.

It was a great season, autumn's (spring for us antipodeans) not far off I suppose images/smilies/smile.gif

Edit: Nope I changed my mind - really good episode, see my other post.

Jail80 · August 8th, 2005, 12:43 PM

Great ep.

I would have loved to hear something about the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Top speed, something about the ride or about the engine noice. But I quess I just have to wait until the next season. Looks great though!

The Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster review was stunning... after the bull run- part. Lambo starting up in that big garage got me on goose bumbs. Those supercar roadster roofs just won't work in real life, as Richard pointed out..

They didn't even bother putting the new 3- series on the cool wall.. images/smilies/lol.gif

And they're right! It's a boring car and even more boring as a BMW. The previous 3- series was much better looking. Much, much better.
It's sad they're dropping the Monaro.. it's a great car. Even though they don't sell it here in Finland.

And what's this Ford F150?!? Who in the world want's to buy that! Look at the interior... it's rubbish!! Even those old Toyota and Suzuki pick-ups from the -80's have better interior trim.

Buba · August 8th, 2005, 12:57 PM

OMG!

I just watching the music segment, and I can't believe what James is doing! The Enzos tires were screaming, and you have to go quite hard to make them...
And then he does a 180° burnout in the Alfa!!!

We got the next oversteer guy, just in case Jezzas back isn't ok until the next filming!!!

Buba

kanderson · August 8th, 2005, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Most F150s are very inexpensive, as cheap as $16,000 US

You can always buy an F150 for under $1000 here. Nobody really wants one, so they sell really cheap, with low miles. I think it's a Ford conspiracy of some kind, because I don't know anyone that actually owns one, but it seems like they are every fifth vehicle on the road around here.

janstett · August 8th, 2005, 01:25 PM

Regarding the F150...

I haven't seen the episode yet but it sounds like they reviewed the Lightning (supercharged 2wd "race truck"), which hasn't been produced for a few years and is based on the old F150. I don't quite get the point but people seem to buy them. Then again, I don't quite get the pont of a BMW X5 or a Porsche Cayenne, and people buy those too.

Anyway, for our European friends, the F-150 is sort of the American equivalent of those Ford "Transit Vans" that are the "backbone of Brittan" or however they've been called. They are a staple workhorse of the manual labor crowd.

Now, considering the GLOWING tributes I've seen on TG/5G for the horrid Transit Van, I find the harshness on the F150 a tad hypocritical. Yes, it is a big, dumb, cheap, horrid pickup truck. But how about they do a head-to-head of the F-150 and the Transit?

osabros · August 8th, 2005, 01:29 PM

what a fantastic episode!!! it was hilarious!!

the monaro part was really cool, the song with engines was hilarious and the pickup review was very funny

the murcielago roadster is such a cool car....want one, want one badly images/smilies/smile.gif

Buba · August 8th, 2005, 01:47 PM

I loved the whole ep...
And the drifters were great fun... Could have been a bit longer, IMO...

Buba

magnaman · August 8th, 2005, 01:55 PM

goof episode!

i think they should have 2 hour shows images/smilies/wink.gif

hehehe

Im gonna miss tg!

Ed. · August 8th, 2005, 02:12 PM

Very entertaining episode,you lot are obviously difficult to please images/smilies/lol.gif

Id agree with the F150 being a thristy beast though,we had a lend of 1 at my old job,drove from petrol station to petrol station images/smilies/biggrin.gif

But the noise and the torque are unreal,particularly when you give it loads of right foot

The drifting was ok,but is should have been a full separate feature as opposed to being part of the Monaro feature,but there is a Monaro,or Pontiac GTO competing in D1GP so it kind of had relevance.But Im sure there are many who still dont know who 'Mr Kazama' is images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

The Lambo and the music were really what Top Gear is about - entertainment images/smilies/smile.gif

August 8th, 2005, 09:42 AM	#21
Z Draci Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: May 23rd, 2007 Location: Glendora/Riverside, CA Posts: 915 Rep Power: 0	I just had my episode delivered by a little green martian through my bedroom window. I'm just about to watch it now. For those who don't know about the Ford F-150, it's the most popular truck in the US. Everybody drives one. American men usually love to say Ford is crap, Dodge is crap, Chevrolet is crap, and make a whole day's debate over it. IMO, they're all crap. They're simply engineered flatbed pickup trucks that just "does the job" and nothing else. Those in the industry buy the larger F-250 turbo diesel that has some outrageous torque output. (It's enough to trail a fat bloated American AND his passenger! ) __________________ *"The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive." - Sir William Lyons*

August 8th, 2005, 09:44 AM	#22
iboss429 Joined: Apr 2nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: San Antonio,Texas Posts: 311 Car: Mercury Marauder Rep Power: 0	WORST EPISODE EVER __________________

August 8th, 2005, 09:56 AM	#23
jarborra Joined: Jul 21st, 2005 Last Online: June 29th, 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 32 Posts: 189 Car: Audi A8 Rep Power: 15	Did y'all notice that Richard Hammond got to do a lot in this episode? He reviewed the new Monaro, did the Bull Run, reviewed the Murcielago Roadster and even got to do the entirely pointless voice over commentary during the Stig's lap that Jeremy usually does. He also got to talk about his M4 map/sights book and do the Cool Wall with Jeremy. I hope this isn't an indication of things to come in Season 7, i.e. Jeremy taking more of a backseat role due to his back problems or a desire to distance himself from TG! __________________ "Oh my God, there's so much f*cking wind!!!" - Me, riding in my friend's custom-built Westfield. I actually have hair when I drive my own sapphire black 2006 Audi A8.

August 8th, 2005, 10:22 AM	#24
Electrastar~Indochine Joined: Feb 16th, 2005 Last Online: March 1st, 2008 Location: UK Posts: 485 Car: Ava The Astra :-) Rep Power: 0	The funniest thing I spotted was when Jeremy said there was an embargo on discussing the AMV8 Vantage, which meant he couldn't say anything until the 30th of August, James looked at his watch !!!! (OK, he was probably checking the date, but I thought it was terribly funny) I didn't think Hammond did more than normal apart from Stig's lap commentary, which I did think was unusual at the time. Overall not a bad show, not the worst though. I think it would have been hard to beat last week's.

August 8th, 2005, 10:37 AM	#25
KryptonZone Joined: Dec 10th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Posts: 839 Car: VW... Jetta... Leave me alone... Rep Power: 0	Brilliant... Anyways someone mentioned May's letdown of the centruy? Well here it is: EDIT: James May - Top Gear Theme (Jessica) (Engine Version) (Full) __________________ Help keep us going, visit the site, and click on ads!

August 8th, 2005, 10:54 AM	#27
jarborra Joined: Jul 21st, 2005 Last Online: June 29th, 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 32 Posts: 189 Car: Audi A8 Rep Power: 15	Thanks KryptonZone. I agree it was a letdown. It looked all cool and well-informed as he was transcribing the notes on that chalkboard, playing with his little gay keyboard and using his (perfect?) sense of pitch to pick notes out of exhaust noise. Then when he was sitting down with the sound engineers I thought this could sound really good...but it just sucked. It was still an interesting segment but the result was awful. Maybe if he'd allowed the sound engineer to "tweak" the notes so they were spot-on it would've sounded better but he would also need to normalize the volumes of the different engines, etc, etc. __________________ "Oh my God, there's so much f*cking wind!!!" - Me, riding in my friend's custom-built Westfield. I actually have hair when I drive my own sapphire black 2006 Audi A8.

August 8th, 2005, 11:14 AM	#29
jarborra Joined: Jul 21st, 2005 Last Online: June 29th, 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 32 Posts: 189 Car: Audi A8 Rep Power: 15	I think it was just American car bashing. Jeremy made the point that we buy American movies and fizzy drinks. Heh. And also, most of my American friends spend their time making inbreeding jokes about rednecks and the South. This was no different. __________________ "Oh my God, there's so much f*cking wind!!!" - Me, riding in my friend's custom-built Westfield. I actually have hair when I drive my own sapphire black 2006 Audi A8.

August 8th, 2005, 11:50 AM	#31
LusDekkar Joined: Feb 4th, 2005 Last Online: October 26th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Apprently there are more F-150's than us australians... Well now that i know that i feel so much better. Good ep, but it just couldn't top last week's. May's song was funny, especially the fart note!! I wouldn't mind to having the full version just so i can set it as the ring tone on my phone.

August 8th, 2005, 12:34 PM	#32
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,346 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 77	Not one of the greatest ep's, but even an average to good TG ep is damn good. It was a great season, autumn's (spring for us antipodeans) not far off I suppose Edit: Nope I changed my mind - really good episode, see my other post.

August 8th, 2005, 12:43 PM	#33
Jail80 Joined: Jan 3rd, 2005 Last Online: March 27th, 2007 Location: Lahti, Finland Age: 28 Posts: 117 Car: Toyota Auris 1.6 Dual VVT-i Rep Power: 0	Great ep. I would have loved to hear something about the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Top speed, something about the ride or about the engine noice. But I quess I just have to wait until the next season. Looks great though! The Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster review was stunning... after the bull run- part. Lambo starting up in that big garage got me on goose bumbs. Those supercar roadster roofs just won't work in real life, as Richard pointed out.. They didn't even bother putting the new 3- series on the cool wall.. And they're right! It's a boring car and even more boring as a BMW. The previous 3- series was much better looking. Much, much better. It's sad they're dropping the Monaro.. it's a great car. Even though they don't sell it here in Finland. And what's this Ford F150?!? Who in the world want's to buy that! Look at the interior... it's rubbish!! Even those old Toyota and Suzuki pick-ups from the -80's have better interior trim. __________________ "We've never lost a Top Gear presenter on a mission. And we're not going to do that now either. Not on my watch." - Jeremy Clarkson Get well Richard!

August 8th, 2005, 12:57 PM	#34
Buba Wants Rick Astley's Babies Joined: Nov 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Regensburg, Bavaria Age: 27 Posts: 5,996 Car: Golf LFS Status: Rep Power: 38	OMG! I just watching the music segment, and I can't believe what James is doing! The Enzos tires were screaming, and you have to go quite hard to make them... And then he does a 180° burnout in the Alfa!!! We got the next oversteer guy, just in case Jezzas back isn't ok until the next filming!!! Buba __________________ [18:11] MXM: it means buba is better than you now [18:12] sam-l: In what way? [18:12] Slycer: longer penis

August 8th, 2005, 01:25 PM	#36
janstett Joined: Jul 9th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Chester, NJ Posts: 1,123 Car: 86 944 Turbo, 2000 Trans Am, 02 Jeep Rep Power: 21	Regarding the F150... I haven't seen the episode yet but it sounds like they reviewed the Lightning (supercharged 2wd "race truck"), which hasn't been produced for a few years and is based on the old F150. I don't quite get the point but people seem to buy them. Then again, I don't quite get the pont of a BMW X5 or a Porsche Cayenne, and people buy those too. Anyway, for our European friends, the F-150 is sort of the American equivalent of those Ford "Transit Vans" that are the "backbone of Brittan" or however they've been called. They are a staple workhorse of the manual labor crowd. Now, considering the GLOWING tributes I've seen on TG/5G for the horrid Transit Van, I find the harshness on the F150 a tad hypocritical. Yes, it is a big, dumb, cheap, horrid pickup truck. But how about they do a head-to-head of the F-150 and the Transit?

August 8th, 2005, 01:29 PM	#37
osabros Joined: May 30th, 2005 Last Online: November 12th, 2008 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Age: 19 Posts: 683 Rep Power: 0	what a fantastic episode!!! it was hilarious!! the monaro part was really cool, the song with engines was hilarious and the pickup review was very funny the murcielago roadster is such a cool car....want one, want one badly __________________

August 8th, 2005, 01:47 PM	#38
Buba Wants Rick Astley's Babies Joined: Nov 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Regensburg, Bavaria Age: 27 Posts: 5,996 Car: Golf LFS Status: Rep Power: 38	I loved the whole ep... And the drifters were great fun... Could have been a bit longer, IMO... Buba __________________ [18:11] MXM: it means buba is better than you now [18:12] sam-l: In what way? [18:12] Slycer: longer penis

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magnaman Joined: Dec 31st, 2004 Last Online: November 24th, 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 63 Rep Power: 16	goof episode! i think they should have 2 hour shows hehehe Im gonna miss tg! __________________ oooo i come from the land down under!

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August 8th, 2005, 02:12 PM	#40
Ed. Joined: Apr 4th, 2005 Last Online: February 25th, 2007 Location: Dublin,Ireland Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	Very entertaining episode,you lot are obviously difficult to please Id agree with the F150 being a thristy beast though,we had a lend of 1 at my old job,drove from petrol station to petrol station But the noise and the torque are unreal,particularly when you give it loads of right foot The drifting was ok,but is should have been a full separate feature as opposed to being part of the Monaro feature,but there is a Monaro,or Pontiac GTO competing in D1GP so it kind of had relevance.But Im sure there are many who still dont know who 'Mr Kazama' is The Lambo and the music were really what Top Gear is about - entertainment __________________

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