Best Non-UK Top Gear Episode

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle) 07/30/2014 at 09:39 • Filed to: None

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BBC America recently showed an episode "Best of Australian Top Gear", and while a brief glimpse at an epic road trip to Lake Eyre looked interesting, everything else was painful. As an Aussie, I was offended by how dull the three Bruces made cars. So, tell me which episode I should watch of a non-UK Top Gear series.

McMike > MonkeePuzzle 07/30/2014 at 09:47

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Saw that one too. It was good.

I love "cheap car" challenges much better than new car showcase challenges. Much more interesting.

Jayhawk Jake > MonkeePuzzle 07/30/2014 at 09:49

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Alaskan convertibles from TG-USA would be a decent option.

erictehundying > Jayhawk Jake 07/30/2014 at 09:54

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I agree with this. TGUSA got way, way better once they decided to stop aping the format of the original TG.

E92M3 > MonkeePuzzle 07/30/2014 at 09:57

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This was the first ever Top Gear episode I couldn't finish.

MonkeePuzzle > McMike 07/30/2014 at 09:59

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concur 100%, UK's cheap porsches or "supercars" for price of a mondeo may be some of my favourite episodes.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > McMike 07/30/2014 at 10:01

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It really is my favorite part of top gear, challenges with a budget-cap. It's best when they involve car-mods too.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > MonkeePuzzle 07/30/2014 at 10:19

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I enjoyed the viking truck episode of Top Gear USA.

But my favorite episode has to be the Mammouth Mountain SUV episode

scotty1186 > MonkeePuzzle 07/30/2014 at 10:21

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I enjoyed the US episodes when they did the semi-truck/farm equipment challenges. I felt like those really did put the hosts in a difficult challenge. Plus being a midwest farmboy I can relate to them better than climbing mountains or racing supercars

ly2v8-Brian > scotty1186 07/30/2014 at 10:40

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This. It is a great laugh watching them try to operate Machinery.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > erictehundying 07/30/2014 at 10:45

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Yeah, the star was the only kind of good thing there. There reviews were alright but nothing like UK.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MonkeePuzzle 07/30/2014 at 11:08

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Mountian to Moab. Three Rental cars offloading. A Crown Vic, a Mustang, and a Yaris. All Lightly modded for off reading.

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear…

Desu-San-Desu > MonkeePuzzle 07/30/2014 at 11:31

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Most of the newest season of Top Gear USA has actually been really good. They've done the smart thing and done away with the 'News', 'Lap times', and 'Star in a ____ Car' type stuff, leaving the entire episode for the main challenge. It's a much better, more focused show for it and it helps it to distance itself from the U.K. version.

Personally, out of the most reason season, I'd have to say the "American Muscle" episode, or the "80's power" episode. Both were very entertaining. Though the "Snow Show' episode featured one of the most awesome short schoolbus' ever, haha.

user314 > E92M3 07/30/2014 at 13:12

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Yeah, having enjoyed the episode where the TGUK and TGAUS hosts faced off, I was disappointed in this one. I gave up after about fifteen minutes or so.