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Old 01-16-2011, 11:44 PM   #1
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Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

Anyone watching top gear on history right now its awesome. an 80s stepside just drove through a wooden shack
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Old 01-16-2011, 11:54 PM   #2
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

im also watching it right now. fords dead.. dodge just died.. and now its chevy vs toyota. i hope this turns out good
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Old 01-16-2011, 11:57 PM   #3
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

i will be watching it as soon as someone uploads it to the internets.
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Old 01-16-2011, 11:58 PM   #4
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

And it's all happening in my back yard!!!!
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:01 AM   #5
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

Yes! Yes! Yes!!!! 1983 chevy smurfside won!!!!
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:01 AM   #6
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

Watched it once, the show totally sucks, can't stand the guy with the glasses.
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:03 AM   #7
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

I just watched it and was coming here to post
That stepper was tough! I like it!
And FWIW, I like the show also
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:05 AM   #8
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That was the best episode of the season! A soon as I find it online I'll post a link.
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:06 AM   #9
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to post it up. That was awesome, now I have some ammunition for the boss at work. He loves ford.
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:06 AM   #10
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It just goes to show us what we allready knew lol Chevy/GMC is the toughest truck in America
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:54 AM   #11
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

good show, and a really good episode. I actually felt a good bit of pride seeing that Chevrolet win
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Old 01-17-2011, 01:09 AM   #12
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

I knew someone was going to post about this!
I was a bit worried until I saw that it wasn't a 6.2 and it had a center bolt 350 in there, then I had total confidence in it. I was really expecting them to have something harder than what they put them through, and I wish he wouldn't have rammed the dodge with it.
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Old 01-17-2011, 01:43 AM   #13
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I wish he wouldn't have rammed the dodge with it.
Why? Jealous?
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Old 01-17-2011, 02:10 AM   #14
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, and I wish he wouldn't have rammed the dodge with it.
He did. That's where the initial damage to the front of the P/S fender and hood.
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Old 01-17-2011, 02:30 AM   #15
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

I watched it and was thoroughly amused. I've caught the show a few times and am somewhat on the fence, but I think I like it-not your typical car show. I like Tanner Faust, but the other two dip$#!+s are there for comedic effect, I think. It is a similar formula for the original Top Gear, which I like despite their constant bashing of American cars and rediculous praise of overpriced British beaters. But hey, if they didn't exhault them, who would?
But yeah, I was proud too, that despite the unfair competition (I don't keep up with the used dodge truck market for obvious reasons, but that certainly didn't look like a $3000 truck) the old squarebody prevailed.
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Old 01-17-2011, 02:36 AM   #16
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Watched it once, the show totally sucks, can't stand the guy with the glasses.
The first 2 episodes were awful.

It has gotten a lot better.

British version is of course better but it was around for awhile till it was as polished as it currently is.
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Old 01-17-2011, 02:45 AM   #17
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

I wasn't a fan of the US TopGear at all until this episode
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Old 01-17-2011, 05:11 AM   #18
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

Not a huge fan of the show, but made sure to catch this episode.The smurfside kicked ass. It never looked stressed one bit.
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Old 01-17-2011, 10:36 AM   #19
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

I like the "guy with the glasses". He is just a red neck havin fun. Show kinda sucks but I still watch it... there arnt that many car shows to pick from. I liked how the chevy pulled right out of the ice at the end... It kicked ass.. TRUTHFULLY, the ford should of been a little stronger seeing as it was a 3/4 ton and all but I am glad the ****ty chevy won. I was worryed when he was talking about it beeing a 6.2....
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Glad the Chevy was a 350 instead of a 6.2. The Dodge was not a 5.7 Hemi - probably
a 360. I didn't think the Ford would last as it was pretty ragged & ground clearance wasn't so good. Loved it when the big guy lost his house & the chevy ran over it !!
I busted a gut on that one!
It was a Funny show & I was amazed at how well all those trucks did ! Best Episode yet!
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:07 PM   #21
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

anyone got a link, i cant find it.
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Old 01-17-2011, 02:51 PM   #22
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Re: Anyone watching or watched tonight's top gear?

No link to a video but it sounds like this might be the chevy's PO: http://community.history.com/topic/2...la-Alaska.html

Maybe he wants his truck back.
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Here you go fellas, as promised, chevy goodness!

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Old 01-19-2011, 12:02 AM   #24
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Is this working for everyone? I suggest opening it in a new window watch it.
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Old 01-19-2011, 12:41 AM   #25
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great eppisode been tryin to catch all of em when they air and im lovin my 77 more and more.
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