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reckless plonkers on top gear
does nothing for off rload driving....what a waste of time
28th Mar 2021 11:30 pm
leeds
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An hour of my life I will not get back. Barbara warned me about watching it.
Somehow I got the impression none of those presenters had actually driven off road.
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28th Mar 2021 11:35 pm
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I missed it.
Is this the Defender one?
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29th Mar 2021 1:08 am
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For top gear standards it was ok
29th Mar 2021 1:37 am
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It was the 'as we headed further west' while they're showing pictures of them heading south through Glencoe* that got to me most!
The scenes at Oban airport reminded me that I should do a detour via the A828 on my trips to/from England for a bit of variety.
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29th Mar 2021 5:08 am
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Well I enjoyed it if nobody else did!! At least they put Chris Harris in the Defender. The one of the three that does know a bit about cars. Great advert for Scotland though. Stunning scenery.
29th Mar 2021 5:52 am
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The funny thing is though that Chris Harris actually owns a G wagon. He bought one a year or so back to tow his rally car about.
He did go for a diesel version though, which is why is was giving paddy stick at the start, for buying the wrong one!
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29th Mar 2021 7:09 am
J@mes
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Red Merle wrote:
I missed it.
Is this the Defender one?
Shouldn’t I bother?
Take it for what it is, a bit if fun.
I don't think it was meant to be an hour long instructional video on technical driving.
Wasn't as good as the D3 review though 2014 D4 XS
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29th Mar 2021 7:48 am
astonbuilder
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didn't enjoy the episode TBH, until the last bit the 'tests' were pointless exercises and didn't impart anything useful about the cars. Even taking it as a 'bit of fun' and not a 'report on the vehicles' I thought it was pretty poor overall.
As a tourists information film for Scotland though it was stunning
Two contrasting episodes from the absolutely brilliant 'dads cars' one (IMO) to this one.....
29th Mar 2021 8:17 am
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Haven’t seen it but it sounds like it’s going to make up here even busier during The Big Staycation, otherwise known as summer. Hope they can cope with midgies!
29th Mar 2021 8:24 am
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Well I thought it was great too - some sad gits on here expecting Top Gear to do a proper review - its an Entertainment show now (as it has been for years) where three blokes cock around in cars, what did you expect FFS?
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29th Mar 2021 8:28 am
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Just watched it on my iPad in me office and thought it was great to watch and nice to see the defender doing well
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29th Mar 2021 9:26 am
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Re: reckless plonkers on top gear
galwaygreen wrote:
does nothing for off road driving....what a waste of time
Your expectations that TG is an educational and instructional show are somewhat wide of the mark. It's an entertainment show involving three middle aged men dicking around in cars.
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29th Mar 2021 9:39 am
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Its borderline entertainment, would be far better without that Paddy McGuinness shouting his way through the entire episode like an child with adhd.
29th Mar 2021 9:45 am
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I haven’t watched any of the new Top Gear episodes, by the sounds of it I’m not missing much in this episode.
I’ll wait for The Grand Tour Scotland episode.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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