The First Week's Best Posts

New to EverydayAutoEnthusiast and want to view only the must-see content thus far? Check out the best posts from the first week of the greatest auto blog of all-time. Here are some of the posts that will help you catch up with the rest of the EAE Community.

1. About Me- Learn more about the founder of EverydayAutoEnthusiast to see if you can relate or share some of the reasons you became a gearhead. Also be sure to check out the mission statement and method to the madness on the purpose page.

2. Why Do We Love Cars?- This post was focused on why us enthusiasts fall in love with our form of transportation and how it becomes so much more than that when we involve our loved ones with our hobby.

3. Top 5 Most Disappointing Car Powerplants- Lists some of the most promising concepts and other cars that were let down by truly dismal engines.

4. Top Gear Episode 4: A Retrospective- Check out this post that compares and contrasts fellow blog Autoblog's view on the "new" Top Gear series thus far. I also give my thoughts on why the current show has failed and what the producers should do to fix it.

5. 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Review- The review of my favorite car of all-time and what inspired me to create a blog for those that also believe that even the slowest of cars can put a smile on your face. Those familiar with the expression slow-car-fast will appreciate this review.


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Top Gear's Episode 4: A Retrospective

I was recently reading Autoblog's review of the latest Top Gear episode and found that the post highlighted the show's struggles just about perfectly. The review largely compared the "new" Top Gear to the old show. It is worth noting that "old" Top Gear is my favorite show of any kind, and it blended automotive knowledge with comedy more seamlessly than any TV show in history. While reading the post I couldn't help but wonder if the new crew on Top Gear was given an impossible task; recreating the old show with different people. Mr. Turkus' view was that the new show failed at using the old show's "skits" like racing different modes of transportation and cheap car challenges. My concern about the show's success lies deeper. Instead of trying to make new people fit the old system, my thought is that you let the presenters build a relationship on screen and then cater the "skits" to the presenters themselves. A simple reboot of the same material seen in the old Top Gear leads to audiences expecting that the show deliver the same level and type of entertainment. The old Top Gear began with purely car reviews by Jeremy Clarkson in the 80's and only used the format we have grown accustomed to after Clarkson, Hammond, and May had established a relationship on-screen. Top Gear still has potential as millions of viewers still watch the show despite the obvious deficiencies. Developing new material would eliminate any comparisons to the old show and give the show a chance to succeed.

Making Top Gear "right" is essential to the automotive community as it is really the only program that offers true comedy that enthusiasts can relate to. Further, the old Top Gear brought even those with little interest in cars into the automotive universe with this comedic ability. The failure to keep those viewers will likely mean fewer "turned" enthusiasts who gain interest in car culture from the show. At least we can still look forward to The Grand Tour...

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