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Top Gear Australia racks up $200,000 in damaged vehicles.
Top Gear Australia racks up $200,000 in damaged vehicles.
8/12/2008 12:01:00 PM. LIVENEWS.com.au
The cost of the Australian version of Top Gear has blown a casket – with a repair bill of nearly $200,000 sending producers into a spin.
During the production of the series, Lamborghini sustained a $25,000 blow, and several Holden Astras copped $30,000 worth of damage.
Re-sprays, panel beating and body work was required on the damaged vehicles, and the repairs didn’t come cheap.
The cars were damaged during a sequence in the show where cars were used to play “lawn bowls”.
"We have no appetite for automotive Jackass," a spokesperson for one of the damaged brands told The Herald Sun.
"When they revisit series two, they will encounter a lot of shut doors," said another.
The Top Gear Australia series, which premiered in Australia late September, wasn’t received well critically, and was not a ratings winner – compared to its parent version in the U.K.
Happy Motoring
duglet
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some things you aussie do better than us pommes! trash stuff! hahaha
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we actually drive them like they are designed for. We dont pussy foot around like you english
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i read this.....
i bet the cars that the hand out to motor mag and wheels get thrashed a heck of a lot more... not being videoed or monitored all that much ????
and i bet the english show does the same... just more money to back them up i would say ?? or get them selves out of grief.. ?
Australia Top Gear was crap anyway.. should be canned... its a recycled English version with ****ty hosts..... should have taken there own angle .. or not bother...
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surely SBS would foot the bill of any damage?
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exactly! dont copy wot you aint! your aussies be aussies not english wanna bes! hahhaha
What a silly article i bet the english show trashed just as many cars! it just wasnt news
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Not only did they trash lots of cars in the UK, one of the hosts was almost killed.. The Aus TG was a bit soft tho....
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It was worth the experiment, but they should have just got Clarkson, May and the Hamster over here to drive our cars!
I know dames that watch the English version JUST TO SEE THOSE JOKERS!
Champagne television!!
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The hosts certainly make the show what it is......
Alot of Non-car enthusiasts what the show
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