Top Gear Season 14

[TW]Fox;15607291 said:
It was a 1980.
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Hmm

Actually, the grill was updated in 86 (which was the first thing that I suspected made it an 70's model as well as the general look) but neglected to notice one of the most distinguishing things, they didn't make 4 doors until 1981 (according to wikipedia). So that model must have been 1981 at earliest. (Also, it's likely a Left hand drive American model, so maybe some differences but I can't beleive they'd make the 4 door there earlier than the UK? )
 
Enjoyed that episode, but the last series or two have been very mediocre. I much prefer the buy a porsche for 2k etc episodes (as the extract above mentions). It's obvious some things are scripted, but do they have to be so silly as a car always "rolling" away or something tipping over?
 
whitecrook said:
Yeah. They probably had a couple of 4x4 loaded with kit and supplies etc, and obviously stuff like the roll cages that magically appeared into the vehicles, and the winches that magically bolted them selves on etc,

Also it's well known that Top gear often film their films at different times, i.e a second camera unit / some shots from the copters etc aren't all taken exactly when they are there etc.
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They were given a bunch of stuff at the start. Including the winches, quite clearly.


I quite enjoyed that.
 
If someone offered me the weight of my car in pure gold, I might, just might, consider driving that road of death. But probably not.

I suspect that the decision to descend was taken by one of the doctors that I'm sure were in the support vehicles. They were describing symptoms of acute mountain sickness, which isn't surprising in a rapid climb to extremely high altitude.

A very good episode. Road trip and a buy a crap car with not enough money challenge combined, classic Top Gear.
 
I actually would love to drive the road of death, however, I'd probably always chicken out and let cars pass me on the edge with me hugging the mountain side or I'd wait at any wide bits... Or perhaps do that bit of road on a dirt bike :D. Amazing scenery though.
 
Off on a tangent, the Atacama desert isn't, strictly speaking, the driest place on Earth. The driest places on Earth are the dry valleys in the Arctic. Sounds strange in a place full of water (albeit frozen), but odd geographical conditions result in a total lack of water. There is moisture in the Atacama desert, even if it's only a slight dampness from very thin mist, and it does rain in most of it. The only town in the place (Calama) records a rainfall of 5mm per year and it only ever rains on a few days between December and March, but that is rain.
 
whitecrook said:
Anyone notice the camera guy in shot at one point when jeremy opened his door?
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I *think* it was when James suddenly stalled/broke down and got angry. Although if a cameraman was standing outside waiting for Jeremy then it clearly wasn't that sudden . . . :p

I enjoyed the Death Road, and despite what James says, it is funny when Hammond bumps into him :D
 
i was genuinely scared for them when they were driving down the dunes at the end. If one of them had accidently got the car sideways, they would have rolled to the bottom which would have probably killed them.
 
Gaygle said:
i was genuinely scared for them when they were driving down the dunes at the end. If one of them had accidently got the car sideways, they would have rolled to the bottom which would have probably killed them.
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They were probably well strapped and roll caged, but it wouldn't've been pretty. And terrifying.
 
I was lol'ing when Clarkson drove into the back of May after being warned that if someone would rearend him they would have their ******* head chopped off :)

I think the backup crew is huge, near the end the Landcruiser borked the rear axle etc. and they managed to repair that on the spot so I guess thay had a lot of spare parts with them?
 
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