watching...

 

I cant imagine 17kft. Can't believe they did that.

 

The plucky brit has wounded itself helping you out!

your plucky british car has been defeated by what... bamboo?

This is great

 

The part is when Jeremy called Richard 'Ted Nugent', that had me laughing so hard.

 

A few posters over on the Nuge board caught that too.

 

just finished, that was amazing

 

Awesome! I've driven the Talledega up Pikes Peak (14110 ft) and felt the effects of altitude sickness. I can't imagine 17000... Amazing.

 

we're lucky our cars have turbochargers, they greatly help motors deal with altitudes

 

That was a sweet episode. I think I'd still take an FJ over a range rover for off roading though.

 

I find the FJ looks cartoonish. Might be capable, but man, it's one fugly vehicle.

 

I've done some hiking and snowboarding in the 13,000-14,000 foot range, so I empathize with their struggle for oxygen. 17,000 is pretty thin. Imagine 29.5K without oxygen on Everest...

 

Have been Jeeping in the Rockies to just about 15,000. I actually was not effected by the height. I was not hiking much but we did go around the peak a bunch. Then again I think I was in real good shape...aka not drinking more than a night a week and running 50+ miles a week.

 

i'd take the suzuki for a trip like that one just on my own experience with those little billy goats off-roading. back home in pr they swap em out for 350sbc power all the time. uncomfortable but so simple and lightweight.

come to think of it, i'd take my old '98 wrangler sport over any of the three trucks.
97-04 wranglers have indepenent suspension for a surprisingly good highway ride, while still offering about 10" suspension travel stock. the inline-6/5 spd is plenty torquey and also robust. and a really good a/c. very important!

 

I would have definately gone for the Range Rover in their situation, it looked pretty mean with that lift and larger tires. I wonder what they do with those cars after the challenge is done?

 

Hammond is the sentimental one (he bought and brought home "Oliver" his Opel from the African adventure) but he wrecked the land cruiser. I would guess they probably gave them to locals, like their American road trip. The one with the rock throwing Alabamins:roll:, not the one to the Bonneville Salt Flats.

 

"you burned my toyota..........thank you".

To funny.

 

great episode. anyone know what episode(s) it was when they tried to destroy the Toyota truck that they have in the stage every episode?

 

Season 3, Episodes 5 and 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Top_Gear_episodes

 

watching - taking an intermission. I love the Equator comment in the beginning.

 

I just feel like TG is getting so damn scripted. Back in the day, the FJ falling down would have been legitimately what happened. But that part just seemed like they did it on purpose. Same with the electric car they made. Same thing with the suzuki pulling out the range rover, do you really think that they just didn't notice the truck coming towards them?

Awesome episode despite the producers dipping their hands in.

As a background, I have every episode since 2002 including the specials.

 

I just feel like TG is getting so damn scripted. Back in the day, the FJ falling down would have been legitimately what happened. But that part just seemed like they did it on purpose. Same with the electric car they made. Same thing with the suzuki pulling out the range rover, do you really think that they just didn't notice the truck coming towards them?

Awesome episode despite the producers dipping their hands in.

As a background, I have every episode since 2002 including the specials.

I've been noticing the same thing this season, theyre still funny, but they've been funnier. I'm just wondering how much of it is just me noticing they're totally scripted and how much is the writers being lazy, hard to say. Still a good episode though, I think they should stop it with the real show and just do top gear specials, they're always the best.

Paul

 

They are running out of ideas I think, but that is why they have a definite date on when their last episode will air and that will be that. TG has definately served its purpose many times over and scripted or not, is one of the best TV shows ever created in my mind.

 

change youf fucukin location fucktard.fyoiur not in ct anyomre

 

And Craig has been drinking.

 

No, I think his retard translater is not functioning properly.

 

"I DO hope he's gentle with this and not a yob..."
"POWERRRRR!!!"
*tree*

I laughed so hard at that :lol:

 

great episode, thanks for posting! The FJ rolling down the hill did seem scripted. Probably they thought it was too dangerous in its condition?

 

i think it was, they knew the brakes had been failing the entire episode, so im sure a judgement call was made. to keep them alive.

Although there is a trend with top gear overseas specials,, one vehicle never makes it,, and they always fail in the last leg

Jame's scooter sank in vietnam, when in eyesight of the finish line
jeramy's lancia crapped out less than 5 miles away from the airport in africa
hammonds toyota didnt see the finish line either

anybody see a trend?

 

Much of the destruction is scripted. This is most likely because if the producers left those types of choices to the three musketeers, there could be a whole new level of carnage left in their wake.

 

despite being slightly scripted that..... was..... absolutely, amazingly, epic!

one of the best episodes yet! they have had good ones but this definitely tops them!


Casey

 

Theres a classic RR in it...nuff said for me...loved it.