More rubbish car shows out there...

Deanodriver · July 8th, 2007, 02:13 PM

I was given a link to a new Aussie car show, and watched a few of the clips on their site, quite simply, it's god-awful.

http://www.*************.au/testdrive/index.html

The 'reviews' read like they're going off the press release, and the comparisons are heavily biased (like comparing the Ford Territory Turbo with the Porsche 911, with none of the comparisons involving performance). They're more like infomercials.

I seriously expected to be offered a freebie if I ordered in the next fifteen minutes with my credit card, or two for the price of one.

Have a look at some of the videos in video vault and this week's episode (only two so far, but that's two too many).
There's an email address for the show, too, maybe it's worth letting them know what people think.

BlitzR · July 8th, 2007, 02:20 PM

ooo ch9 that's bound to last images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

The presenter line up doesn't make sense, 2 of 5 presenter have some sort of knowledge on cars, the other just seem like they are there for work. At least the Car show, had journos from car magazines and a racer/enthusiast, didn't make it better but still....

The ESP was bad, he shouldn't be racing if he couldn't hold that with esp off..... images/smilies/tongue.gif

They also failed to mention the Fuel consumption on the Territory images/smilies/tongue.gif

, I know it's written there, but who reads while watching tele.

Hidden_Hunter · July 8th, 2007, 02:35 PM

Holy shit that was bad, it was like a 5 minute ad...

Cobol74 · July 8th, 2007, 03:52 PM

What these people are doing is acting like a dealer. Its a TV show and they should be getting to the 'heart' of the matter IMHO.

Hidden_Hunter · July 8th, 2007, 05:02 PM

what they're making is shithouse, no two ways of looking at it

skr · July 8th, 2007, 05:16 PM

I had to quit after 2 minutes, it was too bad, the part with the ground clearance was so bloody stupid as said before just like in an infomercial. Of to put it the other way, product placement at its best.

And ESP?!?! that sth really NEW.....wooohooooooooooo

bartboy9891 · July 8th, 2007, 05:18 PM

I felt like I was falling over when I was watching the ESP video.

Deanodriver · July 8th, 2007, 05:30 PM

I think the Territory vs 911 test was the most ridiculous. To those that can't be stuffed clicking the link, they're comparing a Ford Territory Turbo (a 330hp softroader 4WD thing) against a Porsche 911. The tests to 'compare' the two include:

1) Trying to drive the Porsche onto and along a cobbled road. Of course an SUV with high ground clearance is going to be better, it's stupid.

2) Reversing the cars around a roundabout and parking it in a gap. The Territory has a reversing camera, and hence it wins that 'test'.

3) Loading the two up with people. Since the Porsche can only carry two people, the Territory wins again.

It's the most stupid test I have ever seen in my life. How relevant is any of that stuff to a person considering a Porsche 911 anyway?

SuperStalin · July 8th, 2007, 05:42 PM

Monty Python must be behind this. It's too absurd to be real images/smilies/biggrin.gif

British_Rover · July 9th, 2007, 12:37 AM

Dude they put sunglass holders in cars now..... images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

eddysdaman · July 9th, 2007, 12:48 AM

I watched this (or as much as I could bare) on Sunday or Saturday ... I don't remember ... it was one of those weekends, and I have to admit, hungover or not, that while they were doing the 'test' of the Cayman S, If I were there, the commentator would have been shot and killed, or worse yet, be made to listen to a recording of himself. He was coming up with the most ridiculously crap mutterings of what is apparently what you talk about when commenting on a lap time. Not to mention, they honestly believed that a Cayman S could possibly come close to the lap of a Gallardo ..... I mean .... CMON

fbc · July 9th, 2007, 10:16 AM

On behalf of the Australians, I'd just like to apologise for this product of our country. I'm sorry you won't get you five minutes back.

Whoever's making this - stop, just stop now.

Devon · July 9th, 2007, 11:12 AM

That was shit.

Deanodriver · July 9th, 2007, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbc

On behalf of the Australians, I'd just like to apologise for this product of our country. I'm sorry you won't get you five minutes back.

Whoever's making this - stop, just stop now.

There's an email link on their site, maybe it's worth letting them know what we think?

At least, until they remove it , because they don't like what they'll hear :p

EsPpY · July 9th, 2007, 11:41 AM

You DONT like to throw a nice car around ?! WTF are they talking on the ESP video ??!!

Holden HSV is fine, but if thats a fucking sportscar, you should be giving it the beans and see how FINE a Aussie no-finesse slide is !

God damn, do you even have to tell people you have raced cars for over 10 years now... Even Plato doesnt do that.

Karoug · July 9th, 2007, 12:56 PM

That was horrible! images/smilies/blowup.gif

Hidden_Hunter · July 9th, 2007, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EsPpY

You DONT like to throw a nice car around ?! WTF are they talking on the ESP video ??!!

Holden HSV is fine, but if thats a fucking sportscar, you should be giving it the beans and see how FINE a Aussie no-finesse slide is !

God damn, do you even have to tell people you have raced cars for over 10 years now... Even Plato doesnt do that.

that's not a HSV, that's a regular SS commodore (eg what a Pontiac g8 is)

EsPpY · July 9th, 2007, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hidden_Hunter

that's not a HSV, that's a regular SS commodore (eg what a Pontiac g8 is)

Mmmmm ok, in his words I seem to hear HSV, hence the mention.

Ottobon · July 10th, 2007, 05:53 AM

what a bunch of "pooftas!"

is that right or do i need to go sit in the corner?

anybody have a link to the Cayman review, that one sounds bad but i can't find it on the site

powah · July 10th, 2007, 06:29 AM

The only local motoring show we have is the AA Torque Show (snappy name). It's not bad actually.

http://www.aatorque.co.nz/Pages/default.aspx

July 8th, 2007, 02:13 PM	#1
Deanodriver @ .au Joined: Oct 2nd, 2005 Last Online: November 11th, 2008 Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 557 Car: 1993 Ford Telstar Rep Power: 13	More rubbish car shows out there... I was given a link to a new Aussie car show, and watched a few of the clips on their site, quite simply, it's god-awful. http://www.*************.au/testdrive/index.html The 'reviews' read like they're going off the press release, and the comparisons are heavily biased (like comparing the Ford Territory Turbo with the Porsche 911, with none of the comparisons involving performance). They're more like infomercials. I seriously expected to be offered a freebie if I ordered in the next fifteen minutes with my credit card, or two for the price of one. Have a look at some of the videos in video vault and this week's episode (only two so far, but that's two too many). There's an email address for the show, too, maybe it's worth letting them know what people think. __________________ Fear the almighty Telstar (aka: Mazda 626 hit with an ugly stick). Still young at 223,000km...

July 8th, 2007, 02:20 PM	#2
BlitzR Joined: May 1st, 2006 Last Online: 05:06 AM Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,516 Rep Power: 18	ooo ch9 that's bound to last The presenter line up doesn't make sense, 2 of 5 presenter have some sort of knowledge on cars, the other just seem like they are there for work. At least the Car show, had journos from car magazines and a racer/enthusiast, didn't make it better but still.... The ESP was bad, he shouldn't be racing if he couldn't hold that with esp off..... They also failed to mention the Fuel consumption on the Territory , I know it's written there, but who reads while watching tele. __________________ Last edited by BlitzR; July 8th, 2007 at 02:33 PM..

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Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Southampton Posts: 5,813 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 50	What these people are doing is acting like a dealer. Its a TV show and they should be getting to the 'heart' of the matter IMHO. __________________

July 8th, 2007, 05:02 PM	#5
Hidden_Hunter D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 4,339 Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 46	what they're making is shithouse, no two ways of looking at it __________________ My car is dark grey not black!

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skr Joined: May 25th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 371 Car: 1992 BMW 525iA, 1999 Ford Focus Estate Ghia 1.8 Rep Power: 11	I had to quit after 2 minutes, it was too bad, the part with the ground clearance was so bloody stupid as said before just like in an infomercial. Of to put it the other way, product placement at its best. And ESP?!?! that sth really NEW.....wooohooooooooooo

July 8th, 2007, 05:18 PM	#7
bartboy9891 I'm not Moe Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 02:44 AM Location: University of Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 7,619 Car: 1996 Grand Am SE sedan, and dad's 2006 S60 2.5T Rep Power: 41	I felt like I was falling over when I was watching the ESP video. __________________

July 8th, 2007, 05:30 PM	#8
Deanodriver @ .au Joined: Oct 2nd, 2005 Last Online: November 11th, 2008 Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia Age: 24 Posts: 557 Car: 1993 Ford Telstar Rep Power: 13	I think the Territory vs 911 test was the most ridiculous. To those that can't be stuffed clicking the link, they're comparing a Ford Territory Turbo (a 330hp softroader 4WD thing) against a Porsche 911. The tests to 'compare' the two include: 1) Trying to drive the Porsche onto and along a cobbled road. Of course an SUV with high ground clearance is going to be better, it's stupid. 2) Reversing the cars around a roundabout and parking it in a gap. The Territory has a reversing camera, and hence it wins that 'test'. 3) Loading the two up with people. Since the Porsche can only carry two people, the Territory wins again. It's the most stupid test I have ever seen in my life. How relevant is any of that stuff to a person considering a Porsche 911 anyway? __________________ Fear the almighty Telstar (aka: Mazda 626 hit with an ugly stick). Still young at 223,000km...

July 8th, 2007, 05:42 PM	#9
SuperStalin Joined: Feb 19th, 2007 Last Online: 03:43 AM Posts: 1,059 Rep Power: 17	Monty Python must be behind this. It's too absurd to be real

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eddysdaman Joined: Mar 19th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Australia Age: 19 Posts: 712 Car: 01' Mitsubishi Lancer Rep Power: 21	I watched this (or as much as I could bare) on Sunday or Saturday ... I don't remember ... it was one of those weekends, and I have to admit, hungover or not, that while they were doing the 'test' of the Cayman S, If I were there, the commentator would have been shot and killed, or worse yet, be made to listen to a recording of himself. He was coming up with the most ridiculously crap mutterings of what is apparently what you talk about when commenting on a lap time. Not to mention, they honestly believed that a Cayman S could possibly come close to the lap of a Gallardo ..... I mean .... CMON __________________ See My Ride, Lenny Lancer: and my Forums Website For Awesome Wide-screen Wallpapers

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fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,353 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 77	On behalf of the Australians, I'd just like to apologise for this product of our country. I'm sorry you won't get you five minutes back. Whoever's making this - stop, just stop now. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

July 9th, 2007, 11:12 AM	#13
Devon Joined: Jun 18th, 2005 Last Online: December 1st, 2008 Location: Australia Age: 21 Posts: 2,230 Car: 2008 MY09 Subaru Impreza RX Rep Power: 24	That was shit. __________________

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EsPpY Joined: Jan 24th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Where F1 runs at night Posts: 565 Rep Power: 18	You DONT like to throw a nice car around ?! WTF are they talking on the ESP video ??!! Holden HSV is fine, but if thats a fucking sportscar, you should be giving it the beans and see how FINE a Aussie no-finesse slide is ! God damn, do you even have to tell people you have raced cars for over 10 years now... Even Plato doesnt do that.

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Ottobon Joined: Nov 27th, 2005 Last Online: 05:13 AM Posts: 3,101 Car: Too many Rep Power: 30	what a bunch of "pooftas!" is that right or do i need to go sit in the corner? anybody have a link to the Cayman review, that one sounds bad but i can't find it on the site Last edited by Ottobon; July 10th, 2007 at 06:07 AM..

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powah Previously Known As powerof1000 Joined: Mar 13th, 2007 Last Online: 02:45 AM Location: NZ Age: 15 Posts: 1,234 Rep Power: 12	The only local motoring show we have is the AA Torque Show (snappy name). It's not bad actually. http://www.aatorque.co.nz/Pages/default.aspx __________________

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