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Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Nov 2007, 1:42 am

#619781

Sooo...

Who has seen the latest (U.K) episode of Top Gear?

They have to take a cheap car across part of Africa and if the car breaks. The punishment is to drive a beetle 😂

The torrent for the full episode can be found at finalgear.com
or in parts on youtube:

click on 'more from this user' to get the other 5 parts.

"want to replace your X5..."😎

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Nov 2007, 8:19 am

#619791

Classic ep. Thanks for the llink Cam

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 · 6 Nov 2007, 10:00 am

#619802

That is great and in the end they were right the only car that had no trouble was the VW👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Nov 2007, 10:28 am

#619806

Hi

That was great viewing. I kept wondering if the Beetle was getting through all tough terrain OK, seems it did. I didn't know they hated bugs, I will watch the show in a different light now. I often scoff at some of the Euro/pommie pieces of crap they rave about, like how great transit vans are, my work colleagues call tragics.

Steve

skintsaint Commited Dubber

66 posts · joined Jul 2007 · 6 Nov 2007, 12:15 pm

#619814

Transits are the backbone of Britain...

explains why the country is going down the pan! 👍

but generally Euro cars are worth raving about!

Owner at last of a 1974 L VW Beetle! 😍

phatratpat Fahrvergnugen

958 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 6 Nov 2007, 12:31 pm

#619817

👍 that was priceless😂

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Nov 2007, 2:57 pm

#619825

skintsaint wrote:but generally Euro cars are worth raving about!

Hi

Most French cars a diabolically complicated and Vectras and Astras are POS.

Steve

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 6 Nov 2007, 7:57 pm

#619861

LOL at james in the merc

"oops, no 5th gear hmm someones just put a 5speed knob in a 4 speed car"

vwkg Schnell

314 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 6 Nov 2007, 9:00 pm

#619878

LOL that was awesome. Great to watch.
Gotta love that the Beetle never skipped a beat.

penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!

3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Nov 2007, 11:42 pm

#620051

Cool😂 took ages to watch it, but def worth the effort 😏

'Ah, whatever................'

BASHOdi Wolfsburg Wizard

441 posts · joined Nov 2006 · 8 Nov 2007, 9:59 am

#620088

Saw the latest broadcast Aust edition of Top Gear which was a repeat-----was this just the odd episode --or is the entire series to be freekin repeated---anyone know ??😬

Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Nov 2007, 2:52 pm

#620280

I think we're 12ish months behind the UK with the episodes we get here. I've also noticed that we seem to lose random parts of the news, cool wall & really inappropriate one liners on the Aus versions too.

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 9 Nov 2007, 3:28 pm

#620285

yep it is a season behind & SBS edit it down due to running advertisements these days

Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

zac_smits Coolest Person Ever!

3,634 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 9 Nov 2007, 5:07 pm

#620292

hrm...i'm not sure how the bug would've been through the river crossing....

MOB: 0423890217

toecutter Officially Full-On Dubber

333 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 9 Nov 2007, 10:09 pm

#620343

kombikim wrote:yep it is a season behind & SBS edit it down due to running advertisements these days

Australia has not had series 9 as of yet and they are already through half of series 10 in the UK

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Nov 2007, 10:26 pm

#620347

zac_smits wrote:hrm...i'm not sure how the bug would've been through the river crossing....

Hi

Probably would have got flooded on the Hamster route but where the other two got across looked OK.

Steve

jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 11 Nov 2007, 10:58 am

#620461

I want an Opel Kadett!! 😁

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 11 Nov 2007, 3:58 pm

#620488

ppfft a beetle would piss that water crossing in
if they still have half a floorpan left they tread water well
this was a mates 68 paddock basher till it was squashed up and burried
we drove it thro the creek and the water was up over the front tyres
got thro fine by the time we got out the otherside the water inside was up over the central tunnel LOL
what little brakes it had left were gone after that

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crewcabconnection Being Sid James

1,922 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 11 Nov 2007, 4:31 pm

#620493

Cam wrote:I think we're 12ish months behind the UK with the episodes we get here. I've also noticed that we seem to lose random parts of the news, cool wall & really inappropriate one liners on the Aus versions too.

SBS is showing S7, the series is in S10, up to episode 4 as of last week. Aparently some people flaunt the laws and download it from the dark side of the internet. At the end of S9, Clarkson was blogging about running out of ideas and getting stale ... I think S10 proves theres a few ks left in it.

Seen the one where they sail to France in a Herald, Nissan Navara and bolt on a prop to a T3 yet. Its so funny. The Caravelle is of course lightning quick!

Loves a lolcat