pslewis

The whole program relating to a trip across Africa?

30 minutes would have been ok - but the whole hour?

Disappointed although it was entertaining

Lisawrx

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I enjoyed it

speye91

Nope,It actually put a smile on Miss Speye's Face.

That in it's self is amazing.

Agreed tho,was very entertaining.


Mr Combover.

+Doc+

I enjoyed it, really good fun.

Jaybird-UK

Great TV once again from the Top Gear boys. These specials have all been excellent so far.

Go watch 5th gear if you dont like it

16vmarc

I enjoyed it. Totally not a car show this week, but still entertaining.

speedking

£1500 seemed a lot of money for any of those sheds. 2nd hand cars must be a lot cheaper in the UK.

RON

What with Top Gear, and then Long Way Down, it's been more like a travel channel tonight....

But still VERY GOOD!!!!!

The drowing 'Oliver' moment made me laugh... and Hamster reckons he knows about offroading......

Simon C

Hampster did do it correctly, he looked for an acutal fording point. Sadly his chosen a fording point deeper than his car! Thats why you should walk it first.

astraboy

I agree it was very entertaining, but like others have said, its not a car show anymore.
astraboy.

Maz

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Enjoyed it very funny with some fantastic landscapes.

Kieran_Burns

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I don't feel cheated at all.. it was a SPECIAL.

Extremely entertaining - 3 mates having a laugh and making GREAT tv. Plus some stunning pictures.

I only wish it had been in HD.

Suresh

Sunset on that Island in the salt flats was stunning.

There were too many contrived incidents presented as happenstance for my liking e.g. cars dying coming back to life. Still good entertainment though

hectic

funny as F.........

Maz

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Yes that seems to be a running coincidence with their cars!

Martin-STI

100%

I was watching it 15mins behind real time on Sky+ and wife was watching it upstairs on real time. I didnt realise then after asked her what she was laughing at? Then sais same as you and daughter

Great SPECIAL like stated already. Look out for Andy S from the SMACS Subaru Club, South Manchester And Cheshire Scooby's in a couple of weeks on the show when they race there car on The Fuel they planted in last series.

bootsy

i agree as well.

logiclee

Yep if he has any off road experience the 1st rule is always check the depth of the water.

Wouldn't have made good TV though would it.

Cheers
Lee

fatherpierre

I found it a bit dull and more contrived than ever.

A full hour was way too long.

RON

If he had done it right, he would have waterproofed the vehicle, then walked it, and THEN driven it, once he was sure he could make it, like i do most weekends in my offroader.......

hectic

in the middle of Africa

RON

Well, they managed everything else didn't they.... supposedly without support vehicles, but in reality, i suspect they had help.....

logiclee

Yep even more so.

If it's too deep your going to end up in the water anyway and perhaps out in the bush without a vehicle or your kit.

Cheers
Lee

hectic

Nahh, Lee.. I was questioning if it was RON that was in Afica doing offroading..

just as an aside,if things went smoothly for the three misfits, then it wouldn't be condusive to good televisual entertainment would it.. therefore rendering one of the most popular programmes on the beeb worthless.
I know what I'd rather be watching after being at work all day on a sunday, coming home, filing my belly to overfull and chilling TFO on the sofa..and it wouldnt be a completely factual programme on the pro's and con's of a Wankel *snigger* rotary engine

Lisawrx

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It's entertainment and I find it a bit of light hearted fun, with cars thrown in.

If people are so sick of it, I don't understand why they continue to bother watching it.

hectic

eggs!

fatherpierre

Little else on, and I usually watch TG.

hectic

I sit and watch the re-runs too, on me mate Dave