[10x07] November 6th, 2006

SL65 · October 21st, 2006, 3:05 AM

[10x07] 2006.11.06

In this week’s edition of Five’s motoring show, Tim Lovejoy takes golfer Ian Poulter to the track to try out the Ford GT; Jason Plato drives the Type 25 Subaru Impreza; Tom Ford goes on a very rural school run in the new Land Rover Freelander; Tiff Needell drives a Ferrari 599GTB on some rough roads in Bolivia; and Tom Ford tries out the new Vauxhall Corsa, taking a close look at how well the air bags work.

The rally-bred Subaru Impreza has a reputation for being able to cover the ground with alarming ease. But not easily enough for one specialist importer who have developed their own particular version, the ?40,000 Litchfield Type 25. Jason Plato gets behind the wheel to deliver a definitive verdict on the fastest ‘Scooby’ ever.

Top golfer Ian Poulter likes performance cars and has the collection to prove it. Now he’s added another to his bulging garage – a true blue supercar in the shape of the Ford GT. He wants to drive it fast but doesn’t want to wreck it, so best mate Tim Lovejoy rustles up a press car for him to have some fun in – but after a few laps in the passenger seat Tim begins to regret his decision.

Also this week, Tom Ford drives the new 335i, BMW’s first turbo charged petrol car for 20 years. It’s got 306 bhp and is meant to be as fast as BMW’s current performance legend, the M3. At ?33,000 it also undercuts the M car by ?9,000 – does this make it the best car in the world?

Jon Bentley takes a close look at speed bumps, the bane of the everyday motorist – constantly jarring our teeth and ruining our suspension. But do some cars cope with them better than others? Jon suffers for the cause with a ten-year-old saloon, a modern family hatchback and top of the range 4x4 – and comes to a surprising conclusion.

Finally, Tiff Needell travels to Bolivia to drive the Ferrari 599GTB. His mission is to pilot the supercar for two days over some of the highest, roughest and most dangerous roads in the world as part of Ferrari’s 20,000 mile Pan American challenge. Will the car survive the altitude and dust, or will Tiff’s declining relationship with the expedition chief mean he’s not even allowed to find out?

Everything looks okay for this ep EXCEPT TIM LOVEJOY'S BIT.

It's a bit weird FG is having the 599 on again but I'm not complaining images/smilies/tongue.gif

I mostly want to see Tom's verdict on the 335i and Plato screaming around in the Scooby images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Devon · October 21st, 2006, 5:18 AM

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Tom Ford goes on a very rural school run in the new Land Rover Freelander; Tom Ford tries out the new Vauxhall Corsa, taking a close look at how well the air bags work. Tom Ford drives the new 335i, BMW’s first turbo charged petrol car for 20 years.

Three Tom Ford segments?? Must be some sort of a mistake...

The Lovejoy/Ford GT segment will be crap, who cares about some golfer driving the car. They should stop getting guest presenters - they totally wrecked the LP640 review by getting that stupid bike rider to drive it.

Hopefully they won't have anymore of the "teaching someone of to drive a car" segments, they've had three already this season...one every now and again is ok.

bartboy9891 · October 21st, 2006, 8:05 AM

sounds like an especially good ep

justvisiting · October 21st, 2006, 8:12 AM

335i by tom.. excellent

The_Clincher · October 24th, 2006, 3:17 AM

woot 335i!!!

STi Nut · October 30th, 2006, 10:38 AM

WRX Type 25........ YES!!!! i have been waiting for a good video of the Type 25 and thank god it is jason drivin images/smilies/smile.gif

Cobol74 · October 30th, 2006, 10:59 AM

Seems OK to me - 355 and the scooby should be the best bits - I hope!

ahpadt · October 31st, 2006, 2:03 PM

Do you mind making the font a tad smaller? :p

cobs · November 1st, 2006, 12:02 PM

Sounds like some good stuff, hopefully it'll make up for the dross of the last ep.
Fingers crossed Tom, Tiff, Jason and Jon can carry it off / carry the rest.

Yeah, that's it. Last ep was Bad Ash, next week is Good Ash images/smilies/smile.gif

SL65 · November 2nd, 2006, 2:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ahpadt

Do you mind making the font a tad smaller? :p

Yep just did. It's because of the forum change that this old thread became XXL.

nicksoup · November 2nd, 2006, 3:35 AM

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Originally Posted by STi Nut

WRX Type 25........ YES!!!! i have been waiting for a good video of the Type 25 and thank god it is jason drivin images/smilies/smile.gif

YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!

same here, this will be a keeper!

The_Clincher · November 7th, 2006, 6:15 AM

has anyone watched the epi yet?

SL65 · November 7th, 2006, 6:25 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Clincher

has anyone watched the epi yet?

No rips available yet. Check Mininova every now and then...
http://www.mininova.org/sub/332/added

STi Nut · November 7th, 2006, 7:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SL65

No rips available yet. Check Mininova every now and then...
http://www.mininova.org/sub/332/added

Why isn't there a rip yet? it's been like 7 hours and still....... i need my type 25 images/smilies/sad.gif

Thanatos · November 7th, 2006, 7:52 AM

i guess no one bothered to rip it since it became such crap images/smilies/lmao.gif

Anthony · November 7th, 2006, 9:35 AM

So I suppose we aren't getting this ep...?

STi Nut · November 7th, 2006, 9:49 AM

Well not till they do the re-run...hehehe

Anthony · November 7th, 2006, 9:55 AM

Damn...description made it seem like the best ep of a bad series lol. Ahh well...I finish exams tommorow, so I don't have procrastination time for fifth gear anymore hahaha...

otispunkmeyer · November 7th, 2006, 1:23 PM

i watched the ep on TV

it wasnt bad actually

the vicki/tim bits are un bearable as usual, but theyre not that long. vicki actually had a decent segment on the new VW golf GT (1.4litre petrol with super and turbo chargers)
thought before the segment begins she asks tim if he knows what a super charger is, he replys no, she says well watch and find out

only prob is she didnt seem to explain what the differences where between turbo and super, and how they worked. well for the parts where i wasnt trying to whoop ass on TDU (so maybe i missed her explanation)

jasons bit were good, as was toms, and tiff's was worth watching too.....drivin a 599gtb off road lol

jon bently though..... usually i like this guy and his bits are interesting but this one was pants... he had like 10mins air time to conclude that driving over speed bumps slowly was the best way to go over them....... images/smilies/dry.gif

i thought that was canny obvious to be honest

lovegimps section well, he wasnt bad actually, and that golfer sure is enthusiastic about cars, but it was pretty boring when all was said and done. guess lovechump can only do irritating or boring

RedBarron · November 7th, 2006, 5:08 PM

I want to see this one because they test the 335I

October 21st, 2006, 3:05 AM	#1
SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: November 10th, 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 9,299 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 46	[10x07] November 6th, 2006 [10x07] 2006.11.06 In this week’s edition of Five’s motoring show, Tim Lovejoy takes golfer Ian Poulter to the track to try out the Ford GT; Jason Plato drives the Type 25 Subaru Impreza; Tom Ford goes on a very rural school run in the new Land Rover Freelander; Tiff Needell drives a Ferrari 599GTB on some rough roads in Bolivia; and Tom Ford tries out the new Vauxhall Corsa, taking a close look at how well the air bags work. The rally-bred Subaru Impreza has a reputation for being able to cover the ground with alarming ease. But not easily enough for one specialist importer who have developed their own particular version, the ?40,000 Litchfield Type 25. Jason Plato gets behind the wheel to deliver a definitive verdict on the fastest ‘Scooby’ ever. Top golfer Ian Poulter likes performance cars and has the collection to prove it. Now he’s added another to his bulging garage – a true blue supercar in the shape of the Ford GT. He wants to drive it fast but doesn’t want to wreck it, so best mate Tim Lovejoy rustles up a press car for him to have some fun in – but after a few laps in the passenger seat Tim begins to regret his decision. Also this week, Tom Ford drives the new 335i, BMW’s first turbo charged petrol car for 20 years. It’s got 306 bhp and is meant to be as fast as BMW’s current performance legend, the M3. At ?33,000 it also undercuts the M car by ?9,000 – does this make it the best car in the world? Jon Bentley takes a close look at speed bumps, the bane of the everyday motorist – constantly jarring our teeth and ruining our suspension. But do some cars cope with them better than others? Jon suffers for the cause with a ten-year-old saloon, a modern family hatchback and top of the range 4x4 – and comes to a surprising conclusion. Finally, Tiff Needell travels to Bolivia to drive the Ferrari 599GTB. His mission is to pilot the supercar for two days over some of the highest, roughest and most dangerous roads in the world as part of Ferrari’s 20,000 mile Pan American challenge. Will the car survive the altitude and dust, or will Tiff’s declining relationship with the expedition chief mean he’s not even allowed to find out? Everything looks okay for this ep EXCEPT TIM LOVEJOY'S BIT. It's a bit weird FG is having the 599 on again but I'm not complaining I mostly want to see Tom's verdict on the 335i and Plato screaming around in the Scooby Last edited by SL65; November 2nd, 2006 at 2:25 AM.

October 21st, 2006, 8:05 AM	#3
bartboy9891 I'm not Moe Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: University of Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 8,810 Car: 1996 Grand Am SE sedan, and dad's 2006 S60 2.5T Rep Power: 79	sounds like an especially good ep __________________

October 21st, 2006, 8:12 AM	#4
justvisiting Joined: Jun 1st, 2005 Last Online: 4:45 AM Location: california and boston Age: 23 Posts: 505 Car: e46 bmw Rep Power: 22	335i by tom.. excellent __________________ if you plan to go to college with a nice car DONT. 9,000 dollars worth of repairs in 5 months with 3 different hit and runs due to cruddy parking spaces and sh*tty drivers... :: Vettel>Button>Alonso>Webber goodbye mr. kimi.

October 30th, 2006, 10:59 AM	#7
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 10:50 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,592 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	Seems OK to me - 355 and the scooby should be the best bits - I hope! __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

November 7th, 2006, 9:35 AM	#16
Anthony Joined: Jan 25th, 2006 Last Online: December 9th, 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 66 Rep Power: 16	So I suppose we aren't getting this ep...? __________________ This is radio one. Now normally thats like having a rusty screwdriver shoved into the side of your head. And I dunno, today it's fine...I mean listen to this chap. He wants to bitch slap his hoe. Why not, good luck to ya fella.(Clarkson)

October 24th, 2006, 3:17 AM	#5
The_Clincher Joined: Nov 21st, 2005 Last Online: December 15th, 2008 Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0	woot 335i!!!

October 30th, 2006, 10:38 AM	#6
STi Nut Joined: Dec 30th, 2005 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 988 Car: 2008 Toyota Yaris 1.3L 5 Door Auto Rep Power: 17	WRX Type 25........ YES!!!! i have been waiting for a good video of the Type 25 and thank god it is jason drivin

October 31st, 2006, 2:03 PM	#8
ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 2:24 PM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 4,565 Rep Power: 59	Do you mind making the font a tad smaller? :p

November 1st, 2006, 12:02 PM	#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	Sounds like some good stuff, hopefully it'll make up for the dross of the last ep. Fingers crossed Tom, Tiff, Jason and Jon can carry it off / carry the rest. Yeah, that's it. Last ep was Bad Ash, next week is Good Ash

November 7th, 2006, 6:15 AM	#12
The_Clincher Joined: Nov 21st, 2005 Last Online: December 15th, 2008 Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0	has anyone watched the epi yet?

November 7th, 2006, 7:52 AM	#15
Thanatos Joined: Feb 2nd, 2004 Last Online: 12:18 PM Posts: 160 Rep Power: 24	i guess no one bothered to rip it since it became such crap

November 7th, 2006, 9:49 AM	#17
STi Nut Joined: Dec 30th, 2005 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 988 Car: 2008 Toyota Yaris 1.3L 5 Door Auto Rep Power: 17	Well not till they do the re-run...hehehe

November 7th, 2006, 9:55 AM	#18
Anthony Joined: Jan 25th, 2006 Last Online: December 9th, 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 66 Rep Power: 16	Damn...description made it seem like the best ep of a bad series lol. Ahh well...I finish exams tommorow, so I don't have procrastination time for fifth gear anymore hahaha... __________________ This is radio one. Now normally thats like having a rusty screwdriver shoved into the side of your head. And I dunno, today it's fine...I mean listen to this chap. He wants to bitch slap his hoe. Why not, good luck to ya fella.(Clarkson)

November 7th, 2006, 1:23 PM	#19
otispunkmeyer Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: 10:35 AM Location: Loughborough UK Age: 23 Posts: 3,358 Car: '03 Skoda Superb (Comfort) 160HP Rep Power: 39	i watched the ep on TV it wasnt bad actually the vicki/tim bits are un bearable as usual, but theyre not that long. vicki actually had a decent segment on the new VW golf GT (1.4litre petrol with super and turbo chargers) thought before the segment begins she asks tim if he knows what a super charger is, he replys no, she says well watch and find out only prob is she didnt seem to explain what the differences where between turbo and super, and how they worked. well for the parts where i wasnt trying to whoop ass on TDU (so maybe i missed her explanation) jasons bit were good, as was toms, and tiff's was worth watching too.....drivin a 599gtb off road lol jon bently though..... usually i like this guy and his bits are interesting but this one was pants... he had like 10mins air time to conclude that driving over speed bumps slowly was the best way to go over them....... i thought that was canny obvious to be honest lovegimps section well, he wasnt bad actually, and that golfer sure is enthusiastic about cars, but it was pretty boring when all was said and done. guess lovechump can only do irritating or boring

November 7th, 2006, 5:08 PM	#20
RedBarron Joined: Mar 24th, 2005 Last Online: 2:58 AM Location: Panama City Beach, FL. USA. Posts: 108 Car: BMW 330Ci Rep Power: 19	I want to see this one because they test the 335I __________________

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