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Best if Top Gear
Top Gear - Disco 3 on now!
5th Nov 2006 10:01 pm
SN
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B*****d - just caught the flag bit at the end - and now the credits! Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
5th Nov 2006 10:03 pm
chesters
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i burned it onto dvd the first time round 8)Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.
5th Nov 2006 11:07 pm
SN
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Most of it can be found here...
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Youtube better as BBC one is just voice with series of still pics. Good to see we're not wearing out our licence fee!
Can I save a video clip from youtube to my hard drive???
6th Nov 2006 5:07 pm
SN
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Don't think the one on BBC site contains the first few minutes either - you know the bit with the kid and the foldey seat.
I, however, do have the full version in Google Video Player AVI format (no longer available on Google Video) - all 71Mb of it, if anyone else wants itSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
6th Nov 2006 5:09 pm
dlm3
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If this is the episode I think it is (TG is currently off-air while waiting for the Hamster to recover from his injuries in a certain jet-powered dragster), the entire original episode is available via bittorrent. Do a search in the TG episodes list on "Discovery 3" at:
Watched it again last night and I'm sorry to say that they picked an easy 'mountain' to climb. I couldn't help but scoff at JC extolling the virtues of the views FFS, he was only 1000ft up from sea level. We don't call that a mountain - that's a 'hillock'
I only hope that the southern softies don't think THOSE are the best views we have to offer
In the days of WWI, someone allegedly took a model T up to the top of Ben Nevis. I reckon it must have been carried up there by the Wright brothers, but getting a D3 up there would have been MUCH more interesting. Unfortunately, I doubt if the red-tape brigade would have allowed the BBC on Nevis with a 4x4
6th Nov 2006 11:18 pm
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Impressed I was with the D3 road test (made me buy one), I think the view from the top of the Correyairack is as good if not better.
Would love to have a go at the Top Gear mountain though. Anyone know the owner???
6th Nov 2006 11:46 pm
noizeman
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I saw the programme both this time and the first time it was shown. Did you know this was a repeat of a similar test which was done with the very first Range Rover V8 back in the (I think) sixties. Then the mountain climbed was Cader Idris in Snowdonia. Now there's a mountain!! Showing my age 'cause I remember it well.
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FFS, he was only 1000ft up from sea level. We don't call that a mountain - that's a 'hillock' 
