[14x06] September 15th, 2008

Viper007Bond · September 15th, 2008, 9:23 PM

http://www.finalgear.com/shows/fifthgear/14/6/

Cobol74 · September 15th, 2008, 10:04 PM

Another solid and enjoyable show - good series this has turned out.

Mauren · September 15th, 2008, 11:49 PM

Good episode.

I'm getting annoyed with the music overlap of engines.

Viper007Bond · September 16th, 2008, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mauren

I'm getting annoyed with the music overlap of engines.

Yeah.

Cobol74 · September 16th, 2008, 12:27 AM

Yep, me too.

SadaPow · September 16th, 2008, 2:49 AM

So Tiff says thats the fastest street legal alternative fuel vehicle in England?

Mauren · September 16th, 2008, 4:25 AM

that ipod comment on the aston was pathetic.

TomCat · September 16th, 2008, 4:44 AM

Pretty decent episode. Only one "celebrity" and he was a professional racer.

Do they sell the Rubicon Wrangler in Europe? I know they said only 1000 Wranglers will hit the UK, but I'm curious. A diesel Wrangler would kick ass over here, but I wonder how much better the Rubicon would do up that steep ass hill.

Oh, and that army guy was kinda funny. There is no way he talks like that in real life. Unless it impresses the British ladies...

Whappeh · September 16th, 2008, 5:08 AM

Yeah, that army guy was over the top. I was like "Is he for serious?"

awdrifter · September 16th, 2008, 6:27 AM

Pretty good ep. The Scirocco review was good. I'm surprised in a hot hatch like that you still can't turn off the ESP completely. The army guy is pretty funny in the Wrangler review. They should've tested the 3.7L V6 version though, more low end torque will probably help climbing that hill. Plato's drift lesson with the moto GP guy was pretty cool, I don't mind a celeb segment like that. Overall 8/10.

tquattro · September 16th, 2008, 8:20 AM

Quite good episode....aparantely the secret with fifth gear it's not to have big expectations for a specific episode. Only that army guy was kinda annoying.
Is it just me or there are too much porsches lately?

Scooby5 · September 16th, 2008, 9:49 AM

The army guy was a knob.

The Scirocco / Kite Guy race smacked at TG copy and i could have easily lived without that.

The "Clean Fuel" segment was a bit of a waste of time too but at least goes to raise more awareness. Overall i think this was one of if not THE weakest episodes of the season.

5/10

Mauren · September 16th, 2008, 7:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scooby5

The "Clean Fuel" segment was a bit of a waste of time too but at least goes to raise more awareness. Overall i think this was one of if not THE weakest episodes of the season.

5/10

who is paying for all of this awareness? green commies? images/smilies/tongue.gif

I don't like subversion

ahpadt · September 16th, 2008, 10:52 PM

WTF, did you missclick, Steve Levin? images/smilies/wacko.gif

Solberg · September 16th, 2008, 11:06 PM

I was wondering why did took the sport Wrangler and not the Rubicon. Anyway, that army guy was so fucking annoying. He was also on the Gadget Show testing survival gadgets.

Tiff is getting annoying as he seems way to full of himself. Vicki was annoying in the last series but she seems great now.

Toms review was awesome!

Good episode overall. The new track is really doing good things for Fifth Gear. This series reminds me of the older seasons of Top Gear.

drnick · September 17th, 2008, 1:32 AM

is it just me, or are the rest of us non-UK residents mightily annoyed that we cant enter some of the 5th gear competitions? i mean, look at this weeks! images/smilies/blink.gif

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in this week's fabulous competition you can win a superb 1997 911 Carrera 2. It'll be fully fettled by a specialist before we deliver it to you. We're not just giving away the car, but up to £1000 towards your insurance and a grand's worth of fuel.

It doesn't stop there - we're also chucking in a Smartbox Adrenaline package entitling you to laps of a race track in a Lamborghini or Aston Martin supercar, a Navman S70 sat nav, a TV, a Playstation 3 and Gran Turismo and Ferrari Challenge driving games.

And as if that wasn't enough, courtesy of Cat Driver Training we're also giving away a Performance Driver Course based here at the exclusive high speed test tracks at Fifth Gear Headquarters. 10 runners up will each receive a Fifth Gear Supercars DVD.

i know if i were over there, id be burning more than a few quid on that text line

spigalau · September 17th, 2008, 4:35 AM

Was a pretty meh episode for me. If anything they are trying to put too much in to the 44 mins, lots of small segments, and some (like the Lotus) could be binned.

Z0RR0 · September 17th, 2008, 5:18 AM

Can't believe I'm the first to say it ... but that Porsche can't be a 1997. It has to be 1999+, since the 996 wasn't introduced before that.

Jeep segment was incredibly disapointing ... lame tests. Army guy was hilarious. Unless he was being serious ... hahaha

Drag racing was sloooooooooow. 16 seconds for a 1/4 mile? LMAO!

Pretty disapointing overall, though.

Thanatos · September 17th, 2008, 7:37 AM

http://www.qv500.com/porsche996p1.php

Quote:

At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1997...

im still figuring out why the 10 yo carrera is faster. probably the LSD since boxters doesnt have one?

HCT · September 17th, 2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Z0RR0

Can't believe I'm the first to say it ... but that Porsche can't be a 1997. It has to be 1999+, since the 996 wasn't introduced before that.

The 996 was introduced as a 1998 model, first cars were available late july 1997. Nothing wrong with that.

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SadaPow Joined: Jul 23rd, 2006 Last Online: November 2nd, 2009 Location: Washington State Age: 21 Posts: 296 Rep Power: 14	So Tiff says thats the fastest street legal alternative fuel vehicle in England? __________________

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Mauren Joined: Jul 7th, 2008 Last Online: November 5th, 2009 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 6	Good episode. I'm getting annoyed with the music overlap of engines.

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Mauren Joined: Jul 7th, 2008 Last Online: November 5th, 2009 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 6	that ipod comment on the aston was pathetic.

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TomCat Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 4:52 AM Location: Arizona Age: 25 Posts: 4,120 Car: 2004 Chrysler PT Turbo; 1985 Toyota 4Runner Rep Power: 65	Pretty decent episode. Only one "celebrity" and he was a professional racer. Do they sell the Rubicon Wrangler in Europe? I know they said only 1000 Wranglers will hit the UK, but I'm curious. A diesel Wrangler would kick ass over here, but I wonder how much better the Rubicon would do up that steep ass hill. Oh, and that army guy was kinda funny. There is no way he talks like that in real life. Unless it impresses the British ladies... __________________ When in doubt, throttle out.

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Whappeh Joined: Aug 21st, 2006 Last Online: 5:12 AM Location: Orlando, FL/Portland, ME Age: 23 Posts: 1,484 Car: 06 Impreza 2.5i Rep Power: 93	Yeah, that army guy was over the top. I was like "Is he for serious?" __________________ Go White Sox! - Go Arsenal! Travel now, journey infinitely!

September 16th, 2008, 6:27 AM	#10
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 1,922 Rep Power: 47	Pretty good ep. The Scirocco review was good. I'm surprised in a hot hatch like that you still can't turn off the ESP completely. The army guy is pretty funny in the Wrangler review. They should've tested the 3.7L V6 version though, more low end torque will probably help climbing that hill. Plato's drift lesson with the moto GP guy was pretty cool, I don't mind a celeb segment like that. Overall 8/10. __________________ TP

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tquattro Joined: Jun 18th, 2008 Last Online: November 4th, 2009 Location: Transylvania Posts: 80 Car: audi 100 Turbo Quattro, Alfa 145 1.7 16v Rep Power: 8	Quite good episode....aparantely the secret with fifth gear it's not to have big expectations for a specific episode. Only that army guy was kinda annoying. Is it just me or there are too much porsches lately?

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Scooby5 Joined: Mar 24th, 2005 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: A Scot in Singapore Posts: 425 Car: '06 Subaru Legacy 2.0L GT Wagon Rep Power: 23	The army guy was a knob. The Scirocco / Kite Guy race smacked at TG copy and i could have easily lived without that. The "Clean Fuel" segment was a bit of a waste of time too but at least goes to raise more awareness. Overall i think this was one of if not THE weakest episodes of the season. 5/10 __________________ The species of whale known as the Black Right whale has four kilos of brains and 1,000 kilos of testicles. If it thinks at all, we know what it is thinking about. -- Jon Lien (Professor, St. John's University, Newfoundland)

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Solberg Joined: Apr 24th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 1,389 Car: BMW E92 335i M Sport (Manual) Rep Power: 32	I was wondering why did took the sport Wrangler and not the Rubicon. Anyway, that army guy was so fucking annoying. He was also on the Gadget Show testing survival gadgets. Tiff is getting annoying as he seems way to full of himself. Vicki was annoying in the last series but she seems great now. Toms review was awesome! Good episode overall. The new track is really doing good things for Fifth Gear. This series reminds me of the older seasons of Top Gear. __________________

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spigalau Joined: Dec 15th, 2004 Last Online: November 5th, 2009 Location: Aoteaora / New Zealand Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Was a pretty meh episode for me. If anything they are trying to put too much in to the 44 mins, lots of small segments, and some (like the Lotus) could be binned. __________________ 1960 Triumph TR3A, 1974 Triumph Stag, 1991 Honda Legend Coupe, 1997 Mitsubishi Legnum VR4

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September 17th, 2008, 5:18 AM	#18
Z0RR0 Joined: Jul 19th, 2005 Last Online: August 25th, 2009 Location: Montreal, CA Posts: 153 Rep Power: 0	Can't believe I'm the first to say it ... but that Porsche can't be a 1997. It has to be 1999+, since the 996 wasn't introduced before that. Jeep segment was incredibly disapointing ... lame tests. Army guy was hilarious. Unless he was being serious ... hahaha Drag racing was sloooooooooow. 16 seconds for a 1/4 mile? LMAO! Pretty disapointing overall, though. Last edited by Z0RR0; September 17th, 2008 at 5:21 AM.

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