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Gentil79 
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 Topic: BMW E30 Crushed on Top Gear?Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 9:39am |
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Hi All,
The new Top Gear series started on Sunday the 29th and I was a bit shocked when I saw the preview for the forthcoming programmes... a chrome bumper blue E30 coupé being dropped into the ground... Seriously? I hope it was a unrestorable wreck... but knowing what these 3 blokes are capable of, we can't expect nothing good! Edited by Gentil79 - 31 Jan 2012 at 9:41am |
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AShah
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Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 12:10pm |
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Agreed, i saw that but thought that i was mistaken!
If they do crush it, then they can expect a "Dear so called Top Gear..." letter like the ones from the Morris Marina Owners Club LOL
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Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 3:00pm |
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Great idea Arit - a free advert for the Club on National TV - that's got to be worth a Club voucher!!
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Mike Fishwick
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Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 3:16pm |
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Forget it - they will trivialise anyone who makes a protest, and just use it to get a cheap laugh at the expense of the BMWCC membership, with all the usual cheap jibes and sterotypes coming out.
You simply cannot expect sensible behaviour from these people, or their tame audience. |
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gaszman
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Posted: 01 Feb 2012 at 7:39am |
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dont watch it it has no bearing on my car likes ans most of what they drive is out of my price range
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Posted: 01 Feb 2012 at 7:57am |
I just take it as an entertainment show with cars, not a car show.
If you watch it and take them seriously, its not for you!
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Posted: 01 Feb 2012 at 9:45am |
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This may be controvertial, but I like the show, it's funny!
And, chrome bumpered E30's, whilst something you don't see all day, every day, they are not exactly an endangered species...I imagine it was rotted out in all the normal places.... There generally isn't uproar on here when somebody break a car for spares... isn't that jsu as bad? Cheers, Martin P.S. I think you may find TG very interesting this season.... |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2012 at 1:52am |
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who cares? in all honesty it was probably an MOT failure, rusty ready fro export to china
they b*st*rdised an e24 a few years back an plenty of other cars. it entertainment and done to get a reaction. all 3 presenters probably like e30's, well im sure they do as they did an episode where they had to buy cheap convertibles and guess what, they all bought e30's
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Posted: 28 Feb 2012 at 10:22am |
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Would it have been better if they'd dropped an Escort? I bet we'd be more upset if TG never mentioned BMW's. Seems to me BMW get a good press on TG, didn't they end the feature on the extinction of Saab by saying architects would now have to buy M5's? TG is the most successful car programme in the world because it is good entertainment and they know what people like. Which includes top totty maneuvered into view lines! It might be lowest common denominator, but it works.  |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2012 at 10:33am |
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For me Top Gear is one programme rehashed a number of times to create a series.
That series is then rehashed to create the next series. I much prefer Fifth Gear more car orientated
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Posted: 09 Mar 2012 at 8:34am |
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I agree it should be seen as an entertainment show with cars, and personally I find parts of it entertaining.
On a point of detail I think it is very unlikely that any of the three presenters were involved in choosing the specific E30. And from the producers perspective it would make economic sense to use an unsalvageable car, so there is a reasonably high chance this is what happened.
And it's not all bad. Hammond loved the V12 8 series he bought a couple of years ago. They do the new M5 this week - now that will be interesting.
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