This week on Top Gear....E30's !

[Grant 4]

Had noticed, figured it was similar to the "89k miles" on the clock, people being generous with the age of the car.

Jeremy had an 88 -> also PFL with full Mtech 1, I thought PFL only went through till 87

James had an 89 -> everything points to PFL in regards to the look, front spotlights, front valance as such

Richards would be the only one I suspect that has the actual year correct.

Unless the Cabs had different manufacturing years, I know they were manufactured longer than the 4 doors and Coupes

I just put anything like this down to the fact that Top Gear doesn't let the truth get in the way of good entertainment.

[KingPango 0]

Watched it last night. Was very amusing

[Palazzo 477]

If they were cabs, then facelift didn't start until about '90-91 iirc. I have a Dec '87 cab with full MTech 1 on it.

[Mike 1]

entertaining watching them try and set a lap time. don't think they were too harsh on them either, only the comment about them killing yuppies, which isnt too far from the truth

[cliffdunedin 8]

its about time they had this episode, one the guys off E30zone sold their cab to top gear about a year ago for this ep.

Was it the red one??

God, did you see the wiring on that!?

[pommy 33]

that was well worth watching!

[antil33t 90]

was better than running around in wellingtons filled with tampons.

[oldtimer 14]

OT but happy Top Gear is only a few weeks behind on Telly now. I don’t even have to bother down loading them anymore.

I like last night’s episode on telly in HD. Brings back my Sunday ritual.

What channel is showing TG in HD ?

[cliffdunedin 8]

OT but happy Top Gear is only a few weeks behind on Telly now. I don’t even have to bother down loading them anymore.

I like last night’s episode on telly in HD. Brings back my Sunday ritual.

What channel is showing TG in HD ?

Good point, also which channel is showing it a few weeks behind?

I would rather watch it in HD but a 720dp is still pretty good.

[oldtimer 14]

Good point, also which channel is showing it a few weeks behind?

I would rather watch it in HD but a 720dp is still pretty good.

AFAIK Prime and UKTV are both firmly SD.

Prime is showing the Middle East Special this Sunday (20th) which originally screened in the UK on Dec 27 2010.

Season 16, Ep 1 originally aired on January 24th, 2011.

Five weeks behind, not bad but not great either.

http://www.finalgear.com/shows/topgear/16/

Final Gear has downloads in 720p and 1080i, both with Dolby Digital stereo sound.

Lightyears better than the crap quality on Prime.

Edited February 16, 2011 by oldtimer

[cliffdunedin 8]

You used to be able to get top gear on BBC world news but it was not a schedueled programme...maybe on mysky!!??

[oldtimer 14]

You used to be able to get top gear on BBC world news but it was not a schedueled programme...maybe on mysky!!??

That was ages ago !

Late '90s, early 00 ?

It actually was scheduled on the old BBC World but in a cut-down 30 minute version.

And has disappeared from BBC World News, no doubt because the entire show is now sold overseas.

Edited February 17, 2011 by oldtimer

[Forrest 35]

^ I remember getting up at 5am to watch it. Those were the days.

[BM WORLD 1283]

i have boxes of vhs tapes with most episodes going back to 1991

mostly recorded from bbc in the middle of the night and some from old horizon chanel before it became prime tv etc

prime though sky sat signal or sky on free view is not HD 720p but because the orignal recording is done in HD it comes out a lot better quality than the older top gear stuff before HD camera's where used etc

[tire 10]

James where is the thread on E30 zone I cant find it?

[Jamez 2147483647]

I cant find the exact thread, but I can remember it, think it was in his FS thread and topgear gave him what he wanted plus a lot of topgear merchandise, This is the closest thread I could find to it.....

Thread talking about the thread

Edited February 24, 2011 by Jamez