Top Gear is back - Sunday 27th January

Harcrid · 26-01-2013 11:50am #1

Just a reminder in case people are not aware.

keithsfleet · 26-01-2013 11:52am

Was there a Christmas special this year that I missed?

afatbollix · 26-01-2013 11:57am

They are also showing the racing legends on Colin Mcgrae at 22:00

Our own Kris Meeke is on top gear this weekend driving a Bently on a Rally GB stage.

AugustusMinimus · 26-01-2013 12:31pm

keithsfleet wrote: »

Was there a Christmas special this year that I missed?

They have a winter special which will be shown as part of this series.

Has to do with estate cars I think. They released a photo showing one of them driving a Subaru Legacy in somewhere which looked like a rain forest.

Chavways · 26-01-2013 12:48pm

Thank Christ.

smcgiff · 26-01-2013 2:34pm

Used to love this once. Can't watch at all now. The suspension of disbelief required is too great.

T-Maxx · 26-01-2013 2:36pm

Was it ever gone?

B Rabbit · 26-01-2013 2:53pm

Thanks! Haven't watched it in ages, it used to be so much better.

MetzgerMeister · 26-01-2013 3:11pm

T-Maxx wrote: »

Was it ever gone?

It was if you don't have Dave :P

mitosis · 26-01-2013 3:12pm

You'd need top gear to enjoy that show.

TestTransmission · 26-01-2013 3:14pm

mitosis wrote: »

You'd need top gear to enjoy that show.

Don't give up the day job

Ardennes1944 · 26-01-2013 3:18pm

mitosis wrote: »

You'd need top gear to enjoy that show.

Wut?
I know people say its gone to **** but 99% of people who do end up watching it anyway. Even if it's not got much to do with cars nowadays it's still cool to see someone get to do crazy sh!t in cool places

MetzgerMeister · 26-01-2013 3:20pm

As someone said on this forum before, Top gear is an entertainment show with cars here and there, Fifth Gear is a car show with entertainment here and there.

h3000 · 27-01-2013 2:51pm

Just said I'd give this a quick bump.

BBC Racing legends is back tonight too at 10 on BBC2 featuring the great Colin McRae.

bazz26 · 27-01-2013 4:24pm

Thanks OP, Sky+ is set as I will not be home to watch it.

Max Power1 · 27-01-2013 6:28pm

Thanks for the reminder OP

Great to see fresh material and not the dave reruns :P

padd b1975 · 27-01-2013 7:57pm

Bump.

New series starts in 1 hour on BBC 2.

chriity139 · 27-01-2013 8:31pm

looking forward to this tonight hopefully there will be a bit more car reviews this years

Autosport · 27-01-2013 9:18pm

:eek: I want that Pagani

Supergurrier · 27-01-2013 9:19pm

What time is this on at ?

h3000 · 27-01-2013 9:22pm

Supergurrier wrote: »

What time is this on at ?

Now

dgt · 27-01-2013 9:26pm

It's the Top Gear version of Rolls Royce rally car!!!

:D:D

h3000 · 27-01-2013 9:28pm

WooHoo WRC on Top Gear

:D

mfceiling · 27-01-2013 9:30pm

Bollox forgot about this. When is it repeated. Went to school with kris meeke so keen to see him.

Drummerboy08 · 27-01-2013 9:35pm

Impressive keeping that Bentley on a WRC stage. Shame he lost his drive with Mini.

colm_mcm · 27-01-2013 9:37pm

I'm just watching it to see them building a small car. Nothing doing yet.

Autosport · 27-01-2013 9:48pm

I'm loving Jeremys car if you could call it that

Love the tailbacks hehehehe

Mycroft H · 27-01-2013 10:25pm

Repeated next Saturday @ 7pm.

Or on BBC iplayer in a few hours.

flazio · 27-01-2013 10:58pm

Autosport wrote: »

I'm loving Jeremys car if you could call it that Love the tailbacks hehehehe

Is it not as illegal to put a car like that on the motorway as it is here?

Green Hornet · 27-01-2013 11:25pm

Actually, the P45 segment was very funny I thought. I actually chuckled out loud a few times.

For Forks Sake · 27-01-2013 11:30pm

flazio wrote: »

Is it not as illegal to put a car like that on the motorway as it is here?

He said it was the A3..presumable not a stretch of motorway?

Katunga · 27-01-2013 11:32pm

Racing Legends on BBC 2 now Colin McRea

Autosport · 27-01-2013 11:35pm

Katunga wrote: »

Racing Legends on BBC 2 now Colin McRea

Brilliant stuff and i'm a fan of Ken Block

I8A4RE · 28-01-2013 2:55am

Was'nt weird to watch top gear with now ads for halfords or go compare ads in between. Loved the How r ya and the P45

kneemos · 28-01-2013 10:13am

The Zonda looked like a spaceship sadly Hammond is crap at reviewing cars.

advertsfox · 28-01-2013 10:48am

Your man in the Bentley was seriously impressive!

Robertr · 28-01-2013 10:50am

Hammond is just crap full stop.

I hate the way he stands beside Jeremy when he is announcing the hot lap time and pretends to be all excited and not know what the lap time is.

He is a terrible actor or terrible at pretending to be a terrible actor. Either way, the show could do without him.

drumslate · 28-01-2013 10:51am

advertsfox wrote: »

Your man in the Bentley was seriously impressive!

This was the best part of the show for me, thought it was excellent!

ballyturtles · 28-01-2013 10:59am

Hammond is TERRIBLE! I can't stand him. The Bentley was brilliant if only i had £150,000! P45 didn't really see the funny side... that new Zonda in my opinion isn't very nice and would have a Ferrari or Lambo over it anyday if I had the money!!!

rebel.ranter · 28-01-2013 11:41am

advertsfox wrote: »

Your man in the Bentley was seriously impressive!

Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "never raced or rallied" in the used car adverts!

positron · 28-01-2013 11:51am

To think that I am sharing a planet with people out there who can afford that Pagani at 800,000 sterling, only to be used once or twice around a track or along some high-street to show off, and then it gets put away for life as part of their collection.. it's a sobering thought...!

Max Power1 · 28-01-2013 1:21pm

flazio wrote: »

Is it not as illegal to put a car like that on the motorway as it is here?

Isnt the restriction:

>50cc
Capable of >30mph

If so, then it is perfectly legal to go on a motorway

Dord · 28-01-2013 1:41pm

I thought the show last night was quite disappointing. The p45 segment wss funny for around 30 seconds after that it was just stupid.

I8A4RE · 28-01-2013 1:55pm

Were there legal issues involved as to why the tribute show to Colin McRae was aired weeks after the other 2 shows

mickdw · 28-01-2013 2:11pm

I believe the bbc were going super safe on it and were afraid of any kickback due to the fact that he was directly responsible for all the deaths in his helicopter crash.
Id say they edited it to add some additional info about the heli crash and clearly stating that he took risks in the chopper that caused the crash.

I dont see the issue myself but I guess if I was related to the people who died with him, I might not like to see him being painted as an all out hero.

166man · 28-01-2013 3:04pm

Dord wrote: »

I thought the show last night was quite disappointing. The p45 segment wss funny for around 30 seconds after that it was just stupid.

Judging by previous episodes, what were you expecting? I think overall it was good but I'd be interested to hear why you thought it was disappointing?

flazio · 28-01-2013 9:25pm

Max Power1 wrote: »

Isnt the restriction:

>50cc
Capable of >30mph

If so, then it is perfectly legal to go on a motorway

Really?cos I thought Quad bikes (which it's based on) were banned. I'm sure if that thing turned up on the M50, you'd all start giving out yards once you'd finished laughing.

Littlehorny · 28-01-2013 9:39pm

Like 90% of all Top Gear fans i will continue to watch the shows but every now and again Clarkson and Hammond seem to take joy in being dickheads. They have gone up their own holes in the last few series.

Procrastastudy · 28-01-2013 9:44pm

Not one of the best episodes but then it's TOP GEAR!! So even at it's worst it's 100 times better than most of the sh1te on!

thecomedian · 28-01-2013 9:49pm

I thought it was good enough, especially the P45 part. There were times I laughed out loud, he just looked so stupid at times.

bobin fudge · 28-01-2013 9:50pm

found the p45 unfunny, drawn out and repeated once too many times. I dont mind top gear and prefer the slot to have more -we bought a car each for under 1k or an austin, bmw etc and drove them from here to there

Top Gear is back - Sunday 27th January

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