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Title: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: Rob52240 on October 31, 2012, 11:21:05 AM
In case you missed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDqC1H9PQlY

I'd like to start an optimistic gambling pool for when Top Gear USA get's the ax.


Title: Re: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: icepac on October 31, 2012, 01:37:49 PM
Any "top gear" program should have brits hosting regardless of country.

Part of the appeal is the differences in society.
Title: Re: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: Shuffler on October 31, 2012, 01:50:57 PM
Blocked.
Title: Re: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: jeep00 on October 31, 2012, 06:24:48 PM
Not allowed in our country. Bums. Anyway, only one Bond car (and Bond) matters.......

(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02279/bond-aston-db5_2279248b.jpg)
Title: Re: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: RTHolmes on October 31, 2012, 07:02:41 PM
Quote from: icepac on October 31, 2012, 01:37:49 PM
Any "top gear" program should have brits hosting regardless of country.

Part of the appeal is the differences in society.

this must be why I'm the only one here who likes TGUS :D
Title: Re: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: Rob52240 on October 31, 2012, 07:04:31 PM
Quote from: RTHolmes on October 31, 2012, 07:02:41 PM
this must be why I'm the only one here who likes TGUS :D

The reason you're the only one who likes TGUS is because it sucks.  Asspiss is the best adjective I can think of.
Title: Re: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: RTHolmes on October 31, 2012, 07:15:01 PM
If you lived 15miles from clarkson and drove the same roads as TG like I do, you might appreciate the different perspective too :)

give TGUS a chance, and maybe check out the early TG series - they are truly dreadful. it was all about how many mpg and how creaky the dashboard and switches were on your beige morris marina.


Quote from: jeep00 on October 31, 2012, 06:24:48 PM
Not allowed in our country. Bums. Anyway, only one Bond car (and Bond) matters.......

(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02279/bond-aston-db5_2279248b.jpg)

any of the astons would do, I really like the AMV8 Vantage in living daylights though - proper bond car. our posh version of a muscle car, prince charles had a few of em :aok
Title: Re: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: saggs on October 31, 2012, 09:29:29 PM
Loved the awkward scene between Hammond and Ben Collins.   "You should write a book." :lol

Still can't believe Collins won that court battle.



As for the cars, Dalton's V8 Volante is my favorite.   :aok
Title: Re: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: Mano on November 01, 2012, 12:49:34 AM
From Bonnet to Boot.............One of my favorite cars.
The ejector seat......I'd like to have one of those.......  :D
TG.....good show


(http://www.autotribute.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/James-Bond-1964-Aston-Martin-DB5-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Post by: jeep00 on November 01, 2012, 04:05:35 PM
Quote from: RTHolmes on October 31, 2012, 07:15:01 PM
If you lived 15miles from clarkson and drove the same roads as TG like I do, you might appreciate the different perspective too :)

give TGUS a chance, and maybe check out the early TG series - they are truly dreadful. it was all about how many mpg and how creaky the dashboard and switches were on your beige morris marina.


any of the astons would do, I really like the AMV8 Vantage in living daylights though - proper bond car. our posh version of a muscle car, prince charles had a few of em :aok

Guess I would have to agree on that. And at least you guys got the idea, just because it is a muscle car doesn't. Mean it shouldn't be able to handle too.
As to TGUS, I had seen those early UK ones and saw the same, it takes time to mesh. The last season of the US one was starting to show some definite promise. They had me laughing and watching, and I am a huge fan of the UK one.