Thread: Top Gear Australia

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Glenn Ridge hosted "The Car Show" which was nothing more than a giant ad, for Carpoint and other sponsors.

Hmm, he also hosted "The Boat Show" (or something similarly named) which was sponsored by Boatpoint, among others.

I remember one particularly hard hitting comparo on the Car Show, where he was trying to determine which was "AUstralias Best Off Road Wagon". He compared just 2 vehicles... the LandCruiser and Rav4.

Lost me.

Yeah i remember that one, i think i watched one episode and gave up, total rubbish.

Matt

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Glenn Ridge hosted "The Car Show" which was nothing more than a giant ad, for Carpoint and other sponsors.

Hmm, he also hosted "The Boat Show" (or something similarly named) which was sponsored by Boatpoint, among others.

I remember one particularly hard hitting comparo on the Car Show, where he was trying to determine which was "AUstralias Best Off Road Wagon". He compared just 2 vehicles... the LandCruiser and Rav4.

Lost me.

I would not expect TGA to be much better; Joshua Dowling is the 'Industry Consultant'; totally Toyota biased, note the RAV 4 was given the better driver and was seriously driven, amazingly it was the winner.
In his Drivel articles he always found a way to mention a Toyota.

I was listening to a local radio station (6PR) today when the weekly 'Television Chat' was on. The expert was saying that TGA dropped out of last weeks top 25 television shows in Australia. On the TGA supporters side, a second series has been approved by SBS.

Of interest, Russia and Germany now have their own versions of TGUK

Can't wait to see 'Russian Stig' blam some of these beauties around the track.

AUTOSOVIET - All about the Eastern cars and motorcycles

c'mon get real it's still as **** as episode 1.
thank god for foxtel and the new bbc channel starting next month which will have the uk version

Can't stand the show but they do have some good point's and some very bad ones.

But I will keep watching to see if they get better but I think they won't.


P.S. the Aussie stig sux


Adam

I'm pretty negative about it too atm...but I'll see if it grows on me. It follows so closely the same ideas and format as the UK version but it just doesn't appeal the same.

Did anyone see the lawn bowls (car bowls) ...what a waste of time

I thought the lawn bowls was great. I'm ready for a game.

The only thing I didnt like was the circle work in the Hilux, all that does is gives 4WD's more of a bad name.

Originally Posted by walker

I thought the lawn bowls was great. I'm ready for a game.

The only thing I didnt like was the circle work in the Hilux, all that does is gives 4WD's more of a bad name.

Yes but did you notice the hilux was the TRD unit not the run of the mill type.

Also the best part about the lawn bowls I thought was the amount of front bumpers they could wreck apart from that it was a waste


Adam