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stronghold  | Good idea about the episodes.! (I will start now) Yes there is well over 100 car pics (..I took 400+ captures.!!) .gif ":)") |
2006-01-23 15:48 |
antp  | Maybe it is not useful to include ≈4 views of EACH car  (e.g. for the Benz both pics looks identical...) |
2006-01-23 15:52 |
| stronghold | Ok.! (for the benz ..I only added the other ..as it was without the number.!) For now I can't find my pic for car 92 (ford cortina) & 88 (Renault Alpine) ..so will add it later.! (strange ..they have disappeared.!!) -- Last edit: 2006-01-23 16:01:21 |
2006-01-23 15:54 |
| antp | I just discovered that Top Gear was listed also on IMDB, not only this particular "movie": http://french.imdb.com/title/tt0163503/ http://french.imdb.com/title/tt0479848/ Would it mean that we could list all the cars presented there? That would maybe a little "heavy" |
2006-01-23 20:25 |
| stronghold | Yes..I had noticed when checking on this movie.! Clarkson has released one Video/DVD every year at Christmas for the last 10 years or so.! (these are like the Top 100 cars ... NOT part of the Top Gear TV series) ..I have all of these ..! (lots of great cars.!!) I don't believe you can buy any Top gear episodes on video/dvd. (..but many old shows are regularly shown on Satellite channels.!) |
2006-01-23 20:40 |
| antp | There are some "bestof" DVDs: Link to "www.amazon.co.uk" But I am not sure that things like "top 100 cars" are sold too, and for sure they do not sale ALL episodes of the show. -- Last edit: 2006-01-23 20:50:31 |
2006-01-23 20:49 |
| stronghold | Ummmm...I'll have to look out for this.! ... Do you have similar shows in France/Belgium etc..? -- Last edit: 2006-01-23 20:53:49 |
2006-01-23 20:52 |
| stronghold | Am I correct in thinking ...that if a Film/Show/Tv-series is available on Video or DVD ...it can be included on the IMCDB.? (I noticed that a documentary type show had been included on here recently ..without an IMDB number.!) I ask this...as a relative of mine (from India)..had brought me some DVD's ...but I don't think they are going to be on the IMDB.! (..Bollywood movies.!! Thrillers/Horror)..noticed a couple of Tata Vehicles.! ..maybe some other odd ones.! -- Last edit: 2006-01-23 21:09:39 |
2006-01-23 20:59 |
| antp | I know that in Belgium there is a very smaller show called "Autovision" on RTBF1 (now La Une) but I am not sure that it is still shown, and it was more about cars that everybody can buy There is also something on RTL-TVI but I never watch it. In France there is the well-known "Auto-Moto" on TF1, and I think there is also one on M6 (but I do not receive this channel). Top Gear is still the reference for this kind of shows. I watched lots of parts as downloaded videos, and few directly on BBC. I have the "top 100 cars" show somewhere on a CD I think, but I never thought about including it on the site (I wonder why). About the question if we can include it or not, I really do not know... Maybe create a poll on the forum (and post the link here, to get more than 3 vote results ) -- Last edit: 2006-01-23 21:03:19 |
2006-01-23 20:59 |
| stronghold | I recall seeing a car show called "Auto Mondial" ..on a satellite channel ... but don't know where this originated from.? ...again..mostly 'normal' cars.! |
2006-01-23 21:05 |
J-2  | Top Gear is the best cars show i ever seen...in Spain we have "Más que coches" (More than cars)...and it SU*KS!! 30 minutes showing movies of new cars (not tested by the progam), and talking about all cars possitively...what a ********* of show... |
2006-04-16 21:10 |
| antp | Question: Should we include on the site the other Top Gear shows? Please vote: http://imcdb.opencommunity.be/forum_topic-654-2316.html |
2006-05-10 20:05 |
Curly  | Haha! Well can you name an American car that is actually any good or globally significant? The rest of the world hates american cars for good reason - they're shoddily made, overweight, sloppy barges. |
2006-06-15 18:48 |
| Explorer4X4 | Whatever, I like American cars better then those tiny Europian paper toys you call cars. I wouldn't call them shodilly made, you should research before you make that aquisition. The Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country are the safest minvans ever produced, the Dodge Ram 3500, Ford F-350 and GMC Sierra 3500/Chevrolet Silverado 3500 are the strongest, longest lasting trucks on the road today with the Dodge Ram having th largest availible cab. There is a reason the Ford Crown Victoria is the most popular all-purpose sedan. I wouldn't call the Ford Tempo, Mercury Topaz, Chevrolet Corsica, Dodge Spirit, Ford Focus, Ford Contour, Ford Fusion, Lincoln Mark Z, Mercury Milan, Mercury Mistique or Dodge Neon sloppy barges. Americans have produced some (or most, some would say) the best cars on the roads today. We invented the minivan, muscle car, pony car, pickup and station wagon. | 2006-06-15 19:06 |
| Curly | I'm sure this is monumentally off-topic for this site... But outside of the US, american cars are laughed at only slightly less than eastern bloc cars. I'm Australian - didn't car and driver recently run an article saying that Ford Australia made a bunch of cars that could save Ford USA now, because they're so much better than the domestic product? And Australian Fords aren't even that good. Minivans? All purpose sedans? Longest lasting trucks? These are niches that the rest of the world doesn't care about. Ford Crown Vic? Isn't that the dinosaur that hasn't been updated in about 20 years? Popular only because it's rwd so the cops can haul more donuts? Let's face it - the Germans make the best sedans, the Japanese the best reasonably priced sedans, 'trucks' no-one cares about, and Europe make the best, most stylish cars in general. I can' think of one good reason that I'd put down my own money on any of the cars you mentioned. Whoa - hang on - the Ram has the largest available cab! -- Last edit: 2006-06-15 19:31:43 |
2006-06-15 19:20 |
| antp | It does not cound, it is an European Ford |
2006-06-15 19:32 |
| Explorer4X4 |  Rofl! People do care about trucks, surprised you haven't noticed. The most popular body style is the truck-based SUV. If nobody cared about trucks, Nissan, Honda and Toyota wouldn't have introduced the Frontier, Titan, Ridgeline, Tacoma and Tundra! The Ram is Dodge's best selling car! And I think Ford's just doin fine, the Escape/Escape Hybrid are the best selling SUV! In fact it creamed Toyota's RAV4, Honda's Element and Nissan's XTerra. The Ford Fusion is rising and the F-150 has been the best-selling truck for years. The Mustang is the most popular Modern Muscle car and even though the Challenger opposes a threat, Ford pulled out with the Ford Shelby GT500. The Ford Explorer is the best selling mid-size SUV. Ford needs almost no help. I can see in the next few years Chevrolet becoming more popular then Nissan with it's new look for the Tahoe, Suburban, Silverado and Camaro. Dodge is also doing pretty good. The Ford Crown Victoria is the most popular squad car and taxi cab even though it hasn't been restyled for a whopping 10 year, go to NY and count the Vics just for an example. Stars drive Lincoln Town Cars and Mercury Grand Marquis are pretty common sedans too.Oh ya, forgot Focus is a Euro-Ford! -- Last edit: 2006-06-15 19:56:11 |
2006-06-15 19:53 |
| Curly | ok - Americans care about Trucks. The rest of the world doesn't thankfully. Maybe you should watch a few episodes of Top Gear and see what the rest of the world is driving. I reckon Clarkson is on the money with his opinions of American cars. |
2006-06-16 02:49 |
| Explorer4X4 | Ya, well at least American's notice cars other then compact coupes. Top Gear has some pretty nice stuff, I especially liked the American-disigned and owned Astin Martin DB9,DB7 GT and V8 Vantage (property of Ford Motor Company), Cadillac BLS, Sixteen and SeVille STS, Chevrolet Corvette Z08, Ford GT/GT90, Iosis and Visos, HUMMER H2, Isuzu Trooper II Sport and the (Ford owned and designed) Jaguar lineup. If you've happened to notice there are at least half, probably more, American cars on that show then non-US! 6 Aston Martins, 3 Cadillacs, 1 Chevrolet-US, 4 Fords, 2 HUMMERs, 8 Jaguars, 1 Jeep, 2 Ladn Rovers, 3 Mazda, 1 Saab and 3 Volvos. I only listed the US ones, I did not list European Ford or European Chevrolet. I listed the American disigned ones. I also did not list cars such as Volvos before they were bought out by Ford Motor Company, I only listed the models that were disigned under their American successors. Some American cars may be bad, but they're not all bad. And I think it is pretty safe to say we are home to the most popular car maker on this earth, Ford Motor Company. I don't think there is a county on this earth that doesn't have a Ford on its soil. Like Ford says "There is a Ford Mustang club on every continent." | 2006-06-16 04:02 |
Hecubus  | I may prefer Top Gear to Fifth Gear, but as far as American cars are concerned, Clarkson is full of hot air. I'd imagine he goes out of his way to slander them just because it entertains the predominately European audience. I swear, any time he drives one, it's like he's fighting his true opinion of them, finding any way he can to nitpick them. |
2006-06-16 09:39 |
| antp | What do you mean by "European Chevrolet" ? Saab and Jaguar cars are much more European than the Chevrolet-rebadged Daewoo models, that have nothing of European (Daewoo being from Korea, which is in Asia... and they sold much more Daewoo there than in Europe - these Daewoo did not sold very well here) -- Last edit: 2006-06-16 11:32:27 |
2006-06-16 11:20 |
| Explorer4X4 | I mean cars disigned by the European division of American autmakers like Chevrole, Ford and Dodge. Which are basically just Eurpean cars with American names, like the Ford Focus, which is being made in the U.S. but is hardly a a U.S. car. Jaguar, Aston Martin, Mazda, Land Rover and Volvo are all owned and controled by Ford Motor Company. So, this means that Ford overlooks and/or rejects disigns and sometimes gets better people to disign them. I consider them basically American if they're disigned, distributed and organized by an American company or president. I only listed the cars that were built/disigned after their mergers with Americans, I did not list Isuzu, Holden, Vauxhall or Saab (General Motors). | 2006-06-16 15:25 |
| Explorer4X4 | This guys really starting to sound like a jerk, evn like he is a racist when it comes to cars. |
2006-06-16 15:26 |
| antp | You know, when you discuss about SUVs and other US cars compared to European/Asian cars, that sounds pretty similar |
2006-06-16 15:51 |
| Explorer4X4 | Oh ya, wellllll.Hmmmm. I, uhhh. Well just because I like SUVs and Ford Tempo's doesn't mean I don't like European cars in general. I just happen to like the body style SUV and European's don't make them. |
2006-06-16 16:21 |
Firebird86  | Explorer: Youre gonna have to dig faster than that to get out of this one. -- Last edit: 2006-06-16 17:16:46 |
2006-06-16 17:16 |
| qwerty_86 | ROTFL! And again, just because an American company owns a foreign company doesn't mean they are a huge part of the parent company. Sure they make money and refer to the parent company sometimes, but the foreign divisions are pretty independent. Sure they share platforms, but that's just it. Chysler must be German because the 300, Charger, and Magnum are '80s Mercedes. Or Ford is Japanese because the Fusion/Milan/Zephyr is a Mazda 6. Or GM is Austrailian because the GTO is a Holden Monaro. Or Ford is Canadian because the Crown Vic and Windstar are built in Canada. I know, GM is Japanese because the Chevy Nova is a Toyota Corolla! Honda and Toyota must be American because they're built in the mid-west! No. Chrysler, GM, and Ford have had a long established reputation for being distinctly American. Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Subaru are distinctly Japanese. Saab and Volvo are Swedish. Land Rover, Astin Martin, Bently, and Rolls-Royce are distinctly British. BMW, Mercedes, VW, and Porsche are German. Lamborghini and Ferrari are Italian. It doesn't matter where they're built or what platform the car is from or who owns what, the company relies on it's reputation and that's what most people see them as. They were established in one country first so that's what most people will associate with them. -- Last edit: 2006-06-17 07:52:37 |
2006-06-17 07:48 |
| explorer4x4 | The only cars I agree with Clarkson on is the Land Rover Range Rovers, AC Shelby Cobras, Aston Martin Vantage, Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, Dodge Viper, Dodge Charger R/T, BMW M5, DeTomaso Pantera, Toyota Land Cruiser, VW 1200 Export, Volvo V70 and Lancia Stratos. To me, the rest are all just not that great (well, I have heard from Antoine that th e Citroen DS was good, I do not see it but I suppose its true). | 2006-07-08 19:19 |
G-MANN  | I bought an issue of Top Gear Magazine that had booklet of Clarkson's 50 Worst Cars of All Time (though it may be have been a cumultive list from the magazine staff as well as him, but he writes about the entries) among them were the Volvo 340, Ford Escort Mk4 (the boxy 80s one), Austin Maestro (this was always a pile of shit), Ferrari Mondial, Austin Princess 2, the original Vauxhall Vectra (Clarkson's always dispised this car), Morris Ital, Porsche Cayenne, Lexus SC430, Datsun Sunny, Ford Scorpio (the bug-eyed one) and the Suzuki X-90 (a lame beach buggy thing). The American entries in the list were the Ford Pinto, the 1979 Ford Mustang Mk3, Chrysler Neon, AMC Pacer and the 1980 Cadillac Seville Diesel (with the weird trunk). |
2006-07-10 02:46 |
| qwerty_86 | Hmm, I seem to agree with those being crappy American cars. I would correct that list and put the Mustang II rather than the thrid generation as being worse. I mean it's an insult when you build a "muscle" car out of a Pinto! At least the third generation "Fox Bodies" looked much better after '84. And those Sevilles with the back cut-off are so ugly! I wouldn't blame him for counting those! It's gotta be a double whammy with the Olds 350 diesel. -- Last edit: 2006-07-10 04:47:52 |
2006-07-10 04:46 |
| Hecubus | To be fair to the Mustang II, it sucked more because everything sucked in the mid-70's. Up until the '05 Mustang, they've always been based on some kind of Ford economy car, so the Pinto wasn't that much of a stretch. And there was nothing really bad about the Neon except for a lack of refinement and really poor build quality/reliability for the first couple of years of production. From what I understand, some Neons (like the ACR or the R/T) can be rather fun to drive. |
2006-07-11 02:09 |
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