BBC Two at 8pm on January 27

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Excellent. Let's see who Clarkson P s off this series

Let's hope this series is an improvement. To me it seems to be getting past its sell-by date and becoming too formulaic. Presenters' on-screen "personalities" are obliterating the content. It's all got a bit "Master Chef"ish and predictable, with silly games taking over from real journalism. Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
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I stopped watching it as they always seemed to be testing cars over 1/2 million quid, and how well it could tow a 10 year old caravan around the race track before its wheel shot off.
They just have a good old time at the licence payers expense, nice job if you can get it.

The content and presenters don't interest me anymore, it's entertainment only and not informative to the car owner/buyer like it should be.
Plus Clarkson should be driven off the edge of a cliff ending in a big explosion that scatters his parts in a great big area leaving nothing to be found.

Some of the trips they go on are quite entertaining, but they never seem to review anything which costs less than £100k. 2013 RR Evoque Pure Tech
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If you watch it as entertainment rather than from a journalism point of view it's actually quite funny...the trek across Bolivia springs to mind.

And occasionally they stick in the odd good review. Disco 3 for example when that came out (I know it's 7 years ago but they do still fit good ones in!) Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
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top gear is the only reason i pay the TV licence

mind you if Scotland goes independent i wont have to pay a TV licence any more (ducks for cover after opening that can or worms)  1995 P38 now dead
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big-al-cove wrote:

mind you if Scotland goes independent i wont have to pay a TV licence any more (ducks for cover after opening that can or worms)

Practicing self restraint...!  Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
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Yorkshire - God's County

I find it a beacon of irreverence and better than many other entertainments. It works because, whatever you think of Clarkson, Hammond or May, they are a great team to watch, enthusiastic, sarcastic, amusing, provocative and informed to a greater degree than many other so called commentators. The cars are not really the point except, I guess, for the heroic Toyota pickup that survived every attempt to destroy it. THAT was great fun. I don't know anyone who didn't find it uplifting... ...

Be true to yourself. That way happiness lies...

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Clarkson is pure genius and so funny!

One of my favourite moments was when BMW had made the new Mini and claimed they would make it quintessentially British by putting tea cups and spoons in (something like that).

Clarkson said that we could make a car that was quintessentially German. It would have indicator stalks that go up like a Nazi salute and Sat Nav that only goes to Poland.

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Here's what we can look forward to http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/Top-Gear-TV-is-back-2013-01-03

"a car that was quintessentially German"

These days it would be driven by a woman and be allergic to gre(as)ece! Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
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The only reason to watch it will be the show with Chris Meeke in the Bently on a stage of Wales Rally GB, where not only did he get it airbourne As you can see from the picture) but was also doing 120mph+ on standard road tyres, as nobody makes off road tyres in the Bently size.

Apart from that the show is a load of rubbish! Would much rarther see James May in his record breaking programmes i.e. the model train and the model glider record.

Bill T. Life Honorary Member of Wallasey Motor Club.
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Rallying is the only sport.