Comments on: Top Gear GT-R Cross-Japan Challenge http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2008/07/13/top-gear-gt-r-cross-japan-challenge/ The official blog of Japanese Nostalgic Car magazine Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:52:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nlpnt http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2008/07/13/top-gear-gt-r-cross-japan-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-6776 nlpnt Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:28:52 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=3141#comment-6776 That's what Top Gear should do next! Philly to NYC; May in a GT-R with an EZ-Pass, Clarkson in a B210 on the turnpike dealing with tolls the old-fashioned way, Hammond on surface roads in a 240Z! That’s what Top Gear should do next!
Philly to NYC; May in a GT-R with an EZ-Pass, Clarkson in a B210 on the turnpike dealing with tolls the old-fashioned way, Hammond on surface roads in a 240Z!

]]> By: panda[cRx] http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2008/07/13/top-gear-gt-r-cross-japan-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-6771 panda[cRx] Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:39:55 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=3141#comment-6771 very good episode, worth watching a second time =D very good episode, worth watching a second time =D

]]> By: Oyaji Gaijin http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2008/07/13/top-gear-gt-r-cross-japan-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-6770 Oyaji Gaijin Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:19:18 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=3141#comment-6770 The race portion of the episode has already made it to Youtube. One thing seemed very unfair in the match. Clarkson had the use of the Etc. electronic and radio toll payment system, so he did not have to stop and fumble with his wallet every 2.5 miles of Japanese highway. May and Hammond were not provided with pre purchased tickets or even a rail pass, and had to deal with the ticket purchasing machines or a railway clerk at each stage of their journey. This seemed very unfair. Maybe the GTR comes equipped with the Etc. system, but it is a subscription service after the purchase of the vehicle, and we were deprived of the obvious humor of Clarkson dealing with a toll booth attendants, and commentary about the toll fees adding up to several times the cost of gas, and probably more than the cost of the train tickets used by May and Hammond, purchased without any foreigner/tourist discounts. The race portion of the episode has already made it to Youtube.

One thing seemed very unfair in the match. Clarkson had the use of the Etc. electronic and radio toll payment system, so he did not have to stop and fumble with his wallet every 2.5 miles of Japanese highway. May and Hammond were not provided with pre purchased tickets or even a rail pass, and had to deal with the ticket purchasing machines or a railway clerk at each stage of their journey. This seemed very unfair. Maybe the GTR comes equipped with the Etc. system, but it is a subscription service after the purchase of the vehicle, and we were deprived of the obvious humor of Clarkson dealing with a toll booth attendants, and commentary about the toll fees adding up to several times the cost of gas, and probably more than the cost of the train tickets used by May and Hammond, purchased without any foreigner/tourist discounts.

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