[15x06] February 9th, 2009

Viper007Bond · February 9th, 2009, 9:28 PM

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ahpadt · February 9th, 2009, 10:06 PM

Not much to say apart from that it's more of the same as they've done all over this season; short reviews, almost clumsy put together. Not to my liking really.

Alpha-Toxic · February 10th, 2009, 12:10 AM

I quite liked the episode. Jonny cracked me up and that Aston is just gorgeous (that's not news for and Aston, but still nice to look at).

anthrax · February 10th, 2009, 1:28 AM

Average episode.... quite liked the anti-theft stuff for cars and the DBS....

npx · February 10th, 2009, 1:40 AM

I don't get what Fifth Gear are trying to do this season. To me its getting worse.. and it feels like they no longer care about the show.

MadCow809 · February 10th, 2009, 2:04 AM

Love Tiff's shoot out segment review, excellent as usual.

Johnny's review is average. Rest is pretty rubbish..

Definetely one of the worst fifth gear season ever, catch a bloody wake up guys! stop mucking around pointless small reviews and start reviewing more sportscars!!!!

Overall... I'm sad to say.. but it's only a 2/10

nouseferaname90 · February 10th, 2009, 3:52 AM

Average episode.
Johnny's review was decent, the theft stuff was useful, but it was put together in a hodge podge fashion.
Again, Vicky's section was a bit stupid. What was I supposed to make of it?
Final comment: reviews are way too short.

awdrifter · February 10th, 2009, 10:35 AM

Renault Megane review, that was pretty good. Looking at how much steering input Tiff has to make to just keep the Caterham on the track, the Megane is definitely a better car for most people. But man, that Caterham looks fun.

Ford Ka. That's the right length for a review. Johnny's reviews are usually pretty good, it gave useful info. I don't like the look of the new Ford corporate face either, they should've given the Ka a distinctive front end.

Fiat Cubo review. That was kinda boring to me actually. Don't really care about what a bunch of no name rockers think about the car.

Trackday, that was cool. Makes me want to go to a trackday event. lol.

AM DBS review, it's alright. Nothing much new about the car, so can't really expect much. I think I would rather have the Vantage V12 over this car though. The DBS looks too racer-ish, while the Vantage looks elegant.

cobs · February 10th, 2009, 11:58 AM

Liked the car reviews, but they're always too short images/smilies/smile.gif

I'm a fan of track day segments, as we're not as lucky here with the number of circuits.
Seeing as FG make so much of their website, I think aside from user car reviews, they could also run track day league tables. They could then use the best of them instead of the celebs in the training sections - putting real people in less than reasonably priced cars images/smilies/smile.gif

(celeb part this week v.meh)

The anti theft stuff was a little lite - I know it needs to be entertaining, but unbolting the cat would have been easier than cutting it. It also has the added bonus of being reusable on another car, rather than just scrap.
I think they could have had more fun with the thefts and passers by too - you're not doing a good job unless someone calls the police.

static · February 10th, 2009, 5:21 PM

The DBS segment was actually quite nice, I loved the engine note when he was returning it and revving for the last time, ah what a sound!
For a long time it was a review I actually enjoyed watching.

... The rest of the episode was rubbish though.

Holiace · February 10th, 2009, 6:06 PM

I must just say. for some reason, the edited in the dashboard of an Opel Kadett GSi just before they drove the Megane (03:54). Are they dumb or did they just mess up?

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Heathrow · February 10th, 2009, 9:47 PM

“Shootout” - Renault R26R vs. Caterham – Renault wins, Booo – how’d that happen!

“Consumer Feature” - Car crime Tim – not great, but OK

“Auto News” - Mitusbishi electric iCar – brief mention, no test - but £700 pm lease what?

“Review” - Ford Ka - Jonny – Ka needed a uplift seems OK, but I got the “Technical Teaser” wrong.

“Does it work?” - Bluetooth cheapest £20 kit wins, they all sounded a bit crap to me.

“Review” - Fiat Qubo – Rock star fail, joke fell flat. Tribute band pah! Car ugly!

“Celeb. Feature” – Olympic Cyclist Bradley Wiggins & Jason, skip the irrelevant bike part and more of the Maserati Gran Turismo please.

“Review” - Aston DBS Auto – So Tiff likes the new g/box, great!

* * *
A good watchable show, but not great. images/smilies/smile.gif

Lupul · February 10th, 2009, 9:48 PM

It almost made me fall asleep...

Tiff's shootout stunk. Period.

Vicky was a drag at the track...

Jhonny did ok (i was puzzled when trying to say which one is the ka)

That styled box was simply idiotic images/smilies/biggrin.gif

It did however get a smile from me when it ended and they pretty much gave Tom the shaft.

The bit Tim did was... ok, almost.

The celeb thingie stunk. 4-5 mph difference on a bike is huge. In a car it is pretty much nonexistent.

The DBS didn't deserve a new review for a tranny. Be honest here...

Overall it was a bit like a tossed salad with jelly. You got something but you never knew what it was like or how much jelly is left.

5

Goob · February 11th, 2009, 3:21 AM

I actually missed the DBS review cause I fell asleep. Dont know what else I missed, but it was pretty damn boring whatever I did see.

2

Militant-Grunt · February 11th, 2009, 3:43 AM

Yawn enducingly bad episode. All these segments feel so incomplete. The Maserati segment was an utterly pointless.

GerFix · February 11th, 2009, 6:56 AM

They've done worse this series. Seems though, they are aiming the program at those with Attention Deficit Disorder; lots of short shallow segments that are over before you can say "Ritalin". Having said that, they dropped the ball a bit on the car theft segment by wasting minutes on the pointless removal of the catalytic converter images/smilies/yawn.gif

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Stefano1337 · February 11th, 2009, 1:44 PM

I agree, the segments are way, way to short, but then again, i wouldn't mind each programme being four hours long images/smilies/smile.gif

but as it is, it seems they spend one third of the programme telling viewers what's coming up

i thought the shoot out was fantastic, brilliantly filmed and tiff seems to be one of the most underrated presenters.

spigalau · February 12th, 2009, 12:27 AM

Thankfully only 2 more episodes of this current series to put up with.

I know it's a 'Car show', so get on with the cars, cull the studio crap out, get rid of the website promo crap and get rid of the competition (or is that the only reason why people watch it ?).

Thank frak for fast forward in the KM Player.

edit: Off to Top Gear Live this Saturday night.. woot !

junas125 · February 12th, 2009, 9:00 AM

God please let go of Vicky! She tries, they even censor her laugh but its not working images/smilies/sad.gif

ediesbra · February 12th, 2009, 9:22 AM

Gave it a 9, mostly because the DBS was in it images/smilies/drool.gif

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February 9th, 2009, 9:28 PM	#1
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February 9th, 2009, 10:06 PM	#2
ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 4:18 PM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 4,568 Rep Power: 59	Not much to say apart from that it's more of the same as they've done all over this season; short reviews, almost clumsy put together. Not to my liking really. Last edited by ahpadt; February 9th, 2009 at 10:08 PM.

February 10th, 2009, 1:28 AM	#4
anthrax Joined: Apr 15th, 2005 Last Online: 2:22 PM Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Posts: 142 Car: 2006 VW Polo Sedan 1.6 Flex Rep Power: 22	Average episode.... quite liked the anti-theft stuff for cars and the DBS.... __________________ What doesn't kill me makes me fuckin' stronger!

February 10th, 2009, 1:40 AM	#5
npx Joined: Aug 11th, 2008 Last Online: July 20th, 2009 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I don't get what Fifth Gear are trying to do this season. To me its getting worse.. and it feels like they no longer care about the show. Last edited by npx; February 10th, 2009 at 1:42 AM.

February 10th, 2009, 12:10 AM	#3
Alpha-Toxic Joined: Jan 6th, 2009 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	I quite liked the episode. Jonny cracked me up and that Aston is just gorgeous (that's not news for and Aston, but still nice to look at).

February 10th, 2009, 2:04 AM	#6
MadCow809 Joined: Feb 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 7:43 AM Location: Durban, South Africa & Los Angeles, CA Age: 24 Posts: 5,048 Car: 2007 E87 BMW 130i & 2008 VW MKV GTI 2.0T DSG LFS Status: Rep Power: 71	Love Tiff's shoot out segment review, excellent as usual. Johnny's review is average. Rest is pretty rubbish.. Definetely one of the worst fifth gear season ever, catch a bloody wake up guys! stop mucking around pointless small reviews and start reviewing more sportscars!!!! Overall... I'm sad to say.. but it's only a 2/10 __________________ Supporting : Kimi Räikkönen \| Jenson Button \| Robert Kubica \| Sebastian Vettel \| Petter Solberg \| Mikko Hirvonen \| Andy Priaulx \| Jason Plato \| Mat Jackson Nokia N95 8Gb Nokia N97 32Gb RM-505 Unlocked v11.0.21 -> v12.0.024 -> v20.0.019 09 VW MKV Golf GTI 2.0T DSG \| APR Stage 1 \| LHD 08 Honda Civic Coupé \| LHD 06 BMW 130i \| RHD ~~05 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS \| RHD~~ 05 Ford Bantam 1.3i \| RHD ~~95 Mercedes Benz E320 Sportline \| RHD~~

February 10th, 2009, 3:52 AM	#7
nouseferaname90 Joined: May 28th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 2,381 Rep Power: 39	Average episode. Johnny's review was decent, the theft stuff was useful, but it was put together in a hodge podge fashion. Again, Vicky's section was a bit stupid. What was I supposed to make of it? Final comment: reviews are way too short.

February 10th, 2009, 10:35 AM	#8
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: 12:22 PM Posts: 1,956 Rep Power: 47	Renault Megane review, that was pretty good. Looking at how much steering input Tiff has to make to just keep the Caterham on the track, the Megane is definitely a better car for most people. But man, that Caterham looks fun. Ford Ka. That's the right length for a review. Johnny's reviews are usually pretty good, it gave useful info. I don't like the look of the new Ford corporate face either, they should've given the Ka a distinctive front end. Fiat Cubo review. That was kinda boring to me actually. Don't really care about what a bunch of no name rockers think about the car. Trackday, that was cool. Makes me want to go to a trackday event. lol. AM DBS review, it's alright. Nothing much new about the car, so can't really expect much. I think I would rather have the Vantage V12 over this car though. The DBS looks too racer-ish, while the Vantage looks elegant. __________________ TP

February 10th, 2009, 11:58 AM	#9
cobs Joined: Sep 27th, 2006 Last Online: February 18th, 2009 Location: Secret Subaru test track, New Zealand Posts: 41 Car: ^2000 JDM Subaru Legacy RSK B4 Rep Power: 0	Liked the car reviews, but they're always too short I'm a fan of track day segments, as we're not as lucky here with the number of circuits. Seeing as FG make so much of their website, I think aside from user car reviews, they could also run track day league tables. They could then use the best of them instead of the celebs in the training sections - putting real people in less than reasonably priced cars (celeb part this week v.meh) The anti theft stuff was a little lite - I know it needs to be entertaining, but unbolting the cat would have been easier than cutting it. It also has the added bonus of being reusable on another car, rather than just scrap. I think they could have had more fun with the thefts and passers by too - you're not doing a good job unless someone calls the police.

February 10th, 2009, 5:21 PM	#10
static Joined: Jan 12th, 2005 Last Online: 8:54 AM Location: Southern Finland Age: 23 Posts: 810 Rep Power: 21	The DBS segment was actually quite nice, I loved the engine note when he was returning it and revving for the last time, ah what a sound! For a long time it was a review I actually enjoyed watching. ... The rest of the episode was rubbish though.

February 10th, 2009, 6:06 PM	#11
Holiace Joined: Aug 29th, 2007 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: Sweden Age: 19 Posts: 224 Car: 1988 Saab 900 T8 Turbo (8-valve). Rep Power: 11	I must just say. for some reason, the edited in the dashboard of an Opel Kadett GSi just before they drove the Megane (03:54). Are they dumb or did they just mess up? __________________ Always Ambitious, sometimes rubbish. Last edited by Holiace; February 10th, 2009 at 6:08 PM.

February 10th, 2009, 9:47 PM	#12
Heathrow Joined: Aug 2nd, 2008 Last Online: 2:44 PM Location: London, UK Posts: 766 Car: 1995 BMW 325i SE Rep Power: 29	“Shootout” - Renault R26R vs. Caterham – Renault wins, Booo – how’d that happen! “Consumer Feature” - Car crime Tim – not great, but OK “Auto News” - Mitusbishi electric iCar – brief mention, no test - but £700 pm lease what? “Review” - Ford Ka - Jonny – Ka needed a uplift seems OK, but I got the “Technical Teaser” wrong. “Does it work?” - Bluetooth cheapest £20 kit wins, they all sounded a bit crap to me. “Review” - Fiat Qubo – Rock star fail, joke fell flat. Tribute band pah! Car ugly! “Celeb. Feature” – Olympic Cyclist Bradley Wiggins & Jason, skip the irrelevant bike part and more of the Maserati Gran Turismo please. “Review” - Aston DBS Auto – So Tiff likes the new g/box, great! * * * A good watchable show, but not great.

February 10th, 2009, 9:48 PM	#13
Lupul Joined: Nov 9th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Romania Age: 21 Posts: 27 Car: Dacia 1310 (aka Renault 12) Rep Power: 5	It almost made me fall asleep... Tiff's shootout stunk. Period. Vicky was a drag at the track... Jhonny did ok (i was puzzled when trying to say which one is the ka) That styled box was simply idiotic It did however get a smile from me when it ended and they pretty much gave Tom the shaft. The bit Tim did was... ok, almost. The celeb thingie stunk. 4-5 mph difference on a bike is huge. In a car it is pretty much nonexistent. The DBS didn't deserve a new review for a tranny. Be honest here... Overall it was a bit like a tossed salad with jelly. You got something but you never knew what it was like or how much jelly is left. 5 __________________ I wish every morning i was driven in a roller to a track where i'd meet my friends and do our share of global warming. Last edited by Lupul; February 10th, 2009 at 9:49 PM.

February 11th, 2009, 3:21 AM	#14
Goob Joined: Nov 2nd, 2004 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 52 Car: 2004 Lancer Ralliart Rep Power: 21	I actually missed the DBS review cause I fell asleep. Dont know what else I missed, but it was pretty damn boring whatever I did see. 2

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February 11th, 2009, 3:43 AM	#15
Militant-Grunt Joined: Mar 14th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: New York City Age: 22 Posts: 526 Car: Audi A4 01.0 1.8T Quattro Rep Power: 26	Yawn enducingly bad episode. All these segments feel so incomplete. The Maserati segment was an utterly pointless. __________________ -Militant Grunt 2001.0 Audi A4 1.8T

February 11th, 2009, 6:56 AM	#16
GerFix Joined: Oct 13th, 2007 Last Online: November 10th, 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 534 Car: BMW E92 M3, MG TF160, Citroen C2 VTS Rep Power: 19	They've done worse this series. Seems though, they are aiming the program at those with Attention Deficit Disorder; lots of short shallow segments that are over before you can say "Ritalin". Having said that, they dropped the ball a bit on the car theft segment by wasting minutes on the pointless removal of the catalytic converter . __________________ This Pork Sword

February 11th, 2009, 1:44 PM	#17
Stefano1337 Joined: Jun 3rd, 2008 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 163 Car: Ford Escort LFS Status: Rep Power: 6	I agree, the segments are way, way to short, but then again, i wouldn't mind each programme being four hours long but as it is, it seems they spend one third of the programme telling viewers what's coming up i thought the shoot out was fantastic, brilliantly filmed and tiff seems to be one of the most underrated presenters. __________________ Strebsam doch Blödsinn. Last edited by Stefano1337; February 11th, 2009 at 1:45 PM.

February 12th, 2009, 12:27 AM	#18
spigalau Joined: Dec 15th, 2004 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: Aoteaora / New Zealand Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Thankfully only 2 more episodes of this current series to put up with. I know it's a 'Car show', so get on with the cars, cull the studio crap out, get rid of the website promo crap and get rid of the competition (or is that the only reason why people watch it ?). Thank frak for fast forward in the KM Player. edit: Off to Top Gear Live this Saturday night.. woot ! __________________ 1960 Triumph TR3A, 1974 Triumph Stag, 1991 Honda Legend Coupe, 1997 Mitsubishi Legnum VR4

February 12th, 2009, 9:00 AM	#19
junas125 Joined: Aug 31st, 2006 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 49 Car: Ferrari F430 - I wish Rep Power: 15	God please let go of Vicky! She tries, they even censor her laugh but its not working

February 12th, 2009, 9:22 AM	#20
ediesbra Joined: Nov 10th, 2007 Last Online: 7:46 AM Location: New Zealand Age: 28 Posts: 329 Car: 1996 Nissan Skyline R33 LFS Status: Rep Power: 12	Gave it a 9, mostly because the DBS was in it __________________ "Eagles may soar but Weasels don't get sucked into jet engines."

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