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Old 30-03-2011, 07:09 PM   #1
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Default Top Gear slops again...

hope this isnt a repost but i am just watching last nights top gear v aus and they list all these awesome cars from england and then go on to show 2...yes 2 only cars from australia which are the only ones worth mentioning...2 comadores...what a joke

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Old 30-03-2011, 07:19 PM   #2
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Default Re: Top Gear slops again...

Its a predominantly British show- watch an Aussie cricket show for example and the Poms will receive a good pummeling......Ford isn't Australian either......they just have locally built models. Arguably and according to another TGUK episode, nor are Holden any more.......Btw, the aussie v england part of the show is a repeat anyway...........that's the more disappointing part for me:(
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Old 30-03-2011, 07:21 PM   #3
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Default Re: Top Gear slops again...

Its a european show so why would you expect anymore
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Old 30-03-2011, 07:42 PM   #4
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Default Re: Top Gear slops again...

First time you've ever watched the show?

They take absolutely any opportunity to have a poke at us. That's just another in a long line of them.
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Old 30-03-2011, 07:48 PM   #5
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Default Re: Top Gear slops again...

saw this the day after it got aired in the uk, they **** cheated, i was so annoyed that cheated in that episode, i wanted us to smash the English crew but as usual the english win again
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Old 30-03-2011, 07:53 PM   #6
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saw this the day after it got aired in the uk, they **** cheated, i was so annoyed that cheated in that episode, i wanted us to smash the English crew but as usual the english win again
And when the Poms come to our Top Gear show we will cheat, don't take it to heart mate. It's an English show, of course they are going to win!
Loved seeing than van flog the Commy ute. As has been said, disappointed that its repeat though.
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Old 30-03-2011, 07:56 PM   #7
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And when the Poms come to our Top Gear show we will cheat, don't take it to heart mate. It's an English show, of course they are going to win!
Loved seeing than van flog the Commy ute. As has been said, disappointed that its repeat though.
This was a re-edit of when they were on TGA. So they *did* cheat when they came on our top gear show....

Doubt they'd ever make an episode on TGA home soil though.
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Old 30-03-2011, 08:00 PM   #8
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This was a re-edit of when they were on TGA. So they *did* cheat when they came on our top gear show....

Doubt they'd ever make an episode on TGA home soil though.
yeah true i want top gear to eventually do a challenge in Australia i dobt that will ever happen.
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Old 30-03-2011, 08:06 PM   #9
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Worst thread ever.

If you haven't realised by now that Top Gear will do anything to make the Poms look better than any other nation, then it might be time to turn the telly off.

No that there is anything wrong with that. Top Gear can do no wrong according to me.
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Old 30-03-2011, 08:28 PM   #10
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I saw the funny side in it. Its there show, they can do what they want.
Pitty about the only cars been commodores... That they barely used.
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Old 30-03-2011, 08:31 PM   #11
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The cheating was so bad in that episode there was no real point in watching it. As for no Fords, the poms were racing a Ford Transit, so they had no excuse not to have a falcon for the aussies.

We still need to get the UK guys in old holdens/fords down the oodnadatta track for their 'adventure' trips.
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Old 30-03-2011, 08:34 PM   #12
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Im sure that people in the UK could figure out they where cheating.
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Old 30-03-2011, 09:26 PM   #13
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The cheating was all in good fun and basically in the spirit of what top gear is all about, Having fun. It was never going to be a serious challenge and just fun for the guys really. If there's one thing i've learned about top gear is not take it too seriously and just enjoy it for its entertainment value.
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Old 30-03-2011, 10:18 PM   #14
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They showed the Vaxhaulls as they are the only Aussie built cars sold in the UK. Can't buy a Falcon over there, sorry.
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Old 30-03-2011, 10:52 PM   #15
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Default Re: Top Gear slops again...

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Worst thread ever.

If you haven't realised by now that Top Gear will do anything to make the Poms look better than any other nation, then it might be time to turn the telly off.

No that there is anything wrong with that. Top Gear can do no wrong according to me.
screw u too..your the worst thread

nah what got me really was that they said the best in aus...but there words alone state that the typhoon F6 is the best sports sedan in the world in its range. So why dont they do something about it and show it off.WE KNOW WHAT THEY DRIVE....Dont think they wouldnt want to see our cars cus if theyre are real car enthusiasts they will eant to see whats out there....
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Old 31-03-2011, 12:12 AM   #16
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The cheating was so bad in that episode there was no real point in watching it. As for no Fords, the poms were racing a Ford Transit, so they had no excuse not to have a falcon for the aussies.

We still need to get the UK guys in old holdens/fords down the oodnadatta track for their 'adventure' trips.

Good point....I partially retract my previous comment

As others have said, its just a silly bit of fun....god forbid the Aussies would take an opportunity to make the poms look bad!
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