Reply to: How did they rig the TopGear Bulldog feature?

[RichardCranium]

If it's on the telly, just like if it's in the papers, it must be true.





ffs

[The Lone Gunman]

Plan b.

Setup breakers company to handle all impounded vehicles for a fixed fee to the government.

That ship sailed a long time ago. Ironically, a lot of dodgy people are in the scrap trade. It is much more difficult to run a dodgy yard nowadays though.

[DimPrawn]

Plan b.

Setup breakers company to handle all impounded vehicles for a fixed fee to the government.

[The Lone Gunman]

If they are that concerned, the IR could re-register the car and dump the old reg. Not so difficult really.

I thought you wanted a money making operation?
If the car is identifiable at all then nobody will buy (mugs if they do). Something as simple as the right key identifies the car. These days (especialy these types of car) changing the keys is not simple either.
The best way to make money from these cars is to break them up into component parts and sell the bits.
Wouldnt work for higher class parts as people with rollers dont fit second hand parts (unless it is really old).

[DimPrawn]

I don't want to fry your brain, but:

It would probably cost more to run a department selling cars than the money retrieved from said cars.

Good for manufacturers of 22 inch wheels and window tints too.

[Cyberman]

Would you buy that car? If you knew it had belonged to a gangster who might come looking for it? Would you feel a little agrieved if the police forgot to mention the car you just bought belonged to a gangster who came and asked for it back (politely obviously).

If they are that concerned, the IR could re-register the car and dump the old reg. Not so difficult really.

[The Lone Gunman]

Surely HMG would be better off selling these confiscated cars and adding funds to public coffers. What a waste of a perfectly good car and public money !!

Would you buy that car? If you knew it had belonged to a gangster who might come looking for it? Would you feel a little agrieved if the police forgot to mention the car you just bought belonged to a gangster who came and asked for it back (politely obviously).

[Drewster]

Or a "I just got you to spend 10min typing all that, thinking you're really clever" smiley.

Oh, wait...

Tulip!!! Tulip!!! Tulip!!!

<Drewster stomps off in a sulk!>

[Moscow Mule]

Surely HMG would be better off selling these confiscated cars and adding funds to public coffers. What a waste of a perfectly good car and public money !!

I don't want to fry your brain, but:

It would probably cost more to run a department selling cars than the money retrieved from said cars.

[Cyberman]

Its quite clear isnt it? The point of the piece was not whether Jezza was in any danger.
This gave some good PR to the tank regiments.
It also showed off a very well set up car in an environment where it could shine. Only to make a much bigger point.
He then showed drug dealers and other felons what could happen to their pride and joy should they be caught.
It was a spectacular way to show what HMG can do with seized property from crims.

I do hope the cars owner doesnt take it personally. Jezza could have made a real enemy there.

Surely HMG would be better off selling these confiscated cars and adding funds to public coffers. What a waste of a perfectly good car and public money !!

[d000hg]

I really really wish we had a Sarcasm smilie!!

Or a "I just got you to spend 10min typing all that, thinking you're really clever" smiley.

Oh, wait...

[Drewster]

HTH

Well Thanks Brillo ........ but (to be honest) that really doesn't cut it for me!

just doesn't suggest Sarcasm..... although now I come to think of it.. I am not sure what I would want a Sarcastic Smilie to be.......

[Drewster]

NO!

Say it isn't so!

I thought it was all real...

Zeity... You know in Star Trek... You know that Tubby Lump of Lard JT Kirk....
You do know he didn't actually sh*g all the Green Ladies and he didn't really beat up and kill all the Aliens.....

Oh Hang on!! You are a GAL you DID know that!!!!!

[BrilloPad]

I really really wish we had a Sarcasm smilie!!

HTH

[Drewster]

I asked how they staged it. I imagined when they mentioned live ammo at the start it was a joke... then when they had the gun-fire I thought maybe they were special bullets which had zero penetration. When they showed the bullet holes it was obvious some trickery was afoot.

Fair enough then...... I will let you off being a Numpty...

You do know that when they show stuff on TV (not just TG but lots of things) its not real time don't you... - like when they show all the Laps and Power slides and all that tulip.... they don't just send someone out and film them....

They might file a dozen or so powerslides, several "passing shots", a few dramatic rushes past the tyres and then......
they stick various bits together for dramatic effect..... its called Editing!!!

You know that bit when Jezza is sitting in the car.... and the Huge Metal Claw is decending into him and it smashes the windscreen and Oh my god I think they have killed Jezza........

Well - he didn't have to dive out of the car at the last second you know.....
They filmed his bits.... and then while he went off for a cuppa they filmed the shooting, bangs and crashes etc.

You know in Action Films... you know thats not real as well - don't you? - You know when the Hero survives being on top of a SkyScrapper when it collapses... and the Baddy is firing Rockets at him... its not Real!

I really really wish we had a Sarcasm smilie!!