Re: Top Gear tonight

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:54 pm

i love the stratos its a really good car BUT if there was going to be any kit
car that id build it would have to be a RS200 love them to bits
my cousin has 2 of them he's built and one has a rover vitesse turbo engine.

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:58 pm

Gerry H wrote:There's always Young Hairdresser of the Feckin' Year (tonight BBC3) if you don't like TG

Gerry how do you know such programs exist:D

woody · Post by **woody** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:48 pm

Interesting link to the Stratos forum I guess the fairy tale world of Top Gear is over for some! The stratos has got to have one of the finest rears in the business, love it! 8)

Danny@APT · Post by **Danny@APT** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:05 pm

warboys wrote:I have driven a Hawk replica with the alfa engine and I can honestly say that I would never consider one. It has to be the most uncomfortable, clostrophobic and hot cabin I have ever sat in. There are plenty more kit cars that are higher up my want list.

Don't get me wrong, it's probably a horrible car to spend a lot of time in, but I feel it would be worth it for that occasional early morning blast along the back roads.

Bart wrote:i love the stratos its a really good car BUT if there was going to be any kit car that id build it would have to be a RS200 love them to bits
my cousin has 2 of them he's built and one has a rover vitesse turbo engine.

Mmm... RS200- got a soft-spot for them too!

It's a real shame that Top Gear is so scripted these days. Entertaining (usually), but just not memorable. I'm surprised they trashed that guys Stratos so much for the sake of a 'show'. Bang out of order.

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:05 pm

sidewaysfletch wrote:Gerry how do you know such programs exist:D

There's always links from the Audi and BMW sites when I go lurking Jase

stockcar · Post by **stockcar** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:44 am

unfortunately TG lost the plot ages ago, never bothers me to watch whereas at one point i wouldn't miss it............

saw this one due to the Stratos feature but was tosh and what the feck was going on with the balloon stunt???
had to be staged otherwise he would have had a fighter escort min or shot down!!

cannit · Post by **cannit** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:23 pm

I gotta agree TG has got so staged lately and just appears scripted

Shame, I still wont miss it but really miss the old style features when they concentrated more on the car and not the type of person driving the car..

Post by **Ben** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:26 am

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/ ... 3A47%3A880

Top Gear stunt set up - what a surprise ... ARSE ... thinking more about it - it was obvious due to the fact that the camera was in a helicopter circling the balloon and the police copter !!

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:52 am

It's rather naive to think that the TG stunts aren't choreographed as no way that caravan park episode was for real. It's just an entertainment programme with cars and ought to come out of the closet and be renamed the Jeremy Clarkson show.

Still bloody entertaining and more so when the alternatives are things like Strictly Cum Dancing, I'm a (failing) Celebrity Get ......... and enough cookery programmes to cause a famine.

mikeb · Post by **mikeb** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:47 pm

Oh dont knock strictly