Anyone see Top Gear?

[Ara T.]

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

[koop]

Originally Posted by 123c

They had an episoide a few weeks ago, where they bought a beat up Toyota truck, too see how durable it was, they even set it on fire, and it still ran...

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.

[diametricalbenz]

Originally Posted by koop

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?

[BENZ-LGB]

Originally Posted by Ara T.

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

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.

[iwrock]

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.

[Hatterasguy]

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

[Ara T.]

Originally Posted by BENZ-LGB

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.

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

[chazola]

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

[diametricalbenz]

Originally Posted by chazola

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

A couple of weeks ago Jeremy raced a mew Merc (SLK) from London to Oslo, while the other 2 tried going by boat. 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

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

[Two560Two]

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

[JMela]

TG is a great show, dl'd some episodes, it's not available statesside, is it?

Current favorite is an all-lambo episode: Miura SV, Countach S, Murcielago all driven hard. Commentator ridicules the discomfort of the Countach while mourning the death of his boyhood dream of owning one.

Why do all English get the best Auto TV show(s) and car mags??

[davidmash]

I tivoed the whole series here in the US. I have not seen an episode on TV for several months now. Not sure if it will be comming back or not. I loved it. They even had a seg on future colletibles and the 16v MB was one of them.

[1985 300SD Sady]

for those of you who have not yet seen this wonderful show, watch many of them at http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=top+gear&btnG=Search+Video

[G-Benz]

Originally Posted by JMela

Why do all English get the best Auto TV show(s) and car mags??

Cause they've got miles of country where they can go flat out in a supercar without fear of the local yokel...

[chazola]

Hmm, you're more likely to hit a badger or tractor actually

Maybe I should start recording the latest episodes (it's on tonight actually ) and selling it to you guys...