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Old 20-12-2008, 11:00 AM   #31
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Just can the whole show. The current UK version has better cars, presenters, locations and stunts.
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Old 20-12-2008, 12:14 PM   #32
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james morrison was crap when he was presenter of a car show in the mid nineties with monica trapaga.

i hope he's improved
Ditto that.......

The whole TG thing relies so much on personality , metaphor, quick wit and comedic substance...........the cars are almost secondary sometimes........

Perhaps we should just ship over our current crop of Aussie cars and get the TG UK team to test em out.........: .........
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Old 20-12-2008, 12:37 PM   #33
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Good. No more Holden loving hosts. His biased opinions in the R8 Vs F6 test were obvious.
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Old 20-12-2008, 02:26 PM   #34
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This is good news for us punters, it's good to see that the producers are listening to us, now just make sure there are more decisions and opinions, and less fence sitting.

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Good. No more Holden loving hosts. His biased opinions in the R8 Vs F6 test were obvious.
Not to mention the fact that he thought the Holden 4.2L V8 was a great engine.
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Old 20-12-2008, 03:27 PM   #35
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About time too. What a toss pot he is!
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Old 20-12-2008, 08:56 PM   #36
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new series should be a bit better for sure. Really on a hiding to nothing when comparing to the original version anyway. The show revolves around Jeremys quick wit and presentation. Very hard to match ,they prob would have been better trying a different direction to try and avoid comparison at least untill the show could stand on its own.
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Old 21-12-2008, 06:12 AM   #37
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Why not Grant Denyer, he can Drive better than the other 3 & hear he is looking for a more sedate Driving job :P

He is also a nice Bloke.
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Old 21-12-2008, 03:07 PM   #38
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Why not Grant Denyer, he can Drive better than the other 3 & hear he is looking for a more sedate Driving job :P

He is also a nice Bloke.
And he would also be contracted to another network.
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Old 21-12-2008, 03:13 PM   #39
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Not to mention he's bloody annoying.
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Old 21-12-2008, 04:44 PM   #40
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Wow, I might actually watch Season 2 afterall!!!
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Old 21-12-2008, 06:31 PM   #41
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Not to mention the fact that he thought the Holden 4.2L V8 was a great engine.
They should have instantly sacked him as soon as he said that. Anyone who thinks the 253 is a great engine has absolutely no credibility whatsoever.
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Old 21-12-2008, 08:02 PM   #42
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That's a shame, he was my fave out of the three.
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Old 21-12-2008, 08:27 PM   #43
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They should have instantly sacked him as soon as he said that. Anyone who thinks the 253 is a great engine has absolutely no credibility whatsoever.
That's a shame, my mate had a HX Premier wagon with the 4.2, slow as buggery but it never let us down. Also ran a charm on gas so cheap motoring!
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Old 21-12-2008, 09:04 PM   #44
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Isn't James Morrison a trumpet player???
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Old 21-12-2008, 09:19 PM   #45
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That would be correct.
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Old 21-12-2008, 09:59 PM   #46
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That's a shame, my mate had a HX Premier wagon with the 4.2, slow as buggery but it never let us down. Also ran a charm on gas so cheap motoring!
A friend of mine had a HG Kingswood 3 speed on the tree manual 253cu.
It did the job back in the 70's and went OK after he fitted a 308 4 barrel and carby.
Naturally you cannot compare it to a modern mtr for performance but it was fairly reliable mtr. I doubt you would get the high Km's without problems from the current V8's on offer
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Old 22-12-2008, 12:53 PM   #47
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Why not Grant Denyer, he can Drive better than the other 3 & hear he is looking for a more sedate Driving job :P

He is also a nice Bloke.

BEST SUGGESTION YET !!



Just the bloke to replace that Nissan PlayStation loving wombat, he would definitely add a bit of FUNNY humor. Yeah he's a clown but that's the point.

Seriously though...I think James Morrison is an interesting choice and I wish him well, let's see what happens...pray it doesn't end up being an SBS version of "The Car Show" .... sleep: ...sorry... I must have dozed off there for a minute...
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Old 22-12-2008, 01:23 PM   #48
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It just means the critics will be harsher! What will we blame next ????

Its good for a laugh though
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Old 22-12-2008, 02:04 PM   #49
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James Morrison a very talented musician and a top entertainer. I might just tune into to series 2......... give it another go.
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Old 23-12-2008, 07:47 PM   #50
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wonder idf thats why he was put on as a star in their car, to try him out with the audience???
have to say charlie seemed to let it down, warren did at the start but hes a bit better now...
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A friend of mine had a HG Kingswood 3 speed on the tree manual 253cu.

From my dimmest memory that car was marketed as White Hot

I thought the TG series was great and it highlighted the engineering skill of the local product

It is easy to criticise but hard to create.

Someone who educate's does not in the same breath have to be entertaining

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Someone who educate's does not in the same breath have to be entertaining

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Tend to disagree on that point, especially when it comes to TV and TG.

It is entertainment first and education second. If I can be entertained while I learn .... great! If I want to learn and not be entertained, I'll read a manual.



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Old 30-12-2008, 06:43 PM   #53
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Good. No more Holden loving hosts. His biased opinions in the R8 Vs F6 test were obvious.
I couldn't agree more. On the final episode when they compared the Falcon XT with the Commodore Omega, what he said sounded like he was trying to blame Ford for the financial crisis by investing money into FG's development or something like that. I have to see the episode again. But it wasn't all bad as he had to admit the Falcon was a better car.

James Morrison 'ey? What do you know, he used to host another car show in 1994 (as someone mentioned before) called "Behind The Wheel" with that Monica woman from Playschool.
He is the pilot
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Old 30-12-2008, 08:53 PM   #54
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I love that mechanic. He's the Con the Fruiterer of the car world
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Old 31-12-2008, 10:43 AM   #55
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I wasn't a fan of Charlie Cox but I don't know if James Morrison will be any better.. personality wise from what I've seen, he doesn't strike me as being a part of Top Gear anything. I hope he proves me wrong.
I tend to agree. If it is the same block as i am thinking of, his interview as a star etc on TGA was boring and his personality quite bland.

But perhaps when he is the one asking the Q's he might liven up a bit
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