Stupid Things Fifth Gear Have Said This Week.
11 February 2008, 08:41 PM
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Stupid Things Fifth Gear Have Said This Week.
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A) Complaining that the SatNav in a BMW stops at the Polish border. We should be thankful they've learnt their lesson.
B) That the last Golf GTI was/is the best GTI ever. I'm sorry. WHAT!? Are they all on crack!?
C) That the SAS sit around writing books now and that the SBS are the only ones who do anything. Someones wanting to wake up to find a long haired man standing over them holding a knife to their throat I think.
A) Complaining that the SatNav in a BMW stops at the Polish border. We should be thankful they've learnt their lesson.
B) That the last Golf GTI was/is the best GTI ever. I'm sorry. WHAT!? Are they all on crack!?
C) That the SAS sit around writing books now and that the SBS are the only ones who do anything. Someones wanting to wake up to find a long haired man standing over them holding a knife to their throat I think.
11 February 2008, 10:12 PM
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Havent seen this weeks but last weeks made me cringe with the bit about scoobs. Get one for £3k and they show a mint RB5 that you have no chance of getting for £3k. Then proceed to tell you that subaru recommend oil change every 7.5k miles but they reckon every 3k miles - wtf?
Still worth watching for the few titbits of decent info they. Mostly when Plato or Needell drive.
Simon
Still worth watching for the few titbits of decent info they. Mostly when Plato or Needell drive.
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So far:
A) Complaining that the SatNav in a BMW stops at the Polish border. We should be thankful they've learnt their lesson.
B) That the last Golf GTI was/is the best GTI ever. I'm sorry. WHAT!? Are they all on crack!?
C) That the SAS sit around writing books now and that the SBS are the only ones who do anything. Someones wanting to wake up to find a long haired man standing over them holding a knife to their throat I think.
A) Complaining that the SatNav in a BMW stops at the Polish border. We should be thankful they've learnt their lesson.
B) That the last Golf GTI was/is the best GTI ever. I'm sorry. WHAT!? Are they all on crack!?
C) That the SAS sit around writing books now and that the SBS are the only ones who do anything. Someones wanting to wake up to find a long haired man standing over them holding a knife to their throat I think.
12 February 2008, 08:34 AM
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Then proceed to tell you that subaru recommend oil change every 7.5k miles but they reckon every 3k miles - wtf?
12 February 2008, 09:51 AM
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So far:
A) Complaining that the SatNav in a BMW stops at the Polish border. We should be thankful they've learnt their lesson.
B) That the last Golf GTI was/is the best GTI ever. I'm sorry. WHAT!? Are they all on crack!?
C) That the SAS sit around writing books now and that the SBS are the only ones who do anything. Someones wanting to wake up to find a long haired man standing over them holding a knife to their throat I think.
just do what i do, "dont watch it" it's tripe
A) Complaining that the SatNav in a BMW stops at the Polish border. We should be thankful they've learnt their lesson.
B) That the last Golf GTI was/is the best GTI ever. I'm sorry. WHAT!? Are they all on crack!?
C) That the SAS sit around writing books now and that the SBS are the only ones who do anything. Someones wanting to wake up to find a long haired man standing over them holding a knife to their throat I think.
just do what i do, "dont watch it" it's tripe
12 February 2008, 10:16 AM
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So far:
A) Complaining that the SatNav in a BMW stops at the Polish border. We should be thankful they've learnt their lesson.
B) That the last Golf GTI was/is the best GTI ever. I'm sorry. WHAT!? Are they all on crack!?
C) That the SAS sit around writing books now and that the SBS are the only ones who do anything. Someones wanting to wake up to find a long haired man standing over them holding a knife to their throat I think.
just do what i do, "dont watch it" it's tripe
A) Complaining that the SatNav in a BMW stops at the Polish border. We should be thankful they've learnt their lesson.
B) That the last Golf GTI was/is the best GTI ever. I'm sorry. WHAT!? Are they all on crack!?
C) That the SAS sit around writing books now and that the SBS are the only ones who do anything. Someones wanting to wake up to find a long haired man standing over them holding a knife to their throat I think.
just do what i do, "dont watch it" it's tripe
12 February 2008, 10:37 AM
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D) About 56mph being the most economical speed to acheive the the best range from a tank of fuel (i.e. at it's most efficient/economical). In actual fact, it's at idle in top gear, and, with the car being a big diesel, it should trundle along at about 30-40mph in 6th gear at 900rpm or so and get something stupid like 70mph.
Of course if it is basically at idle it's not exactly working hard just always found it a strange thing to have in the handbook. Also advised not having the windows down over 50mph because of the extra drag!
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12 February 2008, 12:39 PM
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Having had, a Mk1 1800, MKII 16V, MKIII 16V, MKIV Turbo, MKIV 2.8 4 Motion, MKIV R32, a MKV Edition 30. I would say that this is a pretty good statement other than the best GTI is a MKV GTI Edition 30. Its easy to think of the MK1 as the best, and it some ways it was very good but it did have serious drawbacks like the brakes didnt work..... it let water in, the rear suspension was very harsh and could damage rear passenger backs and it went rusty.
12 February 2008, 12:41 PM
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TBH though we had a Renault that said 56mph was the ideal speed for economy in the handbook! Apparently more than that and the wind resistence means the car has to work harder.
Of course if it is basically at idle it's not exactly working hard just always found it a strange thing to have in the handbook. Also advised not having the windows down over 50mph because of the extra drag!
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Of course if it is basically at idle it's not exactly working hard just always found it a strange thing to have in the handbook. Also advised not having the windows down over 50mph because of the extra drag!
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12 February 2008, 02:59 PM
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They would never say 'top gear'
As manufacturers have to report mpg at 56mph they optimise fuel economy at this speed.
12 February 2008, 03:48 PM
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TBH though we had a Renault that said 56mph was the ideal speed for economy in the handbook! Apparently more than that and the wind resistence means the car has to work harder.
Of course if it is basically at idle it's not exactly working hard just always found it a strange thing to have in the handbook. Also advised not having the windows down over 50mph because of the extra drag!
5t.
Of course if it is basically at idle it's not exactly working hard just always found it a strange thing to have in the handbook. Also advised not having the windows down over 50mph because of the extra drag!
5t.
That's the theory - in practice you'll probably not notice a few mph here and there. My Passat diesel tends to cruise at 80 on the M'way (obviously not when I'm driving and I've only been told that that is what it does .... ) and is fairly economical. It has tried to cruise at a slower speed but the mpg didn't exactly rocket up ...
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12 February 2008, 06:34 PM
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dont get me started on ******* 5th gear. watched it last night, mildley entertained for an hour, decided I would enter their little comp to win that natty looking golf! Oh no, stupid POC sends the txt to 81155 not 81555, promptly receives a txt back from an adult txt service, thanks for subscribing, £1.50 per msg received 
txt stop to stop.
So I send back stop, but not before the ****s send me 5 more messages!!!!!!!!! 
£9 that little lot cost me, was fcking furious
txt stop to stop.So I send back stop, but not before the ****s send me 5 more messages!!!!!!!!!
£9 that little lot cost me, was fcking furious
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