I thought the 1st one was great, the 2ed Mehh the 3rd was getting back to what they do the best, and more what I would expect from them. I thought the doughnut gag was spot on and the finish with the water doughnut was great.
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Originally posted by FusionIf a car is the epitome of freedom, than an electric car is house arrest with your wife titty fucking your next door neighbor.
The Desire to Save Humanity is Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule it- H. L. Mencken
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants.
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The desert whatever thing in the 2nd was the barely watchable part but everything in episode 3 was pretty good IMO, I'm just hoping they ditch the celebrity kill-off bit. I have to say that whatever that color on the Aston Martin was, it was the ugliest color I could imagine on that car. I'm not a fan of the red and black on the Challenger either though.
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^ I think they are trying to make the celebrity kill-off a staple of the show. Maybe it's in recognition of what's obviously the most boring part of top gear? I always skipped over that part.
Originally posted by rturbo 930 View PostYou know, the same could be said about old cars, but here we are posting on a forum for old BMWs ;)
If an old house was poorly built or poorly maintained then yes, it can be a real headache, but otherwise, it's really no different than an antique car. A bit more maintenance, but more rewarding because generally the people who own them love them. That being said, earlier this year my parents sold a large ~180 year old building that my dad inherited, and it was undeniably a crumbling mess. Quite a few things about the way that place was built that make you go ...what the fuck...
He wants to seal off the staircase and keep it as a sort of secret memory of years gone by. I would want the satisfaction of bulldozing decades of "ehh that's good enough" and starting from scratch with something thoughtful and proper. But his is a basketcase whereas many older houses which have been kept up aren't as crazy.
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Originally posted by Das Delfin View PostA 30 year old car and a 200 year old house are admittedly very different animals.
My friend just bought an 18th century new england house which had been expanded and remodeled a few times over the years, none of which were done with any sort of semblance of aesthetics and I doubt the most recent additions are even to code. For example the staircase is narrow and tall, which is dangerous in itself, but at the top you have to take one more step to either your left or your right to go in either room. This means if you are on the top floor in one room and go to another, you have to remember to step over the staircase or else you will trip and die falling down the stairs and likely be rewarded with a darwin award for living in such a stupidly dangerous house.
He wants to seal off the staircase and keep it as a sort of secret memory of years gone by. I would want the satisfaction of bulldozing decades of "ehh that's good enough" and starting from scratch with something thoughtful and proper. But his is a basketcase whereas many older houses which have been kept up aren't as crazy.
Some of the things I like about old ass houses is that old world craftsmanship and building methods, things that don't line up right, beautiful pine floors that aren't level, and hundreds of years of people wearing the thing in over the centuries and giving it character.
To me, the staircase you describe is just part of the experience. Steep, narrow, winding staircases are extremely common in homes of that age. Just pay attention and you won't have a problem. If that's a problem, don't buy the house. Don't get me wrong, I get why some people want nothing to do with such a house (or that staircase), but it would be nice if those people would leave em to people who enjoy them instead of ruining them for people like me.
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Part of why the staircase freaked me out was the fact that the walls were missing and there was nothing to grab onto. My friend bought the house seeing through all that with the intention of fixing it. Which is what I did with my bmw ;)
I wish I could show you a video of a tour through that house. It's truly a hodgepodge. On the second floor one room leads to another which leads to another. The floors aren't level and the ceilings are low. There should be a hallway but the pitched ceiling doesn't allow one. So you get an upstairs den going to a bedroom which is attached to a studio. But in the basement you can tell what was there originally vs what was added on because the stone used in the original foundation was roughly cut from slab probably by hand or other primitive pre-indistrial tool.. I would try to keep that part of the house. I've been in houses that were built circa 1700 but have been kept period correct. This one isn't like that. There have been dormers added and rooms converted. A whole front section of the house is an add-on. And the work has been done with inconsistent quality. But there is potential. Like you, my buddy likes the old world stuff. So he won't listen to a word I say :D
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Nothing feels genuine in the show anymore it all seems so scripted. May getting pissed off at Hammond for revving his engine in the tunnel etc seemed forced. No show seems way less off the cuff. And the house thing was idiotic because you could clearly tell no one was living there. There was no furniture or anything so it was pretty clear that it was coming down anyways.1989 325i LS Swap (Money Pit):https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=244933
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I was much happier with episode 3, but I was not as impressed as I wanted to be.
I will continue to watch the show, as it is an awesome idea, there are just a variety of topics and skits that don't make sense to me personally.
Excited to see what will happen, but I don't go into the show with my hopes set very high anymore.My previous build (currently E30-less)
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Originally posted by MR E30 325is View PostI was much happier with episode 3, but I was not as impressed as I wanted to be.
I will continue to watch the show, as it is an awesome idea, there are just a variety of topics and skits that don't make sense to me personally.
Excited to see what will happen, but I don't go into the show with my hopes set very high anymore.
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I'd be very curious to see what aspects of Top Gear are restricted for use on Grand Tour. From what I can tell, the following:
- Can't do Star in Reasonably Priced Car (I'm OK with this. That segment always sucked anyway)
- Can't buy 3 cheap cars and have 'the producers' hand the hosts challenges throughout a 'tour'.
- Can't have a 'Cool Wall'
- Can't do the show in an airport hangar
- Can't end the show with 'on that bombshell...'
Anything else?
From the title of it, 'The Grand Tour', I was very hopeful that the new show would lose the audience and feature nothing but epic adventures around the world, such as the North Pole trip in the Toyota Hilux. Sadly, the 3 gents weren't thinking the same thing.R135 /// 1990 Alpinweiß II 325is
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Originally posted by 2mAn View PostDid anyone notice the Ape wearing a high heel on the conversation st header?
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