[Blacktemplar]

Originally Posted by Paddy1975

And now we all get pissed off because Spotify wont connect over Bluetooth.

Can you imagine being transported instantly from the shoddily built basic tin boxes of the 1970's into the 'jewel like' interior of a modern car? Beam me up Scotty......

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by Paddy1975

And now we all get pissed off because Spotify wont connect over Bluetooth.

Not all of us, I really miss my CD player....

[Bryans69]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

Not all of us, I really miss my CD player....

I've got a friend's DB7 on my drive at the moment. Went to plug the trickle charger in earlier, and was surprised to see a 6 CD multi-changer in the boot . Took me back a few years.

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by Bryans69

I've got a friend's DB7 on my drive at the moment. Went to plug the trickle charger in earlier, and was surprised to see a 6 CD multi-changer in the boot . Took me back a few years.

The M5 had a CD player in the dash, and the SQ5 had one in the glovebox.... but the RS4 has modern tech (which I havent embraced) so its the radio all the way for me!

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by Blacktemplar

Can you imagine being transported instantly from the shoddily built basic tin boxes of the 1970's into the 'jewel like' interior of a modern car? Beam me up Scotty......

<read in best Star Trek Scotty Voice>

'Computer, set temperature to 22C'

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by Blacktemplar

My first car was a 1972 Marina in Vomit Green. My mates called it Fireball XL-5 because the weld on the clamshell fuel tank leaked onto the exhaust when you went round corners too fast. The fumes made it a challenge to go any distance sitting in the back. Its other party trick was water getting in round the windscreen to the extent that you would have a 2" deep puddle on the passenger side, which eventually rusted right through. In the winter you had to scrape the ice off the inside.....

My girlfriend of the time had a Marina soon after passing her test at 17/18 - damask red with a silver section down the sides. I have very fond memories of that car two door coupe, but decent back seat!

[DaveA]

Originally Posted by HighlandPete

I fitted one of these, to my first car, an HA Viva.

So proud to install a Radiomobile 'preset' push button radio, with one loudspeaker. Was later in time we started fitting "8-Track" players, or Radio Cassette players.

I mean, and these were not cheap, either... I used to love scrolling through the LW and MW dials at night when driving to/from University and seeing what weird and exotic stations you could bring in from Europe etc... I think nighttime conditions allowed signals to travel further... The other MW memory was listening to the adventures of Liverpool and Forrest and Leeds in the European Cups in the 70's... again, from distant places...

Dad's cars had a variety of 8-tracks that I recall, until the swap to cassette with the '78 BMW 633 CSi...

By the time I got my Golf, we were well into the era of radio-cassette players and I had a lovely Panasonic one (until it got ripped out by light fingered Larry)...

FM radio always sounds far bette to me than DAB (it should do, of course, given the compression DAB is transmitted with)...

[DaveA]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

My girlfriend of the time had a Marina soon after passing her test at 17/18 - damask red with a silver section down the sides. I have very fond memories of that car two door coupe, but decent back seat!

Watching any American TV show of the era... didn't they always seem to have things so much easier in those stakes... huge cars, bench seats, always a handy scenic lookout...

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by DaveA

I mean, and these were not cheap, either... I used to love scrolling through the LW and MW dials at night when driving to/from University and seeing what weird and exotic stations you could bring in from Europe etc... I think nighttime conditions allowed signals to travel further... The other MW memory was listening to the adventures of Liverpool and Forrest and Leeds in the European Cups in the 70's... again, from distant places..

Yes a lot of money for the time.

My evening memory, is driving back up from Southampton to Hampton on a Sunday evening, tuned in to Radio Luxemburg. Needed a bit of fine tuning.

[machman767]

Couple of photos of my 1600E, before and after my run in with a Strada.....

Before

[machman767]

And after....

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by machman767

Couple of photos of my 1600E

The days when a 165 section tyre on a 5 1/2" J rim, was a "beefy" wheel.

[SteveChester]

Another great episode - loved the Bond feature.

Really think they have cracked it this series.

[JD6]

Originally Posted by SteveChester

Another great episode - loved the Bond feature.

Really think they have cracked it this series.

It is a lot better. If they’d get rid of Paddy McGuinness it would take another big step up!

[DougMcL]

Originally Posted by JD6

It is a lot better. If they’d get rid of Paddy McGuinness it would take another big step up!

You're probably right. Flintoff looks as if he can really drive....

And I enjoyed it too. Hated the last series and watched very little.

[335dX]

Originally Posted by JD6

It is a lot better. If they’d get rid of Paddy McGuinness it would take another big step up!

You’re spot on. McGuiness is the only reason the fast forward button gets used.

I think they should have had:

Sabine Schmidt (rip)
Rory
Chris
Matt Leblanc

This would have been a great presenter set.

[SteveChester]

+1 on getting rid of Paddy - can't stand his "comical one-liners"........

[seelark]

All I can hear is him doing that bloody Jackpot Joy bingo advert

Having only just watched E1 due to a SkyQ meltdown, I was happy he won the ferry race, having had a Mk1 XR2 as my first car (not that I had any kids back then to reminisce about it when I'm gone).

The kids early memories will be cruising roof down in mums E93 M3 rather than dads E90 330i :

[JustChris]

Just watched episode 1. The dad car bit was great at the start but went on for ages and got full quick. I see Harris is a lifetime BMW man! I'm pretty sure I've inspired my daughter now for all things fast and noisy. Not so sure on some yet but there's time.

They do work pretty well together as a 3, easily the best version of the show since the Clarkson, May Hamster era

[TodmordenLad]

Originally Posted by SteveChester

+1 on getting rid of Paddy - can't stand his "comical one-liners"........

Caught the last 10 minutes waiting for Line Of Duty to start. McGuiness is a f***ing terrible presenter. How did he ever get a job on TV in the first place? Wooden, loud, talentless.

[SteveChester]

Another great episode!

Next week is the last episode so very short series.

[JD6]

Originally Posted by SteveChester

Another great episode!

Next week is the last episode so very short series.

Agreed - an excellent episode.

I do worry a little that next series (post lockdown) might see a return to the studio, and with that too much waffle, particularly from Paddy the imbecile, rather than just driving.

Hopefully the feedback from this short series will encourage them to continue in a similar way...