There's nothing really good on anymore, I miss Thursday Night Thunder.

NoOption5L@aol.com wrote in news:1122602811.979580.3130
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Not much on broadcast except for Motorweek and a few odds-'n'-ends.  
No way I'm paying $50/month for cable or more for satellite.

You know, even though I couldn't car less about trucks, I really like
Trucks! every Sat and Sun at about 1:30 p.m. on Spike.   It's because
of Stacy David, the host, and also because of the absence of any other
host that he has to engage in stupid scripted banter.  The show is all
Stacy, and this guy knows evvvverything about engines, chassis,
fabrication, painting, you name it.  He also rocks on the electric
guitar.

Everything else is second best or worse.  Overhaulin' is getting
boring.  American Hot Rod is ridiculous; I think I'm only watching for
the inevitable episode where one of Boyd's "family" is going to plant a
big ol one inch spanner right in the middle of his ol bald head.  Car &
Driver is good but repetitious of the mag.  Horsepower TV is OK for
what it is, an informercial in disguise.  I don't get Speed, so I don't
know about Hot Rod TV or anything else.  That old Popular Hot Rodding
TV was pretty awful though.

180 Out

180 Out

"PINKS"

SpeedChannel, I think(DirecTV 607).

Rob

American Muscle Car.  Dream Car Garage.
That mutant who Sandra Bullock married,
the guy who makes rolling juke boxes,
the crazies who make the bikes on American
Chopper, they can all
evaporate, IMO.
-Rich

I don't watch very much broadcast TV anymore, but my current favorite
automotive "show" is Speed's coverage of my current favorite automotive
sport: the FIA World Rally Championship. The runner up is My Classic Car.

As for bike shows, I enjoy the occasional American Chopper. :)

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I don't really watch any of them, but I'm going to have to start watching
SuperTuners.

Tooling down the highway yesterday, I was overtaken and passed by a
mini-train of three super Honda Civics, each with those impressive exhaust
system enhancements. They passed, sounding like someone had just stirred up
a hornet's nest. Wow.

If only my own car made such a wonderful sound.

dwight

Some of the auto repair/customization shows on Speed Channel. Although
their primary purpose is advertising the products they demonstrate, I
have learned a lot of tips and tricks.
Spike
1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok
Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior; Vintage 40
16" rims w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A gForce Radial
225/50ZR16 KDWS skins; surround sound audio-video.

"When the time comes to lay down my life for my country,
I do not cower from this responsibility. I welcome it."
                                -JFK Inaugural Address

Once you have you responses (including my having left out Spike
channel) you need to put ages, sex, economic level, etc, and make it
your doctorial thesis...
Spike
1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok
Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior; Vintage 40
16" rims w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A gForce Radial
225/50ZR16 KDWS skins; surround sound audio-video.

"When the time comes to lay down my life for my country,
I do not cower from this responsibility. I welcome it."
                                -JFK Inaugural Address

American Muscle Car
Pinks
Classic Car Restoration on DIY
My Classic Car is nice too.

Alias
67 Coupe

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Posted At: Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:07 PM
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Conversation: What Is Your Favorite Automotive TV Show?
Subject: What Is Your Favorite Automotive TV Show?

Though not a show aimed directly at the enthusiast, I have always
enjoyed watching PBS's Motorweek.  Recently, I've been trying to catch
The History Channel's AutoManiac.  I like it... it's a pretty good show.
Has anyone else been tuning in?

Patrick
'93 Cobra

Overhaulin

Man, I only WISH someone would give them my car!

Holmes On Homes.... even if he does drive a Dodge...

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Definately TOP GEAR LOL

British show, last episode i saw pitted an EvoVIII against a Mercialago
(spelling) and for all intensive purposes win (the guy driving the merci
was a pro, but he spun out at the end, which was the test:  WHo could
circle longest while trying to see if the Evo could keep up with the
merci).  

But my FAVORITE segment is where they proved that Toyota pickups are
practically indestructible.  They put it through a battery of tests,
incliding:

1: narrow streets (hitting corner) (scraping damage)
2: Dropping a small Camper trailer on top of it from about 10 feet (no
damage)
3: drowning it (put it out to a tide point and watched it drown) (engine
needed some Wd-40 but otherwise started running again, the tide pushed
out the windscreen)
4: ramming it though a shed type building (No damage)
5: Insert ne here (something that damaged the front end a little but
still very drivable)
6: Dropping it (IIRC)
7: Lighting it on fire (yes it still drove and survived).

All they ever replaced was the windscreen after the tide (that was
protection for the driver so when they ran it through buildings, it
wouldnt harm him)

Overall, iw ould say the damned things are like a tank :-)

But that was a very interesting show for interesting car tests.

For actual normal car tests?  Motor Trend and Motor Week