If you really want that porsche. No i'm not giving answer!
www.five.tv/accessibility/competitions/fifthgear/
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Everyone knows it's Southend on Sea!
I never knew they were so cheap though. I mean, in the grand scheme of things, 32 grand for a Porsche ain't too bad is it?
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Adam, you not got any studying to do????? You're on full throttle just now with the posts! :)
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Of course I've got studying to do Bobby. I'm jut...not doing it! That's what Uni's all about!
Plus the facts all my mates are on holiday so I'm stuck here!
10 points for a nice motoring link though!
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Well I was sound asleep on the sofa until the first ad break and I wish I?d slept through the whole program. What a load of rubbish. Much as I enjoy watching Vicki BH rolling around on the floor, she?d have to be naked for me to sit through that tripe again. I?ve jumped on Routemasters going faster than that.
Thanks but I?ll get my motoring kicks with American Hotrod on Home and Leisure. That?s a motoring program worth staying awake for.
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American Hotrod on Home and Leisure. That?s a motoring program worth staying awake for.
I also like watching that. Shame about Blue Beer though.
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I?ve jumped on Routemasters
And off.
Ah the good old Routemaster.
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Was it any good, can't miss University Challenge myself!
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I'll be honest Cheddar, I don't think it was that good. The Radar detector article was short but I suppose a bit of good information. I missed the second half intentionally.
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errrr It was rubbish. Tiffiny Needle and Jason Plankton hooning about a race track doing leary oversteer and claiming they were trying to beat each other, and VBH pretending to get run over and jumping (jumping? was that jumping) at 10 mph from one car to another
The sat nav article was short but accurate (IMO)
All in all a waste of 30 minutes. Should have watched our corrie
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i have been thinking about getting a tom tom type thing and found the info on 5th gear interesting about the free info but wondered if the info was any good and can i just get a cheap system as not bothered about the sat nav mainly the camera detector.
As a second point why do people get run over - because they dont look and listen. I speed but I do it from a safe 2 second distance I slowdown for corners and I assess the conditions and time ie middle of night. Why do you think there arent cameras on every bridge on this countries - its because if people didnt speed this country would come to a stand still (slower speed means more time on road and more congestion)
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"Shame about Blue Beer though"
Yeah the Rat Rod stand off was really gripping TV but Blue Bear was asking for it. I would have sacked him long before Boydd did. I keep hoping he?s gonna come back then I remember it?s not a soap.
It all seems to be falling apart at the moment, Duane has gone nuts and could do with a good kicking and Charlie from the Bodyshop is going to defect to the competition.
You don?t have to be interested in Hot Rods either because most of the program is about the working relationship of the guys. It?s nice to see some real metal-work crafting though and even some carpentry on that horrible "1942 woodie" they?re doing at the moment. It?s the final episode tomorrow at 10. I wonder if they?ll make it to the show in Hawaii.
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Blue Bear was asking for it. I would have sacked him long before Boydd did.
Although he was disrespectful toward Boyd, I did feel he had some valid points. It was his car and he wanted to build it in his particular style, but Boyd insisted he went along with boxing the frame rails. Ok, it was a safety related issue as far as Boyd was concerned, but he wouldn't listen to Blue Bear's (is it Bear or Beer?) suggestions at all. Basically because Boyd had been building hotrods for 40 yrs, he wanted it done his way, and his way only. I thought that was what the Rat Rod challenge was all about - young guys versus the old guys. I'm glad Mike's car beat Boyd's car in the looks department at the end though.
I keep hoping he?s gonna come back then I remember it?s not a soap.
Perhaps BB was re-incarnated as the Possum that got into the workshop? Have to admit, the beards looked familiar ;o)
Duane has gone nuts and could do with a good kicking
Definately got the "short guy" chip on the shoulder.
and Charlie from the Bodyshop
I know he's married, but there's definately something camp about Charlie.
I just love the attitude of the Roy, the sheet metal worker. Comes to work for 3 days & spends most of it asleep. Shame Dwayne sacked Roy's recent female helper for not phoning in to ask for the day off. She was quite nice, and added a touch of glamour to the workshop.
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Blue Bear's (is it Bear or Beer?)
Or is it actually Blue Beard?
Maybe a prank using engineers blue earned him the nickname?
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Roy?s great isn?t he? He was certainly far more pleasant when he had his little helper. That?s when Dwayne (or Duane) really started to get up my nose after firing the hot chick. I can?t believe he actually dragged her around the offices to try and prove that she hadn?t phoned in sick. Pretty girls should always be given the benefit of the doubt, everybody knows that.
But Blue Whatsisname was being paid to build his own car, parts and all and just the smallest squeak of appreciation or even a thankyou might have saved his job. And the young versus old was fantastic, apprentices eventually become the old masters (a bit like Star Wars) but if you were Boyd, would you want it to happen so publicly?
Actually the reason I got hooked on this program was Mike. I couldn?t stop staring at his mouth, what?s with those lips that never move when he speaks? Has in been in an accident or did the wind change one day. He only ever has one expression - slack-jawed bewilderment.
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Actually the reason I got hooked on this program was Mike. I couldn?t stop staring at his mouth, what?s with those lips that never move when he speaks?
It was mentioned in one of the episodes - the Aluminium car for the photoshoot out on the salt flats. He mentioned something about being a passenger in a car that Boyd was driving the last time they were out there and breaking his jaw and also paralysing part of his face, in the process.
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"wondered if the info was any good"
In a word, its ok but not as good as the commercial databases.
The Origin B2 (as demod on the prog) is the bees knees, I know several users who have nothing but praise for the accuracy, completeness, and currency of the Origin Database.
Its comes with sta nav info output plug, so it could be fed into a PDA running Tom Tom.
So if you want Camera locator only then get one of the commercial jobbies, if you want SAt Nav as well get a PDA with tom tom and download the free (slightly iffy) camera database.
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Have to agree, the programme was a complete waste of time. Top Gear should be back soon!
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