marktigere1
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 09:21 AM |
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I herd that Mr Clarkson new nothing about the engineering that goes into cars. He admitted that himself once.
I do enjoy the program just wish they were a little more down to earth like Kit Car builders!!!
If a bolt is stuck force it.
If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!!!
(My Dad 1991)
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James
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 05:12 PM |
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I don't know anything about journalism though... still wish I had his job!
James
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Alan B
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| posted on 4/6/04 at 05:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andkilde
Hmmn, do gearboxes near to spin the "correct" way? Or could you just get away with using a standard box and a flipped ring gear in your
diff?
Plenty of cheap speed parts for those Honda engines...
Cheers, Ted
Yes, they really do need to spin the correct way...they won't last long and will be noisy otherwise....the diff especially, it will be like
being in reverse all the time.
If the gearbox was all straight cut then it would make little diference as there would be no thrust loads, but the more common helical gearing does
induce thrust loads that are designed to be in the same direction all the time...Ok, a diff is expected to run the opposite way occaisionally, but it
is set up to run predominately the right way.
HTH
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Jasper
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| posted on 5/6/04 at 02:35 PM |
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No doubt Clarkson is an arrogant tosser - a friend of mine used to deal with him quite a lot and said the same. Top Gear is about entertainment, not a
factual programme about regular cars - as long as you view it that way is pretty watchable.
Lets be realistic here, would you want to see an hour long programme about the latest volvo estate, people carrier or budget supermini, or rather
watch them loon about in supercars and total caravans? If I need to know what new car to buy I'll buy a mag and read the 'sensible
reviews'.
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steve m
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| posted on 5/6/04 at 07:38 PM |
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Top Gear, has lost its apeal to me,
a few years ago It was a very good programme in showing what was on offer to "us" the buying public, but now it is slanderous (right
spelling ??) aginst certain makes, Rover included
I have had Rover's for years, and so has my Father, rovers may be boring, but mine has never given much trouble or been vanderlised or
nicked!!
All of us have a like or dislike and it is our own decision
The crap programme in its current state has nothing to do with decision as they "the panel (total loosers) "have decieded what is cool and
what is not
I have not seen the programme by choice for a couple of years
steve
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Hellfire
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| posted on 5/6/04 at 09:03 PM |
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As Mr Clarkson originated just down the road from us in a small village called Tickhill... he is a Yorkshireman. Probably that's where he gets
his dry offhand wit. However, moving away from Yorkshire does come with pro's and con's.
Pro's
Normally your salary increases substantially
You talk total bo||ocks
Con's
You're humour changes to personal insults
You become arrogant (Yorkshiremen/Money don't usually mix well) 
You talk total bo||ocks
Apparently his mother used to write stories about a certain Teddy Bear, that's where he got his money from in the first place.
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Tblue
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| posted on 5/6/04 at 09:13 PM |
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I talk total bo||ocks mostly, and I've never had to leave Yorkshire to do it.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 5/6/04 at 09:19 PM |
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i went there once and see what ya mean
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Hellfire
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| posted on 6/6/04 at 12:34 AM |
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See what I mean TCRK?
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Jasper
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| posted on 6/6/04 at 07:20 AM |
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His mum, Shirley, MADE Teddy bears, the first Paddingtons actually, under the name Gabrielle Designs, and did so for many years. So next time you see
Jeremy, ask him how his Paddington is, he'll love it
(At last - something I can speak about on this forum with REAL authority) 
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nicklondon
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| posted on 6/6/04 at 07:27 AM |
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if you think of top gear as a lads mag on tv then is good but for advise on your new car then its poor.
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Scotty
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 07:49 AM |
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after watching them loon around a welsh beach last night, great fun
do they allow the general public that option ?
and decent facilities for cleaning the cars afterwards......
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 07:54 AM |
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I think they're running out of ideas - that bit about sitting in a car while 'lightning' hit it was done in an Equinox program 10
years ago... I think it was in the same test facility! In the Equinox program they even drove around under the arcs!
David
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Scotty
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 07:59 AM |
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.......... and the car (obviously) survived even back then. still interesting with the amount of electronics modern cars have that they wern't
affected
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marktigere1
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 08:24 AM |
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I knew Clarkson would make fun of the Rover!! Still, he almost sounded as though he quite liked it though stopped short of saying so!!
Wonder if he's been reading this thread? Or is he 'Considerably"??? Hmmm, there's a question!!
If a bolt is stuck force it.
If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!!!
(My Dad 1991)
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Scotty
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 08:41 AM |
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i thought the rover came out quite well, considering .....
BTW who is JK?
referred to several times, showing my ignorence (blush!)
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mackie
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 08:47 AM |
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He does like that ZT260, you can tell. But he's right, it's too expensive, outclassed by just about everything else in terms of space,
equipment, residuals and technology. That's unfortunate but I think they've done a cracking job considering the resources they have.
Evo gave it 4.5 stars in their recent road test back to back with an Evo 8 UK (which also got 4.5 stars) - bloody impressive. They've managed to
re-engineer a FWD car to be rwd AND make it handle.
You'd have to be nuts to buy one with your own money... second hand in 3 years however....
[Edited on 7/6/04 by mackie]
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mackie
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 08:50 AM |
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JK is they car-mad frontman of Jamiroquai. Their videos tend to feature him driving around in various exotica.
He's one of the lucky sods to get an Enzo.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 09:24 AM |
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Thought it was a QED program........ in that one they drove the car around during it... and it looked like the same place
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by Scotty
.......... and the car (obviously) survived even back then. still interesting with the amount of electronics modern cars have that they wern't
affected
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 10:13 AM |
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Steve - you're correct! I knew it was one of those gee-whizz' science programs.
DJ
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Scotty
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 11:03 AM |
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oh - thanks mackie
glad it was due to my old age i didnt realise it was him
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Bob C
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 11:28 AM |
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car struck by lightning
I remember the old QED (?) program - at the time I thought their lightning simulation was a bit pathetic - a really big bolt of lightning would have
thousands of times the energy that van der graaf could produce. There are lots of lightning classes, the big ones I think are top of cloud to deck
& they can fuse 100sq mm conductors.
Having said that in a metal box (normal saloon) you'd probably be fine - it's all earthed together with conductors well out of the way,
all designed with esd protection in mind. In a locost... let's say it would relieve you of the misery of being out in a locost in a
thunderstorm!
cheers
bob
PS planes get struck by lightning all the time but you have to switch off your CD player for take off. They're taking the P
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Alez
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 11:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by marktigere1
I herd that Mr Clarkson new nothing about the engineering that goes into cars. He admitted that himself once.
Clarkson go learn from your wife!! (Did she not build a Caterham herself I heard?)
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 11:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bob C
I remember the old QED (?) program - at the time I thought their lightning simulation was a bit pathetic - a really big bolt of lightning would have
thousands of times the energy that van der graaf could produce.
In the QED programme they put a chain from the bodywork to the ground... how long would that survive a lightning bolt! APparently it's the
tyres that blow when a car's struck... although they're rubber & plastic, they're also full of carbon.
David
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Hellfire
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| posted on 7/6/04 at 01:38 PM |
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If the Rover is anything to go by - the Safety Car at Cadwell 6/6/04 was the V8. What a terrible sounding car - tho' the compare did state to it
having broken an exhaust manifold. Was very tasty tho'...
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