Drifting Double Decker Buses - Fifth Gear

[@danielfischer3561]

Had it been Top Gear, the bus would have rolled over...

[@danielfischer3561]

'Old' Top Gear / The Grand Tour I should say.

[@kjamison5951]

And taken out a row of caravans…

[@joaopmtavares]

With Hammond behind the wheel

[@theow771]

And start a fire that can’t be extinguished for about 48 days.

[@darrensmall1133]

That spread to neighbouring sites

[@staysikth]

I love Tiff. He's such a likable maniac.

[@rileycoyote4924]

When you gotta take the bus because your AE86 is broken.

[@LibbyMia-rz8gk]

By the time you were finished on the bus you would be broken 😂😂😂

[@adammiller8133]

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[@almostkentish3042]

I'm seeing your comment memes all over the place recently

[@HSMiyamoto]

My high school bus driver was rumored to have been an amateur auto racer. He used to drive the 40 MPH highway on our route at 65 MPH. We never had an trouble on my bus because the riders were in a constant state of abject terror.

[@AnthroGearhead]

Wtf ?! :v

[@laszlokaestner5766]

Our school bus used to overtake other buses on a single carriageway road. Our driver managed it because health and safety hadn't really been invented then (1980's) and because the council school bus was a single decker with a manual box and a fairly powerful Ford engine while the local bus company used double decker Bristol VRs with a pre-selector box. There was also a relatively steep (for a bus) long straight climb which allowed him enough time to drop a couple of gears and wring the nuts off the school bus and get past before they ran out of straight road. this happened at least three times to my memory and we all thought it was really cool! It didn't happen more often because several things needed to be in place. We needed to be directly behind the service bus (which left at about the same time as us), they needed to be fully laden while we were half empty, and the road needed to be fully clear of oncoming traffic when we reached the straight part. Having a good run up also helped. The VRs needed to change down twice to climb the hill and this nearly brought them to walking pace if the driver wasn't right on it as the pre-selector could be lethargic particularly if at high mileage. The Fords meanwhile could manage about 45mph maybe a bit more with a run up, more than enough to give us the edge. I think the driver retired before they managed to sack him!

[@dylanallahar5711]

@@laszlokaestner5766 ha ha! Thats great!

[@angieroxy7550]

Yay!!!

[@BenzinioB]

Tiff in his "ludicrous mode" :) you gotta love this man! They were great team!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

_"Ludicrous mode"???_ How can that be?! He never even got up to *_RIDICULOUS SPEED!!_* 😁😁😁😁

[@79ompatil26]

now Drift an Airbus 380

[@muhammadnurarifin6082]

Its Easy just use fsx

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Too bad the pilot of Air Canada 143 (a Boeing 767 that had to glide, and was "drifted" (forward-slipped) in to Gimli) isn't here to answer.

[@MrBrianYoutube]

Airbus a380

[@benlacey2259]

Hannes Abdulla the ‘A” stands for airbus. So you would say airbus 380, or A380. Otherwise you’re saying airbus airbus 380

[@Xx_ToterTigerLP_Rockt_LoLxD_xX]

Drift a train

[@forkwit2848]

(Bus stops like a maniac) "sorry you're ugly!"

[@RonanNotRyan]

Tiff: "YA CAN'T DISCRIMINATE ON LOOKS!!!"

[@tomhornsey9738]

Those old Tesco bags though

[@GTarditi]

DEJA VU I HAVE BEEN THIS STOP BEFORE

[@oshunmun6738]

Right-Wing Internet Mang DEJA VU IVE PICKED UP THIS GUY BEFORE

[@NerfMaster000]

HIGHER ON THE STREET

[@YGVares]

la la la la la la la LA LA LA TU TU TU LALALALA RUNNING IN THE 90s !!!! oh shit sorry

[@NemesisChan]

AND THE SUBJECT'S A MYSTERY

[@GTarditi]

STANDING ON MY FEET ITS SO HARD WHEN I TRY TO BE ME AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@gjmob]

Now I know why I've been losing races, I've been leaving my door open and causing drag.

[@BigWelshMike]

I love watching Tiff and Plato thrash the tits off of some unsuspecting vehicle. Especially when they have to brace themselves against the other's shenanigans.

[@angieroxy7550]

Tits?

[@johnb8956]

It's the full stagecoach training program!

[@thatlithuanianboi6812]

Initial D:Bus Stage

[@EfiniRX]

Number 69 lol Now we need somebody to add the clip to a Initial D compilation

[@jediael9906]

BOT_EurobeatDG yea

[@Franface31]

Nice.

[@mikeuchiha5972]

Nice

[@SenioreGhost]

I think this show is underrated. It could possibly compete with Top Gear. They just need international publicity!

[@supersimon126]

I've been inside a bus while drifting at an event. Thats more fun than you'd think

[@prabhanieliyanage6860]

Jason :stop the bus! :yahaa! : opens the emergency exit

[@abdullahasad7256]

My school bus driver when there is only 2 mins left and we r on a curved road

[@stephenconway2468]

Both guys are brilliant together....great combo...

[@graemekornicki6810]

As double decker buses are heavier at the lower deck it is very difficult to turn one over they can tilt up to 45 degrees.

[@cadburykid141]

Old Coventry and Birmingham buses! West Midlands Travel from the 80s

[@mallard4998]

Both buses are in PTE livery, the Mk1 has got PTE logos, so not strictly WM Travel, which came in after dereg in 1986.

[@Chicken_Wing91]

Americans: our busses are better than yours United Kingdom: hold my tea

[@DA_BEAMERRRR]

Arabs:hold my sandals

[@MichaelSmith-on1ig]

Now I have more trust in the stability of double deckers

[@yatsumleung8618]

Some big names were well known in Hong Kong. The MCW Metrobus, Layland Olympian and Dennis Dragon were pretty good. Then there was everyone's favorite: the Layland Victory Mk 2. Famous because it was once the backbone of Hong Kong's bus network. Infamous because it had a front engine making driving very hot work, as well as high CG causing numerous overturn accidents.

[@LibbyMia-rz8gk]

@@yatsumleung8618wait. You know layland Olympian to?! Bro they were the top vehicles of there time!!

[@28imike]

That's the first time I remember enjoying 5th gear! well done lads, more like this please.

[@ukman9797]

Blimey old West Midlands Travel buses, remember them in these colours and the old logo on the front. And they used to be driven like that :)

[@bsasteve]

me too

[@strikeeaglemodels1588]

On the Buses with fifth gear LOL!! ;)

[@youfuck5631]

that bus only 3 and 4 gear for automatic transmission

[@Ali-li2vx]

Dear London bus drivers, please don't get inspired by this shit.

[@Freimopp777]

Fifth Gear got inspired by London bus drivers

[@MrTherandomvidsguy]

out bus drivers here go apeshit and treat busses like they are race busses they have a top speed of 85 MPH and has insane torque

[@timelesssidewayz7310]

TheDude i thought your pic was a hair on my screan and tried to wipe it off haaha

[@americanpanzer4163]

Where do you live because the buses in my town also do 85 mph

[@stuchly1]

"no bags, they could leak!" "not you, you're too fat" and this driving style? XD might as well not call it a service any more LMAO XD

[@flair8099]

I wished Fifth gear was still filmed

[@stormchaserfromhome7424]

I wish top gear was still filmed

[@stugill4513]

it is

[@xavier4519]

*muffled hardbass playing in the distance*

[@TT-ki9hq]

amazing, the bus didnt even fall down

[@jacksuperclyde]

Anakin Solo they can't lol they're made to not tip over

[@sambo9855]

JayTech It depends on how many fat people are on the top section.

[@motorcyclestig6941]

I would have been sitting on the 2nd story for the drifting lol

[@dfdmcb]

Nice to see they're Coventry Buses!

[@alexhndr]

404 EUROBEAT NOT FOUND

[@750triton]

So glad my ride home from on those actual buses was never that enthusiastic. Although sometimes wish the driver would get a bleedin move on

[@noahhoffman4475]

“please let this be a normal field trip”

[@LibbyMia-rz8gk]

On the bus. No way!

[@THE-xp3hp]

WITH THE FRIZZ. NO WAYYYY!! AWWWWW!!!!!!!!!​@@LibbyMia-rz8gk

[@THE-xp3hp]

Surfing on a soundwave!!!! Take another left ay mars. On the magic Scoohllll buzzzz​@@LibbyMia-rz8gk

[@lettuce984]

With The Tiff?! No way!

[@mituc]

This was a bit beyond the borderline of insanity :) And one of the very very few times when they fully agree on who won the contest with not even a bit of regret, excuse that something didn't perform as expected or desire for a rematch :) Awesome!

[@737Garrus]

Awesome video! Bus drifting should be a thing, add an intercooler, a turbo and drifting tires to the bus you wish to drift and you’re off to a great beginning! :D

[@youfuck5631]

that bus haven't turbo and intercooler their engine is gradner 6LXB

[@samanli-tw3id]

The bus itself goes drift, drift, drift. Drift, drift, drift. Drift, drift, drift. The bus itself goes drift, drift, drift. All day long.

[@levirippers1177]

Lols that's a good one.

[@AdamWarrPhotography]

the interesting thing about this video is the fact that the one bus. 2462 is at the Wythall transport museum. which is quite ironic as I went there yesterday and photographed that exact bus. I wasn't expecting to see it drifting on KZbin a few hours later.

[@Spankypenguin1]

The buses I drive have a driving standards monitoring system fitted. Driving like that in real life would have created an invite to the manager's office.

[@angieroxy7550]

Yes.

[@bruceleighton4948]

And a hasty visit to the job center

[@RonanNotRyan]

Alternate universe where Takumi is a bus driver and not a tofu delivery guy.

[@ThStg]

What a pair funny yet MAD!!!!😁. The things these two end up doing is beyond me. This has got to be more DANGEROUS than anything else they have done. Jason jumps out of emergency exit CHICKENED OUT. I can't say I blame him with Tiff at wheel 😀😁

[@michaelkennedy8573]

Between series for The Grand Tour, don't like top gear... Okay 5th gear.. I'll watch you.

[@amyk9813]

Still like it?

[@michaelkennedy8573]

Amy K not the biggest fan but lightening up. Yourself?

[@koksy]

WMPTE/ West Midlands Travel buses. I used to travel on these when I was a kid.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I know people have converted buses into RVs. Other than road height clearances {bridges, stop lights, etc.}, I wonder if anybody has converted one of these things to an RV, and if so how well did it work?

[@Col.J.N.W.SinghKhandala]

Always found Tiff Needell and Vicki Butler-Henderson much more sophisticated and serious than Jeremy Clarkson as automobile aficionados and critics and of course...much better drivers.

[@tanvirkhan3785]

You cant beat tiff sideways😂😂

[@brandonreeh1637]

In the United States America we do transit bus competitions every year in Texas. We did one 3/25/2018.

[@nuhhha]

N-NANI ?! BUS DORIFTO ?!

[@savianyuen4966]

Reason to love: *MCW Metrobus*

[@aaryeshg.6526]

6:34 Lmfao these things don't even need TCS. I can imagine weighing the rear of the bus down full of sandbags to make it easier to drift. 👌

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

That would give it more grip..

[@conorhogan2435]

bonkey dollocks I was thinking the same exact thing 😂😂😂

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@@conorhogan2435 hahaha I think he was thinking about the pendulum effect, like the early 911's with the engine way out over the axle but putting weight in the back of a bus to make it drift is a no go hahahahahahaha 😎

[@dekadance8371]

this is actually getting better than the grand tour now :) it feels like the old top gear episodes! :)

[@rickyspanish7851]

Dekadance yeah i think that too

[@powerdolls4021]

Dekadan Kazan

[@stuchly1]

now i want tiff to drift me around in a bus too XD

[@LibbyMia-rz8gk]

I wanna drift it myself!

[@krysler1490]

Anti-lag and VTEC in full effect there.

[@TruthfullyTwisted]

Had my first accident driving a bus today, Happy Fucking Holidays !

[@yatsumleung8618]

The famous MCW Metrobus. Childhood memory from Hong Kong

[@Gean...de...Oliveira]

Hahahahahaha Oh I love buses. I'm really really not talking about riding full buses at bad streets in hot days, I just like a lot the buses itself.

[@Atif7080]

I love you guys... you give the best review and do the best car testing... just awesome

[@Mikeedawson]

Let me guess the winner, blue shirt man(Tiff) . Every race where that man were or will be he wins.. pretty easy.

[@littlebigman7231]

Welcome to the stagecoach school of motoring

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

There was only EVER going to be one winner... Go Tiff

[@Thatloud1500]

Next challenge, get a smart car to do a donut

[@wisserruleswesley]

Andrew Connelly easy af

[@udithdilshan4839]

Andrew Connelly its gonna be harder than this 😂

[@GTChucker86]

People have drifted Smart Cars before. Its rear engined and rear wheel drive

[@shadowthehedgehog4737]

Not hard. It's rear engine rear wheel drive, has decent power for its size, and a short wheel base. It's got all it needs.

[@ct1660]

Give em' Detroit Diesels and they'll truly come to life :)

[@nvigneshnayaka4147]

6:35 "where's the traction control"😹😹

[@LibbyMia-rz8gk]

Fuck that, just hammer the damn thing bro!

[@nottherealRohaNNNN]

Best part when he jumps out of bus

[@Gabriel-he6ih]

Hammond would be perfect for this episode

[@AnthroGearhead]

Who says buses arent fun to drive

[@americanpanzer4163]

These were some Clarkson, Hammond, and May shenanigans

[@ST-jy7qm]

The right one's color resonates to those driven in Hong Kong many years ago.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

FWIW: I _understand_ these buses are _stable._ Being from the United States however - and NOT growing up seeing these buses all the time - just by _looking at them_ I expect one to flip over in a hard turn. BTW, if you have never seen the James Bond film *_Live And Let Die_* [1973] - the first Bond film with Rodger Moore in the title role - there is a chase scene where Bond drives a double decker bus. {While I have never _ridden in_ [or on?] a double decker bus, I have _SEEN_ AT LEAST ONE. There use to be a red double decker outside the now closed _"Tussaud's London Wax Museum"_ in Saint Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA. I use to see it when I drove by there occasionally.}

[@jamesfrench7299]

They subject them to tilt tests and they're very stable, contrary to an understandable instinct they're not. Only if you load the top deck to the gunwhales while there's few if any on the lower level, you have a problem with risk of tipping over. That scene where the bus does a 180° skid in LALD was based on the now defunct London Transport skid pan where drivers where made to do that as part of their test! The bus used was an actual former London Transport bus.

[@johnnyboy3949]

I miss old buses like that. Buses today are soulless and lack someone that old step access buses had

[@MrStabby19812]

Burning Wang the metro buses didn't last long in my town before being sold off. The Volvo Ailsa was the main workhorse for years.

[@bradbrown8759]

My dream camper motorhome. How it doesn't roll over is a mystery.

[@Charlzey1998]

My old man says thats they drove fast and cornered like that when they were tearing through Brum in the 70s & 80s 🤣

[@williamnicholson1300]

good old Formula FirstBus!

[@princecharming7197]

Lol the old man is living it up

[@MitchT196]

Used to love this show. Much better than top gear !

[@alanburge2725]

These two together are good. Equivalent to the top three on Top Gear. There, I said it. Obviously we will never see this sort of behaviour on public roads using buses so it is great to see the buses under a bit of pressure without a pensioner in sight. Ooh whee ! The hate mail is screaming in now !

[@huey2595]

Top Gear for life

[@GTChucker86]

Tiff Needel is one of the first presenters of the original Top Gear, and Ben Collins (The Stig) is now in Fifth Gear alongside with Tiff.

[@ussvoyager8650]

Buses drifting is really cool

[@AnthroGearhead]

Everyone would jump out if Tiff is a bus driver

[@potentix]

is this an old version of Top Gear?

[@THE-xp3hp]

6:28 When the bends get bendy you just got to fly

[@mistofoles]

Those buses are painted in the same livery as the old Barrow-in-Furness town buses.

[@AuzzieBoi]

Did anyone notice that the buses number was 69 with heart?

[@arezoazerbiellopez8830]

I like to drifting the double decker buses

[@alanburge2725]

This looks like fun. I am jealous. I want to drive one of the buses. Or try both. Good fun.

[@danielalexander8588]

Ahh, childhood relived.

[@MIZUch.]

0:55 Of course the route number has to be 69

[@luhar420]

Nice

[@LectronCircuits]

At least nobody got thrown under the bus. Cheers!

[@TraineePilotJess]

I love buses!

[@kaareseverson4381]

You can drift a articulated bus A bit of wet or ice and that back end will so kick out for you

[@idunnomannn2810]

where iş eurobeat

[@lukethegeneralelectrice60p80]

Ah yes the Top Gear Sequel starting with two bois driving a bus who want to do Initial D

[@memertoire]

I'm getting speed flashbacks... Sandra Bullocks and Keanu Reeves 😍😘

[@CarePeers]

This model had serviced in Hong Kong.

[@omoghosty5777]

Takes balls of steel to drift a bus

[@VinEvil]

The old teal green skid car!

[@trait401]

never thought id say it but fifth gear is better than current top gear (not old though)

[@bigb3997]

the internet explorer of motoring shows

[@senokasatrio2119]

Take a look to Sumber Kencono Bus in Indonesia. They are the craziest bus ever, u wont believe it

[@Richarrow]

Used to go to school on those buses.