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| | #441 | |
| Joined: Aug 2nd, 2008 Last Online: November 17th, 2008 Location: London, UK (30 miles north of Dunsfold) Posts: 71
Car: BMW 325i SE Rep Power: 2 ![]() | Quote:
Am surprised no one seems to have responded to this yet , but I’m new here. It's not a long time from now, in TV production terms. Does anyone else think a New Thread is required to discuss this? | |
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| | #442 |
| Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: 03:39 PM Location: USA Age: 28 Posts: 220
Rep Power: 5 ![]() ![]() | San Francisco. Same streets as the Bullitt chase scene, new Bullitt Mustang, and new Dodge Challenger. Perhaps with some Vanishing Point thrown in. Maybe even reverse the route of Vanishing Point, taking the cars from San Francisco to Colorado. It would be cool to cover two of the all time coolest car movies. Edit: Improvement on the idea... Put Captain Slow in a Crown Vic, then at some point or another, switch him over to an XKE! Further Edit: If possible, have Jeremy review the FCX Clarity in the first 7 to 10 minutes of the show, and then go on from there Last edited by Mr. Nice; August 27th, 2008 at 10:41 PM.. |
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| | #443 |
| Joined: Dec 12th, 2006 Last Online: 06:34 PM Posts: 96
Rep Power: 9 ![]() ![]() | Love the road trips/adventures like the america trip, africa, polar. Cheap car challenges are great too. The usual solo reviews on the track or somewhere else are always good. The only thing I wouldn't need are these races against skiers, climbers, trains, aeroplanes. Thats my opinion on the content, the cinematography, style and music is always spot on. Oh and jokes about different nations are always hilarious ![]() |
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| | #444 | |
| Joined: Dec 12th, 2006 Last Online: 06:34 PM Posts: 96
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| | #445 |
| Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: 03:39 PM Location: USA Age: 28 Posts: 220
Rep Power: 5 ![]() ![]() | 1954 Jaguar xk120 roadster VS. 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing coupe VS. 1957 327 injected (327hp, 1 per cubic inch gross) Chevrolet Corvette. It would be excellent to see these three cars on a road trip in Europe. Some explanation of the xk140 and xk150 would also be great to see. Alain de Cadenet on SIARPC! EDIT: Got to thinking about this, and the 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder seems like it would be more suitable for this than the Merc. Just watch out for any Ford station wagons. Last edited by Mr. Nice; August 22nd, 2008 at 06:26 PM.. |
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| | #446 |
| Joined: Aug 14th, 2008 Last Online: October 13th, 2008 Location: Monza Posts: 3
Car: Mini Cooper Sport '99 Rep Power: 0 ![]() | I remember a while back in Season 2 where they pitted politicians against each other in order to resolve the "disastrous" turnout at the polls, or something along those lines. They should replace SIARPC with such "battles", not neccessarily politicians, but a bunch of people representing some sort of group or team and pit them against each other, instead of having dull interviews with British celebrities that no one has ever heard of outside of their borders. |
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| Joined: Oct 23rd, 2007 Last Online: 04:42 PM Location: A Victoran ode to the Test of Time Posts: 195
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| | #448 |
| Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: 03:39 PM Location: USA Age: 28 Posts: 220
Rep Power: 5 ![]() ![]() | Ford Mondeo VS. BMW and Audi saloons |
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| | #449 |
| Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: 03:39 PM Location: USA Age: 28 Posts: 220
Rep Power: 5 ![]() ![]() | Old Lotus Challenge, like so many other of the old car challenges, only using Lotus' exclusviely. |
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| | #450 |
| Joined: Aug 14th, 2008 Last Online: October 13th, 2008 Location: Monza Posts: 3
Car: Mini Cooper Sport '99 Rep Power: 0 ![]() | |
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| | #451 |
| Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: 03:39 PM Location: USA Age: 28 Posts: 220
Rep Power: 5 ![]() ![]() | Build an electric car challenge. Either a group effort to build one car, or let all 3 presenters build their own and compete against each other. Edit: Fuel cell or hydrogen power would also be pretty cool Last edited by Mr. Nice; September 6th, 2008 at 10:45 PM.. |
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| | #452 |
| Joined: Jul 4th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: North West England Posts: 18
Car: 2008 Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge, 2007 Citroën C6 Lignage Rep Power: 0 ![]() | The 100th Episode should be extended - more than an hour long. |
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| | #453 |
| Joined: Jul 31st, 2008 Last Online: August 19th, 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1
Rep Power: 0 ![]() | "Hang on a minute lads I've got a great idea" Next year is the 40th Anniversary of The Italian Job movie, and I think it would make the perfect excuse for a Top Gear special. How about some of the following: Clarkson in a Muira recreating the opening sequence (minus the bulldozer of course!) the original road/bridge and tunnel all still exist. May visiting the London locations in Caine's old Aston DB4 convertible. Hamster in Turin in an old series 2 Landy visiting some of the Italian locations. All 3 presenters on the Top Gear test track trying their best to recreate some of the stunts with 3 old mini's. The Final challenge is obvious. Starting from the Fiat Lingotto test track in Turin the 3 presenters (using the red, white and blue mini Coopers of course) must get a boot full of gold (something daft like a box of Ferrero Rocher) across Turin in formation and up into the alps to the finish (the Col de Nivolet where the bus hung over the cliff edge) before sunset. There could also be the possibility of using co-drivers for this?... If you could get an interview with Michael Caine (SIARPC) that would be the icing on the cake. If he doesn't want to drive, then allow him the privilege of a drive by proxy, where he can pick anyone he wants to set a time. You don't even have to do much research as this great website has done all the hard work for you!. http://www.theitalianjob.com Just my 2p's worth of a suggestion, and best of luck with the next series. Cheers, Altabani |
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| | #454 |
| Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: 03:39 PM Location: USA Age: 28 Posts: 220
Rep Power: 5 ![]() ![]() | 100th episode, tribute to Britain; British landmarks and monuments, British triumphs in technology and over other nations, and of course, British cars. Since Britain is known for being a seafaring nation, it should definitely include something with the water. Some kind of thank you to all the people behind Top Gear is needed, for years of bringing us one of the best shows in the world! |
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| | #455 |
| Joined: Apr 24th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 1,009
Rep Power: 22 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I would love to see them do the endurance race again in the next Season and take a bit more seriously maybe.
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| Joined: Jul 20th, 2008 Last Online: 06:43 PM Location: Comox, BC Posts: 38
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| | #457 | |
| Joined: Aug 19th, 2008 Last Online: November 18th, 2008 Location: Graz, Austria Posts: 5
Rep Power: 0 ![]() | Quote:
trying to make their way through siberia in ladas and zils! or a "backpackers roadtest race"? - james, jezza and richard hitchhiking seperately to a certain location, having to rate the cars they get picked up... in a brutaly honest way, focusing on what it says about you as a person ![]() i especially would like to see them do a sportscar offroad special. i.e. driving <1000 pound sportscars through the australian outback. and my final wish: let 'em build the ultimate ambulance/firetruck. and by ultimate i mean deafening loud, bright as the sun and equipped with extras like bulldozer-blade or howitzer.. see, i'm half-time student and half time paramedic, yet after several years spent in an ambulance's driver's seat i've started to call sirens & flashlights the "stealth mode", for it often seems to me that all the other people on the street either really can't see moderately loud and shiny cars, or they are shocked by my sudden appearance in their rear mirror - but not shocked enough, i think we need to stunn them! (and therefore should be able to elegantly take their car's out of harms way, or at least ours) ![]() | |
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| | #458 |
| Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: 03:39 PM Location: USA Age: 28 Posts: 220
Rep Power: 5 ![]() ![]() | Four wheel drive SUV vs. 4 door saloon vs. people carrier through a series of challenges. Each car is best suited for one thing or another, so there should be an off road challenge, a city commute challenge, and a school run challenge |
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| | #459 |
| Joined: Jun 26th, 2005 Last Online: October 13th, 2008 Location: Belgium Posts: 42
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| | #460 |
| Joined: Aug 29th, 2008 Last Online: August 29th, 2008 Location: Indy, USA Posts: 1
Rep Power: 0 ![]() | What would really spice up the show would to hire me as a test driver and get a Yanks perspective on these rides. Call me |
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