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Old 28 December 2008, 08:51 AM
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Default Last Episode of Top Gear tonight
Looks fun, travelling through Vietnam: BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Top Gear, Series 12, Episode 8

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Old 28 December 2008, 10:28 AM
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I believe it's one of their mad challenges. They are ach given a budget and have to buy some motorised transport to travel from one end of Vietnam to the other with the final destination being in the sea LOL! Trouble is the budget they are given is only enough for two wheeled transport.

It will either be hilarious yet contrived or a complete flop - we will see!!!
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Old 28 December 2008, 10:32 AM
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knowing SN... the members will rate it a hilarious, contrived flop
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Old 28 December 2008, 10:34 AM
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sundays will never be the same untill it comes back on ,i even look forward to it all week .

always entertains me and the missus
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Old 28 December 2008, 10:36 AM
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That's just it, it's light entertainment and I think viewed in that context it is rather better than most of the other garbage on TV. Each to their own I guess.
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Old 28 December 2008, 01:22 PM
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It's always contrived - anyone who thinks their 'races' are really races is not seeing the big picture, but it's still quality entertainment all the same!
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Old 28 December 2008, 08:16 PM
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Old 28 December 2008, 08:40 PM
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Waits for all the those moaners saying there wasn't enough car reviews, they wanted to know the boot space of the new Ford Model T or the fuel economy of the new Vauxhall Idontgetit!
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Old 28 December 2008, 08:47 PM
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Great stuff.

Been to many of the places they have gone through

Will be going back in a few months, great country.
 
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Old 28 December 2008, 08:50 PM
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FPMSL

This is hilarious tonight.

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blox just missed it
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blox just missed it
Still on.......

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Old 28 December 2008, 09:07 PM
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Mille Miglia on now
 
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And The Getaway with Stve McQueen later
 
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watched worlds strongest man instead,much more entertaining.
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Clarkson with the bucket helmet at the begining lol, quality programme though, you could have no interest in cars what so ever and still enjoy the commedy
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I think Vietnam will be my next holiday
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blox just missed it

BBC iPlayer - BBC Two - Sunday 28th (Today)
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Outstanding. At last Clarkson is converted to 2 wheels...

Of course the two wheelers among us know already that as much fun can be had from a Honda CB50 as from any other form of transport on 2 or 4 wheels... you just have to scale your expectations...
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Old 28 December 2008, 09:28 PM
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What a stunning place Vietnam is. The pratting about was funny but was more impressed with seeing the country.
 
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Old 28 December 2008, 09:35 PM
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What a stunning place Vietnam is. The pratting about was funny but was more impressed with seeing the country.
TBH I just sat slack jawed through most of it, stunned by the location, the kind weather (riding in pouring rain in shirt sleeves), the thriftiness of the people, the emphasis on small capacity motorcycles (of which I'm an increasingly big fan again) but mostly the change in attitude Top Gear is taking: Electrically powered cars, people riding huge distances on tiny motorbikes.... what next... walking...
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Old 28 December 2008, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
TBH I just sat slack jawed through most of it, stunned by the location, the kind weather (riding in pouring rain in shirt sleeves), the thriftiness of the people, the emphasis on small capacity motorcycles (of which I'm an increasingly big fan again)

I could enjoy living in a place like that.
Moving to bedford then ?
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I recently spent a couple of days there and would seriously recommend it for a holiday if you like something a bit different, it is a fascinating place.
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Old 28 December 2008, 09:55 PM
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looks like a really nice place for a holiday, would love to go there one day.
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As soon as I heard what they were doing I was as excited as Hammond. My first bike was a C50. 45mph top speed (down hill) and about £2 a week to run it.
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I think we are all conditioned into bigger, faster, better but sometimes, small and crap is the best way to do something.
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
TBH I just sat slack jawed through most of it, stunned by the location, the kind weather (riding in pouring rain in shirt sleeves), the thriftiness of the people, the emphasis on small capacity motorcycles (of which I'm an increasingly big fan again) but mostly the change in attitude Top Gear is taking: Electrically powered cars, people riding huge distances on tiny motorbikes.... what next... walking...
Well weve got to afford thier foreign hols somehow ..!
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Funny, Entertaining, Educational (a little) and a little bit of travel show all rolled into one. Brilliant!
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I recently spent a couple of days there and would seriously recommend it for a holiday if you like something a bit different, it is a fascinating place.
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