Fifth Gear....spring 2014

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V8covin

7,213 posts

192 months

Friday 28th March 2014
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Time for VBH to retire methinks

Rich_W

12,548 posts

211 months

Saturday 29th March 2014
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V8covin said:
Time for VBH to retire methinks
Yep!

Didn't even watch her sections on the "special forces" (Royal Marines are tough. But they ain't SF. And I don't think our SF drive around on Quads and armoured thingys)

Other than that. Loved the Capri.

V8covin

7,213 posts

192 months

Saturday 29th March 2014
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VBH's pieces are what the fast forward button was invented for.....shame because I used to like watching her in mini skirts a few years back smile

that's her not me wearing the mini skirts wink

Beati Dogu

8,863 posts

138 months

Sunday 30th March 2014
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90% of the programme was on fast forward I'm afraid.

gpo746

3,397 posts

129 months

Sunday 30th March 2014
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Fook that what happened to Mario and bald chudders car do up show 2nd series

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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Another good episode.

What a Dick that Frenchman was...

Lordbenny

8,575 posts

218 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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Schmee on national TV! Although I admire what he's done ( bought a Macca MP4 with the proceeds of his Facebook car spotting site!) I really don't think he comes across well on camera.

As for Tiff's NASCAR exploits....poor old sod, he's a great presenter and a legendary driver.

Rich_W

12,548 posts

211 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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Lordbenny said:
Schmee on national TV! Although I admire what he's done ( boughtPersonal Contract Hire so he can fit in with all his "new friends" hehe a Macca MP4 with the proceeds of his Facebook car spotting site!) I really don't think he comes across well on camera.
He doesn't come across well regardless of TV. Having seen his posts and spamming of the internet to promote himself. And yes, I've met him once in real life. But more than that there's something deeply tragic about the vast majority of these spotters. Alex Penfold for example takes some great photos as we've seen on the other thread. I can understand the photographic merit in spotting. The vast majority of the rest are just kids "oooh ooh" ing at the latest thing. And then immediately forgetting it in favour of the next newest thing. And stupidly encouraging the owners of these cars to spend all day and all evening revving the st out of them annoying the people that actually live in that part of London. It's properly chav! IMO

Lordbenny said:
As for Tiff's NASCAR exploits....poor old sod, he's a great presenter and a legendary driver.
Agree on Tiff. Didn't realise 12 Le Mans starts!

Again, as ever another poor review from Henderson. One moment it's so big she can't tell where the ends of the car is (fair enough) the next it's "very easy to place on the road in a corner" rolleyes

Adam was good. They liked it but gave it average score?

Lordbenny

8,575 posts

218 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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Rich_W said:
He doesn't come across well regardless of TV. Having seen his posts and spamming of the internet to promote himself. And yes, I've met him once in real life. But more than that there's something deeply tragic about the vast majority of these spotters. Alex Penfold for example takes some great photos as we've seen on the other thread. I can understand the photographic merit in spotting. The vast majority of the rest are just kids "oooh ooh" ing at the latest thing. And then immediately forgetting it in favour of the next newest thing. And stupidly encouraging the owners of these cars to spend all day and all evening revving the st out of them annoying the people that actually live in that part of London. It's properly chav! IMO
Have to agree with you there, did wonder how he could afford a Macca even with a few Facebook hits.

viggyp

1,917 posts

134 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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Rich_W said:
Agree on Tiff. Didn't realise 12 Le Mans starts!
I thought it was 14. Regardless, that's a lot of starts.

Megaflow

9,347 posts

224 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Re the supercar spotting, I am not sure what's more tragic, running around London taking pictures of cars or spending such a sum of cash bringing cars like that to the UK and then going to London with them...

silly

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Rich_W said:
Adam was good. They liked it but gave it average score?
Those wheels spats; the presenters seemed to have concerns about the robustness of them. Surely if they come off, it'll cause a slight imbalance in the wheel? (or does the adam not go fast enough for it to be noticeable hehe )

Beefmeister

16,482 posts

229 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Just to address the comments about Shmee and his money (why are people so bothered about this?) take a look here:

http://shmee150.com/about-shmee150/

Rich_W

12,548 posts

211 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Beefmeister said:
Just to address the comments about Shmee and his money (why are people so bothered about this?) take a look here:

http://shmee150.com/about-shmee150/
This video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfS8iz2NaLE&fea...

Shows what sort of person he is! No amount of "he's a lad done good" st on his site will change the facts he's part of the problem we're seeing wrt spotters.

Crash in front of him. Strolls to keep the Lambo in shot (and lets be honest Lambo driver was only caining it because of the sad spotters giving him an audience! rolleyes ) And notice how Timmy doesn't even check the driver of the Mazda. In fact doesn't even care about the occupants of the Lambo. All that matters is "the spot" and even then just about the YT hits he gets for the money. Plus as you can see he's already "copyrighted" it and trying to sell it to the media rolleyes

Beefmeister

16,482 posts

229 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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FYI, Tim didn't take the video. Look at the description:

Youtube description said:
Published on Mar 31, 2014
The unfortunate moment of impact between a Lamborghini Aventador and two other cars on Sloane Street in London.
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Shmee150YT

Footage shot by Thomas Melsens, copyright owned by Shmee150. Please do not use without permission.

Thanks for watching, Tim

Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Shmee150YT
Website: http://www.shmee150.com
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Shmee

7,565 posts

212 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Rich_W said:
This video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfS8iz2NaLE&fea...

Shows what sort of person he is! No amount of "he's a lad done good" st on his site will change the facts he's part of the problem we're seeing wrt spotters.

Crash in front of him. Strolls to keep the Lambo in shot (and lets be honest Lambo driver was only caining it because of the sad spotters giving him an audience! rolleyes ) And notice how Timmy doesn't even check the driver of the Mazda. In fact doesn't even care about the occupants of the Lambo. All that matters is "the spot" and even then just about the YT hits he gets for the money. Plus as you can see he's already "copyrighted" it and trying to sell it to the media rolleyes
Check your facts please.

Shmee

7,565 posts

212 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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anonymous said:
[redacted]
Haha I can appreciate that, but it's fine because I didn't write it!

rob999

607 posts

180 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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I love pretentious marketing blurb.

Rich_W

12,548 posts

211 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2014
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Shmee said:
Rich_W said:
This video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfS8iz2NaLE&fea...

Shows what sort of person he is! No amount of "he's a lad done good" st on his site will change the facts he's part of the problem we're seeing wrt spotters.

Crash in front of him. Strolls to keep the Lambo in shot (and lets be honest Lambo driver was only caining it because of the sad spotters giving him an audience! rolleyes ) And notice how Timmy doesn't even check the driver of the Mazda. In fact doesn't even care about the occupants of the Lambo. All that matters is "the spot" and even then just about the YT hits he gets for the money. Plus as you can see he's already "copyrighted" it and trying to sell it to the media rolleyes
Check your facts please.
Ok. You didn't actually film the accident.

But it's on YOUR channel to help YOU make money off it. Which makes you complicit!

You, and your sad group of mates who trawl round London, camera in hand, ARE THE PROBLEM! You create an audience for certain supercar owning mongs to show off in front of. You and your parasitic types BLOCK roads, chase cars down the road and walk around private underground car parks to get the all important "spot" You may not like to read it. The backlash against the spotters has started. Just see the posts on this forum. laugh

I fear a day when the sycophantic spotter audience encourages driving that leads to serious injury. Though I can bet that certain YT people would quite happily take the view counts if they uploaded "Lambo driver in London hits pedestrain" rolleyes

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2014
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Beefmeister said:
FYI, Tim didn't take the video. Look at the description:

Youtube description said:
Published on Mar 31, 2014
The unfortunate moment of impact between a Lamborghini Aventador and two other cars on Sloane Street in London.
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Shmee150YT

Footage shot by Thomas Melsens, copyright owned by Shmee150. Please do not use without permission.

Thanks for watching, Tim

Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Shmee150YT
Website: http://www.shmee150.com
Facebook: http://www.fb.com/shmee150
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/shmee150

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It was good that you clarified that, but I don't think you can argue that Shmee won't benefit from the crash.