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    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 !

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

    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"


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    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?
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    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

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    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

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    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,

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    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 and is why I can't watch Top Gear.

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    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

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    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.

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    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.
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