Top( yawn) Gear.

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Fri Jun 03, 16 3:38 pm

never been a fan of top gear ! it was crap with the last three presenters & I just know its still crap with this new lot , & that's with out even watching it

newport100 · Post by **newport100** » Fri Jun 03, 16 9:32 pm

Never really watched it - except for the one where they used my old Chally , boring and by all accounts worse now

68 beeper · Post by **68 beeper** » Sun Jun 05, 16 7:35 pm

I liked the old top gear thought is was good , I thought Evans is, good. Didn't think the American guy was right for the show

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Jun 06, 16 12:13 am

I thought tonight's was a vast improvement...

(over last week's, not over the original)

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Mon Jun 06, 16 8:25 am

I liked it. Still watching. LeBlanc still the highlight.
Ken Block next week - that should be good. Still waiting for the RS focus...

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Jun 06, 16 1:14 pm

morgan wrote:I liked it. Still watching. LeBlanc still the highlight.
Ken Block next week - that should be good. Still waiting for the RS focus...

I'm hoping they get on of the new Alfa Guilia Cloverleafs (500hp) to test.... first new Alfa to get rave reviews in the press for decades

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Mon Jun 06, 16 8:11 pm

RobTwin wrote:
morgan wrote:I liked it. Still watching. LeBlanc still the highlight.
Ken Block next week - that should be good. Still waiting for the RS focus...
I'm hoping they get on of the new Alfa Guilia Cloverleafs (500hp) to test.... first new Alfa to get rave reviews in the press for decades

Ooh. Like the sound of that. I for one am enjoying this current hyper-hatch-willy-waving-contest.

Remember when the golf 16v and the escort RS Turbo knocked it up to 130bhp the big power number ? Then a few hit 150 (calibra 16v etc). Then there was the 306 172... Then the typeRs started hitting 200.
Now you can get a golf with 300, a ford focus with 350 and a baby alfa with 500! I love it.

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Mon Jun 06, 16 8:25 pm

morgan wrote:
RobTwin wrote:
morgan wrote:I liked it. Still watching. LeBlanc still the highlight.
Ken Block next week - that should be good. Still waiting for the RS focus...
I'm hoping they get on of the new Alfa Guilia Cloverleafs (500hp) to test.... first new Alfa to get rave reviews in the press for decades
Ooh. Like the sound of that. I for one am enjoying this current hyper-hatch-willy-waving-contest.

Remember when the golf 16v and the escort RS Turbo knocked it up to 130bhp the big power number ? Then a few hit 150 (calibra 16v etc). Then there was the 306 172... Then the typeRs started hitting 200.
Now you can get a golf with 300, a ford focus with 350 and a baby alfa with 500! I love it.

Guilia is in the same class as the 3 Series I believe, and follows on from the 159. Looks like a fantastic car........do love Alfas and think the interior styling is one of the best for its price class. Current daily is a Mito and it's an absolute peach of a motor.

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Jun 07, 16 11:08 am

That's right, it's a big-ish (think 3-series) saloon. No word of an estate (sportwagon) yet unfortunately. Whether that Ferrari-derived 'lump' will find its way into something smaller is another matter...

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Wed Jun 08, 16 8:37 am

Ah ! I thought you meant guilietta (or whatever its called). You can see why that was

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Wed Jun 08, 16 11:13 am

morgan wrote:Ah ! I thought you meant guilietta (or whatever its called). You can see why that was

Yeah, not very imaginative with their names, are they

Anyhoo, back on topic - preview for next weeks show shows Ken Block in his Hoonigan Mustang tearing it up round a deserted central London, with Matt LeB riding shotgun

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Wed Jun 08, 16 12:57 pm

RobTwin wrote:
morgan wrote:Ah ! I thought you meant guilietta (or whatever its called). You can see why that was
Yeah, not very imaginative with their names, are they

Anyhoo, back on topic - preview for next weeks show shows Ken Block in his Hoonigan Mustang tearing it up round a deserted central London, with Matt LeB riding shotgun

That's the one where they did a burnout next to the cenotaph and got a big rollocking for it.........Look forward to seeing what he does

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Thu Jun 09, 16 11:39 am

Dave81 wrote:
RobTwin wrote:
morgan wrote:Ah ! I thought you meant guilietta (or whatever its called). You can see why that was
Yeah, not very imaginative with their names, are they

Anyhoo, back on topic - preview for next weeks show shows Ken Block in his Hoonigan Mustang tearing it up round a deserted central London, with Matt LeB riding shotgun
That's the one where they did a burnout next to the cenotaph and got a big rollocking for it.........Look forward to seeing what he does

It wasnt next to the cenotaph. Media crusade to generate controversy.

Sniff petrol got this one right.

(cant add attachment ? upload error - Oh well, here is the link - http://www.sniffpetrol.com/2016/03/16/morons-in-crisis/

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Thu Jun 09, 16 2:34 pm

morgan wrote:
RobTwin wrote:
morgan wrote:I liked it. Still watching. LeBlanc still the highlight.
Ken Block next week - that should be good. Still waiting for the RS focus...
I'm hoping they get on of the new Alfa Guilia Cloverleafs (500hp) to test.... first new Alfa to get rave reviews in the press for decades
Ooh. Like the sound of that. I for one am enjoying this current hyper-hatch-willy-waving-contest.

Remember when the golf 16v and the escort RS Turbo knocked it up to 130bhp the big power number ? Then a few hit 150 (calibra 16v etc). Then there was the 306 172... Then the typeRs started hitting 200.
Now you can get a golf with 300, a ford focus with 350 and a baby alfa with 500! I love it.

That is so right a 3.0S capri had 138 bhp are seemed like a rocket and XR3i with 105 not know many cars now with less than that

Steve Chapman · Post by **Steve Chapman** » Fri Jun 10, 16 4:27 pm

Mmm ,had a day off, laid up. Watched the second episode. Not as bad, so may improve. Although I think it was the other presenters and guests who made it. Still not a big Chris Evan fan. Looks like Eddie is the new fall guy, ala James May. I