[08x03] May 21th, 2006 - Page 3

ChaoZ · May 22nd, 2006, 06:07 AM

Man, the Exige segment borders on automotive porn. The Exige looks fantastic in white. I kind of hoped it that it would come in higher on the laptime board.

I hope they don't make the water dripping on the feature car a regular thing though.

The boat segment is awesome as well, but they really should've set a budget. Jeremy's 15,000 GBP engine is just wrong (but it does fit Clarkson's persona). I like how the producers seem more willing to give the boys cameras this season. Gives an interesting new perspective.

Question: Do you guys think they meant to have the Hilux engine die at the end? For once, I thought I detected a non-scripted moment.

caesarbear · May 22nd, 2006, 06:12 AM

When the Toybota caught fire: "There, that's got it..."

JoeBlo1 · May 22nd, 2006, 06:14 AM

At first I thought it was going to be a really dull episode. But that was the funniest competition ever! Safety must have been really tight during that whole segment and you could see all the people watching attentively in the background.

Not enough car-related segments but I'm pretty sure that Top Gear will listen to its viewers if enough of us complain about that. We need more cars on the show!

Clarkson on the Honda boat engine: "600 pounds... and that's the same as a whole American sitting on the tailgate." images/smilies/lol.gif

Incognito. · May 22nd, 2006, 06:20 AM

good day gents,

I enjoyed this episode, the series seems great thus far, lots of funny moments, and lots of stuff I didnt expect to see.
needless to say, I enjoy watching every minute.
however, I must say, there is one and only one thing I do not like, the slow motion bits, I dont know why, but for some reason I find that boring and I dont think its needed, it seems to take away from the high speed action that topgear is most of the time.
just my 2cents, the slow mo bits are not gonna stop me from watching and enjoying the episodes.

images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

PS: at 7:05 when they heeve the water at james from the boat was one of my favorite moments, "you utter pirate" lol

Great episode ! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Tobias · May 22nd, 2006, 06:33 AM

Great ep. Not quite as funny as the radio skit, but still awesome.

ycchan · May 22nd, 2006, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kebab gud

3: sounded like the Hilux had a problem with the fuel..

I thought the engine was ruined because of the water. Hydrolock.

The show was alright but the star in the reasonably priced car was crap. images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

baseballz71 · May 22nd, 2006, 07:01 AM

Very funny episode. Celebrity in reasonable priced car was boring. I have never laughed so hard watching Top Gear until tonight when Clarkson and Hammond flipped over the Toybota at the finish. I had to play that scene 5 times. Then at the end Clarkson couldn't get the Toybota engine to start guess he has that effect on alot of cars. Like his supercar Ford GT that always breaks down lol.

Viper007Bond · May 22nd, 2006, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ycchan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kebab gud

3: sounded like the Hilux had a problem with the fuel..

I thought the engine was ruined because of the water. Hydrolock.

The show was alright but the star in the reasonably priced car was crap. images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

Well, you can't ruin those engines due to water. Just gotta drain them. I mean hell, the red one went out with the tide and it still ran fine after a little work. images/smilies/lol.gif

Chupacabras · May 22nd, 2006, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck-O

Funny episode.

But for whatever reason it seemed really short.

time flies when youre having fun? images/smilies/wink.gif

Crls · May 22nd, 2006, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by alexisthemovie

great episode as always and i should also mention that my link is live for those who wna it

Tnx alot

andyhui01 · May 22nd, 2006, 07:31 AM

why is it 425mb? I thought the 350mb won in the poll?

jmb · May 22nd, 2006, 07:31 AM

I was laughing like an idiot at this too... Clarkson trying to put out his fire was great although slightly less panicked than the time a spark from our welder lit the end of the vent hose from the petrol tank... images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

And James with his Pirate comment... class. You can always rely on him to produce a comment out of the blue like his "Massey Ferguson" description of the A4 cabrio's engine...

Great ep, although I too didn't know who the star in a car was... but hey ho

No Boss · May 22nd, 2006, 08:23 AM

So it seems we're all in agreement that this ep was hysterical, and it really was. I'm not too upset there was only one review, because it was a pretty good one.

This episode felt like a fun night out with your best mates. It's a nice jab in the ribs to all the people complaining the show sounds "too scripted".

/gaytimes... hehe images/smilies/lol.gif

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gloomy_DAY · May 22nd, 2006, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaoZ

Man, the Exige segment borders on automotive porn. The Exige looks fantastic in white. I kind of hoped it that it would come in higher on the laptime board.

Oh yes! I saw that car and my jaw dropped and then I was in awe when I found out the specs. Those Brit's designing these cars may be farmers, but they sure as hell know how to go ballistic on a car.

Lighter, supercharged, and balanced!

Nogger · May 22nd, 2006, 09:57 AM

One mistake though. He never told us how many horsepower the Exige crammed out...

SLR · May 22nd, 2006, 10:27 AM

Unlike any other car maker Lotus does not ask what the customer might want , they ask what the customer might do without.

otispunkmeyer · May 22nd, 2006, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon

Tonights episode was superb! images/smilies/lol.gif

Soooo damn funny, i've gotta get my hands on some of the quotes off tonights episode. I wept tears when the boat Toyboata tipped over images/smilies/lol.gif

oh my...

I know again there wasn't much in the way of car reviews, but it really doesn't matter it was BRILLIANT.

it was even better because the camera man can heard in uncontrollable hysterics when it goes over....gives it that kinda home video, guys being jackass' quality. it was great.

^Elk^ · May 22nd, 2006, 10:56 AM

Great ep, but i'm getting sick of the slow motion water scenes they are doing nowadays. They did it last week with the XK, Merc and BMW, and it's great once, but it's just shit to reuse such tricks. It looks great, but gets boring. It is kind of the same as an amateur video edited by a 50 year old, you always have the same cheesy transitions.

otispunkmeyer · May 22nd, 2006, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by psychoticsniper

I dont understand the comparo between the mustang GT and the exige S when the lotus literally cause double what the GT cost and then some.

not in this country it doesnt. the stang is more expensive here

ViperVX · May 22nd, 2006, 11:28 AM

Hate to say this but TG is becoming worse ...The Filmed segments are still great, the Car -> Boat was hillarius & Exige review was good, but kinda pointless. Studio bits are still horrid, news blocks were my favorite during series 1-7, but now it's just load of crap...

May 22nd, 2006, 06:14 AM	#43
JoeBlo1 Joined: Feb 18th, 2004 Last Online: 08:09 PM Location: Toronto Age: 23 Posts: 495 Rep Power: 20	At first I thought it was going to be a really dull episode. But that was the funniest competition ever! Safety must have been really tight during that whole segment and you could see all the people watching attentively in the background. Not enough car-related segments but I'm pretty sure that Top Gear will listen to its viewers if enough of us complain about that. We need more cars on the show! Clarkson on the Honda boat engine: "600 pounds... and that's the same as a whole American sitting on the tailgate." __________________ "If you have a target in your life, a real target, doesn´t matter if you are very poor or rich people, if you work hard and believe in God, you can get the success, success in the life." Ayrton Senna

May 22nd, 2006, 06:20 AM	#44
Incognito. Joined: Apr 17th, 2006 Last Online: March 29th, 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 21 Car: Cobalt SS S/C Rep Power: 0	good day gents, I enjoyed this episode, the series seems great thus far, lots of funny moments, and lots of stuff I didnt expect to see. needless to say, I enjoy watching every minute. however, I must say, there is one and only one thing I do not like, the slow motion bits, I dont know why, but for some reason I find that boring and I dont think its needed, it seems to take away from the high speed action that topgear is most of the time. just my 2cents, the slow mo bits are not gonna stop me from watching and enjoying the episodes. PS: at 7:05 when they heeve the water at james from the boat was one of my favorite moments, "you utter pirate" lol Great episode !

May 22nd, 2006, 07:31 AM	#51
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: November 27th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,511 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	why is it 425mb? I thought the 350mb won in the poll? __________________

May 22nd, 2006, 07:31 AM	#52
jmb Joined: May 8th, 2006 Last Online: November 29th, 2008 Location: Oundle Posts: 99 Car: Passat VR5 Rep Power: 11	I was laughing like an idiot at this too... Clarkson trying to put out his fire was great although slightly less panicked than the time a spark from our welder lit the end of the vent hose from the petrol tank... And James with his Pirate comment... class. You can always rely on him to produce a comment out of the blue like his "Massey Ferguson" description of the A4 cabrio's engine... Great ep, although I too didn't know who the star in a car was... but hey ho __________________ Visit the puffle website for photography, Free Mobile themes and more! Check out my HTPC Blog as I try and get a dual tuner HD Freesat Mediaportal based PC up and running! Low cost server and network monitoring - Keep Alive

May 22nd, 2006, 08:23 AM	#53
No Boss Neener, neener, I banned your title! Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 23 Posts: 6,634 Car: 2005 Volvo S60 R Rep Power: 69	So it seems we're all in agreement that this ep was hysterical, and it really was. I'm not too upset there was only one review, because it was a pretty good one. This episode felt like a fun night out with your best mates. It's a nice jab in the ribs to all the people complaining the show sounds "too scripted". /gaytimes... hehe . __________________ Changed the avatar, but Blaro , JacobFox and No Boss - still RickRolling since 1988.

May 22nd, 2006, 06:07 AM	#41
ChaoZ Joined: Oct 25th, 2004 Last Online: November 21st, 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 289 Car: Mazda Miata Rep Power: 18	Man, the Exige segment borders on automotive porn. The Exige looks fantastic in white. I kind of hoped it that it would come in higher on the laptime board. I hope they don't make the water dripping on the feature car a regular thing though. The boat segment is awesome as well, but they really should've set a budget. Jeremy's 15,000 GBP engine is just wrong (but it does fit Clarkson's persona). I like how the producers seem more willing to give the boys cameras this season. Gives an interesting new perspective. Question: Do you guys think they meant to have the Hilux engine die at the end? For once, I thought I detected a non-scripted moment.

May 22nd, 2006, 06:12 AM	#42
caesarbear Joined: Jan 27th, 2006 Last Online: February 3rd, 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	When the Toybota caught fire: "There, that's got it..."

May 22nd, 2006, 06:33 AM	#45
Tobias Loves Vicki... Joined: Mar 26th, 2005 Last Online: 11:44 PM Location: New York Posts: 798 Rep Power: 15	Great ep. Not quite as funny as the radio skit, but still awesome.

May 22nd, 2006, 07:01 AM	#47
baseballz71 Joined: Jan 2nd, 2006 Last Online: 12:14 AM Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Very funny episode. Celebrity in reasonable priced car was boring. I have never laughed so hard watching Top Gear until tonight when Clarkson and Hammond flipped over the Toybota at the finish. I had to play that scene 5 times. Then at the end Clarkson couldn't get the Toybota engine to start guess he has that effect on alot of cars. Like his supercar Ford GT that always breaks down lol.

May 22nd, 2006, 09:57 AM	#55
Nogger Joined: Dec 30th, 2004 Last Online: February 10th, 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 337 Rep Power: 0	One mistake though. He never told us how many horsepower the Exige crammed out...

May 22nd, 2006, 10:27 AM	#56
SLR Joined: May 14th, 2005 Last Online: 09:46 PM Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Unlike any other car maker Lotus does not ask what the customer might want , they ask what the customer might do without.

May 22nd, 2006, 10:56 AM	#58
^Elk^ Joined: Feb 24th, 2006 Last Online: 08:40 PM Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Great ep, but i'm getting sick of the slow motion water scenes they are doing nowadays. They did it last week with the XK, Merc and BMW, and it's great once, but it's just shit to reuse such tricks. It looks great, but gets boring. It is kind of the same as an amateur video edited by a 50 year old, you always have the same cheesy transitions. __________________ "My girlfriend told me to put the toilet seat down. No problem, I didn't want to argue about it. Now she is pissed because the seat is covered in piss" -Jimmy Carr

May 22nd, 2006, 11:28 AM	#60
ViperVX Joined: Dec 27th, 2005 Last Online: 08:05 PM Age: 22 Posts: 574 Rep Power: 13	Hate to say this but TG is becoming worse ...The Filmed segments are still great, the Car -> Boat was hillarius & Exige review was good, but kinda pointless. Studio bits are still horrid, news blocks were my favorite during series 1-7, but now it's just load of crap... __________________ Just another Huge fan of TG..........

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