Book reveals The Stig's identity. Top Gear not happy.

matt_fsr · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:03

Does anyone watch 5th gear?

Its far too cheesy, childish and irritating to be even remotely watchable. And has recently been trying FAR too hard to be Top Gear.

Only their occasional 'safety' experiments are worth a few minutes watch IMO.

antijoke · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:04

I thought Fifth Gear had been binned?

Edrof · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:10

Typical Fifth GEar to be honest: a pale imitation of TG. I do like their 'normal' car reviews though; TG has too many supercars.

[TW]Fox · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:11

Forde said:
Typical Fifth GEar to be honest: a pale imitation of TG. I do like their 'normal' car reviews though; TG has too many supercars.

Why do you care about normal car reviews though, if you want a normal car review buy What Car or just go to the dealer who will lend you a car to drive yourself.

TV is for cool stuff not boring tedious junky diesel things.

Wicksta · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:11

anticonscience said:
I thought Fifth Gear had been binned?

They brought it back a year or two ago.

manbearpig · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:16

Does anyone know when this episode is on?

shine · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:18

manbearpig said:
Does anyone know when this episode is on?

8th October

Edrof · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:19

[TW]Fox;17507677 said:
Why do you care about normal car reviews though, if you want a normal car review buy What Car or just go to the dealer who will lend you a car to drive yourself.

TV is for cool stuff not boring tedious junky diesel things.

Even Ferrari's become boring when they've reveiwed a billion of them...

At least more normal cars are actually accessible to most people. Your arguement about What Car: why watch any factual programming then? Go to your library, newsagents or look up the raw facts on Google...

Hatter The Mad · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:26

Forde said:
Your arguement about What Car: why watch any factual programming then? Go to your library, newsagents or look up the raw facts on Google...

Apples and oranges.

Top Gear is not factual programming - it is officially classed as entertainment by the BBC.

[TW]Fox · 4 Oct 2010 at 18:06

Forde said:
At least more normal cars are actually accessible to most people. Your arguement about What Car: why watch any factual programming then? Go to your library, newsagents or look up the raw facts on Google...

Not the same thing. It is completely free to experience a car first hand which you wish to buy.

It is not completely free to go on a Safari to Africa, find out about the inner workings of civil engineering, or whatever else most factual programmes are about.

If I want to see how utterly tedious the new Vauxhall Astra is, I along with anyone else can simply visit my local retailer and take one out for a few hours.

I cannot do this with a Ferrari, so I enjoy watching them on the TV.

Edrof · 4 Oct 2010 at 19:00

I totally disagree but it's off-topic so meh.

[TW]Fox · 4 Oct 2010 at 19:27

Its not really off topic, the topic has moved onto Fifth Gear, go for it if you've got an opinion.

physichull · 4 Oct 2010 at 19:31

The ex-Stig will be on 5th Gear in the new series....thats prodding the fire a bit.

Glaucus · 4 Oct 2010 at 19:33

Forde said:
Typical Fifth GEar to be honest: a pale imitation of TG. I do like their 'normal' car reviews though; TG has too many supercars.

I never get that, who wants to see normall cars. How often do you buy one, you can also test drive them. Totally pointless in a car show IMO.

Edrof · 4 Oct 2010 at 19:40

Well obviously it wouldn't be great if the show was all about Fiestas :rolleyes:

It's only my opinion but I just get bored watching reviews of a £200k Merc that's slightly different to the last £200k Merc they reviewed a couple of months ago, for example.

[TW]Fox · 4 Oct 2010 at 19:44

Forde said:
Well obviously it wouldn't be great if the show was all about Fiestas

It's only my opinion but I just get bored watching reviews of a £200k Merc that's slightly different to the last £200k Merc they reviewed a couple of months ago, for example.

And you wouldnt get bored seeing a review of a £12k Punto thats slightly different to the £15k Astra they reviewed a couple of months ago?

What do you even do when you review an Astra diesel? Talk about mpg? Demonstrate the ISOFIX child seat mountings? Explain how many cupholders it has>?

KNiVES · 4 Oct 2010 at 19:50

[TW]Fox;17508675 said:
And you wouldnt get bored seeing a review of a £12k Punto thats slightly different to the £15k Astra they reviewed a couple of months ago?

What do you even do when you review an Astra diesel? Talk about mpg? Demonstrate the ISOFIX child seat mountings? Explain how many cupholders it has>?

I'll have you know that cup holders are an integral part of my driving experience :mad:

Edrof · 4 Oct 2010 at 19:56

[TW]Fox;17508675 said:
Talk about mpg? Demonstrate the ISOFIX child seat mountings? Explain how many cupholders it has>?

Actually that kind of information is going to be much more useful to me than a how fast 11 slightly different BMWs go around their track. I'm not saying there shouldn't be Lambos and Bugattis OBVIOUSLY, I'd just like to see a variation.

Each to his own, though.

5thG lacks TG's style, though and I find some of their presenters awful. At least one of them is worth looking at though

Brian8bit · 4 Oct 2010 at 20:00

Forde said:
At least one of them is worth looking at though

I know. Jason Plato is dreamy <3

[TW]Fox · 4 Oct 2010 at 20:03

Forde said:
Actually that kind of information is going to be much more useful to me than a how fast 11 slightly different BMWs go around their track. I'm not saying there shouldn't be Lambos and Bugattis OBVIOUSLY, I'd just like to see a variation.

Every series of TG features at least one cheap car. Fiesta, Renault Twingo, etc..

And I cannot remember the last time they tested a BMW on the track. Must have been the E92 M3 which was what.. 3 years ago?