Johnny Smith -- Yay or Nay?

Viper007Bond · May 31st, 2007, 11:54 AM

He's made a large improvement this season, largely due to not having to do as many boring ass segments like Jon Bentley was doing I think.

So, do you enjoy his segments this season? Or no?

Lilleput · May 31st, 2007, 11:58 AM

He does not bother me and hes takes a very different approach than any of the other presenters both in the way he explains how something feels but also the experience overall and that alone makes him worthwhile imo..

ahpadt · May 31st, 2007, 12:05 PM

Yay. Definitly. Overall good reviews done by him.

watto · May 31st, 2007, 12:12 PM

Yep. I find him nice and entertaining. Loved his C-Class and Phantom reviews.

fbc · May 31st, 2007, 12:31 PM

Yay. He's improved a lot this series - his reports are now some of the best on Fifth Gear (that's not meant to be faint praise).

bartboy9891 · May 31st, 2007, 12:37 PM

It's funny how someone who hasn't even been on the show very long is now better than Vicki.

Aston Martin · May 31st, 2007, 12:42 PM

He has improved... however he is still a ricer at heart, so i hate the 'spikey haired c***'. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

watto · May 31st, 2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bartboy9891

It's funny how someone who hasn't even been on the show very long is now better than Vicki.

I agree 100%. Johnny actually reviews the cars in depth and has a bit of humour about him. Bloody Vicki just squeals and giggles and doesn't really tell you much.

EsPpY · May 31st, 2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by watto

Yep. I find him nice and entertaining. Loved his C-Class and Phantom reviews.

Second that.

Loved the way how he said the Renault Sport. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

nomix · May 31st, 2007, 03:07 PM

I love his reviews. He's good, and that's an end of it.

araracd · May 31st, 2007, 03:37 PM

He really is great! I loved the way he compared (11x04) the Golf GTI to going to your toilet at home. That's the kind of description i can relate to.

ahpadt · May 31st, 2007, 03:48 PM

I would love to hear Austere, cl191, don vito and Prost264's opinions about him, since they all voted Nay...

Hiroke · May 31st, 2007, 03:53 PM

At the risk of being unpopular here, I voted Nay. I have nothing against Johnny and at least he's not as cringingly irritating as Vicki. I just find him a bit boring to be honest.

Prost264 · May 31st, 2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ahpadt

I would love to hear Austere, cl191, don vito and Prost264's opinions about him, since they all voted Nay...

I was completely indifferent about him until the C Class review. I thought it was boring and he tried too hard. It irritated me enough to form a negative opinion of him.

Austere · May 31st, 2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ahpadt

I would love to hear Austere, cl191, don vito and Prost264's opinions about him, since they all voted Nay...

Fine:

He wastes too much time trying to be funny and doesn't offer enough insight on the car. A prime example would be his dreadful C Class review where he offered literally no information what so ever and instead went on about how much of a twiddling little nancy boy he is and how much he loves to wear rings like a gypsy.
He spent every moment of the whole entire segment speaking in a stupid voice about how many newton metres it take to push in a button while rubbing his genitals on the centre console.
Then he made this years biggest call in motoring journalism; 'Mercedes-Benz build quality has returned' and I'm expected to take him seriously. This guy? A guy that looks like he sleeps in a condemned warehouse at night? A guy that sounds like I'm on acid?

I don't like the guy. I don't like his personality and I don't like the way he thinks he can joke around and be all casual and shit when he still hasn't even begun to prove himself as a motoring journalist.

Cobol74 · May 31st, 2007, 07:26 PM

Big improvement this series, better bits to do also. Thumbs up from me. (To be honest what really irritated me was that silly haircut last series - its gone, so I can now concentrate upon what he is trying to tell me).

Tobias · May 31st, 2007, 07:33 PM

Definite yay. Articulate and engaging, he should of been in Lovejoy's place last season. I hope they keep him around.

petarkb · June 1st, 2007, 07:55 AM

Nay. He just has so much more work to do.

lueyyou · June 2nd, 2007, 01:08 PM

Ops I voted for Nay cause I thought it said "Gay or Nay" for some reason images/smilies/wacko.gif

His segments are fine, its just the cars that he does which makes me kind of cringe.....I mean a whole day in a Smart car, ring any bells? I thought his Rolls-Royce Phantom segment would have been really good like 3 years ago. There's tons of other new cars out there right? I think the motoring media as a whole has run out of ideas lately. Could be a reflection upon moderately priced car design if you ask me images/smilies/tongue.gif

jack_christie · June 2nd, 2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lueyyou

Ops I voted for Nay cause I thought it said "Gay or Nay" for some reason images/smilies/wacko.gif

His segments are fine, its just the cars that he does which makes me kind of cringe.....I mean a whole day in a Smart car, ring any bells? I thought his Rolls-Royce Phantom segment would have been really good like 3 years ago. There's tons of other new cars out there right? I think the motoring media as a whole has run out of ideas lately. Could be a reflection upon moderately priced car design if you ask me images/smilies/tongue.gif

Aggree with alot of what you say, but I like his segements, but there's room for improvement, imvroomment even. Thought the peanuts in the ashtray was cool touch images/smilies/wink.gif

At least he's an antidote to rubber burning car review, his have a bit more imagination in them.

View Poll Results: Do you enjoy watching Johnny Smith's segments?
Yay! (or at least most of the time)	108	81.82%
Nay!	13	9.85%
I'm impartial to his segments	11	8.33%
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May 31st, 2007, 11:54 AM	#1
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 21,086 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 237	Johnny Smith -- Yay or Nay? He's made a large improvement this season, largely due to not having to do as many boring ass segments like Jon Bentley was doing I think. So, do you enjoy his segments this season? Or no? __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

May 31st, 2007, 11:58 AM	#2
Lilleput Evo-less Joined: Jun 10th, 2005 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: United Kingdom of Denmark Age: 25 Posts: 2,982 Car: Ford S-Max Titanium - 268hp Rep Power: 71	He does not bother me and hes takes a very different approach than any of the other presenters both in the way he explains how something feels but also the experience overall and that alone makes him worthwhile imo.. __________________

May 31st, 2007, 12:31 PM	#5
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 06:49 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,641 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	Yay. He's improved a lot this series - his reports are now some of the best on Fifth Gear (that's not meant to be faint praise). __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

May 31st, 2007, 12:37 PM	#6
bartboy9891 I'm not Moe Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 05:25 AM Location: University of Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 7,782 Car: 1996 Grand Am SE sedan, and dad's 2006 S60 2.5T Rep Power: 43	It's funny how someone who hasn't even been on the show very long is now better than Vicki. __________________

May 31st, 2007, 12:05 PM	#3
ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 06:58 AM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 2,824 Rep Power: 28	Yay. Definitly. Overall good reviews done by him.

May 31st, 2007, 12:12 PM	#4
watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: January 7th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 5,412 Car: 1997 VW Golf MkIII CL, Giant OCR 3 Rep Power: 58	Yep. I find him nice and entertaining. Loved his C-Class and Phantom reviews.

May 31st, 2007, 12:42 PM	#7
Aston Martin Joined: Sep 20th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Hull, England Posts: 1,188 Rep Power: 20	He has improved... however he is still a ricer at heart, so i hate the 'spikey haired c***'.

May 31st, 2007, 03:07 PM	#10
nomix True Viking Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Norway Posts: 2,918 Rep Power: 21	I love his reviews. He's good, and that's an end of it. __________________ "If you're not getting the picture you want, you're not close enough" - Robert Capa "Your first 14000 pictures are your worst" - HCB - David Bailey! Who's he?!

May 31st, 2007, 03:37 PM	#11
araracd Joined: Oct 13th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portugal Posts: 732 Car: Look at my avatar Rep Power: 0	He really is great! I loved the way he compared (11x04) the Golf GTI to going to your toilet at home. That's the kind of description i can relate to. __________________

May 31st, 2007, 03:48 PM	#12
ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 06:58 AM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 2,824 Rep Power: 28	I would love to hear Austere, cl191, don vito and Prost264's opinions about him, since they all voted Nay...

May 31st, 2007, 03:53 PM	#13
Hiroke Flippin Fantastic Bloke Joined: Dec 16th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: United Kingdom Age: 24 Posts: 165 Rep Power: 19	At the risk of being unpopular here, I voted Nay. I have nothing against Johnny and at least he's not as cringingly irritating as Vicki. I just find him a bit boring to be honest.

May 31st, 2007, 07:26 PM	#16
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 06:58 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 6,219 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 58	Big improvement this series, better bits to do also. Thumbs up from me. (To be honest what really irritated me was that silly haircut last series - its gone, so I can now concentrate upon what he is trying to tell me). __________________

May 31st, 2007, 07:33 PM	#17
Tobias Loves Vicki... Joined: Mar 26th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: New York Posts: 810 Rep Power: 16	Definite yay. Articulate and engaging, he should of been in Lovejoy's place last season. I hope they keep him around. __________________ no pictures cluttering the board here

June 1st, 2007, 07:55 AM	#18
petarkb Joined: Feb 12th, 2007 Last Online: January 7th, 2009 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 1,140 Rep Power: 24	Nay. He just has so much more work to do. __________________ Those who do learn from history go mad while watching the same shit happen over and over again.

June 2nd, 2007, 01:08 PM	#19
lueyyou Joined: Jan 23rd, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 104 Rep Power: 8	Ops I voted for Nay cause I thought it said "Gay or Nay" for some reason His segments are fine, its just the cars that he does which makes me kind of cringe.....I mean a whole day in a Smart car, ring any bells? I thought his Rolls-Royce Phantom segment would have been really good like 3 years ago. There's tons of other new cars out there right? I think the motoring media as a whole has run out of ideas lately. Could be a reflection upon moderately priced car design if you ask me

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