Fook top gear

[rix313]

I missed shit top gear

it wasn't good

Corrected.

[jann]

I actually winced...

[Ajsingh]

It wasn't an M3, an SE or a sport so no harm done.

Very true, but i did cringe and i had a room full of family point and laugh at me!

[gooner1]

Kudos to the Saab.

[Jim320i]

I could have fragged that

[Coops90]

Couldn't give a shite really

[James90]

bit embarassing that the saab stood up to the test much better, my girlfriend laughed at me haha

[Jim320i]

I think we'll be alright, its not often we drop our cars from the air upside down with us in it so I wouldnt worry too much about it... And before anyone says, what if a lorry fell on you... If thats the case, I think your fooked anyway

[Kedge]

I think we'll be alright, its not often we drop our cars from the air upside down with us in it so I wouldnt worry too much about it... And before anyone says, what if a lorry fell on you... If thats the case, I think your fooked anyway

Unless you're in a Saab!

[pnd]

its typical pointless vandalism dressed up as entertainment. yes worse happens in scrap yards but thats not entertainment. It's not funny and you can bet they are deliberately chosen as someone dislikes e30's. They are morons and so are the people that watch it.

[James90]

its typical pointless vandalism dressed up as entertainment. yes worse happens in scrap yards but thats not entertainment. It's not funny and you can bet they are deliberately chosen as someone dislikes e30's. They are morons and so are the people that watch it.

LOL bit strong that. I doubt it tbh. And I like watching it and find a lot of it entertaining? Am I a moron?

[Jim320i]

I think we'll be alright, its not often we drop our cars from the air upside down with us in it so I wouldnt worry too much about it... And before anyone says, what if a lorry fell on you... If thats the case, I think your fooked anyway

Unless you're in a Saab!

Or the lorry...

[Kedge]

All these people that say how much they hate Clarkson et al or the program in general, turn the bloody channel over and stop moaning!!!!!!!!

They picked a common car from the same era as the Saab for a comparison, both cars were complete turds so no loss to the world! To most folk out there these cars don't even warrant a second glance, i don't know why E30 owners get so jumped up about this kind of thing!

I've always got the impression they quite like the E30, they never slated them when they had the cab feature (just the previous owners and mods) and they all compliment the M3.

[Topblag]

Has everyone considered why they chose an E30 to compare ? They were strong, fast and expensive in their day.

If they had compared against a ford escort, we'd have all said that it wasn't a valid comparison.

I'm with most folk here, who cares about a rusty 1987 more door getting ruined.

There seemed no outcry when Stevie's car was wrecked by willing zoners so why moan about a tv series doing the same but to demostrate how safe another car was. Lest we forget a SAAB got (slightly) wrecked also.

[pac1982]

Has everyone considered why they chose an E30 to compare ? They were strong, fast and expensive in their day.

If they had compared against a ford escort, we'd have all said that it wasn't a valid comparison.

I'm with most folk here, who cares about a rusty 1987 more door getting ruined.

There seemed no outcry when Stevie's car was wrecked by willing zoners so why moan about a tv series doing the same but to demostrate how safe another car was. Lest we forget a SAAB got (slightly) wrecked also.

bang on my man

[sunnyr83]

All these people that say how much they hate Clarkson et al or the program in general, turn the bloody channel over and stop moaning!!!!!!!!

Exactly. The same ''oh i hate it, oh i think its lost it edge bla bla''
everytime. Yet you keep watching it then slate it! Do people keep a notepad and pen with them aswell making notes of what they done wrong!
I enjoy Top Gear and when i do watch it it's purley for entertainment reasons and nowt else!

[Speedtouch]

I just hope the high compression M20B25 that would be in a C-reg 325i found a good home!

[mattycoops43]

I am about to break a clean 4 door 320i SE because nobody wants it whole!

mmmm how good is the shell? about to start repairing my 325 se when the weather improves. But I know it has roof rot, so trying to decide whether to bite the bullet or not. Could reshell it I suppose?

[Simon]

I think we'll be alright, its not often we drop our cars from the air upside down with us in it so I wouldnt worry too much about it... And before anyone says, what if a lorry fell on you... If thats the case, I think your fooked anyway

It wasn't really the roof it showed the weak points in though was it? It showed how weak the pillars are, and the pillars are very important in an accident!

And, the pillars on an E30 are very weak!

[tonybtonyb]

I think we'll be alright, its not often we drop our cars from the air upside down with us in it so I wouldnt worry too much about it... And before anyone says, what if a lorry fell on you... If thats the case, I think your fooked anyway

It wasn't really the roof it showed the weak points in though was it? It showed how weak the pillars are, and the pillars are very important in an accident!

And, the pillars on an E30 are very weak!

But many other cars are just as weak if not weaker!That we'll never know..

[Simon]

But many other cars are just as weak if not weaker!That we'll never know..

No, you are right, we will never know.

But I do know how weak an E30 is though... I've dealt with a number of E30's in post accident condition.

[bmw9818]

^ lampost?

[ah]

lets not end up like the lot who kept writing in complaining?! was it the austin princess i can't rememeber. They ended up dropping caravans on them ramdomly in the next shows

ILL 2ND THAT!

[verde]

i was at work when i saw it and was like " WHAT THE ****! " typical ******* top gear. ruining a relic proving some stupid unrelated totally irrelavant off topic point about a shit vehicle. top gear is trash and has been for years

Couldn't agree more, 1 reasonable bloke dominated by 2 stuck up idiots who think entertainment is dropping a caravan from a crane to see if it breaks. If I had my way they would have to live in that caravan with a couple of "black Mamba's" for company. As for the midget, its obvious who bends over for his public school chum by the way he grovels to the lanky big headed pratt.

thing is i used to love it. but its the scripting that mates it soo cringeworthy. like it hurts to watch ( dont say change the channel i cant the people at work watch it ) the guys are all cool enough left to their own devices but the programme is soo overly scripted and things set up IE. torching someone elses caravan its hard to watch

[Dezzy]

It was scrap so who gives a sh1t!

Most are now. Lets not jump on the "I love E30's the most" band wagon

[verde]

It was scrap so who gives a sh1t!

Most are now. Lets not jump on the "I love E30's the most" band wagon

shamefully it was better nick than my white one although so is dundee

[harry_p]

people keep forgetting the point of the piece, to show how strong the saab was, NOT to show how weak an e30s are. i'm sure pretty much the same thing would happen with any similar car from the era.

what do you expect them to do, turn a quick 60 second piece into a 20 minute detailed comparison of every mid size car built in the mid 80s just to make sure they didnt offend one particular enthusiasts club?

[Racer75]

I hope no idiots write in Remember the Morris Marina owners club?

[ImysE30]

I have already written in to complain to the Top Gear Team about the destruction of the best car in the whole wide world, how could they do that, it was my dream car

[tonybtonyb]

But some of these small new cars haven't got a hope in hell! It doesn't take much before they cave in.

[harry_p]

you think?

nearly all modern cars have pillars way thicker than anything that was around in the 80s.

my mums got a fiat punto and the main a-pillars are as thick as 4 e30 a-pillars bundled together would be.

you pay for it with bigger massively worse visibility though which starts the whole accident safety vs not having the accident in the first place arguement...

i'd put money on every new car on sale in the uk would fair far betting in an 8ft drop test than an e30!

[e30topless]

you think?

nearly all modern cars have pillars way thicker than anything that was around in the 80s.

my mums got a fiat punto and the main a-pillars are as thick as 4 e30 a-pillars bundled together would be.

you pay for it with bigger massively worse visibility though which starts the whole accident safety vs not having the accident in the first place arguement...

i'd put money on every new car on sale in the uk would fair far betting in an 8ft drop test than an e30!

but then the weight of the e30 diff is more than a Punto engine !
coupled with an M20 the roof didn't stand a chance !!

[harry_p]

just imagine if it was m30'd

[nickso]

Wouldn't want to be in a rolled e30 though

My mate rolled mine 3 times in one sitting, lucky for him the car landed mostly on the passenger side.

[THEHOOD]