Football, Top Gear, Kangaroos and Holden Cars!
March 22nd 2008 13:23
This is rather sad but the highlight of my Saturday night TV viewing is the dusty episodes of TOP GEAR that SBS are currently rolling out for us. According to my calculations these shows are probably close to six or possibly seven years old! I mean Jezza still has black hair! and Hamster looks like he just stopped wearing a school uniform!
Now, Im not really complaining but couldnt SBS find something a little newer for us to slaver over? Tonights episode featured lots of luxo-barges including Jeremy testing, sorry, being a hooligan in a Bentley Arnage T, stirring stuff it was too! If you missed it you probably missed your only chance to see what a Bentley looks like being thrashed sideways ( Sigh!) Balls the size of basketballs i suspect!
TOP GEAR is probably the epitome of Car shows on TV and I am hoping that the Australian version ( coming later this year) will retain this high standard. I say hoping because I dont know that it can. You see, I think the problem with the Australian version will be budgetry more than anything else. Challenges will be problematic, remember the 1500 quid challenge for sport coupes and the Italian supercar for 10000 quid. Ever seen a Ferrari for $ 10000 in OZ? How about a $ 1500 Jaguar XJS or BMW 633 No, neither have have I and trust me I do know where to look, the only XJS I have seen for that kind of money had no engine and rust holes the size of your fist, makes it hard to get it roadworthy dosent it! What about the weekly challenge for a star in a reasonably priced car, translates to a $ 20000 - $30000 car here so what is the most boring car they could pick? Well the newest series in England has traded the Suzuki Liana in for a Daewoo, sorry Chevrolet Lacetti or Holden Viva to us. Problem solved there then!
I wish SBS well with the Australian version but I fear that it will turn into another weekly advertising feature for Holden and Ford, just like Wheels and Motor magazines continue to churn out on a monthly basis. If it does watch me and people like me turn off in droves!
Now, Im not really complaining but couldnt SBS find something a little newer for us to slaver over? Tonights episode featured lots of luxo-barges including Jeremy testing, sorry, being a hooligan in a Bentley Arnage T, stirring stuff it was too! If you missed it you probably missed your only chance to see what a Bentley looks like being thrashed sideways ( Sigh!) Balls the size of basketballs i suspect!
TOP GEAR is probably the epitome of Car shows on TV and I am hoping that the Australian version ( coming later this year) will retain this high standard. I say hoping because I dont know that it can. You see, I think the problem with the Australian version will be budgetry more than anything else. Challenges will be problematic, remember the 1500 quid challenge for sport coupes and the Italian supercar for 10000 quid. Ever seen a Ferrari for $ 10000 in OZ? How about a $ 1500 Jaguar XJS or BMW 633 No, neither have have I and trust me I do know where to look, the only XJS I have seen for that kind of money had no engine and rust holes the size of your fist, makes it hard to get it roadworthy dosent it! What about the weekly challenge for a star in a reasonably priced car, translates to a $ 20000 - $30000 car here so what is the most boring car they could pick? Well the newest series in England has traded the Suzuki Liana in for a Daewoo, sorry Chevrolet Lacetti or Holden Viva to us. Problem solved there then!
I wish SBS well with the Australian version but I fear that it will turn into another weekly advertising feature for Holden and Ford, just like Wheels and Motor magazines continue to churn out on a monthly basis. If it does watch me and people like me turn off in droves!
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Comment by Andrea
V8 Supercar Pitstop
They really did relax more in the more recent series' didn't they. The old episodes are a bit less ... um ... relaxed!!???!!? And I must admit, I'm missing James May in these early ones. When did he join the team?
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Comment by Patrick
Auto Loud
Jason Dawe knows what he is talking about but when you have a worldwide market, talking about used car values is pretty irrelevant
Inspired by recent episodes I have been trying to think up some challenges , how about $ 1500 car challenge from Sydney to Perth or Darwin? Rush hour in Sydney: Car vs Human? Mmm perhaps not!