The Stig revealed!!!
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People listened to Bush for 8-years and he doesn't look any more kept, or well dressed than those guys.....and he really was a drunk.
Seriously though...their dry humor aside, Top Gear is probably the best automotive program going to date. I personally think their humor is much smarter and genuinely funny compared to the crap we’re fed here on North American television. Not to mention they always look like they’re having such a blast doing it. In any case, love or hate the shows hosts….watching them strap into those super cars and drive them within an inch of their mechanical lives is what dreams are made of.
you got to remember that its a brittish show and they have to listen to the producers who are proabbly sponsored by europeon auto companies, the hosts dont hate american cars since they own them. They just dont really have a choice when it comes to the comparisons of the cars and how the tasks are being done. So they are honest in there comments, and yes a v6 convert proabably will get run over by a horse, they set it up that way.
People listened to Bush for 8-years and he doesn't look any more kept, or well dressed than those guys.....and he really was a drunk.
Seriously though...their dry humor aside, Top Gear is probably the best automotive program going to date. I personally think their humor is much smarter and genuinely funny compared to the crap we’re fed here on North American television. Not to mention they always look like they’re having such a blast doing it. In any case, love or hate the shows hosts….watching them strap into those super cars and drive them within an inch of their mechanical lives is what dreams are made of.
Well, I wouldn't quite say that people listened to GWB. He's nothing more than a circus monkey.
As for the best automotive show on tv, c'mon....no "Pimp My Ride?"
DukeOfValencia
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It goes beyond them giving American cars a hard time. The constant berating of Americans in general makes me almost hope Washington picks the UK for our next nuke test.
The last time I accidentally stumbled onto Top Gear, one of the guys was talking about a Porsche (I think the 928) and he said something along the lines of "the switches are designed for someone with fat fingers, which is probably why is sold so well in America."
I've got an idea. Let's put some of the worst American cars against the best the UK has to offer... wait, do the brits even have their own car company? Should we be listening to the opinions of cars from people in a country that doesn't even have it's own car company? (or do they?) Hell, if that's the case, I've got some opinions on stuff that I know nothing about... I'll make a show about that!
The last time I accidentally stumbled onto Top Gear, one of the guys was talking about a Porsche (I think the 928) and he said something along the lines of "the switches are designed for someone with fat fingers, which is probably why is sold so well in America."
I've got an idea. Let's put some of the worst American cars against the best the UK has to offer... wait, do the brits even have their own car company? Should we be listening to the opinions of cars from people in a country that doesn't even have it's own car company? (or do they?) Hell, if that's the case, I've got some opinions on stuff that I know nothing about... I'll make a show about that!
Schumacher was the "Stig" for that episode, since it was his FXX (parting gift from Ferrari when he left F1, rough gig)...
That said, the "Stig" has been rumoroed to be several drivers. I think they named Ben Collins as one of them (I believe he's a DTM driver), and there have been other's rumored as well, counting ex/present F1 drivers, etc.
I doubt the BBC would ever reveal the actual Stig(s), because it's such an integral part of the show (from the "mystery" standpoint).
As for the show itseld, Clarkson is a cnt. He can't do anything with an American car, or talk about America without some sort of slant/insult.
Here's a hint, if you don't like us, or our cars, stay the hell out.
The only reason I watch it, is because of the actual cars on the show. It's not too often you get to see that level of hardware being thrashed around.
Fifth Gear is much better in my opinion. Tiff Needle is a hell of a driver (an *actual* race driver, not some giant-meloned English t**t). He's truly passionate about cars, versus Clarkson's prejudice of anything "American".
If you can ignore him, the show's not bad at all. They tend to come up with some crazy crap quite often.
That said, the "Stig" has been rumoroed to be several drivers. I think they named Ben Collins as one of them (I believe he's a DTM driver), and there have been other's rumored as well, counting ex/present F1 drivers, etc.
I doubt the BBC would ever reveal the actual Stig(s), because it's such an integral part of the show (from the "mystery" standpoint).
As for the show itseld, Clarkson is a cnt. He can't do anything with an American car, or talk about America without some sort of slant/insult.
Here's a hint, if you don't like us, or our cars, stay the hell out.
The only reason I watch it, is because of the actual cars on the show. It's not too often you get to see that level of hardware being thrashed around.
Fifth Gear is much better in my opinion. Tiff Needle is a hell of a driver (an *actual* race driver, not some giant-meloned English t**t). He's truly passionate about cars, versus Clarkson's prejudice of anything "American".
If you can ignore him, the show's not bad at all. They tend to come up with some crazy crap quite often.
Am I the only one here who see's the irony in some of you guys getting worked up over another country poking fun at America or Americans? Glass houses people.
My distain of Clarkson is more from the standpoint that he whinges on about it. There's nothing objective about what he does. His "reviews" of the cars he drives are based solely on where it came from.
That's my real problem with him. He slams Japanese cars almost as much as American cars. By default, if it's not German/Euro, it's crap/dodgey (according to him).
That's probably why I don't watch the show too often.
That's my real problem with him. He slams Japanese cars almost as much as American cars. By default, if it's not German/Euro, it's crap/dodgey (according to him).
That's probably why I don't watch the show too often.
Top Gear is an absolutely great show. If you can't take them laughing at americans and american cars then you need to grow a thicker skin, and pull your head out of the sand (or your butt, whichever the case may be). You have to keep in mind, that driving in europe is much much different from here. Here, the roads are very wide and streight, and the parking plentiful with plenty of room to turn around. Bring the typically big Crysler 300, mustang, camaro, to London and you won't be getting around very well. The streets are narrow and the parking spaces tiny. And do you really think american cars have a high quality interior? Another point is, that cars and gas are soooo much cheaper here. For the price of a base mustang here, you'd be lucky to buy a focus there.
Anyway, I love top gear because I get to learn so much about something different and new. Watching top gear, you don't just see new cars and learn something new about them, but you get to see the amazing scenery and video of europe. They are regularly driving through France or Italy and it is just amazing to see the scenry and what's around. I've never been to europe, but I've seen so much just from watching that show regularly. It's just very interesting to me. And yes, the challanges are hilarious. It's a great show and a real shame that we can't come up with a descent automotive show here.
Another point is, that cars and gas are soooo much cheaper here. For the price of a base mustang here, you'd be lucky to buy a focus there.Anyway, I love top gear because I get to learn so much about something different and new. Watching top gear, you don't just see new cars and learn something new about them, but you get to see the amazing scenery and video of europe. They are regularly driving through France or Italy and it is just amazing to see the scenry and what's around. I've never been to europe, but I've seen so much just from watching that show regularly. It's just very interesting to me. And yes, the challanges are hilarious. It's a great show and a real shame that we can't come up with a descent automotive show here.
Ok, look at those guys. There's the big, ugly, and stupid looking one with really bad hair, then there's the one that looks like Shaggy, and who could seriously use a shower and a wardrobe change, and then there's the little one who looks like Ratboy...and you're worried about what they say about Americans?
And FWIW, it isn't like Americans don't make fun of everybody else that isn't American. We hate everybody. We think we're superior to everybody. Americans are like the French. We just hate everybody that isn't us.
Well.....at least you can admit it. Recognizing your short comings is the first step in correcting them I supose.
walter
Founding Member
+1 on Fifth Gear and Tiff Nedell FTMFW!!!
+1 on Clarkson, Hammond and the other imbecile.
and sadly...
the parting gift I got from my last gig was a cardboard box with my own crap in it....
Well.....at least you can admit it. Recognizing your short comings is the first step in correcting them I supose.
Well, those aren't particularly my personal feelings, but it is the stereotype and stigma that Americans have, and remember, stereotypes are based upon truths.
BTW, illegal aliens suck, no matter where they come from. Minutemen for life.
And Canadians are awesome; some of the friendliest people I've ever met.
godfather55v
Member
I love top gear have watched it for years. I really think ford gets about the fairest shake of all the domestic's. That being said I take the anti-American humor w/ a grain of salt because we all know the queen cut's their checks so the have to be bias to British cars. They are cars guys just like the rest of us
cycosarge
New Member
American's are critical of other countries because we get berrated by them on a daily basis. When have you EVER seen an entire city in the USA join in a rally downtown to burn another countries flag in open protest? Well, talk to Iran, Iraq, Jordan, North Korea, France, Germany, Venezuela, Ecuador, Japan.... the list goes on and on. Hell, I think we are WAY too liberal for our own good. We shouldn't just sit back and accept that other are currently engaged in how to KILL as many American's as possible, other countries don't think like we do.
Actually, it's our own fault that we're berated by other countries. I guess it has nothing to do with sticking our noses where they don't belong, right, or arrogance?
As for other countries being "engaged to kill," how many times have you or one of your friends said, "Who cares about'em? Just freakin' nuke'em and be done with'em?"
As for my feelings towards some of these idiots half-way across the world:
"Who really cares if the Iraqis blow themselves up, or blow up Iran, or one of those other 3rd-world countries? So let'em blow themselves up! They're thousands of miles away. After they blow themselves up, we fly on in, raid their oil fields, and make off like bandits without encountering any resistance. No resistance, no casualties."
But, nooooooo, we feel sooooo bad for them because they have a ruthless leader, so let's go ahead and put our American soldiers' lives at risk, even though when they signed up they pledged to defend AMERICA.
Personally, I'm sick and tired of hearing and reading about our soldiers dying for the sake of some piece of crap country that doesn't want our help in the first place. Let'em freakin' sort it out themselves.
Given the fact that we constantly stick our noses in other peoples' business, it's no wonder nobody likes us.
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