trevs Member 781 Member For: 17y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: balmain Posted 06/10/08 09:40 AM Share Posted 06/10/08 09:40 AM the drag sure was a joke ,I dont think top gear oz is gonna last very long I hope it does I mean it has the potential to be a great show but im finding it hard to watch without changing channels while its on and I never done this with the uk version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 06/10/08 09:41 AM Share Posted 06/10/08 09:41 AM Yeah the race was crap... No sh*t there is gonna be lag with a turbo car. The only reason I like the Aussie show is because its the only show that's gonna have aussie fords in it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevs Member 781 Member For: 17y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: balmain Posted 06/10/08 09:54 AM Share Posted 06/10/08 09:54 AM 15pound each wonder how many have been sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 10d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 06/10/08 10:01 AM Share Posted 06/10/08 10:01 AM The good thing about the UK version is they dont hold back theres no reserve in there unbiased attitude towards whatever vehicle it is they are testing....when they pick up on that they might win some points...They shouldnt have done the Ford vs Holden in the second episode and held it back as a teaser for a few episodes so we get a bit more of an idea of there understanding of what makes a performance vehicle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tig Donating Members 735 Member For: 17y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: kenthurst, Sydney Posted 06/10/08 10:09 AM Share Posted 06/10/08 10:09 AM Zap, I noticed that the ford seemed pretty slow to launch also and was pretty disappointed in their testing and reviews of both the cars.That ford GT looked pretty impressive though with over 800 hp stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 6m 30d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 06/10/08 10:34 AM Share Posted 06/10/08 10:34 AM The opening segment was pretty good...went to poo after that though.Absolute disgrace. Would rather watch Glen Whatshisface on Drive or whatever show it is/was, at least it had a bit of substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 18y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 06/10/08 10:50 AM Share Posted 06/10/08 10:50 AM The drag between the F6 and the R8 was a joke.The R8 jumped the start and the F6 did not stall it up.I am sure the result would have been very one sided if the F6 was driven properlt.This was my first time watching this new show and my wife gave it the thumbs down (she loved the UK one) and I will reserve my judgment after a second episode.Couldn't agree more. Still don't like the show, but how damn good did the ford GT sound!! And the flames it shoots out the back on gear changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomchic Just because it is, doesn't mean it should be..... Lifetime Members 14,092 Member For: 20y 2m 12d Gender: Female Location: Noosa QLD Posted 06/10/08 01:09 PM Share Posted 06/10/08 01:09 PM I reckon I could launch that F6 Betttererrererer smart hurst was funny and so was the ute vs mining trucks.my whinge is if they are gonna have Steve Bisley of Mad Max on why didn't they bring those "mad machines" out does it get any more Aussie than that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 06/10/08 01:29 PM Share Posted 06/10/08 01:29 PM I will never watch top gear australia again they've taken a award winning format and f*cked it royally. ford v Expensive Daewoo was a joke. gutless fence sitting nobodies. we learned nothing from this segment apart from they cant drive. drag was useless, drifting was a display of appealing driving.the gt 40 has 550hp standard not 800. they should know this. camera work is horrific. its out of focus, they cant keep the car in frame at the track , it looks likes its filmed with a handycam. Endless cuts and lights changes. its crap. ute test thing was just an exercise in damaging cars. again we learned nothing other then if you pour rocks in the back of your ute from a bobcat your car will be ruined very quickly. the host are a joke. I think the main problem is that none of them have worked as real car journos and therefor have no idea how to review something and make a point. its just dribble from three very amateurs car enthusiasts. I thought it would be bad before they started, I didn't think it would be this bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrs Donating Members 448 Member For: 17y 4m 2d Gender: Male Location: Darwin Posted 06/10/08 01:54 PM Share Posted 06/10/08 01:54 PM yep after all that they didn't even tell us the profit made by the dump truck Stig was driving. And where was the toyota ute. The show is sh*t I hope it is canned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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