Quote from: muyuu on October 11, 2015, 01:27:32 PM

Quote from: Fatman3001 on October 11, 2015, 01:10:20 PM

Quote from: Wekkel on October 11, 2015, 01:00:39 PM

Top Gear: the scripted jokes are agonizing. The nice cars, JC rantings and beautiful filming make up a lot though.

+1

But because they are such shitty actors it's easy to see when they're genuinely having a good time.

And, they say what they think about the cars. Not what they're supposed to think. Who cares about boot space and mileage if you want to stab yourself in the head every time you drive your little diesel eurobox?

The show wasn't about cars for many years before they cancelled it. The reality is that little diesel euroboxes and tiny Japanese/Korean utilitarians are by far the best deals. The others are money pits for hobbyists and an ever-reducing market. They are a bit like the yacht market and their coverage will end up resembling that. Niche.

Cars are money pits, but it doesn't take much to make it a nice experience. Buy the petrol two steps up and don't skimp on equipment. As for the lambos et al, you could watch clarky turn their tires into smoke until his eyes watered. That's enough for most.

Quote from: muyuu on October 11, 2015, 01:38:20 PM

Quote from: ImI on October 11, 2015, 01:31:53 PM

OT:

The issue with cars is: NOW is the time to buy the last real cars that were produced. Prices will skyrocket for those as now we will see even more downsizing, turbocharging, battery-driven, etc.... Take the 911 for example, there wont be any natural-aspirated 911s anymore! You dont have to be a genius to understand that the 997 and 991 will skyrocket in price soon enough.

It will be hardly a business except for the specialised professionals. Take the Testarossa 80s models (1987 seems popular), they cost more now than they did new. But who made money by buying a Testarossa and maintaining it for nearly 30 years? it's a terrible investment as such. Maybe classic car brokers can make a lot of money in commissions. That's the epitome of niche, you don't base a prime time show on that.

If that's something that gets you 350m viewers worldwide, then that's what you air.

Few Testarossas stayed with one owner for 30 years. Those who bought it new got what they wanted. Those who bought them dirt cheap 10-15 years ago got a taste of the dreams of their youth. And those who bought them as an investment at half the price they are now, got what they wanted. I've yet to meet an unhappy Testarossa owner.

In any event, the number of people who dreamt about buying one but never did, is roughly 100000/1. That explains the popularity of the show.