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Title: New 5th Gear
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 05 January 2009, 20:03:09
Channel 5. just started
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: STMO123 on 05 January 2009, 20:29:49
Missed it. Was it any good?
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: albitz on 05 January 2009, 20:32:26
still on,mrs turned over to corrie ::) :'( >:(
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Kieran on 05 January 2009, 20:37:47
It feels very cheap compared to Top Gear :-X
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: albitz on 05 January 2009, 20:58:21
They do actually road test cars though,which TG seem to have given up on.I am starting to think og TG as an amusing comedy show which has a motoring backdrop.
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 05 January 2009, 21:01:08
Don't buy a 7 seater Meriva......if you want your kids to live .......seems to be the message. :y
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: jjleonard on 05 January 2009, 21:10:01
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They do actually road test cars though,which TG seem to have given up on.I am starting to think og TG as an amusing comedy show which has a motoring backdrop.

I must say I'm enjoying TG's recent spate of 'adventures' - i.e. across the states, vietnam, etc more than the original programme. I wonder if they plan to do these more often?
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: albitz on 05 January 2009, 21:11:15
They are funny,but not much to do with motoring,imo. :-/
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: jjleonard on 05 January 2009, 21:13:30
yeah, but not many people watch TG expecting them to actually test anything reasonable these days. Even the fiesta test was a blatant pi$$take.
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: albitz on 05 January 2009, 21:17:47
Bring back William Woolard  :o ;D.....oh,and mustnt forget Chris Goffey ::)
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 05 January 2009, 21:30:50
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Bring back William Woolard  :o ;D.....oh,and mustnt forget Chris Goffey ::)
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My god Albitz......you must be getting on a bit .......if you remember those two. ::) ::) ::) :y :y
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: albitz on 05 January 2009, 21:58:11
Remember Angela Rippon and Noel Edmonds doing TG when it started.
I will be 50 this year. :(
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Martin_1962 on 05 January 2009, 22:38:29
I liked the Motorstorm car
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: r1 on 05 January 2009, 22:47:41
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Bring back William Woolard  :o ;D.....oh,and mustnt forget Chris Goffey ::)

who????
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: ngrainqey on 05 January 2009, 22:59:38
lol what about quentin wilson :P
jeremy clarkson doesnt really know how to do a proper test of cars anymore i think... they dont have enough POWER! lol

tbh if i want to read a review i'd rather look on autocar or parkers
anyway firth gear isnt much better when i comes to testing cars... example "racing" a dodge viper and a corvette... all they really did was burn a bit of rubber... spin them both a couple of times aaaand... slag them off and not tell you any good... or a reasons why you might actually consider being given one
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Ken T on 05 January 2009, 23:07:59
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Don't buy a 7 seater Meriva......if you want your kids to live .......seems to be the message. :y

The Meriva survived pretty well actually, OK, whiplash would not have been nice, but the rear passenger compartment was still intact. If they put in a head protection bar they would have been OK. I remember the results of a Tranny with rear seats in getting hit, not nice. And how many accidents are on the school run with a lorry plowing into the back of a queue at 40MPH during the school run ?.

I suspect a slight setup, they were trying to prove a point, which they did. However.....

Ken
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Omega man 2 on 05 January 2009, 23:23:34
Has anyone seen the first episode of "new" top gear. Its very different from the sh*te on the telly now.

The audiance is not full of giggly young women there just to glare at Hammond.

When was the last time they actually did a proper road test of a proper car?

I don't think I'll be watching it much longer :'(
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 06 January 2009, 16:03:44
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Remember Angela Rippon and Noel Edmonds doing TG when it started.
I will be 50 this year. :(

50 next year for me.........not really very happy about it .....to be honest........not much I can do about it though. :-/ :-/ :y
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Chopsdad on 07 January 2009, 21:27:26
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Don't buy a 7 seater Meriva......if you want your kids to live .......seems to be the message. :y

The Meriva survived pretty well actually, OK, whiplash would not have been nice, but the rear passenger compartment was still intact. If they put in a head protection bar they would have been OK. I remember the results of a Tranny with rear seats in getting hit, not nice. And how many accidents are on the school run with a lorry plowing into the back of a queue at 40MPH during the school run ?.

I suspect a slight setup, they were trying to prove a point, which they did. However.....

Ken

Don't buy an Omega then - they are only NCAP 3* on the latest version with side airbags vs the Meriva NCAP 4* adult occupancy rating.

No ratings for child occupancy on either though. :-[
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: webby23 on 07 January 2009, 22:14:00
Cant stand 5th Gear......and this series (the 3 mins i could bear to watch it) even looks like a copy of Top Gear.....

And dont even start me on that Vickie woman..........ggggrrrrrrr........

5th Gear is crap and the sooner they drop it the better........!!

 :o
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: benbrunt on 07 January 2009, 22:55:57
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Don't buy a 7 seater Meriva......if you want your kids to live .......seems to be the message. :y

The Meriva survived pretty well actually, OK, whiplash would not have been nice, but the rear passenger compartment was still intact. If they put in a head protection bar they would have been OK. I remember the results of a Tranny with rear seats in getting hit, not nice. And how many accidents are on the school run with a lorry plowing into the back of a queue at 40MPH during the school run ?.

I suspect a slight setup, they were trying to prove a point, which they did. However.....

Ken

Don't buy an Omega then - they are only NCAP 3* on the latest version with side airbags vs the Meriva NCAP 4* adult occupancy rating.

No ratings for child occupancy on either though. :-[

http://www.euroncap.com/tests/opel_vauxhall_omega_1998/53.aspx

The side bags take it to a 4 star, looking at the video for a 1993 designed vehicle it doesn't do too badly, when it comes to vehicles 'of a certain age' there ain't nothing better than a huge size and weight on your side ::)
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Ken T on 07 January 2009, 22:58:28
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Don't buy a 7 seater Meriva......if you want your kids to live .......seems to be the message. :y

The Meriva survived pretty well actually, OK, whiplash would not have been nice, but the rear passenger compartment was still intact. If they put in a head protection bar they would have been OK. I remember the results of a Tranny with rear seats in getting hit, not nice. And how many accidents are on the school run with a lorry plowing into the back of a queue at 40MPH during the school run ?.

I suspect a slight setup, they were trying to prove a point, which they did. However.....

Ken

Don't buy an Omega then - they are only NCAP 3* on the latest version with side airbags vs the Meriva NCAP 4* adult occupancy rating.

No ratings for child occupancy on either though. :-[

Ah but when they lauched it, it was the safest car in its class, it passed the previous tests with full marks. However, some people move the goal posts, for various reasons.

ken
Title: Re: New 5th Gear
Post by: Kieran on 08 January 2009, 11:36:23
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Cant stand 5th Gear......and this series (the 3 mins i could bear to watch it) even looks like a copy of Top Gear.....

And dont even start me on that Vickie woman..........ggggrrrrrrr........

5th Gear is crap and the sooner they drop it the better........!!

 :o
Agree it is a load of rubbish