Disco2 Top Gear review

[Disco EMU]

Stumbled across this today ... good for a laugh.

YouTube - ‪Old Top Gear Land Rover Discovery‬‏

Enjoy!

[gusthedog]

That's hillarious. Especially enjoyed the bit when his hands were "falling off the steering wheel!":Rolling:Its no wonder the hampster got his job eh?

[stallie]

So the ACE disconnects when it detects that it's off road does it?

[OffTrack]

According to the ACE Description and Operation section in RAVE:


The ACE system can also detect if the vehicle is driven off-road. If off-road conditions are detected the ACE system
operation will be reduced or completely disabled at a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h) or less.

and


Off-road driving
Off-road detection is achieved by the ECU by monitoring the signals from the upper and lower accelerometers for
varying degrees of body movement. Off-road driving generates differing signals to the accelerometers which in turn
produce differing outputs due to their vertical separation and the location of the roll centre of the vehicle. The two
signals are passed through a filter to remove any offset caused by the vehicle leaning or the terrain. The ECU then
uses this signal to calculate the percentage of road roughness.

Below 25 mph (40 km/h) the percentage of road roughness calculated is used by the ECU to limit the operation of the
ACE system. The system is completely inoperative at speeds below 2 mph (3 km/h). At speeds above 25 mph (40
km/h) the system disables the percentage road roughness signal and full ACE system assistance is restored.

[clubagreenie]

So that tool that's now on 5th gear started on top gear?

As for your hands falling off the wheel, I at least habve opposable thumbs. And hitting the horn when turning corners? Give it a month and the buttons will break off anyway, problem solved.

Never liked him anyway.

[big guy]

He is spot on for 10 years agofrom what I have experienced with 9 Landies.

10 years on, and he is still right.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

hamster?

none of the top gear bunch come close to Tiff's driving ability,,;)



well,, maybe the Stig,,,:p

[big guy]

So that tool that's now on 5th gear started on top gear?

As for your hands falling off the wheel, I at least habve opposable thumbs. And hitting the horn when turning corners? Give it a month and the buttons will break off anyway, problem solved.

Never liked him anyway.

That Tool is Toff Needell, former F1 driver, 14 Le mans drives, need I go on.

He was on original Top gear, Clarkson ****ed off to do other work and ratings fell and when an offer came to go to channel 5, he and the whole old Top Gear crew started 5th Gear.

He is a better driver than the whole Top Gear crew put together. The stig not included.
If he says the cars steering feels vague or his hands keep knocking the horns button or the turbo has excessive lag than that is how it is.

He is an absolute legend.;)

[gusthedog]

A good driver Toff maybe but he still has the media savvy of a drunk badger and is exciting to watch as mold growing on cheese in the fridge...

[big guy]

Guess thats why he is still doing 5th Gear!

Can u do better? If so, great and look forward to seeing you on the next show:o

Just because he is different and a gentleman, does not make him boring.
Just look at the Ozzie version of Top Gear!! Not a award winning show me thinks.:mad:

[mrapocalypse]

I agree with most of what he says.

He should avoid the gags though!

I hit the horn button all the time. Must be my big hands. And it is hard to see the guages. I prefered the V8 to the diesel after test driving them both, but I was extremely impressed with the TD5 at the time of purchase! Still liked getting back in my V8 after the numerous warranty periods where I had the loan Td5 !

[PaulMc0308]

I do find him quite irritating - I think that it's the way he speaks :mad:

Apparently, he's on good terms with the Top Gear presenters and is a long time personal friend of James May.

When the last Stig (Ben Collins) was fired for writing that exposé book, he stood-in for a couple of episodes, as the "Emergency Stig"


Paul.

1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop
1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i XS

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/770.jpg

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[Pedro_The_Swift]

its funny how 5th gear is a proper car show with comentators that can actually drive and has no where near the ratings of top Gear,
which is not really a car show,,
its a talk show about cars.

and this season is only , what? 6 episodes?:(

[ozscott]

Have seen that before. Should have driven the 5sp v8.

I have never found the wheel a problem even compared to my new EUro which has one of the best wheels out there. I don't hit the horn.

Nice vehicle sympathy in driving fast through salt water.

Cheers

Ps. He might have been a great race car driver but it does not help the way he comes across to my mind in a lot of reviews. At least he says nothing does it off road like a LR

[that_kid]

oh and how about the offroad ability of driving through the surf!! is that a gravel hill? OMG most capable landrover ever!

I may be a bit biased but that was a crap review.

Top gear has turned to absolute crap. Huge budget with even bigger ego's

[stig0000]

i will agree that if i want a laugh il watch topgear,, but if i want a proper review of a car,, and see how it actually drives,, 5th gear is were its at,

[Redback]

I think it was an acurate test on the D2 back then, Tiff Needel is a brilliant drive and vehicle tester, if I only had 1/4 of his driving talent I'd be happy.

I also love 5th Gear, because it is a real car testing show, Clarkeson gives me the ****s:mad: and is why I can't watch Top Gear.

Baz.

[Disco EMU]

As the Australian ratings suggest ... I think we've all had our fill of Top Gear. Of course ... Channel 9 didn't help buy mixing up the new series with the old (instead of playing 'em back to back), but I think the format has had it's run.

I still find the specials entertaining however the gags are starting to look more and more set-up ... how many more times can you run into the back of James May's car and still find it funny!

Craig

[twr7cx]

His comment about the steering wheel blocking off the bottom half of the instrument cluster is so true. From my driving position I cannot see the LCD screen on the instrument cluster, I have to push myself up and lean forward. It is annoying.

[Fluids]

Have you tried tilting the steering wheel down ? I can see (just) all my instruments through the top 1/2 of the steering wheel, incl' the LCD screen, and can see most of the idiot lights.

[twr7cx]

Have you tried tilting the steering wheel down ? I can see (just) all my instruments through the top 1/2 of the steering wheel, incl' the LCD screen, and can see most of the idiot lights.

Then it's ontop of my legs and a pain to get in an out of the car.

[jerryd]

That Tool is Toff Needell, former F1 driver, 14 Le mans drives, need I go on.

He was on original Top gear, Clarkson ****ed off to do other work and ratings fell and when an offer came to go to channel 5, he and the whole old Top Gear crew started 5th Gear.

He is a better driver than the whole Top Gear crew put together. The stig not included.
If he says the cars steering feels vague or his hands keep knocking the horns button or the turbo has excessive lag than that is how it is.

He is an absolute legend.;)


I'll drink to that big guy :twobeers: Had the pleasure of meeting Tiff a couple of times through a le mans connection. I've got a pic somewhere of our eldest lad sitting in his "Ferrari Pedal Car" aged about 2, signed by Tiff :)