The Grand Tour thread

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by kenny » Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:03 pm

Eh? No that lasted 2 months, wasn't for me.

Work is one of the many things stopping me driving the car plus other interests these day and a severe lack of campaganzas

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by tut » Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:53 pm

You have to fight it kenny.

Can not believe how much I hear the work ethos trotted out as an excuse for not getting the most out of life. Believe it or not I use to work once even though it was a long time ago, but I never let it get in the way of everything else that I wanted to do.

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by campbell » Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:08 pm

Careful Tut. Things are different for this generation I'm afraid.

Kenny, apologies for lack of Campaganzas this year. Must try harder in '17. Been a bit busy running a small business :-)
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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by Dominic » Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:12 am

campbell wrote: - are you still running that lovely Exige?
Did Kenny get a new Exige? :roll:
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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by Dominic » Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:14 am

campbell wrote:
Kenny, apologies for lack of Campaganzas this year. Must try harder in '17. Been a bit busy running a small business :-)
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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by kenny » Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:24 pm

Dominic wrote:
campbell wrote: - are you still running that lovely Exige?
Did Kenny get a new Exige? :roll:
I washed it. So good as new.

The professionally offended have, predictably, found something to get huffy about. Apparently clarkson said something to do with cars, Gypsies and insurance.

Hope amazon tells them to fck right after off.

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by Lazydonkey » Fri Nov 25, 2016 5:29 pm

Watched the 2nd one this morning. Still entertaining bit not as good as the first one.

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by Callummarshall » Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:41 pm

Agree with lazy donkey, whole thing was a bit meh. Fine for watching the three of them prattling arround.

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by campbell » Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:18 am

Yep bit too much cocking about.

Aston and Red Bull cars pretty special tho
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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by Stevoraith » Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:20 am

If the second episode was still under the Top Gear banner it'd be getting panned left right and centre.

Very disappointing after such a great start.
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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by van cleef » Sat Nov 26, 2016 6:51 am

I'm struggling with it a bit... I fell asleep half way through it, but I've not much interest in watching the bit I missed. I recon I must be a bit bored of the same kinda format.

I'll try and stick with with it.

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by kenny » Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:20 am

2nd show was still preferable to the crap Evans turned TG into but overall it was a bit pish.

Suspect the first amazon series will be a bit hit and miss as they try some new stuff.

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by BigD » Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:52 pm

kenny wrote:2nd show was still preferable to the crap Evans turned TG into but overall it was a bit pish.

Suspect the first amazon series will be a bit hit and miss as they try some new stuff.
I didn't mind it but then I like the weapons segments. :)

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by Callummarshall » Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:12 pm

kenny wrote:2nd show was still preferable to the crap Evans turned TG into but overall it was a bit pish.

Suspect the first amazon series will be a bit hit and miss as they try some new stuff.
You say that but there were a few of the episodes of new top gear that worked really well IMO, the episode with Harris and the TDF and Roy Reid with the focus rs was a stand out episode to me. Really liked the two of them and felt le blanks contributions were on the money throughout.

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Re: The Grand Tour thread - apologies!

Post by Mikie711 » Sun Nov 27, 2016 8:30 am

Le Blanc came across a bit wooden at times and needs to work on reading an autocue, other than that he was good.
Just watched the first GT while waiting for my next flight, as I couldn't get it when on the rig. Not impressed with the American or the Belgian TBH, the rest was well made if there was a bit to much filler in it. The dead celebs and the "fight" with the audience what was that all about.
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