"Test Drive" on Channel 9

[WhiteD3]

With little hope of seeing any quality TV, I watched Test Drive on channel 9 yesterday. What a terrible show.

The "off road" test for the ML500 and Jeep was a joke and it was obvious (to me anyway) that Chrysler-Benz had paid to get their cars on the show.

Let's hope Oz Top Gear is better.

[scarry]

your right about that......i turned it off as well

probably the worst car show i have ever seen

cheers

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Hmmmm... We need more content to fill our local content obligations. How about our automotive advertisers? We should be able to put an advertorial together that will get enough revenue to be cost neutral.

We need to get this done ASAP. What about a name? "Car Show" ?? Carried

[Pedro_The_Swift]

The first shot of the idiot in the Merc, with a steering wheel level with the top of his head,,

either Mercedes dont have an adjustable steering column,,
or
he's an idiot,,


you choose--

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Then the other idiot (oh yes he is) says something about everybody asking him about the best car compromise for safety/performance etc,, and guess what???
he picks a mazda,, that just happens to be on the show --

go figure--

[Pedro_The_Swift]

go here
Channel Nine - Discussion
and give'em hell,,

[WhiteD3]

go here
Channel Nine - Discussion
and give'em hell,,

Thanks, but I wouldn't waste the oxygen required to make the point.

The show, like a lot of the other rubbish on the commercials stations, is meant to be infotainment, but there's no "depth" to it. All feathers, no meat.

But what really upsets me is that I suspect most people who watch this show (and others like it) don't understand that they've been presented with nothing more than a sponsor-paid-for 15 minute advert, interspersed with 15 minutes of commercials, have learned nothing but probably think they did!

[WhiteD3]

your right about that......i turned it off as well

probably the worst car show i have ever seen

cheers

Sorry Paul, but you don't know what you're talking about! The "Car Show" with Glen Ridge was the worst car show ever seen.

[101RRS]

The same as the fishing show ET - pushes Yotas and ETs holiday camp up north - shows like Drive and ET show come out of the station advertising time allowance - then there would be less ads on TV.

Garry

[numpty]

Same with "Creek to Coast". The Brisbane version is just advertising for various outboard and boat manufacturers.

And those road tests were just bollocks.