anyone see topgear tonight?

**p38arover** · 29th January 2008, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by HangOver

I was quite surprised at the rednecks, :

You don't like nascar or country music, lets get the boys and kick the .....
It's almost beyond belief.

Apart from that it was a good episode.
Did you catch the end bit re: the recipient of Clarksons,(free) car?

"It's a 90" not a 91" we're going to sue you !"

And the credits: All personnel were named Billy Bob, e.g., Billy Bob May, Billy Bob Hammond, Billy Bob Clarkson. Ditto for the cameramen, sound guys, editors, et al.

That episode came up on the RangeRovers.net forum a few months back - it raised a few hackles among the US members of the forum.

**Broome Defender** · 29th January 2008, 12:48 AM

Goes to show you the intelligence of the of the "leaders" of the free world. There are some spots in Australia I would probably avoid doing that in though...

Dan

**langy** · 29th January 2008, 02:38 AM

Been there done (Most of) that. My 77 Camero was $900 in Miami.

Mind you, I had a pump action shotgun down the side of the seat. And the Camero rocked - it sat on 100mph all day. Ended up in LA and sold it for $1000 9 weeks later.

**PeterM** · 29th January 2008, 02:42 PM

Great episode, I was laughing most of the way through it, not so good with cracked ribs.

The hurricane damage was in New Orleans too. Pathetic that it is still ike that 12 months on.

**waynep** · 29th January 2008, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

Dunno - do you think it was real or scripted?

it must have been scripted to some extent ...set up the basic gag then improvise.....that's the skill of those 3 guys.
Broad selection of cars would have been planned - lets buy 3 types of vehicles that best represented America - muscle car, pickup truck and luxo-barge.
classic telly though .... they just get better.

**DiscoDave** · 29th January 2008, 04:18 PM

It was a very funny show until they encountered the ugliness of crazed American jingoists in full vent - Hollywood never quite shows it like that. One of the phrases painted on their cars to provoke the rednecks into shooting at them was "Hillary for President". Dayum! Now them's fightin' words!

I can quite understand the need to whistle up a truck load of "good ol'boys" to hurl rocks at (and presumably tar and feather if they catch them) people who drive into town with that kind of filth written on their vehicles!

As Clarkson said at the end of the show "It seems as though some of them have begun mating with vegetables..."

**Ace** · 29th January 2008, 04:38 PM

I must say it suprised me the reaction they got at the servo, i knew they were idiots but thats bad. If i was at a servo anywhere and 3 blokes pulled in with that on their cars i would **** myelf, especially the pink "Man Love Rules Ok" one, thats a classic. I think they take stuff way to seriously. It brings back memories of Die Hard 3 when the bad guy orders Bruce Willis to go to down town Harlam and wear a sandwhich board that says i hate niggers, i can see why someone would get killed for that but having Country and Western is Rubbish isnt really that bad.

**LandyAndy** · 29th January 2008, 06:14 PM

Best episode yet

Them blokes are pretty clever,even if the petrol station was staged and the cow on the roof purchased from a farmer or someting it was BLODDY FUNNY.
And CHEESE EATING STIG or FAT STIG

What a crack up.
Loved it,bring on the aussie shows!!!!
Andrew

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 29th January 2008, 06:18 PM

It was pretty funny. I bet you they didn't eat any bits off that cow. Or sleep in the tent.

**procrastination inc** · 29th January 2008, 07:12 PM

There are some spots in Australia I would probably avoid doing that in though...

Queenstown springs to mind

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