Top Gear - loaded with irony

Bob_Bridges

Loved the piece on Top Gear supporting the troops back from 'Stan who are injured and trying to rebuild lives and careers. ( good luck boys).

And then really loved the irony of Jezza and May parking in disabled bays during the piece on electric cars.

Perhaps they could explain that to some of our injured boys...

Bob

s_b

get a grip
they could hardly film it in the plebs carpark next to waynetta slob and her souped up vectra

Eric_Pisch

they probably did it on purpose to see how many beige people they could get to complain

Gordon_Hose

Why were some of "our injured boys" trying to park there at the time?

I'm pretty sure most of "our injured boys" watching last night wouldn't have batted an eyelid.

Strider590

Bob_Bridges wrote: »

Loved the piece on Top Gear supporting the troops back from 'Stan who are injured and trying to rebuild lives and careers. ( good luck boys).

And then really loved the irony of Jezza and May parking in disabled bays during the piece on electric cars.

Perhaps they could explain that to some of our injured boys...

Bob

You think "our injured boys" won't get hassle for using those spaces?

I've seen altercations between OAP's and disabled people in car parks all across the country, our OAP's seem to think the disabled bays are only for the disabled elderly.

Last year a friend of mine had his car keyed following such an altercation after parking in a Tesco disabled spot to go shopping with his wheelchair bound daughter. He was "jumped" as he exited his car by a gobby and apparently able bodied woman (60-75yo), he explained the situation quite clearly, but when he came back he'd got a deep wavy scratch from nose to tail.

BenL

I assumed it was a little joke as electric vehicles are usually motability scooters and the like.

maninthestreet

BenL wrote: »

I assumed it was a little joke as electric vehicles are usually motability scooters and the like.

That's what I thought as well.

13 hours to re-charge the battery is a joke. The '30-minute' quick-charge, if used regularly, can render the battery useless in just 3 years - with a replacment costing £7,000!!

fadetogrey

But werent those injured troops an inspiration? That young lad with no legs using a cobbled together platform to get working at the engine,no sign of self pity there just men determined not to let life changing injuries bring an end to their ability to carry on with their lives.Hope they do get to compete in the dakkar rally.:T:T

custardy

BenL wrote: »

I assumed it was a little joke as electric vehicles are usually motability scooters and the like.

I thought the same

robpw2

i did like the piece on the lads who had lost limbs etc

YorksClare

Shows the Top Gear team are a bunch of muppets. I noticed that they had used the Disabled spots, and AFAIK there is supposed to be a massive fine for that. Who would pay, d'you think? Bet they'd claim it back off the BBC even if anyone had the gumption to fine them. Those spots are rare enough as any disabled driver will tell you. It is simply wrong to use them fraudulently.

Top Gear used to be a decent car programme - now it is just a junket where three middle-aged and not very clever men use our licence fees to fund their own narcissistic fantasies. The cars get more and more expensive the more the drivers need this metal equivalent of Viagra...

So yes it was nice to see the injured servicemen overcoming their difficulties to apply themselves and show that they are still capable of quite amazing things, but I would rather have had a full programme about them, and no sign of the Top Gear team at all!

BTW - the best sign I ever saw in a car park was in France at the equivalent of a massive out of town Tescos. It read (and I paraphrase - it was in French!) - "If you take my disabled parking space, you can take also my disability". Damn right!