Anyone watch this show on the discovery channel? It's basically about 3 or 4 Brits who take supercars and such out and do various tests, trials, and road trips with em.

Tonight they had a Mercedes SLR... what was even more impressive than its speed was its stopping/braking power (looked downright terrifying, 120mph-0mph in under 210 feet?), though I suppose that is easier to show to us viewers at home braking power than acceleration. It also looked really friggin awesome, I was never really impressed with its looks before I saw this show. They also had a Mercedes G55, which was okay.

Then they had a segment where the 3 guys had to buy Porsches (1 each) for $3000 or under, and they had a buncha tests to see who got the best deal. This was more silly than informative...one guy's poor beaten up 928 broke down 7 times within 70 miles, from things like a massive coolant leak to broken piston rings. Anyways, it was on over here at 7 PM and I think there's another showing

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They cut that one. It ends with them blowing up a 15 story building with the truck on the roof. The freaking thing started. They drove it into the studio.

I think that was the 2003 season. The "Invincible" episode. I think it was a diesel too.

Ara, are you talking about the 635 vs. the 944 vs. the Jaguar XJS-V12?

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1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

I saw the SLR portion of the show. Right after the show was over I called my RE agent and put the house for sale. As soon as it is sold, I will take the cash and buy a brand new SLR....

Oh darn...someone woke me up.

That was a nice fantasy.

PS: Ara, my "new" E320 was originally purchased new at a Benz dealer in Santa Rosa. The owner then moved to Santa Barbara before trading in the car.

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1990 300CE "Sam Spade"
1991 300CE "Beowulf" RIP (06.1991 - 10.10.2007)
1998 E320 "Orson"
2002 C320 Wagon "Molly Fox"

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Where was it, Smothers European? That place tried to charge me $200 for 4 brake hoses

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Top Gear has been going here for as long as I can remember. The tall slightly annoying bloke with curly hair (Jeremy Clarkson) has been on it from the start I believe.
It's one of the few programmes about cars/mechnanical stuff my wife will watch with me as it's really entertaining.

Recently Jeremy raced a mew Merc (SLR) from London to Oslo, while the other 2 tried going by boat/public transport. Totally pointless waste of licence-fee payer's money, but good fun

I think Jeremy would go down well in the States- He's loud, opinionated and has a mental age of about 8

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1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
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1994 E280 W124 M104
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Didn't Tiff Needell and Vicki have Top gear? Now they have 5th gear correct? What's the story with the two parties now that Jeremy and the gang have the show? There seems to have been a rivalry at least in some of the specials that have the same format of trying to either outrace each other or run each other down in a destruction derby type car race

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1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

Top Gear is an awesome show. Wish there was a similar show here in the States and the 2 shows would rival. Now thats good TV

I saw the one that was on tonight and I am amazed. This is the first peson I have seen push that SLR to the limit. It sounded great when the gas was floored, and it looked great emerging from giant clouds of white/gray smoke. It was so cool to see a G55 go off-roading. Well semi offroading at least. And I like his comments about the most perfect car ever built. He said that the g-wagen looks good in any enviroment, and I am willing to bet that many of you do too. Anyway i have tivo'd the show tommorrow so I can go back and watch some of the parts I missed.

Cool show, I may have to start watching more often now.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Very good show! I missed the SLR episode but I try to watch the show every week.

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I probably shouldn't say this, but in a more recent episode the Stig's beats the SLR track time in a Porsche Carrera GT by 0.1 sec...

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I remember one test drive where Jeremy had me laughing so hard I couldn't stand it. He was testing some French car and going on about how they are cheese eating surrender monkeys!

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Yup. I really miss that show!!! Doing the Ferrari runs against his chums, who were using aircraft and fast trains, around Europe, very funny and entertaining. Driving around the Nuremburgring, in a Diesel Jaguar Sedan, I never knew one exists, and getting beat by a young German lady, driving a Ford van, was a Riot!

As far as his Anti-Americanism, I haven't read anything yet, but he's entitled to his opinion, and he may be right! He's an Englishman! Not too many countries like us anyway, not too many Americans, either, these days, it seems at times.

I hope it comes back soon and not watered down! It's refreshing to drink Guinness Stout occaissionaly, instead of various forms of Lite Beer! It's a good car show!

Jeremy tested the Bugatti Veyron in the latest episode.

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