Top Gear BL special - next sunday

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VYO 372M · #1 Post by **VYO 372M** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:58 am

The Top Gear BL special is on next sunday.

They are celebrating 40 years of BL and asking the question - Are the cars really as bad as people say they are?

I wonder what their answer will be

Steve

straylight · #2 Post by **straylight** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:40 am

links....any around ?

we do get TG in Australia, but a few months behind.

thanks for the heads up

stu

DavePoth · #3 Post by **DavePoth** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:32 am

straylight wrote:links....any around ?

we do get TG in Australia, but a few months behind.

thanks for the heads up

stu

http://www.bbc.co/uk/topgear

and if you are up to date with technology, you'll be able to get it with a couple of days' delay as a torrent at

http://www.finalgear.com

straylight · #4 Post by **straylight** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:10 pm

thanks dave...just spotted the news, the SBS (australian) version of Top Gear is likely to be good value.

stu

VYO 372M · #5 Post by **VYO 372M** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:23 pm

benny-zt wrote:I take it this will be the episode with the green dolly in it then?

Yes

Steve

DavePoth · #6 Post by **DavePoth** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:14 pm

Leeds Sprint · #7 Post by **Leeds Sprint** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:22 pm

It does look from that picture as if the driver has evacuated the Sprint and is about to let the car roll down the hill backwards. I can only assume that the Dolomite seen in this photo is later destroyed as part of some Top Gear ritual of abuse (as seen on the Porsche for Â£1500 or the Supercar for Â£10K episodes).

Hmmm............

Ian Wilkes · #8 Post by **Ian Wilkes** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:45 pm

Leeds Sprint wrote:It does look from that picture as if the driver has evacuated the Sprint and is about to let the car roll down the hill backwards. I can only assume that the Dolomite seen in this photo is later destroyed as part of some Top Gear ritual of abuse (as seen on the Porsche for Â£1500 or the Supercar for Â£10K episodes).

Hmmm............

Yep, this has already been discussed HERE. Yes, the car has been evacuated, and yes, the car is about to roll down the hill backwards. Doesn't look good I'm afraid! At least the cars will get some publicity... Here's the link:

http://www.topgear.com/content/timetobu ... nd_wm.html

MalcGE · #9 Post by **MalcGE** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:22 pm

Mixed views from me, quite like Clarksons 'sideways view of life' and whilst some of their stunts are naff 'sailing the channel' others are quite imaginative "I am a road warrior complete with skulls on the bonnet" made me laaarf, but I guess the Lancia Beta owners club had a thing or two to say about the car that was trashed.

I predict 'Leyland were that confused thay had 3 cars in the 2 litre bracket that competed with each other' sort of a tale.....all four door saloons, why they didn't make the Dolomite a 2 door like Ford did with the RS2000 Clarkson only knows.....the SD1 thinks it is a Ferrari Daytona and the Princess was designed by a guy who produced door stops, sure we've heard em all before.

xvivalve · #10 Post by **xvivalve** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:32 pm

I predict they will purposely cause the Sprint to overheat...just to perpetuate the belief that the engine is crap!

I don't know what the gradient change is at the bottom of the 1:3 slope, but could it end up on its roof?

DavePoth · #11 Post by **DavePoth** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:21 pm

xvivalve wrote:I predict they will purposely cause the Sprint to overheat...just to perpetuate the belief that the engine is crap!

I don't know what the gradient change is at the bottom of the 1:3 slope, but could it end up on its roof?

Looking at the picture, it's only a 1 in 3 between those two lines, so hopefully it will get to the flat bit before it gets fully side on to the hill.

DoloWIGHTY · #12 Post by **DoloWIGHTY** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:33 pm

What a great shame.

And yes folks it's you and me (aka the tv licence payer) that have paid for that car to be destroyed.

JonyPI · #13 Post by **JonyPI** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:27 pm

just watched that again, i have a suspion that the task is to drive up it and 'park' on the hill, because he jumps out when its staionry and then the 'oh dear thats not gone well' makes me think it too.......but why have to jump out you could stay in the car and test it.......

xvivalve · #14 Post by **xvivalve** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:22 pm

"Waking up at 6 a.m. on a cool warm morning -
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol -
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard -
Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays -"

rich · #15 Post by **rich** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:26 am

D day for the dolly , i feel very nervous about tonight's episode , always wanted to see a sprint on top gear but the trailer is'ant what i had in mind .

hope they don't slag it off to much as i know the lads at work won't let it go for a while.

rich