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Notice that the balance of payments surplus for 2020 has been scrapped. Amount of cash this country owes is just scary, something like £1.5 trillion now isn't it, and now its going to only get bigger.

You could cap it, just say £50. Sure companies could just charge £50 anyway, but some might try to be a bit more tactical to win an advantage over others. Certainly estate agents shouldn't be charging £150 to renew a rental for instance which I have been charged in the past, which is just printing out a pre-prepared page and getting two people to sign it. I have a friend who inspects houses for energy efficiency for estate agents, he says they all laugh about these fees as being the best way to pay for office parties.

IPT up, whiplash reduction to create a downward pressure on premiums, experts reckon a zero sum game there. Yes agree on the rent costs, like when banks were told they couldnt charge for using an ATM, they just charge us more to have the account in the first place.

Few things car related: Fuel Duty rise cancelled, again £220m on reducing traffic pinch points £1.1bn on local transport networks I wonder how much longer the fuel rate will stay as is...been something like 5-10 years now it hasnt gone up.

I think Flex may be on here soon to comment on a certain Jean Luc being the best!

...and if I want an hour of entertainment, sod Clarkson, on goes Only Fools and Horses

Problem is Harris is great for the petrol head (Although he is boring in his delivery and expression imo) talking facts and figures but the mass public who made up topgears numbers couldnt give a stuff about the ZF gearbox in a BMW M135i etc they just want to see people doing dumb stuff and laughing at each others. Same with Sabine she can drive but the corvette vs viper film was horrific from a presenter stand point infact did she do anything other than that i cant recall? I totally agree, but in terms of what "I" like I do not like Clarkson and co reading jokes off a board and providing high level info on cars when there is a fair amount more to it than that. I like a splattering of entertainment on the show, but also like the idea I can learn something also, the online programme after new TG was great for this. GT doesn't offer that at all but its not meant to. Personally, I have found after many years of listening to Clarkson and co that I have tired of the same jokes etc. and felt ready to move on. New TG seems to be trying to keep some level of entertainment and put a bit more intelligence into the programme which we have all seen is not an easy thing to do.

I was going to say, have you spotted any rot that was cleverly hidden upon inspection at sale?!

I actually thought the first few episodes of new TG were pretty average too, the last few though were so much better, there felt a shift away from the scripted stuff Clarkson does and I thought pulling CE away from it really helped and found I really enjoyed CH talking to us about cars in a more informed way instead of Clarkson loving the 4C, Hammond loving the 911 even if they turned one out made of paper etc. I find Sabine just amazing, somewhat ironically in high powered cars you get Hammond 'screaming like a girl' but put a girl in one and she laughs her head off as she takes it way beyond what Hammond would

Welcome along, make sure to do some good test drives as I would imagine the experience in a Zed is somewhat different to a Scooby.

Having watching episode one, you would have to be an absolute Clarkson lover to subscribe. It might get better, but it was an average programme in my view as posted above.

You are asking a bunch of owners of V6 rear wheel drive cars if they find FWD cars boring. I suspect you are fishing for a nice collaborative response. To be honest, of course people will. But to be frank, FWD have benefits where RWD do not - and as an owner of an AWD car I could say RWD cars are tail happy, lack traction, dont corner as well and are out and out dangerous but of course it depends what forum I am on. I have heard Integra Type Rs are fantastic FWD cars, and that you would take a Civic Type R over a GT86 every day. But hey you count car vs car rather that drive type vs otherwise.

I think new TG needs some personality and time for it to gel - old TG had the same layout, presenters who spent 15 years perfecting their art for that particular show (and lets face it when they are on their own in other shows they are no where near as good). New TG has to find its appeal, I agree I don't think its quite got there yet. Sabine and CH are much better drivers (and better at talking cars) than any of Clarkson etc. they need to make more of that and shape a show around the people.

So many people laid their view of new TG being poor at Evans door, now he is gone, I wonder if they will view the next series differently?

Ha Doc! I will have to double think my posts in future and get back on the other side of the debating table, even if it means disagreeing with myself Yes echo the above, that I heard so many things in the press and on forums about it being amazing that when I watched it thought it was pretty average. What was so amazing about spending an hour chatting about the three hypercars and doing a few limited tests and doing a test on an M2 on the new track. I have seens dozens of you tube videos on reviews of hypercars etc. It was pretty much same as always, I think there were some other elements at play here: 1. There are sections of the media and public that would love this regardless of what they turned out 2. There is a story here to be had for sections of the media i.e. Clarkson beats BBC, Amazon, etc. 3. Sheer amount of money being spent on this (circa £160m?) I went in with an open mind, but just reminded me of an average Top Gear episode from days past. I guess it is the first episode so you get a fair amount of 'setting up' of the programme to sit through which is not so entertaining i.e. this is the tent, it will do this...etc. What is good is that this and the new Top Gear are set up differently and thats what I was hoping I would see. So with GT you get the scripted foolery of Clarksons lot which in moments can be funny, on TG you get insight from the likes of Chris Harris - the last few episodes of TG I thought were much better than this first episode of GT. Also TG has stretched into online delivery as well as TV format for a different audience. So we are now nicely awash with car related TV.

Guess I am going against the majority here but thought it was a seven out ten. Drive some mustangs in desert followed by some quite cool cars (pretty good) then they drive three Hypercars which have already been reviewed to death, M2 was quite good, American driver was pretty rubbish, celebrity bit was funny, the Air Force bit was terrible. Was some good bits some bad, hence my seven I would give it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is it not TGT? Top Gear Two?

I think if I actually watched TV much I might, but I really don't. One of those odd balls that probably watches about 30 mins TV a week max. Netflix is for my little Alfie to watch his kids programmes.

Already have netflix, not going to have both for the sake of one show.

...and remember to post application heat it to ensure its finished properly.

If doing the roof, use the tape that cuts the vinyl to do any lines that go against the bodywork, don't take a knife to it!

Never use Amazon either

Didn't realise it was yesterday. Saw the trailers looked ok. Although wouldn't subscribe to Amazon Prime or pay to watch it.

Right no more posts on here - next one has to be RS with pics! Otherwise I also will have to keep opening it :lol: