5th Gear or Top Gear
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fastcars_hardy

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274 posts

227 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Just reading the Ben Collins Discussion and this has prob been done before but which one is best. As a car fan i got to say if both was on at the same time i would watch 5th Gear.

fastcars_hardy

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274 posts

227 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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can you put a poll because that would be the best way. i don't know how to do it.

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Fifth gear..easy




BUG4LIFE

2,516 posts

247 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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I like TG when they do proper car stuff, but hate it when they cock around. 5th Gear isn't to bad really, and I do believe everything Tiff says, so I say 5th Gear as it has more cars!

Shaw Tarse

31,887 posts

232 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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When you start a topic, there should be a poll "button" at the top of the page

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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BUG4LIFE said:
I like TG when they do proper car stuff, but hate it when they cock around. 5th Gear isn't to bad really, and I do believe everything Tiff says, so I say 5th Gear as it has more cars!
I agree, the trouble is they hardly do much "proper car stuff" anymore


fastcars_hardy

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274 posts

227 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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i just find with Top Gear u know what is going to happen before it does. its always the same and set up. plus when Jason and Tiff race that's good fun to watch.

RJDM3

1,441 posts

234 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Top Gear as i cant stand those 2 moronic "look we are down with the kids" idiot presenters on 5th gear, VBH, Plato and Tiff are good however. The show does not flow and so ends up boring me.

Petrolhead_Rich

4,659 posts

221 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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You need to ask the mods for permission to make a poll, perhaps they can edit this into a poll!

Top Gear for me, 5th gear is a car review show, top gear is a motoring/entertainment show, although they do talk some bks!


stewy68

1,826 posts

272 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Used to be Top Gear (years ago), but it's went from a car show to a general entertainment load of claptrap, albeit with the occasional proper car article.
Fifth Gear on the other hand has went from a show that was blighted by kcensoredbish presenters (Ford and Shaw), to a genuinely informative and enjoyable car show.

B'stard Child

31,063 posts

275 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Petrolhead_Rich said:
You need to ask the mods for permission to make a poll, perhaps they can edit this into a poll!
Really? I did one the other week and just added it in as I started the topic....

fastcars_hardy

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Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Petrolhead_Rich said:
You need to ask the mods for permission to make a poll, perhaps they can edit this into a poll!

Top Gear for me, 5th gear is a car review show, top gear is a motoring/entertainment show, although they do talk some bks!
Don't get me wrong i do like top gear as well but i cant really call it a motoring/entertainment show any more. Its more of a entertainment show. They hardly talk about the cars anymore. Thats y as a huge car fan i like 5th gear.

fastcars_hardy

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Tuesday 12th October 2010
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B'stard Child said:
Petrolhead_Rich said:
You need to ask the mods for permission to make a poll, perhaps they can edit this into a poll!
Really? I did one the other week and just added it in as I started the topic....
i did look but didn't see it anywhere

amirzed

1,784 posts

205 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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I'm torn to be honest but i'd prob side with 5th Gear cos TG is all about branding thesedays. One thing i'd say is if they had to make TG on the budget of 5th Gear then it would be crap. And thats a shame!

OlberJ

14,101 posts

262 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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stewy68 said:
to a genuinely informative and enjoyable car show.
I guess the latter is subjective but the facts that 5th gear come up with are down right boring, as are half the cars they review.

When they try to be Top Gear and do races in suped "bangers" around that fking stock car ring, it's nothing short of horrible.

Top Gear do the interesting cars and entertainment, they don't do facts you can look up on the internet afterwards.

5th gear do the mundane cars, the odd spicy car and very rarely an interesting car, they don't do entertainment but they do hit us with the "facts" that they get from the manufacturers web page.


If people want anorak information, and i count myself in that, i come to websites and forums like these. If you want to watch a tv program with cars in it, Top Gear all the way.



The fatboy

277 posts

191 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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You can enjoy TG for some funny parts with they acting like idiots, that's entertaintive and they often get some really hot cars.

FG have cars which seemed to be more affordable in realistic. Both are good for me IMO.

Matt172

12,415 posts

273 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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fastcars_hardy said:
can you put a poll because that would be the best way. i don't know how to do it.
You should be able to make a poll now, it's not possible for us to add a poll to an existing thread. You will need to start a new thread to include a poll. Post on here when you've done it and I'll close this thread

Mr Whippy

32,453 posts

270 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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OlberJ said:
stewy68 said:
to a genuinely informative and enjoyable car show.
I guess the latter is subjective but the facts that 5th gear come up with are down right boring, as are half the cars they review.

When they try to be Top Gear and do races in suped "bangers" around that fking stock car ring, it's nothing short of horrible.

Top Gear do the interesting cars and entertainment, they don't do facts you can look up on the internet afterwards.

5th gear do the mundane cars, the odd spicy car and very rarely an interesting car, they don't do entertainment but they do hit us with the "facts" that they get from the manufacturers web page.


If people want anorak information, and i count myself in that, i come to websites and forums like these. If you want to watch a tv program with cars in it, Top Gear all the way.
5th Gear have often done interesting things. They are much more open to testing old cars against new ones, but in an informative way that actually helps you make decisions about what car you might like next etc.

5th Gear is, imo, miles ahead of TG as a car show.

TG became an entertainment show with cars in it a long time ago. Still good, but I can get my car kicks elsewhere, and can get entertained with better TV elsewhere too.

5th Gear is a format that may not get millions of viewers, but it's a format that will always work for the target demographic.

Dave

fastcars_hardy

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274 posts

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Tuesday 12th October 2010
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OlberJ said:
stewy68 said:
to a genuinely informative and enjoyable car show.
I guess the latter is subjective but the facts that 5th gear come up with are down right boring, as are half the cars they review.

When they try to be Top Gear and do races in suped "bangers" around that fking stock car ring, it's nothing short of horrible.

Top Gear do the interesting cars and entertainment, they don't do facts you can look up on the internet afterwards.

5th gear do the mundane cars, the odd spicy car and very rarely an interesting car, they don't do entertainment but they do hit us with the "facts" that they get from the manufacturers web page.


If people want anorak information, and i count myself in that, i come to websites and forums like these. If you want to watch a tv program with cars in it, Top Gear all the way.
You don't watch 5th gear much then because they have alot of the top end cars before TG do.

fastcars_hardy

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