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Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:09 pm
by dinny_g
You have to guess Schmee has one hell of an Insurance Excess Reduction policy to cover himself in all he borrows?

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:17 am
by JonMad
Pete_ wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2020 1:32 pm This is quite a good insight into YouTube ad revenue for the more popular YouTubers. Bear in mind that the UK car YouTubers get on average about 1-2% of the views of the video that this looks at!
I like him :D

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:43 am
by RobYob
JonMad wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:17 am
Pete_ wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2020 1:32 pm This is quite a good insight into YouTube ad revenue for the more popular YouTubers. Bear in mind that the UK car YouTubers get on average about 1-2% of the views of the video that this looks at!
I like him :D
Interesting, and a reminder that teacher's pay sucks arse.

In a similar vein, LTT did a breakdown (without hard $ numbers) of their revenue.

At 6:38 it shows direct YT ads on LTT is about a quarter of their income.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:48 pm
by Nathan
^ I just can not listen to him

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:02 pm
by dinny_g
It was alright as an episode... i laughed a lot more at the 24 hrs in a car than then May and Hammond did it.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:39 pm
by mr_jon
Nathan wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:48 pm ^ I just can not listen to him
Agreed, most of the time it feels like he's reading a script and has NFC about what is coming out his mouth hole.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:04 am
by RobYob
mr_jon wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:39 pm
Nathan wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:48 pm ^ I just can not listen to him
Agreed, most of the time it feels like he's reading a script and has NFC about what is coming out his mouth hole.
The only thing that annoys me is him using American "zee" instead of zed. Otherwise I'll happily wallow in Canuckian mellowness.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:47 pm
by ShockDiamonds
Liked that episode, thought it was ok.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 9:46 pm
by Ascender
Tonight’s show was loads of fun and very much enjoyed by all the family.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:22 pm
by Rich B
Dare I say it, they've started listening to car guys. Last week they showed the fast lap and this week they repaired the Focus RS rather (well, after) than just mindlessly destroying it.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:31 pm
by mik
Rich B wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:22 pm Dare I say it, they've started listening to car guys. Last week they showed the fast lap and this week they repaired the Focus RS rather (well, after) than just mindlessly destroying it.
Annoyingly I watched it live (cos there were several bits I wanted to fast forward.

Some more analysis of the Diablo loss would have been interesting - along with an acceptance they were always considered spikey (which is why I think I never really desired one). And they could have given the owner an opportunity to kick Paddy square in the stones on camera too.

Good that they repaired the Focus. Maybe this was Monkey’s influence, as he has been quite active on twitter tonight.

For examplez


Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:36 pm
by Rich B
I guess they're just not prepared when stuff goes off script. Wait, they had lots of footage of all those caravans accidentally catching fire???!!!?!!!!??11111

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:21 pm
by Mito Man
The MOT history on those supercars was almost as interesting as the piece. The Countach was basically never driven so the owner must be pissed! Not used in years then leant out for a TV shoot and binned. Wonder if it at least had new tyres as it looked pretty wet there.

The Ferrari was rolled back and the subsequent mileage increases point to having its speedo cable unplugged.

The XJ220 had no readable speedo years ago :lol:

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:53 pm
by mik
Mito Man wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:21 pm The Countach
Image

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:17 am
by Rich B
Mito Man wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:21 pmThe Ferrari was rolled back and the subsequent mileage increases point to having its speedo cable unplugged.
6 miles since 2016 (including the TG test in March!) 😂

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:02 am
by RobYob
That was good fun. F40 gorgeous but it did look like even Harris was tight fit.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:22 am
by mr_jon
XJ220's real speed probably 175-ish? Then using a Vbox in the next piece? Bit odd.

Wall of death bit was interesting but about twice as long as it needed to be.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:33 am
by RobYob
That much power I imagine it was an easy 190+, in the end, credit for driving a 30yo Jag that fast.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:34 am
by Ascender
They didn't linger on the Diablo thing... is that because it was an accident on a public road maybe?

Paddy's running commentary leading-up to it was perfect if you knew what was coming.

Re: New Top Gear

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:35 am
by Ascender
mik wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:31 pm For examplez

What was that all about?