BEW

Quality bit of entertainment for a Sunday evening!

I'd hazard a guess that there are more of us country yokels who enjoyed tonights show than folk who will be rushing out tomorrow to order an LP640!

Kuohu

I think there has to be a balance between the stunts and segments about actual cars. The former seems to have totally taken over now.

And even on the last series they usually had at least one car that a normal person could buy (eg the items on the 307CC or the day spent in the Smart car) but now the 'normal car' slot seems to be banished as well.

RUDDY

normal cars are just normal though arnt they? you dont need clarkson to tell you to buy one! just take a test drive!! as its a normal car your not going to want to know what the stig can do in it or how fast it will go! a quick search on the internet will give you the info you want!
it will be quite good to see the end result of the fuel growing!
group buy on some land anyon??

Luan Pra bang

I don't mind the entertainment aspect of the show but personally found tonight dull pointless and naff. Smashing the crap out of things with tractors may have been good, Ploughing fields ? do me a favour.

Jaybird-UK

millions cant be wrong.

Keep topgear as it is, so its not ruined for those that enjoy it. There are plenty more motoring programs out there.

Perhaps you like the stuff Mike Brewer knocks out?

paul-s

I think that if the show had just come out there wouldnt be so many people up in arms about it. Its because its changed from what it used to be that the long standing viewers feel slightly aggreived.

I remember an old top gear when Tiff test drove the XJ220, some woman talked about the impending era of gatso's, and some old guy talked about old bikes.

Viewing wise its more entertaining currently, as there are now many other ways to find out the information/reviews people want about a car they want. Now its an excuse to what people doing stupid things for an hour

RUDDY

lets face it! you WOULD NOT turn top gear down if they offered you a job!

Tobisausage

'Real car enthusiasts' - You drive an S40, you driving enthusiast you

Trout

iTrader: (1)

I thought it was really funny and entertaining tonight

BEW

Surely it was a good introduction to the reality that land is going to be used to grow fuel in the future and it will be interesting to see how this impacts on the cheap food everyone currently enjoys?

sti-04!!

Guys, you seem to be missing a very valid point.
Last year we had loads of new super & hyper cars being released week in, week out. This year there is foof all.
So what will TG do to fill the gap ??

95blackWRX

its about messing about having a laugh not going on about miles to the gallon of cars for an hour how boring would that be if u want to see how good top gear is just watch a episode of 5th gear

51st state

top show
flightman , you got it spot on

whats wrong with tractors
bet all you wingers would want a go on one , yeh go on admit it if your a true petrol head then tonights show should have been interesting!!
any of you been to a tractor pulling event!! excellent event, espiecially for petrol heads


i love the show because its entertaining, as well as cars etc
i don't read the car mags they are very boring, and whois going to be able to tell the difference in the handling betweeen am evo 7 end 8 on public roads, yes!! no one, so whats the point

slagmagnet69

AHEM! - Oh yeah! Or a PUG perhaps?

pauld37

Clarkson makes jokes about most things on the show now, even something serious like the level crossing dangers

Nimbus

I like the show. Laughed out load when the Stig nearly fell out of the tractor. One serious question though...




Are Oil Rape seeds really purple...?

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

I agree: real enthusiasts would have found Audi's Lambo Lite objectionable!

Bring back the Diablo: A REAL hypercar!

Ns04

Dream Weaver

It wouldn't harm them to have a few real world fast cars on from time to time, even if we've seen them before.

I used to like it when they had Scoobs, Evo's, Elises etc and they would race them round the track.

I rememebr them having a Mini with a 16v engine as well.

It doesn't have to be about reviewing a 307 HDi, but I would prefer to see them testing some quick cars against each other than just driving some pumped up Lambo, or messing about in tractors (although Stig falling from his seat was hilarious ).

Its a funny show, but I would like to see more performance cars on there. I used to like it when Tiff was on there chucking the S2000 etc round the italian mountain roads.

I liked the races they did as well, DB9 down to Monaco etc, but now the stunts aren't even car based.

Go and watch an episode of TG from 2 or 3 years back and it will be more enjoyable than it is now.

As for the "my family enjoy it" brigade. My Mrs doesn't mind it, but take me out of the equation and she wouldn't watch it. I think if they start to lose the actual petrolhead viewers, they will also lose 50% of the remaining audience as well.

Flatcapdriver

Whether you like the current format or not, I can't see the BBC changing it too much to suit petrol heads given that average viewing figures are around the 8 million mark compared to 5 million last year.

Obviously, there is the 'Hammond effect' but clearly by appealing to a broader church the programme is pulling in the punters and not just car enthusiasts so on that basis it is a success. In fact, its the third most popular programme after those two dire soaps.

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

Remember, whilst arsing around in tractors and reviewing a 'hyper' car, they also mentioned buying a 107 is stupid, and French cars don't do well in consumer surveys - there's some good material in the news section!

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

Also, its not just the amount of viewers for the BBC to consider, its the revenue selling it worldwide. If the BBC reigned in the big budget tomfoolery then I'm sure the presenters would go their own way.

scoobynutta555

"All my family watch it and like it".

Enough said

B9GLY

its just a comedy sketch each week now which imo is a shame, i dont mind the messing about as long as its in moderation and i think there should be 3/4 car reviews per episode! however as stated above, there havnt been many cars released!!!!

n one

iTrader: (5)

Yes, they`re a purpley black in colour.


I stopped watching TG ages ago, it`s terrible, so unfunny.



Bring back William Wollard



Neil

skoobidude

Top Gear is ace as entertainment. I think there is still room for a "car review show" though.

Nick

ron wrx

flight man
nice to here someone knowing what they are on about its a bbc programe looking to get as many viewers as pos if it just catered for petrol heads as in showing as many fast cars as pos then it would have less than half its audience. As it is it tends to skip normal cars but is still entertaining enough for a family audience everyone i know loves it and still manages to show off great cars.

Dream Weaver

So what great cars did it show off last Sunday?

scoobynutta555

1 Lambo. Which will probably be delivered to about a dozen people in the UK

Dream Weaver

Precisely.