5th Gear or Top Gear

Poll: 5th Gear or Top Gear

Total Members Polled: 380

5th Gear : 11%
Top Gear : 60%
Both : 25%
none: 2%
Vroom Vroom: 2%
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fastcars_hardy

Original Poster:

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

Original Poster:

274 posts

227 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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just though. both is if u like them the same other wise pick one

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

233 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Come on give us a giggle and ad in Vroom Vroom skys car show which is a truely fasinating watch.

homerjay

1,249 posts

254 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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i do watch 5th gear, but only because its about cars.

top gear could be about trains and planes and it would still be worth watching.

fastcars_hardy

Original Poster:

274 posts

227 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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thinfourth2 said:
Come on give us a giggle and ad in Vroom Vroom skys car show which is a truely fasinating watch.
done

Conian

8,030 posts

230 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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top gear for me

only thing that 5th gear has that i find of worth is Tiff
ok, and when tiff and plato are trying to scare each other, but plato in general is a cockend

fastcars_hardy

Original Poster:

274 posts

227 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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homerjay said:
i do watch 5th gear, but only because its about cars.

top gear could be about trains and planes and it would still be worth watching.
im not saying i hate top gear.i don't think i have ever missed one.im just thinking would u call it a car program anymore

lost in espace

6,586 posts

236 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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I suppose Top Gear is/has been a way for several people to make themselves millionaires. 5th Gear presenters have to work at it to keep their jobs, good riddance beardies!

Conian

8,030 posts

230 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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fastcars_hardy said:
homerjay said:
i do watch 5th gear, but only because its about cars.

top gear could be about trains and planes and it would still be worth watching.
im not saying i hate top gear.i don't think i have ever missed one.im just thinking would u call it a car program anymore
the biggest topic of the show, by a long margin, is cars

yes it may feature:
a star (in a reasonably priced car)
racing trains / planes / jet skis ...... against cars
comedy items.... in or about cars
travel features.... in and about cars

it's car based entertainment, a car show of restricted seriousness

Bill

58,592 posts

284 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Top Gear is puerile cocking about with a vague motoring theme. 5th Gear is a pale imitation and while I like Tom Ford and Jonny it lacks the charisma and chemistry that makes Top Gear one of the best things on TV.

maniac0796

1,292 posts

195 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Top gear. As someone above said, it could be about trains or whatever and it'd still be entertaining. As long as you don't look at is at a programe purely about cars, and as an entertainment program which is set around cars, then you can enjoy it.

5th gear just annoys me. I think it's mainly the bad editing, lack of flow and motley crue of presenters. And quite frankley, I don't want to see a showdown between a Kia Dogsoupwagon and Hyundai Catfriedrie.

homerjay

1,249 posts

254 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Conian said:
fastcars_hardy said:
homerjay said:
i do watch 5th gear, but only because its about cars.

top gear could be about trains and planes and it would still be worth watching.
im not saying i hate top gear.i don't think i have ever missed one.im just thinking would u call it a car program anymore
the biggest topic of the show, by a long margin, is cars

yes it may feature:
a star (in a reasonably priced car)
racing trains / planes / jet skis ...... against cars
comedy items.... in or about cars
travel features.... in and about cars

it's car based entertainment, a car show of restricted seriousness
this what lets 5th gear down, they try (and fail) to do the same thing now and again.

just stick to reviewing cars properly, with they actually do quite well.

The Black Flash

13,735 posts

227 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Can't even watch TG anymore, it feels like consenting to have your brain removed for an hour. A real shame.

150bhp

908 posts

201 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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maniac0796 said:
Top gear. As someone above said, it could be about trains or whatever and it'd still be entertaining. As long as you don't look at is at a programe purely about cars, and as an entertainment program which is set around cars, then you can enjoy it.

5th gear just annoys me. I think it's mainly the bad editing, lack of flow and motley crue of presenters. And quite frankley, I don't want to see a showdown between a Kia Dogsoupwagon and Hyundai Catfriedrie.
^^^This. Although i would say the first 5th Gear of the new series last Friday was a lot better than usual.

LuS1fer

43,491 posts

274 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Both as there is nothing else on anyway.
Top Gear I now watch to spot the abhorrent cheating, bad editing, lies and deceptions and the merest crumb of fact while being totally surprised as they spin tyres, drift and trash cars in a manner any real petrolhead would probably not. I don't find the morons presenting it funny or entertaining but it's about equal to The Sun motoring column in terms of content ie it's there so I'll read/watch it.

5th Gear is generally fairly dull but makes a stab at reviewing a car in as much detail as 3 minutes will allow. let's face it, TV is a shallow medium, conveeying no real information and really not much in the way of entertainment.

I tend to Sky Plus both and wind on when it becomes irritating.

Fatman2

1,464 posts

198 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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5th Gear is utter, utter ste. Cardboard presenters and naff articles. I persevered with it for too many years and have now given up.

Top Gear is far more entertaining if taken in context. Some of the stuff is a bit OTT but that's Clarkson I guess.

hesnotthemessiah

2,121 posts

233 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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I prefer Top Gear. The North Pole and the Vietnam ones are my favourites and any episodes with Sabine. But VBH is quite a fox. I do have a penchant for women racing drivers I'm afraid.

GruntyDC5

388 posts

195 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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I watch both, I only have Top Gear on series link though.

Hub

7,126 posts

227 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Fifth Gear annoys with its lack of content - Half the show is what's coming up next and the competition. Add in a bit of Tiff and Plato drifting, a comparison of two ordinary cars, a crash test that teases you with the moment before impact many times... and then repeat!

(although admittedly I have not seen any of the new series or much of the last. I didn't even know it was back!)

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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do you prefer to watch Mr bad teeth/shouty/ignorant/buffoon/fix it with a hammer ,Mr floppy hair and Mr short-arse......none of which can drive to save their lives

or the two racing drivers? scratchchin + new addition (stig).. so that's actually 3 racing drivers

I watch both but fifth gear is the only one on series link

the top gear specials are fantastic though..but week in week out I chose Fifth gear