Mr A Chappell complains in the letter section of Top Gear about their review of the new Octy vrs -

"I was shocked to read the article on the new Skoda Octavia vrs which claimed that it was embarrassing and nothing more than a fairly quick family car. I read a lot of car titles which all say the Octavia vrs is a great hot family hatch and superb value for money. So how come the rest of the automotive world thinks the Octavia is great and you dont"?

The reply -

We had a black vrs estate in last month. Rapid, practical and understated. Cracking car. Cosmetic boot spoilers and tarty paint jobs just dont do cars like this any favours.

Nice one Top Gear "tarty paint jobs" what are they on about. Guess its not a Lambo, ferrari, or Aston which they love to stuff their pages with month after month.

Or a BMW, or even a Ford, which is usually what it takes to ring TG's bell.....

Phil

An interesting coment in EVO's editorial this month said that Evo was only beaten in the car mag sales charts by one other publication "who have an hour long ad on the telly every week"

I used to read TG when I drove Vauxhalls. They slagged every one off regardless, based on it being a Vauxhall. I've not read it for some time now and TBH I've not missed it at all.

Mr A Chappell complains in the letter section of Top Gear about their review of the new Octy vrs -

"I was shocked to read the article on the new Skoda Octavia vrs which claimed that it was embarrassing and nothing more than a fairly quick family car. I read a lot of car titles which all say the Octavia vrs is a great hot family hatch and superb value for money. So how come the rest of the automotive world thinks the Octavia is great and you dont"?

The reply -

We had a black vrs estate in last month. Rapid' date=' practical and understated. Cracking car. Cosmetic boot spoilers and tarty paint jobs just dont do cars like this any favours.

Nice one Top Gear "tarty paint jobs" what are they on about. Guess its not a Lambo, ferrari, or Aston which they love to stuff their pages with month after month.[/quote']

WTF is "tarty" about silver, black, red or blue? :confused:

And the only other piont i'd like to make, is how do they love the golf to bits, and rate it so highly, yet stick a bigger boot on, give value for money, and some skoda badges, it becomes embarrasing.

Cosmetic boot spoilers? It does 150 mph ffs. *******.

They love the Focus ST too - now that DOES have lairy paint and generally jobbish bodywork.

I think they're referring to the green calipers, which you can view in two lights - either they're a traditional vRS trademark, or they're attention-seeking flimflam-ery. They obviously had the latter opinion.

It's just a hack journo's opinion at the end of the day. Ignore them.

An interesting coment in EVO's editorial this month said that Evo was only beaten in the car mag sales charts by one other publication "who have an hour long ad on the telly every week"

I used to read TG when I drove Vauxhalls. They slagged every one off regardless' date=' based on it being a Vauxhall. I've not read it for some time now and TBH I've not missed it at all.[/quote']

Top Gear mag is very repetitive, im sick of reading it, I only do so because some colleges at work treated me to a yearly subscription for helping them out last year. To make matters worse they told me last week they would renew it if i wanted, ill have to ask them to change it for Autocar.

EVO and TG both tend to focus on cars few can afford. EVO's favourite trick seems to be comparing everything to the latest Scoobie. When I say "latest", Subaru could change the wattage of the interior illumination bulbs and they'd test it against the EVO - again

Shouldn't EVO magazine's focus be more Mitsubishi-oriented? :confused: :rubchin:

They should focus on some M3 BMW's too

I don't like TG - it reminds me too much of Jeremy Clarkson but I take two aspirins and lie down for a while.

Hmm.Impreza in tarty mica blue with gold wheels and hydroplane spoiler.Must have slipped by TG observers unnoticed:D

That response from TG was as poor as the write up:rofl:

I once bought a copy of TG and found many of the pages to have big cuts through them and what appeared to be blood marks all over them :eek:

I like Clarkson, always have done. I don't particularly value his motoring opinions, but he provides entertainment. Until a new car show comes up with something better, I shall continue to watch it too.

TG mag is pants tho.

I don't like TG - it reminds me too much of Jeremy Clarkson but I take two aspirins and lie down for a while.

All hail the motoring journalist deity - JC, we are not worthy :bowdown:

All hail the motoring journalist deity - JC, we are not worthy :bowdown:

:thumbup:

the most entertaining journo on telly, followed by captain slow:D

All hail the motoring journalist deity - JC, we are not worthy :bowdown:

I'm sorry but I think Clarkson is a ****.

He pretends he's working class from Doncaster. In reality he's a middle class spoiled brat, who some relation once told him he was funny, and pulled strings to get him a journo. job.

Bah, a pretend Yorkshireman, he should be exiled !

I'm sorry but I think Clarkson is a ****.

He pretends he's working class from Doncaster. In reality he's a middle class spoiled brat' date=' who some relation once told him he was funny, and pulled strings to get him a journo. job.

Bah, a pretend Yorkshireman, he should be exiled ![/quote']

Grrrrrr. That the stuff!!! He is exiled by the way. He lives darn sarf!!

I'm sorry but I think Clarkson is a ****.

He pretends he's working class from Doncaster. In reality he's a middle class spoiled brat' date=' who some relation once told him he was funny, and pulled strings to get him a journo. job.

Bah, a pretend Yorkshireman, he should be exiled ![/quote']

Ooooh I don't think so, we must be talking about two different people!. The JC I know and love is the antithesis of modern motoring journalism that those who follow must aspire.

That Clarkson Bloke Is A ****** An So Is The Mag An Program,who In There Rite Mind Has A Plane In There Front Garden,an A Perm.

That Clarkson Bloke Is A ****** An So Is The Mag An Program,who In There Rite Mind Has A Plane In There Front Garden,an A Perm.

Wev'e already done this (see here), fraid you are in a minority.

I must apologise for my lesser educated Clarkson Hating brethren!

We may be in an unsociable minority, but, when our Maker makes his mind up, sorry guys, but GOODBYE.

You know who you are.

( Off thread, and topic, but this is serious!)....:P