Old Top Gear 1991 - Recalls

Jeremy Clarkson looks at the recall system in the UK and looks at how it can improve. Taken from season 14, episode 7.

[@MichaelD8393]

R.I.P. Jeremy's hair :)

[@aquastudio2001]

@Seamus Thornton irrelevant reply, but I understand. It’s annoying too.

[@EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME]

5:38 ah the mighty rotory dial telephone

[@Marklin15]

Some older cars like my Mercedes W123 had a live oil pressure gauge that had a tube running from the oil filter housing directly to the oil pressure gauge.

[@Threetails]

The Nissan Micra had oil leaking onto the pedals?!? What was ANY source of an oil leak doing on the cabin side of the firewall to begin with?

[@Alexander_l322]

Might have been brake fluid from the master cylinder.

[@kernals12]

0:34 the reason why it's compulsory here in the States is because in the 70s when the Ford Pinto ran into problems with exploding when rear-ended Ford awfully didn't recall because that would've been more expensive than paying compensation to those who had family members die in accidents, In America we create new regulations from past experience which is why we are reforming Wall Street

[@TrinityCourtStudios]

Will Poundstone It blows my mind that my country of America was actually sometimes ahead of the curve on safety regulations and standards in comparison to Europe and Britain.

[@Dreamweaverjack]

This sounds like the same problems we still have today with Vauxhall Zafira and Corsa fires.The recalls take months or years to occur, and during this time potentially puts thousands (or possibly even millions) of owners lives at risk.

[@Dreamweaverjack]

Same problems 25 years on - the recall system needs to be properly monitored, not self-regulating, where it is the individual manufacturer who issue recall notices. This could be done with a central system which can be updated by insurance companies, manufacturers and government to the benefit of all owners!!

[@Samspianopage]

Good suggestion from the other lad down the comments, a centralized system of recal notices on vehicle models. Could be very easily done today no bother at all. What might stall it abit is motor manufacturers not wanting current models tarnished by putting the recall info on a central, easy to access database. However, it's not as if getting it reported in the news or from owners is any worse, in fact does em more harm that way than anything else. What I would say is somebody aught to start a website for that particular thing, prob are a few already and let every manufacturer log in and put recall info on there, aswell as tie in with the insurers so that when someone is looking to buy a used motor, they search say Google and next to all the usual dealers, Gumtree and soo on, this site comes up and they can check what things have been recalled instead of havin got trail through forums and articles which takes hours. Atleast that'd pput more trust in the manufacturer, even if as ye say Vauxhall's fire's don't inspire much confidence in them atleast if it's on a central resource of info people can check out what's been done abou it or what they can do if they're thinking of buying one and what the rememdy is if someone's already sorted the problem out. Wouldn't be that hard to do, if Wikipedia has most basic info for nearly every car made and that was voluntary people contributing to it, surely a system like the one I described wouldn't be hard at all to implement and make widely known. Trouble is of course all the political and other crap that goes into these things.

[@sharpfalcon6196]

Jeremy: (voiceover) "Maybe the Metro's original owners didn't take it in for the recall. Certainly, there's no suggestion that Rover, or whatever they were called at the time, was to blame." This was 30+ years ago, and before 1986, Rover was then known as Austin-Rover and earlier on, British Leyland.

[@TrueBlueEG8]

That is some 'fro on the Clarkson fella!

[@josephmullin5845]

Some change in Jeremy Clarkson there.

[@darrenmeears4667]

My God it looks like a 6 foot microphone if he bends over youl see his lips move utter weapon

[@martytdd1606]

Grandstand music for Top Gear?

[@kernals12]

well it was more in response to the Pinto, because the Corvair controversy was from the 60s, the Pinto controversy was from the 70s, and the Pinto's problem was a more dangerous problem that was easier to fix

[@polypolyman]

the engine caught far?

[@henrystitsevol.6054]

This was before Clarkson's ego was allowed free reign, the programme was actually useful.

[@mendozerosu2272]

still gotta get somewhere in the middle; the personalities draw in more people!

[@redneon06]

That fro tho ...

[@dkmorris713]

Its magnificent. The way its "buffeting" in the wind is amazing

[@barabaspolo]

@polypolyman maybe "fire", not "far"

[@DeanoTheLegend87]

AAAAHHHHH, THE HAIR!!!!!!!!!!

[@foreignhour2388]

He had a full-blown afro. I'd love to have hair like that 😂

[@12valvepower4]

FIRE FIRE FIRE

[@christopherhulse8385]

Jeremy Clarkson with a fantastic afro!

[@Darwinion]

Depends what it's been recalled in for. Anything safety related then sure, get it done. But my SEAT Toledo has been recalled under the VW emissions scandal to have the car "fixed" free of charge. Errrrrm... no thanks! It runs great and why should I have a "fix" done that potentially means I'm much more likely to fail an MOT. Not to mention it might muck up the way it runs.

[@sarjim4381]

A voluntary recall system will never work. I'm not a fan of big government but this is one time it's needed. No company is going to acknowledge a problem unless it's really extreme. Only government prodding makes companies here in the US institute recalls.

[@sparkylfc91]

Thought that was wenger for a moment

[@007bondspy]

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER......CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ETC...

[@southendparaquest]

That number doesn't work. . .

[@crispycrisp92]

Jeremy Clarkfroson

[@matanegozi]

Nice hair lol

[@silverliteway]

Jc woke up from bed

[@spudich]

DAT HAIR.

[@joshbacon8241]

4:09 - “Thank goodness I didn’t have my children with me” But what if Julia DID have her kids in the car with her when it caught fire? (e.g. if it had instead caught fire when she was taking the kids to school)

[@RSLMecha]

@DeanoTheLegend87 It's Not that bad

[@dje71]

Pidontic? ....No Podontec? ...no Pudentic?...No Paduntic?.... no Pedantic? .... Yes! It's all in the pronunciation

[@blakemoff]

whats far you mean fire

[@johnmoriarty7331]

Old tg was boring as hell. Still better than the one with Chris Evans

[@007bondspy]

YES IT WAS A FAR !