Comments by "" (@appelpower1) on "Top Gear" channel.

  1. According to what Andy Wilman wrote in Top Gear Magazine, this was the very beginning of the cheap car challenge tradition. It was supposed to be a film on how good a cheap Porsche can be, but when Jeremy's car broke down so quickly, Jezza decided that old rubbish breaking down was more fun than new cars working perfectly. Thus, the cheap car challenge was born.
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  2. STIIIIIIII- I mean JAAAAAAMES! Priceless.
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  3. I love how Richard says 'a bit higher' while James says '1200 psi, bore elevation, about 40 degrees'.
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  4. Good combination: James, who can't read maps. Madison, who can't be bothered to read maps.
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  5. I love how everyone is happy that Simon Cowell isn't at the top of the board anymore XD
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  6. 6:40 'The steering is kaput!' Brilliant subtitles.
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  7. 'It's the same plastic they use to make newsreaders over here' That was too funny.
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  8. I love how rugby is more violent than football, but car football is more violent than car rugby.
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  9. I love how James calls this a 'battle of arthritis against acne' Anyway, that Peugeot seems like a waste of 26 grand. For that sort of money, I'd buy a secondhand Aston DB7 or a Maserati Quattroporte.
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  10. That 2CV jump looked surprisingly comfortable...
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  11. 'Now, I should stress that what we've got coming up now isn't the usual Top Gear cheap car challenge, because these really are their cars, those stupid tw...' cuts to video Pure gold.
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  12. Typical James, going the wrong way. On a boat. Before he's even left the harbour.
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  13. I still think they should make one with a jet fighter style windscreen/roof. A curved one, going from the headrest to just after the steering wheel.
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  14. That's very true. It's actually quite logical; when you're trying to prove rallycross is better and cheaper than golf, you're not going about making fun of each other.
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  15. 0:50 A Hilux would've survived that.
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  16. I just found out I'm an Alfa Romeo.
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  17. +XrGrimreap3rX Well, no, it'd break down on the way there. Remember, it's still an Austin Princess.
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  18. That's true. It only broke down once, and it's been on the track too! I'd almost want it.
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  19. Even after going through that lake.
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  20. +Vladpryde That's different. During school shootings, guns are doing what they were intended for. Porsches were never intended to kill actors, Boeings were never intended to fly into skyscrapers. Guns, however, are intended to kill people.
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  21. That's why this programme is so incredibly good.
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  22. I hope you mean 'That was rubbish' and not 'It was really good to watch'
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  23. Not really, he'd think it's vulgar and preposterous.
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  24. Hammond: 'Umm... why is this Porsche so slow?' Producer: 'It's red! Damnit, we've dropped the wrong car!'
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  25. +George Tull Rowan is quite possibly the only Clarkson/Hammond/May replacement I'd like. Also, he'd have the sense to not try to be Top Gear, but to do it his own way.
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  26. eddie90 Did they do that first? I remember seeing it (although I can't find it anymore), and I rather liked it. Though it perhaps wasn't really a classic cheap car challenge. The cars worked quite well, didn't break down and weren't modified in any way. It was more journalistic and less pure entertainment than this Porsche challenge and all the ones after it...
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  27. 'So many offended Americans....you do realise the Top Gear crew literally makes fun of every country, including England?' There, I corrected it for you. But yeah, stop being butthurt, everyone. I couldn't care less what they say about The Netherlands (which is where I live too)
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  28. That'd be cheating. That's like saying you can kill a tank by taking out the engine.
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  29. +Valentine Yes, but it had a second meaning in the form of the reference mentioned in the OP.
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  30. I thought they had put the wrong thumbnail on the video. One with Angelina Jolie, but turns out it really is Bill Bailey...
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  31. pkshd I guess that was also because of medical, physical and mental constraints; if you're going to concentrate for that long, you'll have to save your energy.
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  32. Officially for melting snow, but probably just for Jeremy's entertainment.
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  33. Cedrick Kouassi I know. That's why it's funny.
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  34. But... but 'straight' indicates sexuality! That's offensive! At least, it is according to the BBC.
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  35. Idiot 3 (you): none of that matters when you realise how bad this car is.
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  36. I love that. It's a great saying to quote, really.
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  37. Farmer McCow Besides, it would mean going from Germany to Poland... and you know what that means.
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  38. ScoutSpyScout No. But you're missing the point here. Killing it by removing parts isn't killing it, it's deconstructing it.
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  39. A Mexican who's a fan of Hammond? The world has finally been restored, and so does my fate in humanity. Until some Argentinians destroyed it, of course.
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  40. megaspeed2v2 I do stand by the fact that the 100 quid car challenge was mostly intended to show how good a 100 pound car can be. Maybe that's the difference: the 100 quid challenge was ambitious, but not really rubbish. The cars were really surprisingly good, by some stretch it counts as useful consumer advice.. This one was the first of many to genuinely go by that motto.
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  41. Google Is Not MLG I know, right? The BBC have severely shot themselves in the foot by sacking Clarkson.
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  42. David Grayson Well, yes, that's what I always wonder. How do people react if their old car was on the show in a piece like this. Still though, there are many cars you could feel more sorry for.
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  43. American cars aren't necessarily more 'car', they're just more metal. Italian cars are more 'beautiful', British cars are more 'brilliant' and German cars are more 'car'. Japanese cars are none of these things, but they're indestructible. Alright, need any more automotive stereotyping?
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  44. Farie Indriawan And some even say he is James May. As the Germans and the Australians found out...
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  45. ***** Except his manchildish behaviour is why he is so valuable to said corporation. Please remind me of some of his earlier incidents.
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  46. To be fair, I wouldn't choose a GTR sound either. An LFA, a Quattroporte, any Ferrari, a V10 F1 car: those are better options. Of course, they can only afford to program in the sound of a Renault (or affiliated companies like Nissan), but I guess a Renault F1 car is fine? An R25? Please?
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  47. +Jimmy Situ Haha, I love his metaphors.
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  48. Oh come on, this is Top Gear. What doesn't blow up?
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  49. Jezza, is that you?
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  50. The best show... in the world!
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