Results 1 to 13 of 13
Thread: Fifth Gear / Top Gear
-
7th September 2008 #1
- Join Date
- Aug 2008
- Location
- Spain since 1988. My wife has been here since June 2006
- Posts
- 2,384
- Rep Power
- 99
Fifth Gear / Top Gear
I have just been watching Fifth Gear.
Whilst it might be exciting/interesting, as this type of program concentrates on driving fast, even very fast, spinning, skidding, over drive, under drive I wonder what it has to do with reality. If one drove anything like those on these programs we would loose our licences and spend years traveling in buses or on bicycles.
Whilst it might be boring, how about a program about real driving, max speed 70 (120 km) and how cars behave in traffic jams and crowded city centres ?
-
7th September 2008 #2
Top gear when i was a kid used to have that bloke with the beard who was all practical everyday reviews. Now they have seen they are entertainment programes so facts and sensible reviews will not attract people along to watch either live or on TV.
How longs the waiting list for Top gear and how many countries do BBC sell it to?
-
7th September 2008 #3
They used to have decent vehicles on them that we all use, but these days they are just boys toys we are supposed to dream about.
Keith Driscoll - Administrator
Managing Director, Win2Win Limited
-
7th September 2008 #4
-
7th September 2008 #5
- Join Date
- Jan 2005
- Posts
- 3,042
- Rep Power
- 0
Incorrect, they had a Citreon C1 on review a few weeks ago; JC wasn't impressed.
You are also forgetting Top Gear is more about entertainment then facts (I'm sure most car mags do that job well), just because they drive a car fast, doesn't mean every single viewer watching it should copy them.If it really annoys you, the OFF button works wonders.
-
7th September 2008 #6
My 3yr old son loves watching Top Gear I like it as well and I find Jeremy, Richard & James really funny when they do some challenges.
-
7th September 2008 #7
My husband likes watching Top Gear ...and i like it too now
-
7th September 2008 #8
Its about dreaming of what car you would like to have. With so many tarck days at circuits now, its not impossible to drive like they do on these tv shows.
Who wants to really see cars on tv that we see in a supermarket car park?
I want to see the exclusive, elusive supercars, the unusual.
-
7th September 2008 #9
I don't watch it anymore!! Sport Sport Sport
When they have lesser cars on they compare them to Ferrari'sClarkson's online reviews of 'normal' cars are compared to his set of Lambourghini's
When the program first started out it used to be about the man on the street, now it has competely changed direction, so they may as well have renamed it.Keith Driscoll - Administrator
Managing Director, Win2Win Limited
-
7th September 2008 #10
I guess you need top gear domestic and daydream
-
7th September 2008 #11
- Join Date
- Jan 2005
- Posts
- 3,042
- Rep Power
- 0
Can't say that anymore, a council has banned such thing.
http://atangledweb.squarespace.com/h...et-banned.html
Oh the joys of living in sub-standard Britain.
-
7th September 2008 #12
Surprised the folk who have been flooded didn't get fined for allowing rubbish to float down the street
Keith Driscoll - Administrator
Managing Director, Win2Win Limited
-
7th September 2008 #13
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Similar Threads
-
Top Gear
By Michael Parnham in forum Loose Talk, Chat and Off TopicReplies: 7Last Post: 1st January 2015, 00:08 -
Stewart Lee - The Reason I hate Top Gear
By Terpe in forum HumourReplies: 3Last Post: 7th April 2014, 19:12 -
The 10 Best walking gear
By Terpe in forum Recommendations & ReviewsReplies: 9Last Post: 6th May 2013, 16:30 -
Top Gear
By tone in forum Loose Talk, Chat and Off TopicReplies: 5Last Post: 19th July 2011, 19:58 -
2 new episodes of Top Gear over Xmas
By Englishman2010 in forum Loose Talk, Chat and Off TopicReplies: 22Last Post: 22nd December 2010, 01:44