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Watched an episode of Top Gear the other night and found it pretty entertaining... But I can't help to compare them to 5th Gear.

I think that 5th Gear (although not as funny) is a more technical and informative show. Which in a way, as an enthusiast I think makes it a much better show than Top Gear...

What you guys think?

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Top Gear is definitely more entertaining to watch. Fifth Gear presenters as a whole don't have the 'chemistry' like Clarkson, Hammond and May. Tiff is a wicked driver but I can't hack his voice.

Top gear is more of an entertainment program that tells you how a car feels and what its like to drive, whereas 5th gear is more about technical information, how ever there is 2 videos that i always remember when i think if tiff, one is him testing an M3

and the mclaren F1
both of which i believe are from when he was on top gear.
ive seen all of top gear pretty sure i never seen tiff on there.. ;)

as for one versus the other top gear all the way.

"Top Gear" .... Himself - Presenter (236 episodes, 1987-2001) "

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624086/

Top Gear is definitely more entertaining to watch. Fifth Gear presenters as a whole don't have the 'chemistry' like Clarkson, Hammond and May. Tiff is a wicked driver but I can't hack his voice.

First of all you profile pic is distracting... damn she's hot.

Second yeah Tiff goes hard... Can't really expect less from the real deal racer.

Top gear is more of an entertainment program that tells you how a car feels and what its like to drive, whereas 5th gear is more about technical information, how ever there is 2 videos that i always remember when i think if tiff, one is him testing an M3
and the mclaren F1
both of which i believe are from when he was on top gear.

I can't access youtube right now but Im guessing it his long ass power slide?? Yes?

Also thumbs up on your Profile pic aswell... ;) almost choked on my drink cracking up.

ive seen all of top gear pretty sure i never seen tiff on there.. ;)

as for one versus the other top gear all the way.

you have seen all of the NEW top gear, there was an OLD topgear where jeremy was nothing more than one of the presenters and it was more dull and factual like fifth gear

"Top Gear" .... Himself - Presenter (236 episodes, 1987-2001) "

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624086/

ah so before season 1, nice.

Top gear is going down hill

season 15 is not as good as others

show seems forced somehow

its cos clarkson is old and cbf anymore

thing is - i already have my opinions of the cars that are tested on top gear/5th gear. thats not what i watch them for. i watch them because they're entertaining. top gear is the winner for me because they know that not everyone out there bases their opinions of the cars they drive on their show.. i mean, if i was tossing up between a ferrari and a DB9 i wouldnt watch a top/5th gear show to tell me which one to buy.

its HOW they test them that is entertaining. 5th gear is too concerned with telling you which is better with stats and numbers. top gear show you that you cant rate a car just on stats and figures. its the real world testing and their funny way of doing things that gets me as well as their brutally honest opinions.

Top Gear is the more entertaining show and, up till recently was the less-"forced" show but I'm finding season 15 of TG pretty ordinary, especially after such a long hiatus (of course they were doing a TG Live world tour; but the writers should be coming up with better stuff after so much time off).

Def rate Tiff Needell as a driver and as a presenter he has his own unique style, which is a bit weird at first esp. with accent and whatever but you get used to it. And his powerslides that go on for several kilometres make up for any downsides :)

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