Review: /Drive on NBCSports

"Mosqvich" (mosqvich)
05/24/2014 at 15:08 • Filed to: /Drive, YouTube, NBCSports, Route Napoleon, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Chris Harris, Matt Farah, Mike Spinelli

100

Unless you're living under a rock around here, you probably know that the guys from / !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to the big time, well at least to a 3rd tier cable network. But don't take my cynicism as criticism. Lamentations of American programming for enthusiasts are unfortunately in abundance around these parts. Somewhere there was an NBC producer who saw the value of the excellent writing and production values of most of /Drive's work and decided to take it for spin on cable. The occasion for giving the guys a try was the Monaco Grand Prix. The "guys" are Mike Spinelli, Matt Farah, and Chris Harris.

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

The show is, in a word, fantastic . As usual the writing and production values are top notch. Apparently network TV execs are starting to see this. Perhaps someday we'll see !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on TV as well. In the case of /Drive, the viewer is given a feast for the eyes. The production value equals or surpasses anything available on VelocityTV or the former Speed Channel. This is Top Gear UK quality stuff, minus the funky filters TGUK uses. This is not a bad thing. The hosts are much, much, better than what is currently offered on TV for enthusiasts. While Jeremy Clarkson & Co. can be entertaining, they fall flat frequently on seriously looking at the machines they are driving. TGUK is far more concerned about keeping the audience entertained. /Drive caters to the enthusiast, but doesn't leave out some amazing vistas of their drive along the Route Napoleon.

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Harris, Farah, and Spinelli take time to stop, soak in the views, but most importantly share their impressions of their rides. Oh and these are some rides. Chris Harris tantalizes the viewer with a lovely Ferrari F12 Berlinetta starting out in Maranello and driving up to Calais to meet the others. Matt Farah drives a somewhat gaudy Mercedes SLS Black . Mike Spinelli does his cruise in an orange McLaren 650S Spider . All of these cars are magnificent. You'll have to watch to see who has the "best" car, at least for the task at hand.

This show really is for you. The guys from /Drive even took some time to answer !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! from readers and it's pretty interesting to peruse. Perhaps our friend !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! asked the most important question: What do you drive?

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! : 2013 Chevy Volt, 2008 Honda Odyssey EXL, 1988 Ford Mustang SSP, 1998 Corvette C5, 1983 Delorean, 2003 Aston Martin Vanquish

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! : Right now, I have a 2000 MR2 Spyder that I expected to keep for a few months, and ended up hanging on to it for nine years. It's the perfect poverty sports car for those of us who subsist on the freelance hustle. Looking for the next toy, though. Any suggestions?

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! : Er: B8 Audi S4, Mercedes E350 CDI, E28 M5, E30 M3, 512 TR, FF, Range Rover. Citroen 2CV, AX GT. That looks even more ridiculous written down.

These guys are the real deal. Of course that's something you probably already knew. Now it's time to search your listings, setup a season pass on your DVR and add to the enjoyment /Drive brings already on YouTube.

DISCUSSION (100)

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 15:11

I don't get NBC sports. :(

Desu-San-Desu > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
05/24/2014 at 16:09

Neither do I. I wish there was somewhere I could stream it online...

Desu-San-Desu > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:09

Mike, what sort of budget are you thinking of working with for your next ride? I have an idea...

prakshash > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
05/24/2014 at 16:14

/Drive has said they will be uploading any shows that air on TV onto their youtube channel as well. I just hope they do it soon!

abraham.angulo > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
05/24/2014 at 16:15

they stated that the episode will go online they just don't know when.

ATSR > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:31

Loved the show. Only thing I didn't like was that it was too short! Make them 1 hour long and keep them coming.

Reborn Pyrrhic > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:31

Damn, Chris Harris has an AX GT too? I knew about the 2CV, but the AX GT...

My man crush on Mr Harris is reaching Neil deGrasse Tyson levels.

Reborn Pyrrhic > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:33

Let's just hope they maintain full control of the show under the big TV umbrella. I'd take to see /Drive start to suck because they have to start changing the show for their new bosses.

Arben72 > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:33

I wonder what this means for the swag wagon Matt owns. I think a turbo build for the fast shots, for the now professional camera crew, so they can keep up is necessary.

Iwaswonderofwonders > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:34

Gotta agree. Saw this after F1 qualifying. The production values are on par with TGUK without the snark. Mike, Matt and Chris clearly love what they're doing.

1337 MR2 > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:40

I hope they keep uploading episodes on Youtube, because I don't subscribe to cable TV and won't. Good luck to /Drive

bentleyspotter > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:41

I thought Harris' FF was a test car. Did he sell his 599?

extraspecialbitter > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:44

Guys, everyone, listen.

Mike really likes the P1.

Kaufmania: Mark Webber's Stunt Double > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:44

i am officiating a disc golf tournament but have it on DVR. Sounds so glorious.

TheSmokingTire > Arben72
05/24/2014 at 16:46

Thaddeus, one of our cameraman, has the Fiesta ST for when we need fast chase shots.

TheSmokingTire > bentleyspotter
05/24/2014 at 16:46

yeah last year.

TheSmokingTire > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:46

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed the show (programme?)

M.L. Lapid > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:48

-> Fail, I refuse to get cable/satellite TV. I ONLY stream online and nothing more.

LodestarRunner > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:48

Where's Mike Musto?! Big Muscle is probably my favorite /Drive show and I'm not even an American muscle guy.

Stradale > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:50

The only criticisms I had was that it wasn't very entertaining and I didn't really care for Matt, his personality is pretty off putting. Other than that Chris was great and so was Mike.

Nedus > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 16:53

I NEED TO SEE THIS, TORRENT OR UPLOAD PLZ

Also, from the description, I see no mention of Mike Musto. Dude is a boss, and his Charger needs airtime. DO IT

Arben72 > TheSmokingTire
05/24/2014 at 16:54

I'd love to see a camera, camera guy, and driver all in a Fiesta. That's awsome.

KirkyV > Reborn Pyrrhic
05/24/2014 at 16:58

I drive a direct descendent of the AX, and plan to buy another with a larger engine as my next car. Chris Harris is the best.

TheSmokingTire > Arben72
05/24/2014 at 16:59

Well we don't need a camera guy... We only need the driver. The cameras are mounted using triangulation kits on the rear glass and bumper. They are fixed with super wide lenses, and don't require an operator except for the initial setup. All we need is a car that can take corners very quickly.

dale hunter hall > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 17:00

I just pray and hope that NBC will put all episode's in an app on the xbox360 platform and youtube as well. I have really enjoyed big muscle, and Matt Farah's car review's. Did Ferrari forgive Harris for his rant against Ferrari?

I have to say if Harris has a 512TR the man has great taste in cars. I would love to see an episode done on his 512TR. To me this is one of the most beautiful Ferrari's on the planet.

stephenmcknight2011@hotmail.co.uk > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 17:01

in Jeremy Clarkson defense he want to do more car content, the Producers are getting it in the neck from BBC Bean counters who look at the bottom line first. they have seven layer of mid management who read Jeremy treatment and say if it to expensive or not. Jeremy hate this but put up with it as he love his job, the BBC Executive like the SIARPC segement as they pay the bills it stay in.

Drive to survive had to go to television, and the TV executive wants something taking out then Drive has no choice but to edit it out that television worldwide.

Kay Inoue > TheSmokingTire
05/24/2014 at 17:08

Matt, I loved your piece on the Fiesta ST. Chris' review of the Euro version was a clincher for me, so I went out and bought what we get in the states and flashed it with a COBB AccessPort. Zero. Fucking. Regrets. Soon after took it over to the roads around Lime Rock and the twisty part of US-7, oh man.

Have Jeep, will travel. > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 17:11

So does this mean no more additions to the Youtube channel and everything will be on NBCSports? Or after they air they will go to the channel for on demand?

Lets hope network TV basically gives them a budget and leaves them alone to do what they do... yeah, I'm sure that will happen.

Goofnik > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 17:18

When can us cable cutters watch? For the record, I'm willing to pay for the privilege.

Reborn Pyrrhic > KirkyV
05/24/2014 at 17:21

I rented an AX with a 1.2 engine back in 1993 and had a blast tearing though the Portuguese countryside with it.

Reborn Pyrrhic > Reborn Pyrrhic
05/24/2014 at 17:21

hate not *take.

KirkyV > Reborn Pyrrhic
05/24/2014 at 17:30

I own a 106 with a 1.1 engine, and it's more fun than around sixty horsepower has any right to be. The AX/106/Saxo were something special.

RubyRedRick > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 17:32

I caught it this morning after watching the GP qually and enjoyed it.

I got to drive Monaco once while visiting Nice, and experienced the slow traffic. I tried to figure out how to follow the race circuit, but I'm not sure that it's really possible to do that when the course isn't set up. For example I think I was forced to drive through the tunnel in the reverse direction to the race, exiting rather than entering at the Portier end.

I'd love to find something which either showed how to do what I tried to do that day, or confirmed my suspicions that the normal traffic patterns are changed for the race.

MAXIMUMVRM > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 17:34

these guys are here to show us what motoring is about. I have loved your /drive and look forward to more cable. Oh and f' tgus, it's just disappointing.

Smokey clutch > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 17:41

I had been looking forward to the /drive program on NBC as soon as I heard about it. I enjoy all of their separate video channels and I had high expectations, it didnt disappoint. I'm hopeful that /drive can become a tv. I don't know of anyone has said it yet, or if we're all just thinking it but /drive has the potential to become the next "Top Gear". I don't care for the American. Anyways, great work on the NBC program I hope you guys make more

Reborn Pyrrhic > KirkyV
05/24/2014 at 17:47

I own a 205 with the 1.6 engine (same as a GTI but mine is a CTI).

KirkyV > Reborn Pyrrhic
05/24/2014 at 17:50

Ah, I think I remember reading a few Oppo posts about it! Yellow, right?

Mosqvich > TheSmokingTire
05/24/2014 at 17:52

You guys are very talented and it's not like this happened overnight, you've worked hard. Hopefully good things happen to good people occasionally. Cheers - Dan

Mosqvich > Goofnik
05/24/2014 at 17:55

It appears full episodes will appear on /Drive at some point.

Drew > prakshash
05/24/2014 at 18:06

THANK YOU. I was really really hoping they would, and thanks for the update.

Fauxe > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 18:17

Now I know how it feels when TG:UK airs here and you guys over the Atlantic have to wait for the "stream".

eu-ro-peon > Nedus
05/24/2014 at 18:18

Everyone in Europe need this on torrents.

Reborn Pyrrhic > KirkyV
05/24/2014 at 18:27

Yup, that's my baby.

Kinja'd!!!

TheSmokingTire > Kay Inoue
05/24/2014 at 18:34

were doing stage 3 in 2 weeks ;)

Mike Spinelli > Desu-San-Desu
05/24/2014 at 18:34

I'd like to stay under 10 grand. Been searching the usual suspects.

Lip > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 18:36

This show works. Good chemistry. Even starting to warm up to Mike's style. I'll have more please

Mosqvich > TheSmokingTire
05/24/2014 at 18:43

By the way, screw what anyone has to say about your physique. I mean it. You represent far more of the general population in terms of size, etc... than most others doing reviews. Besides, you tough!!

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Reborn Pyrrhic
05/24/2014 at 18:45

Is this real life?

Tell me, please... Is this heaven itself, right next to a vacuum cleaner self-service?

MBBboston > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 19:05

1) How is Chris Harris so wealthy, as to afford all of those exotics? Furthermore, I thought he was a Porsche 911 guy?

2) Farah, what's up with the Vanquish? You seem reeeeeally savvy, so I assume you picked it up for an outrageous steal (auction?) and said why hell not? Something tells me $40ish?

Good luck to you guys.

Desu-San-Desu > Mike Spinelli
05/24/2014 at 19:07

Aaaah, gotcha. The idea I had in mind would require about twice that. :-/

In that case, how about a Saabaru/Saab 9-2x Aero? They seem to be hanging around 9-10 grand.

360ad > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 19:09

I think it would be a lot better with fewer (far fewer) commercial breaks. I am watching it now with my DVR and it is so f-r-a-g-m-e-n-t-e-d.

Mosqvich > 360ad
05/24/2014 at 19:12

That's the problem with commercial television. At least it's being shown.

The Transporter > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 19:15

Now, I don't mean to put down TGUS. They've gone a long way from a bad rip off of a beloved British car show to a show that is, at the very least, fundamentally watchable. However, if any show has a chance of being "the American Top Gear" it's this show.

Axel645 > MBBboston
05/24/2014 at 19:15

Beat me to the question. I guess automotive journalism really pays off when you have a British accent?

RichyJ123 > M.L. Lapid
05/24/2014 at 19:17

Not sure you refusing to get cable can make it a fail...

WhatsUpDOHC > abraham.angulo
05/24/2014 at 19:21

I hope this is true.

webmonkees > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 19:31

But we expect a 500+shared torrent of the episodes mere seconds after 'and on that bombshell..'

So a aired version of an online show is not available online due to it being on the air.

As in, 10:00pm tonight on nbcsports. Man this video caching takes a bit.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 19:31

Is there a reason you're sharing to the main page all these replies to your post?

What is that reason?

GhostZ > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 19:35

...Chris Harris has an AX GT? Damn.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 19:49

Missed it cause I'm fucking dumb and always forget to use the damn DVR. Will it be re-aired? At this point I'm just hoping the fine folks of Pirate Bay can help me out.

boxrocket > Mike Spinelli
05/24/2014 at 20:00

RWD Volvo super wagon. Perhaps brown, perhaps diesel, but should be a 700/900/90 series, not another 240.

Mosqvich > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment
05/24/2014 at 20:00

I really don't know the answer to your question. Matt or Mike?

boxrocket > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment
05/24/2014 at 20:03

Yes, it'll be reaired, plus it'll be on the internet eventually on their website and YouTube. NBC Sports is #1640 on U-Verse HD or 640 on U-Verse, no idea about other providers.

Pockets > dale hunter hall
05/24/2014 at 20:12

Sounds like you've not seen this video they did then?

TheSmokingTire > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment
05/24/2014 at 20:31

tonight at 10:30 PM eastern

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > TheSmokingTire
05/24/2014 at 20:56

Thanks Matt I'll catch it then.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > boxrocket
05/24/2014 at 20:59

I have UVerse, Matt just mentioned it will be on at 10:30 ET so I'm going to try to catch it then.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 21:00

Matt mentioned it would be at 10:30 ET, looking forward to seeing it finally.

Stuttgart Shuffle > Mike Spinelli
05/24/2014 at 21:08

That'll put you in some good territory if you search right, Golf r32s, S2000s, old six cylinder muscle/pony cars.

Apache1234657 > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 21:42

as long as I get to see /DRIVE in New Zealand without having to do anything illegal its all good I guess

whoosh > extraspecialbitter
05/24/2014 at 21:53

Probably that one too but he's driving a 650S on the show.

whoosh > Stradale
05/24/2014 at 21:56

Matt is cool, he just has a different personality than the other guys. Which is a good thing for this kind of show. Give him time and he'll grow on you.

boxrocket > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment
05/24/2014 at 22:20

Wow, total shot in the dark about the U-Verse thing. I only know it because I have it as well!

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > boxrocket
05/24/2014 at 22:26

I feel your pain...the internet service at least by me is pretty inconsistent. Otherwise not so bad I guess. I wish FiOS existed everywhere.

M.L. Lapid > RichyJ123
05/24/2014 at 22:32

^ At least they've could've been at least available on Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu... =/

Axis Of Oversteer > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 22:42

I suspect it was more NBC than drive but "...in three F1 inspired cars" ?

Kinja'd!!!

rdub315 > Mosqvich
05/24/2014 at 22:46

Less Farah and Spinelli, more Harris please.

one6 > Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 00:06

I also loved the episode. To the whole team at Drive, thanks and keep up the awesome work! You guys rock!

boxrocket > TheSmokingTire
05/25/2014 at 00:27

I totally get what you mean about the Merc not feeling "special". I drove a pretty-new S-Class (S550 with an AMG sport pack, including wheels and brakes) for work today, and, excepting the size and perhaps a modicum of increased quietness, it didn't feel any more "special" than a C-class. As far as I could tell, the front seats (including the storage bins on the front of the seat) are right out of the volume cars, the fob the same as any other Benz (or older contemporary Daimler-Chrysler product), COMAND seemed as typically clever and confounding as usual, though with fewer buttons on the vertical dash, with the biggest differences to my untrained eye being the button to drop the rear headrests into the wells designed for them in the rear parcel shelf, and the audio system volume control being a fore-aft wheel within the COMAND control area instead of a rotary knob. Clearly this is a vehicle for the folks in the back, not the person in front.

boxrocket > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment
05/25/2014 at 01:16

I've had pretty good luck with it, myself, and they just generously rewarded me for four years of loyalty with a $20 gift card (oh boy!). The speeds could be better (they recently unlocked 45mbps here, though charter -ugh! - the only major competition here in my market only offers up to 30 for consumer accounts but up to 60 or 100 for business accounts), and they haven't jacked up the rates or anything, though I wish getting discounts and promos lasted longer or were more generous. I've never personally been a fan of Verizon, but I hear their landline/fiber division is much more admirable than their cellular, and aren't as evil as Comcast or TWC. Ideally, fios, google fiber, u-verse, and any other competitors would swarm all the markets and do like what T-Mobile has done to the wireless industry, that is, relegate contracts and stupidly-high monthly rates to the trash (though some still wish to overpay with other services or plans). It seems they want to do the opposite, offer each market only two or three decent competitors and a couple more smaller ones that are almost hysterically pathetic, to keep prices artificially high, yet shoot themselves in the feet when customers cancel TV packages to use internet streaming - legit or otherwise - as a primary means of entertainment (like what the music industry has been and is doing) .

NickD > Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 01:17

Still not better then Top gear UK.

Mosqvich > NickD
05/25/2014 at 01:25

I wouldn't say it's better, but it is different. It's more enthusiast oriented whereas TGUK has a very wide appeal and is slightly dumbed down to the lowest common denominator.

Mosqvich > rdub315
05/25/2014 at 01:27

I don't agree with that. I think they each offer a slightly different aspect.

boxrocket > Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 01:54

Needs to be much longer, at least an hour, maybe even 90 minutes. Seemed harshly edited to give the quickest sound or visual bites that would fit in the very small time slots between the many commercials (I'm ok with commercials, they pay the bills, as they say, and I can skip them when the show is recorded on my DVR). We didn't get to know the cars as much as we could have, or understand how long the journey was for Mike and Matt (I would have chosen the McLaren as well, and not been happy about giving it back!), or the presenters, to the point where jokes being made - mostly about the gasoline consumption I believe - were only halfway grasped and mostly inferred. Then again, my expectations may have been colored by TG UK: Two trips (the Ferrari, Zonda, and Ford GT trip to the south of France, the Gallardo Superlaggera, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and Aston Martin Vantage N24) came to mind as similar in scope and execution (with a little of a few others with the Chunnel train, most recently the GT500 football/soccer match), and, for better or worse, no "winner" being determined, though the three aren't exactly directly comparable. The episode took a lot for granted, that is, that the audience must be made up of car enthusiasts who already know who the presenters are, the cars at hand, and in this case, F1 in general and Monaco in particular, and while I'm familiar enough with all of these to find the episode enjoyable, I didn't get anything novel or new from it that makes TG UK so entertaining and authoritative (though I was pleasantly surprised to see and hear the 650S and not the now-discontinued 12C Spider; speaking of, was that the new orange color they just released for the 650S' launch? It looks great, but not as deep or pearlescent as the McLaren "Papaya" Orange (my favorite) or the Volcano Orange (also good, but not as McLaren-y).

TL;DR: More show, more personality shown (I watch TST, /Drive, etc., I know what I expect to see and have seen/heard before, please deliver), and keep up the good work. There's no reason this can't be among the three best automotive shows in the English world, that is, TG UK, Fifth Gear, and this)

sirnicolai > Apache1234657
05/25/2014 at 02:05

Yeah right. Our only hope is that /Drive put it online, or someone makes a Torrent.

If its popular Sky might figure it out eventually and buy it. But even then they'll just remove it without any warning when the live coverage of the Dunedin girls high school 3rd tier lawn darts championship runs over time by 5 mins.

rbTz > Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 02:19

Liked the show, I'm sure things will only get better and more refined as time goes on too. The commercial breaks were a bit abrupt, and I gotta say I was shocked at the lack of chris harris drifting and matt farrah burnouts.

Seriously though, I felt the show was missing a bit of fun/humor, and something like farrah doing a burnout in the SLS and giggling like he does, or harris pulling off a long skid, would have given it that bit of extra something.

Along with that, I'd love a bit more engine sound and less background music.

Overall great work, keep it up guys, I had a few friends that weren't aware of youtube drive watching it and they enjoyed the show.

RosarchII > MBBboston
05/25/2014 at 02:44

Compared to Farah, Chris Harris is a downright pauper. I respect him though because he does a good job of concealing it and not throwing it around.

Apache1234657 > sirnicolai
05/25/2014 at 03:31

lol Ive already asked them to put it on somet sports because I don't pay for sky

KirkyV > Reborn Pyrrhic
05/25/2014 at 03:37

I would do incredibly nasty things for your car. Yellow has to be the best colour for CTis, and with the Speedlines to boot...

How's maintenance been? I've always wanted a 205 - GTi, because sucker for publicity - but the idea of owning a car from the eighties as someone with fairly limited mechanical experience has always worried me a little. I mean, I know the idea is to learn as you go, but picking the right 'teacher' is important.

I'm Abe Froman > TheSmokingTire
05/25/2014 at 04:23

Glad y'all made it! TG US is nowhere as good as your YouTube channel. Gotta ask again: will you have access to Jay Leno's garage??

I'm Abe Froman > Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 04:29

Shoot. Missed it! Darn it. Will it hit on NBC.com?

I'm Abe Froman > Mike Spinelli
05/25/2014 at 04:33

Will you get a haircut? If not, may become the American James May. Wait, eh...short, tall, long hair...nvm. Awesome stuff !

KAG25 > Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 06:04

Good thing they re aired it at 8:30 pm, was fun, but wish they gave them a hour.

Twonius > MBBboston
05/25/2014 at 06:05

1) He discussed in one of his videos that this is where his retirement money is. He buys cars that won't depreciate (much) so he can at least enjoy the cash instead of letting it sit in a mutual fund somewhere. That's also why he changes out the exotics so often

Also the RR is pretty rough, and I'd guess the E350 probably looks and smells like an east german taxi cab by now. Citroen ownership may require a certain kind of insanity but not deep pockets.

Twonius > stephenmcknight2011@hotmail.co.uk
05/25/2014 at 06:07

I hope they're successful with the vimeo PPV thing. I'd pay a little bit just to get longer segments / higher value
http://www.thesmokingtire.com/tag/all-cars-g…

Twonius > Have Jeep, will travel.
05/25/2014 at 06:08

No, the youtube thing continues. Not sure if this will even be repeated on NBC sports .

Rufus760 > Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 07:19

C'mon Pirate Bay hurry up damn it!

N51fanatic > Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 07:45

eghh, I'm watching right now, not really all that impressed. TGUK without the funny or entertaining? At least TGUS is entertaining. The production value is there though.

boxrocket > boxrocket
05/25/2014 at 08:19

I wanted to flesh out what I meant with the colored perceptions from TG UK that I was sort of looking for but am also glad weren't there or forced, e.g. Matt in the stripped-down hard-riding M-B BS like how James was in the N24 and greatly uncomfortable, Mike being the comedic "straight man" complete with long curly locks much like James may Chris and Matt being more likely to hoon like Richard and Jeremy

Just wear your damn mask... > Mosqvich
05/25/2014 at 08:28

I caught it last night but fell asleep about halfway through. Don't take that the wrong way; I really liked what I saw. I was at Lime Rock all day and then was working on my deck until it started raining here early yesterday evening. I was exhausted.