A&Q about 350Z
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I had never seen this before:
Here's a related early 350Z review:
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That show totally sucks, if it's not some midgit british car then they dont like it. That guy hate's Z cars, he reckons they're "too big" which they are for the crappy pebble stone streets they have in the UK made for horse and carts.
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pretty cool video....I figured the TT300 would beat the 350....but a 260 coming in a close 3rd? I would think that the 280zx turbo, 280z, and 240z would all be faster than a 260....hmm
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You must never watch the show 85z. Your description in no way matches the comments or views of the show in any way.
The show is great and their views are pretty unbiased.
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I saw the episode where he did nothing but talk sh!t on Z's, that's enough for me... I'd hardly call them unbiased either, if the car isnt made to run on their pokey little roads there they'll complain about it. That's about as biased as you can get if you ask me.
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Post Edited (Jun 10, 11:25pm)
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The Brits never got a 280Z, remember.
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thats still pretty bitches though....
good ol' s30's holdin up!
probably a high-comp engine with triples...
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Oh. And you do not know very mutch about British roads either.
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Not this again, I do so... I have friends that live there and complain to me almost every day about how much it sucks there to drive lol The UK is the most traffic congested country in all of Europe. Go look it up.
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Post Edited (Jun 10, 11:39pm)
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Yes - it is congested. London has a daily car use tax to drive in it. But I do not get how congestion has anything to do with "crappy pebble stone streets".
Cars they love on the show;
Bugatti
Ferrari
BMW 6 series
Benz
Zondas
All cars that do not substantiate your opinion about the show or the quality of the surface streets or motorways.
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My point was, on the particular episode I saw this twat was saying how BIG Z cars are. To them they're big because of their pokey little roads and congestion, to me Z's are very SMALL cars and if they were any smaller I wouldn't even fit in the damn things. So to him they're "too big" when in reality their roads are just too small and everyone I know wont even watch that show because of that idiot host and I'm inclined to agree with them.
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damn...i never knew they talked that much crap about the Z's.bah the hell with them!
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Let me state as factually as possible because I was not clear enough in the previous posts obviously.
1. The roads in England and London are not "pokey". There are very few towns left with narrow lanes and those are more for the tourists than anyone.
2. All those cars I mentioned are bigger than the Z so I do not see how they feel the Z is too big.
3. That "Twat" is a big guy (who doesn't like small cars) and if you knew anything about England/London you would know who Jeremy Clarkson is. He has ben around the automotive world for ages. I usually know the names of the people I think of as idiots.
4. That show is one of the highest rated automotive shows in the world. Everyone I know understands how much better that show is than the complete crap called Car and Driver television or any other US syndicated automotive show for that matter. You might agree if you watched more than a 2 min clip.
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>damn...i never knew they talked that much crap about the Z's.bah the hell with them!
Yeah, he even said to some 260z owner or 280zx owner (im not sure which) something along the lines of "what ever possessed you to buy this ugly thing" to which the guy responded that he liked the look of it back then just as much as he likes the look of it now. Then the host approaches the Z31 exclaiming how giant it is, I've never even driven a smaller car than a Z31 so whatever. If I can wash the entire roof of the car from one side it's anything BUT a big car...
That show holds no merit what so ever in my book regarding cars, because the host is complete and utter tool and "most" Brits are biased against Japanese sports cars in general because back in the day you could buy a Z that would totally smoke any UK made car for 1/4 the price. I did say most aswell, not all before I get flamed although I will add that it mostly applies to the classic UK sports car owners and their hatred for Japanese sports cars.
ZinSeattle, dont blame me for bs that guy said... If you're such a fanboy of that show you would of seen the exact episode I'm talking about. And as far as being a respectable show, that's a joke. I've seen them playing car hockey and jumping minis off ski jumps... Retarded show.
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Post Edited (Jun 11, 1:01am)
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The quotes you pointed out are satirical. Maybe the show humor is above you?
You are making gross generalizations about British opinion, a show you have never watch and criticising a host that has one more awards than any other.
I am a fan, but I am not a boy.
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Whatever, I've seen that show enough to know how dumb it is. And it was not humor by any means, it was a direct insult to that guy and it was meant as such.
>All those cars I mentioned are bigger than the Z so I do not see how they feel the Z is too big.
Yeah well, make sense of that yourself... He said it, not me!
To actual real car enthusiasts seeing little buzz box cars playing soccer isn't exactly something high on the list of beneficial information supplied by tv shows.
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Post Edited (Jun 11, 1:19am)
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England was a dream compared to Ireland. As soon as you crossed into Northern Ireland, Highways were great.
In Ireland, it took ~ 30 years to get a 30 mile piece of highway built north of Dublin. This is the main road to Belfast.
I saw a few news reports that some places had road's that were built so poorly that tar would ooze out when the temp got above 22C.
An places where the roads were dangerous and tens of people were killed, they would not fix the problem but simply put an "accident black spot" sign up.
The horrible thing common to the UK and Irland are speed traps. They are everywhere. Gray boxes on the side of the road that take your pic and speed as you drive by. Even in towns.
http://www.road-angel-uk.co.uk/types-of-speedtrap.htm
They also do ten mile speed traps and compare times when the first pic is taken and the 10 mile pic is taken. You can slow for the camera so as not to speed past but if the posted speed is 60mph and they time you at less then 10min between the 10 miles then you are speeding!
No freedom there.
Some towns have intersections that take your pic when running orange.
It is a horrible place to enjoy driving.
Couple that with high gas prices, high car prices, road tax based on size of engine (>$1000/year for a 3litre) and high insurance prices, high theft, small parking lots, tolls and terrible "side roads" really makes owning and driving a car there really suck.
For depression look at the road tax table: (cc's on left and prices on right)
http://www.eforecourt.com/php/cartax.php
2.8 litre costs 1,033 Euros per year = $1,305 USD
yes they have cars with less than 1 litre engine!
They also tax each TV in your house, plastic grocery bags cost ~ $0.25 and they used to tax the number of windows in your house. No wonder people picked up and came across the Atlantic to the "New World" LOL
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Post Edited (Jun 15, 6:22am)
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How do you save those vids?
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zinseattle that host is a complete ass hat.oh and yes i've see more than a two minute clip.the guys an ass,other clips have been posted and i don't know about you but i don't like the car being reffered over an over as a zed.it's fine once in a while,but it's just like the brits or english or whatever you want to call them,to be pompas asses.these guys are right he's not a big fan of Z's.i don't care how many awards he's one.he's still an arrogant prick.now his partner on the other hand is pretty cool and seems to be unbiased.maybe because he's not very big and can fit in the Zcar.you basicaly say that the show is better than any american car show.what a numb nut! there is a lot of good shows on t.v. that have very knoweledgeable hosts that aren't as rash when it comes to talking cars.i will say this though they do cater alot more on the american side of the vehicles.righty ho and crikey to all.
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I use BitTorrent to download them but you can use any torrent downloader you like. All of the TopGear and FifthGear episodes can be found at:
http://www.mininova.org
and BitTorrent can be downloaded at:
You can also download Vista beta from their mainpage.
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That was the lamest demonstration I've seen him do. While he's chatting it up for the camera (with a cameraman in the car, too, perhaps?) he takes a leisurely drive and then proclaims with snotty mock surprise, "Why, look at that. The 350 zed lost."
What a load. He's the Geraldo Rivera/Barbara Walters/Oprah Winfrey of automotive entertainment.
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I saw him eat sparrows under a table napkin... speaks multitudes
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Personally I like the show I find it humorous and if you get your panties in a wad because some guy on TV said your car sucks then you must have a pathetic life crying everytime someone disagrees with you. Now if you were to simply state ehh the host is a tool and I dont find the show enjoying so why would I watch it that makes sense. But, he said my car sucked I hate him and the show sucks because they dont like my car. That is stupid. But hey thats just my opinion.
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o.k. cville the guys a tool but have to admit the show is amusing when discussing cars other than Z's.i like the one where they beat the hell out of the toyota truck and it keeps on going.they put it on top of a building blow the building up.the truck hits the ground and they get it started.i've always loved toyota trucks i had two of them.
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Dude 22Rs are one of the best most reliable motors ever made.
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yeah definitely i saw one at the local toyota dealer back in 91 with 500k on it.still running and on their show room floor.
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I like Jeremy Clarkson.Top Gear is an excellent show/magazine. Top Gear beats the hell out of the sissified,watered down, SUV loving car shows they show here in the US. so Clarkson is opinionated. and movie critics arent? why hate someone for having a difference of opinion?
and I'd rather watch Clarkson all day instead of 3 minutes of Brock Yates.and speaking of Brits...I wonder what ol Tiff Needle is up to.
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Tiff Needell is now on 5th gear. You can find 5th gear videos on youtube.com or google.
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i seriously doubt that a 260z can hang that close to a 350z stock.. must of been big time modified, it couldnt have been stock, iam gonna go look for some 350z's, by the way i hate that british punk
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He also talks crap about Vettes, Lambos, and tons of British cars.
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"The show, and Jeremy Clarkson in particular, has also been criticised for unfairly judging or dismissing vehicles from manufacturers based on the brands themselves rather than evaluating the car in question on its own merit."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson
It's tough being right all the time :)
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So? Do you like Honda Civics?
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I'm just re-stating my point that this guy/show is bias...
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No ones disagreed with that though. It is biased thats what makes it so nice to watch. I mean think about it he doesnt like a car for whatever reason hes gonna say it. Whether you agree with him or not hell tell you that a car sucks if he thinks it does. I think GEOs suck but there are people in this world who love them whose right? Me or them? Its an opinion.
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Blue - thank you for that info on England and Ireland - anyone else want to tout the joys of Socilism - "There's no such thing as a free lunch".
Top Gear is a "show" it is on to entertain more than inform. If your ox isn't being gored at the time - the guy is pretty funny. (But you do have to listen carefully - dry Brit humor).
Since the guy has driven and tested more cars than I can even think the names of - I'll take his word that he knows what he's talking about.
Which is better Ford, Chevy, Dodge, etc. etc. etc.
Makes for a good long post thread and not everyone will agree.
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>The show is great and their views are pretty unbiased.
I was replying to that...
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That is my opinion based on watching many car shows and watching over 50 of the Top Gear shows. What is yours based on? 3 min clip and some non-sited source in a general reference article?
I am sure the people who said it was biased was the manufacturer of the car he was criticizing. And I hate to inform you but spouting opinions based on no facts and/or experience other that your 2 min clip is not being correct.
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I already told you fool, I have watched lots of episodes of that cat sh!t show... Get off your soap box, that guy is a d!ckhead plain and simple and you're one of the only people in the entire world who think otherwise lol
He hates Americans for one, and there's no denying that he does. I cant be bothered finding his controversial quotes, go research about this retard before you start defending him.
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"He hates Americans for one, and there's no denying that he does. I cant be bothered finding his controversial quotes, go research about this retard before you start defending him."
uh-oh,Seattle...he's playing the nationalism card on you now,LOL!
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cville you don't like geo's what wrong with you! i just sold my 240 yesterday and i'm going to buy the coolest one i can find.i'm puting a big fart tip out the back a big ol wing and a bunch of stickers all over it.then you an i can meet and i'll show that raggedy ol Z of yours what a real car can do,so there.let that be a lesson to any of you before you go bashing on one of the worlds finest automobiles.golly i think i must be hungry or tired because i can't believe i'm defending a turd like hundai.
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>uh-oh,Seattle...he's playing the nationalism card on you now,LOL!
Uh oh, we have another retard on our hands...
"In September 2005, Clarkson wrote an editorial for The Sun criticising Americans after the Hurricane Katrina rescue response, and included the comment: "most Americans barely have the brains to walk on their back legs."
http://www.answers.com/topic/jeremy-clarkson
*yawn*
Anyone who defends this guy is an idiot, plain and simple. I was just giving one example of how this guy makes completely stupid, generalized statements without thinking that get him into trouble.
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Post Edited (Jun 12, 6:26am)
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was Clarkson wrong about how Katrina was handled?
or does nationalism incline you to agree more with the "You're doin a good job,Brownie" speech?
whats wrong? does it hurts your feelings to hear that your team fumbled on their own 10 yr line and a limey called a fumble a fumble?
whats wrong,son? not tough enough for constructive criticism? or would you prefer to continue hearing lies?
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ballistic i for one don't mind constructive criticism.if it helps me get through daily life.but some people are just azz clowns and criticise because they can.they're going by they're own feelings on the situation not on the masses.i just think alot of people are defending a guy yeah very knoweledgeable but a complete azz hat! i just feel like the brits or english bag on our size when it comes to auto's.i believe he made a comment about how we like big cars or because we're a much larger community.i have to research the archives to retrieve the info on one of the clips and this guy is a very big man.bottom line it's not going to do me or anyone out there any good to complain.it is what it is and we can take it for what it's worth or leave it.just my .03 cents.
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Ballistic you obviously lack the mental capacity to understand this discussion in it's entirety... It's got nothing to do with the context of his comments, it's his insulting, generalized, idiotic comments such as the above and referring to BMW as nazi's and lots, lots more than that which just p!ss people off. (yes I know BMW made engines for Germany back in WWII, go away schoolies it's beside the point)
Anyway the bottom line is, how about a car show about cars? I like that 5th gear show, and that's british so I'm not totally against british automotive shows only ones where a retarded host makes retarded comments that have absolutely nothing to do with anything and serve no purpose except to just get his name in the newspaper to sell more books and sh!tty magazines.
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Post Edited (Jun 12, 4:50pm)
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Wait if Clarkson hates American Vehicles then why did he buy a new Ford GT? Hmm maybe I missed the part where a FORD didnt fall into American made.
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what discussion? what debate?
you lack the mental ability for a discussion. you try to browbeat and bully others through personal attacks in typical deskjockey fashion. you call Clarkson a retard. he gets paid for not pulling punches and doing a TV program where he gets to drive hot cars. if he is retarded,it should be really easy for you to prove that he is...apparently,he is very gifted as he has a job that the majority here would love to do. what is your occupation?
you talk about things that Clarkson said about how things were handled after Hurricane Katrina. I simply asked you if what he said was more correct than when GW said that everything was going well. if it was in error,it would have been a simple matter to prove that Mr Clarkson was incorrect. but you cant do it,can you?someone else might be capable of doing so, but YOU CANT.
thus,it is evident that you cant really debate/discuss anything as you dont really have grounds to stand on or prove anything. go back to your keyboard,deskjockey.
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ballistic i for one don't mind constructive criticism.if it helps me get through daily life.but some people are just azz clowns and criticise because they can.they're going by they're own feelings on the situation not on the masses.i just think alot of people are defending a guy yeah very knoweledgeable but a complete azz hat! i just feel like the brits or english bag on our size when it comes to auto's.i believe he made a comment about how we like big cars or because we're a much larger community.i have to research the archives to retrieve the info on one of the clips and this guy is a very big man.bottom line it's not going to do me or anyone out there any good to complain.it is what it is and we can take it for what it's worth or leave it.just my .03 cents.
he's a tall guy sure.and he can be an a$$. but the size that he speaks of is obesity.and the majority of the world feels the same way that he does.for example,ever notice in Japanese anime,the fat person is always shown as being stupid?
what did you think about the people that tried to sue McDonalds because of their fat son?what do you think about the 900 lb people they show on the news that are so big that they have to take a ride on a rollback to get to the hospital? and we live in America. what are they supposed to think.
ever go to another country and see an American tourist? how can you tell they are American?
I was on a cruiseship in the middle of an ocean and an American was in the photoshop wanting to buy some pics for souvenirs.he's arguing with the cashier about the price of the pics.and there are a line of people behind him waiting to purchase pics.
"$6 for a picture? why at WalMart,they are less than half that."
"sir,there is no WalMart for thousands of miles."
what were the people waiting behind this guy supposed to think about his intellect?
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Too many words... lol I'll just take a guess that it's just more bs supporting what this guys says, and possibly rebounding it back to me saying something along the lines of "he's better than you are" or something like that...
People like you just help support my point even further, it's a car show not a current events, political discussion show etc
Thanks for proving my point better than I ever could of myself! :)
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Post Edited (Jun 12, 7:09pm)
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next time,try for easier prey.youre not smart enough to debate with me, nor tough enough to do anything when I piss you off.
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Typical response from someone who just got owned... You brilliantly proove my point, and continue to do so. Quit while you're behind :)
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so you gave up on the debate...
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Because you concluded it for me, my whole arguement was that the guy is biased and talks about random sh!t not even to do with cars. Your response was simply in defense of him talking about all the random sh!t that he does, when it really has no place in the type of tv show that is.
Like I said above, I really like that 5th gear show and that's British so it's not like I hate all British car shows. Politics and cars just dont mix, we have to put up with that bs enough already dont you think?
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Any one getting their pantys in a bunch over what Clarkson said is overly sensitive. Different countries have different cultures and Clarkson is just being tongue in cheek with a very dry sense of humor. The fact that most of what he sais has a ring of truth puts people on the defensive.
I have not heard any discussion that was not car related on the show. You talk about the size of Americans because the American cars are getting bigger. And the last I heard this discussion was about Top Gear and not Clarkson. There are 2 other hosts and a tremendous amount of material that make up the show. Giving a good amount of detail on cars plus entertainment which is why I watch it to begin with.
There is no equal in the US to match it.
There's no commercials, there is no corporate sponsership (the best starting point for impartial opinion), they test cars based on my criteria for choosing cars (how pleasurable they are to drive), they have a great testing facility for testing true performance (same track and same driver each time), they compare like cars in real world conditions, they use a variety of comparison locals and factors, and it's funny.
And you get to see cars that will never be shown on American car shows. I do not find all of the skits funny (like the soccer with cars) but some are absolutly hilarious.
If you disagree that there is a better car show here please tell me what it is and why it is just as good or better. Maybe I am missing something.
The final point is that almost everything Clarkson sais is with very dry humor.
Maybe I missed all the pre 2003 episodes where he was harsher or I just take it as humor and it does not bother me at all. I have never watched a show and though that anything he said was offensive.
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Zin pretty much what I was thinking.
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So yea did anyone know the episode this was from?
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Well I thought it's kinda mean to invite Z club dudes to the show presenation then diss the guy out, I dont care as much as I thought some other people would though cuz he's dissing the earlier Z's more than anything lol It was still worth pointing out that the dude aint exactly non-bias, and there's alot of resources about him being a tool on many occasions, but your right who cares...
I personally perfer car shows that are just about that, who needs crackhead humor like that when road testing cars. That Tiff Needle guy is really cool, what an awesome driver. It's funny to watch him talk really casually to the camera when he's tearing it up lol
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I personally like the show, but aside from his review of the WRX STi "Hey, you spilled my pint" vs. the Lancer Evolution "You, outside. Now!" on one of the episodes, I can't stand Clarkson's fat ass.
He IS very opinionated and thinks everyone shares his opinion.
Someone said in an earlier post that the show is for entertainment. Well damn, who would have thought a show REVIEWING CARS was supposed to be entertainment, and not informative? :rollseyes:
Most all of Clarkson's reviews are emotion-opinion based and not fact based. If they truly want to make that a better show, then they should either cast Clarkson into the sea to live with his mammal relatives or sell him to Sea World and let Tiff Needel to all the reviewing.
Has anyone else wondered if Tiff himself was the Stig?
God must love stupid people, he made SOOOOO many of them!
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Tiff isnt the Stig. The Stig more then likely changes from time to time thus one good reason to keep him a secret so you dont know if its a new driver to the show. Also it hides any prejudice the "Stig" might have towards the car hes driving if you dont know who he/she is.
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I also want to know what episodes these clips came from. Having a list of dates and episode numbers doesn't do any good if I don't know which one its from. Anyone know?
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Perry McCarthy on life as 'The Stig!'
He's raced in Formula One, competed in the legendary Le Mans 24 hours and battled for honours at Sebring, but in the career of Perry McCarthy dubbed by some as 'the world's unluckiest driver' one thing must surely stand head and shoulders above the rest.
And that thing? Taking on the role of the mysterious 'Stig' on popular British motoring show Top Gear.
Crash.net took the chance to catch up with Perry recently, to talk about life as the 'Stig' and find out just how easy it is trying to teach a celebrity to become a race driver
Crash.net: Perry, alongside your long career in motorsport, you had another famous role as 'The Stig' on Top Gear - I just wondered what it was like to have that role.
Perry 'Stig' McCarthy: It was great fun, there was some really good bits to it and the show is run really well. Jeremy [Clarkson] is someone who I've always admired, I think he's a fantastic broadcaster and a great journalist and I think they bring a really different flavour to motoring in the UK.
I'm a big fan of the show and I did the first 22 programmes and it was a laugh. We tested all sorts of things from Pagani Zondas down to Minis and the celebrity aspect of it was a lot of fun as well, but for me it was time to move on as I had a race programme to contend with as well, so I've been there, seen it and done it and they've got someone else in now I think it's a girl but I don't know. Anyway there is a new Stiggy now!
Crash.net: Now on Top Gear they use a very hi-tech car with the celebrity drivers in the Suzuki Liana what was that like?
Perry 'Stig' McCarthy: I think the Suzuki Liana was a fantastic choice of car because it came down more to where to position the car around the circuit and you would spend some time instructing the celebrity on how to do that. Because of the nature of the vehicle, they wouldn't need to worry about fantastic amounts of power coming in so they couldn't really get themselves into too much trouble, so it was a really good choice of vehicle.
Crash.net: Was there any celebrity who you found to be really hard work?
Perry 'Stig' McCarthy: Yeah there was one in particular, Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, she was really difficult, but everyone else was great, they really listened, really applied themselves and were very competitive.
There were a lot of stand out people, like Jodi Kidd. She's great fun as a person and was a very good driver, Jay Kay from Jamiroquai I know Jay really well and we've been on track loads of times together he's a good driver and he really knows what he is doing in a road car around the track so they were good. But everyone else really tried and recently those top times have been beaten by Simon Cowell so that's great driving from Simon!
Crash.net: You've raced on some of the top circuits in the world during your career, how would the Top Gear test track rank among them?
Perry 'Stig' McCarthy: Well it wouldn't be right up there but then again it's not designed to be like that! It's a nice little proving ground and because of the layout of some of the corners we were able to get the car working dynamically in certain ways which was a good stop check against some of the other vehicles that we had around there.
As for holding an event around there, you'd need to spend a lot of money on improving the safety of it, and the other thing is that you could never race it because the circuit design we have has got a crossover so anyone who was hanging around at the back, you might end up meeting them after three laps coming the other way!
Crash.net: And are we right in thinking that your time as 'The Stig' came to an end when you flew off the end of an aircraft carrier?
Perry 'Stig' McCarthy: Yeah, it was a great idea that they had about that, because we'd decided to go our separate ways and Andy Wilman, who is the series editor and I think it was Andy's idea, came up with the idea of the aircraft carrier which was fantastic. They spent a lot of money on it and it just shows that they do things properly, so it was a real kind of James Bond ending to 'The Stig in Black' and the new one in white was reborn!
Crash.net: Just one final question Perry, some of the songs you had on in the car were slightly dodgy. They weren't your choice were they?
Perry 'Stig' McCarthy: Well the one I was a bit concerned about was 'Stand by your Man' but that was a just a bit of fun that the production team were having and I think, again, it is just a really 'out there' kind of idea having this racing driver who is anonymous in black and then coming in with this soft, easy listening music, on top of a violent lap time it was loads of fun!
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Episode Guide:
http://misc.techzonline.net/TopGear_Guides/tgeg.pdf
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Oh yea. That Z drag is from episode 8 of season 2. When anyone says season 1 through 8 they mean the revamped Top Gear in the new format that came out in 2002.
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