Jeremy, Richard & James Buy Sports Cars Under £1.5K | Top Gear Classic

[@TopGearClassic]

What stylish two-door coupe (that's not a Porsche) would you have bought?

[@hiddenbutdeadly]

What it is , is a mitsibushi st-starrion, i errr i always loved these, and this the last one ever imported into britain.

[@PJTHEPROJECT]

Starion. No discussion.

[@fredrikalmqvist6700]

Saab 900 turbo

[@KineticRhyme]

Probably a mustang. Was it ever a coupe? xD

[@lukeguilfoyle2425]

I’d almost certainly regret it but give me the XJS

[@williamwildcat]

“And I was the first to arrive” is my 4th favourite quote of all time

[@JosephVance-n8d]

1-3?

[@tommarino69]

Especially when followed by "and as you can see I've done this properly"

[@Luca33600]

@@JosephVance-n8d „all we know is… he is called The Stig“, „still… could be worse“ and „Anyway…“ or „Across the line“

[@JosephVance-n8d]

@ “still… could be worse” is a banger

[@maltekocks9557]

„and the chicken was still warm“ my fav

[@kjparlay]

God damn are these depressing. Jeremy's car was 14 years old and he got it for £1,500. It's a different world now.

[@michaelredford5389]

Remember when he got the car for £1. The government was literally spending money on scrapping cars which didn't deserve it, when so many could have been saved.

[@horvathr95]

How is it different. You can pick up a boxster for 3000£ which adjusted for inflation isn’t more expensive than this

[@nickrulez809765]

@horvathr95 You are not getting a 2010 boxster for 3 grand.

[@horvathr95]

@@nickrulez809765 Ok and why do you need a 2010 specifically? Look at 986 Boxster prices

[@Orion-jr6fi]

that would be £2500 now roughly speaking. fucking crazy

[@davidsherrick824]

You couldn't get a blown up version of all these cars today for the price.

[@LiezAllLiez]

Kit cars are our only hope. Some of them blokes are after performance. Me? Im fine with looks alone.

[@christopherdean1326]

I found ten XJSs, two 635s, and twelve Starions under that price. Some of them looked at least as good as those.

[@itsjaypee]

Also. Inflation.... 1500 is probably around 3000 in today's money

[@Hazztech]

Adjust the price for inflation you dope

[@dragonblade8833]

bought my 85 xjs-c 4 months ago for 1500, sure had no mot or floorpans or any working dash array or blinkers..... but it is a v12 and it runs

[@JakePetrolhead]

Early TG and the older Cheap Car challenges are just so cozy to rewatch. Very quaint compared to what a modern car show challenge would be, takes me back to a nice simpler time.

[@Smuelaham]

Yea. the budget was a lot smaller and wasn't as high paced as today shows are. much better.

[@alanngli]

Very nicely put, the exact sentiment I have. TG of that era calms my nerve and helps me sleep.

[@michelemariotti8198]

It shows that current cars are too fast and complicated

[@biglongcadillac]

Agreed

[@brielsaideles]

Totally agree with you.

[@robinl.7948]

£1500 for a 635, god those were the days

[@romulus_]

I got mine for $11,000 5 years ago. excellent condition and I consider it to be nearly be a steal.

[@HussainFu]

Less than 1.5k

[@thunderlighting2006]

I should've stopped playing with transformers and went out to buy cars apparently

Nothing shows the collapse of our modern capitalist economy like the spiking housing and car prices its so unbearable!!! Whenever i listen to these guys or really any early 90s-2000s media talk about pricing i can see why culture seemed much more cheerful back then compared to universal cynicism nowadays The craziest thing i have learned honestly is that luxury and supercar werent always synonymous and you could actually purchase like a cool Italian supercar for completely reasonable sums, like wow did the global economy go down the shitter post 2008 and especially post covid lol

[@HHalcyon]

@@romulus_ Sounds like a bargain. Although the last 5 years have upped the price by another 4k I bet.

[@koolracerguy]

That shot with the Starion in midair was glorious

[@carlbirtles4518]

Appropriate, as Mitsubishi made fighter planes during WW2.

[@SK1MP10]

I was looking for this comment

[@SK1MP10]

@@carlbirtles4518💀

[@alexcarolan8825]

This was pure Top Gear. Jeremey appears, introduces himself, car door won't shut, doesn't cut, proceeds to carry on introduction, shuts car door, and voilà ..

[@cork2010]

The essence of peak TG

[@HowToSpec]

Good timing for the new jag advert LOL

[@advaitkamatha_4438]

New jaguar isn't 'jaaaaag'

[@hiddenbutdeadly]

@@advaitkamatha_4438 Draaaaaaaag...

[@RjM777]

jeremy will die if he sees it

[@felder5201]

It's got to be the most insane rebranding I've ever seen, I literally can't understand it

[@mmack647]

Can they get their new EVs to leak electrons? Maybe a shower of sparks underneath the car? 😂

[@scsutton1]

This is the first Top Gear episode I remember watching, on the 29th May, 2005, at the age of 12, in a hotel room with my parents while on holiday in Portsmouth.

[@TheLastCrusader22]

Crikey, people holiday in Portsmouth?!

[@ianmichael2682]

Your parents knew how to live

[@wefwefwef.]

What a place to holiday 👌

[@michelvoortman4725]

2005? It looks way older. Like from the 90's.

[@RD851000]

​@@michelvoortman4725repeats mate 😂

[@0Y02USH]

3:11 Buffeting 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

[@adeleoradit1130]

Buffeting 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

[@douglasbullet6456]

Buffeting🔥🔥🗣🗣

[@EyePatchGuy88]

Buffeting 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

[@aedan2003]

Buffeting 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

[@Enduro_dreams]

not so cheap anymore

[@AnthroGearhead]

A good condition Starion GSR VR probably go for 30k £ 😮 now

[@jeroenkuiperjeronus1554]

Imagine car prices today still being like then. I could have a dream car garage under 20k (excluding exotics)

[@dragonblade8833]

bought my 85 xjs-c for 1500 about 4ish months ago, sure it has no mot or floodboards but it is a v12

[@nickrulez809765]

The Jag is

[@Commissioner62]

Nope! 😂 Wish I would have kept the 40K mile, Black Conquest TSi(Starion in the States) I owned back in High School.

[@helpfuljump4260]

I've never laughed as genuine as Jeremy's laugh at water bucket challenge. A sad reality, really.

[@denzellima3079]

There was a time. There was many times

[@xstonecoldkillerx]

You're not alone

[@drtikol1982]

And then James trying to leave the sea in his old Merc full of see water

[@RailRocketRicky]

3:25 ~ 3:31: * Guy with Speedometer (reading James' Jag): "Error....." * Jeremy: "What do you mean 'error'?" * Richard: "He'll never do that again!" * Jeremy: "Why does that never happen with the police!?!" That conversation always cracks me up! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@fermillo65]

that bit there just gives a clear picture that behind the scenes, they all laughed their arses off every time. It really was a playground for that crew!

[@reybar365_]

I'm wheezing rn at 11 at night to this

[@jdapaul1351]

What do you expect? It's a Jaaaaaaaaaaaag

[@thethirdman225]

@@fermillo65 Except when Clarkson was being school bully and throwing punches.

[@josephlewis9237]

James should have been given minus 140 points for the speed challenge because, his speed didn't actually get recorded. I'm puzzled by Richard's car doing 110 mph and the radar picking up 115 mph. That would lead me to believe either his speedo is out or the radar is wrong.

[@feralmale1517]

There will never be another show like this. GOLD.

[@BrimHawk]

Agreed. The Throttle House is pretty damned good as well.

[@Jorg05111980]

Exactly, three completely unfashionable guys having fun in the best and genuine way possible that seemingly don't even know there's a camera

[@feralmale1517]

@@BrimHawk Throttle House is pretty awesome.

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

So glad this is finally on KZbin in good quality. Always loved this challenge.

[@fermillo65]

me too, quintessential Top Gear for me

[@charlie-j4o7u]

It looks INCREDIBLE

[@mufinsp0]

Though the music on this particular version is rubbish

[@samuelfawell9159]

I don’t even know where you could find the early season stuff anymore, they stopped making pre season 10 dvds years ago.

[@AW_2000]

The stock music replacement near ruins it though. The original soundtrack perfectly matched the episode

[@erkmergerk4329]

Probably my favorite cheap car challenge. It all just seemed so genuine, from the laughs to the car choices to the challenges themselves. Where does the time go man?

[@StreetDrilla]

British Leyland and Cheap Vans too

[@thestoicwhinger]

I always loved the ones where they had to travel to some location in cheap cars, you never knew which would make it

[@christopherdean1326]

Never noticed it before. Jezza's car at about 0:57 is basically MADE of body filler!

[@RKDxNT3000]

Buckets and buckets of Bondo

[@shaunsnyman5107]

Jeremy is his real name

[@christopherdean1326]

@@shaunsnyman5107 We know....

[@kingac1770]

Oh how i miss him saying "buffeting"

[@declanthomas7159]

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure this was the first ever one

[@pepepoopsonthefarright7531]

TONIGHT I buy a wheelie bin James buys a grandfather clock and Richard's handbrake works "reasonably well"

[@ii4ndrewii]

6:55 just the laughter of someone who doesnt take life seriously & doing the best job.....in the world 😅😅

[@theminimancjb36]

Honestly my favourite jeremy laugh that was a truly hearty laugh he was genuinely having fun there 😊

[@LN0927]

“Don’t you like the DeLorean rear…thing?” “Yes, did DeLorean use gaffa tape as well?”

[@vikingsundlof9040]

1:47 Oh there's plenty in there

[@billsupinski9456]

Lol

[@jkent9915]

He’s not wrong. I think a Jag V12 holds like either 10L or 10q but something like that, and you only need about 5 or 6. Most cars only ever have about 4-5 to begin with.

[@CorePathway]

Not for long…

[@BeBetterTomorrow321]

🙄

[@GreenWhiteRevolution]

"He bought a grandfather clock" 1:20

[@Lincolntowncoupe]

That description for an XJS killed me the first time I watched this

[@PJTHEPROJECT]

"I remember what they say about old British engines: If there ain't no oil under 'em, there ain't no oil in 'em." -Tow Mater Just look at 1:46

[@dtyn]

The Stig's hand gesture at 09:48 while driving the slow Jag got me 🤣

[@stringer-ik1pc]

155 mph ain't slow. 😂😂😂

[@SethDranes]

7:00 is some of the most joy I’ve ever seen out of Clarkson

[@Whw52]

Thank the heavens for these guys and giving us this show it will never get old, love them.

[@milkandtwo2365]

To see Jeremy laughing out loud with a bucket of water on his lap… and now top gears been cancelled and the grand tour has ended… nothing will ever be as good as these old episodes… thanks for posting it…😀😊😍

[@kasimirdenhertog3516]

4:47 ‘A hundred and nineteen!’ with that smug look, one of my favorite TG bits 😄

[@chrisxtiaan]

4:22 extra bOOst!

[@danielalexander8588]

I could listen to that bit over and over!

[@matthewpople9639]

The way he says it is 😂

[@daviddavid5880]

The Starion was just so very awesome. One of the loveliest cars of the era.

[@theartoftimelapsemore424]

So to recap: Richard Hammond - 1993 BMW 635CSi Time: 00:01:01 Jeremy Clarkson - 1990 Mitsubishi Starion EX Turbo Time: 00:01:00 James May - 1983 Jaguar XJ-S 5.3 V12 H.E. Time: 00:01:09

[@_vikram]

Jaguar one for today? Damn, the admin shows his feelings against the Jag's rebranding strongly.......

[@ВиталийЦаль-ч7я]

More than a million views in less than two weeks. That's a testament to how legendary Hammond, May and Clarkson were. Thank you for my childhood, gentlemen

[@Vernafveik]

2:50 I love the crew member giggling to himself and clearly having fun It’s this charm that newer shows are missing. If a crew member dared show traces of life today they’d be fired on the spot.

[@philiprice7875]

classic clarkson about his mine clearance tank "princess Di had one of these" and the crew laughing heads off

[@DeanMoxley87]

Home from work, wifes gone to work, left me some Tatty Ash and some crusty bread and i turn the TV YT on to this, absolute GEM an early TG Cheap Car Challenge & as i sat down i said i was first to arrive

[@paulmullan6893]

This was the trio in their prime! That’s all I need to say

[@Riazor1370]

That Jaguar infamous reliable issue was apparent. 😂

[@guilhermemotter3589]

7:09 I dont think ive ever heard Jeremy laughing like that

[@Flared]

The squeak from the Jag at 9:57 always gets me.

[@kojotot3173]

Give us the CL600 & BMW 850CSI segment. Underrated

[@noobingaroundpt7167]

7:29 "Ain't no party like a Diddy party"

[@I_Am_Just_A_Technician]

This show was my childhood. I miss the 2000's 😢

[@rb3011]

When I was around 12-13, our next door neighbor had a white Conquest TSi, manual…. Loved the dash and interior. There was just something about its stance and dimensions…. Great presence.

[@hiddenbutdeadly]

just....not the same with the non-copyrighted music...

[@jebdunkins6796]

Rights issues unfortunately. The originals are all on BBC iPlayer with original music, get yourself a VPN and watch them all...

[@kasimirdenhertog3516]

To me, it shows how important the original editing was, the entire experience goes from 10/10 to 7/10 just because they swapped the music (and sloppily re-edited it)

[@ciaranwalsh96]

Yeah...James's lap just doesn't feel the same with 'Cream - I Feel Free'

[@michaelfairchild]

"Its a JAG" After their last Ad, its more like an insult, than a show-off.

[@Eingefallen]

This channel is proof of the bbcs admittance

[@dnakatomiuk]

I love that Clarkson and co are all game for the challenges Hammond "I want an alloy, I want an alloy" Clarkson "It Might fit" Hammond runs off and steals one

[@q3aryoko]

I had a 82 Starion when i was 19 man Around 1998?. It was awesome. Full digital dash in the 90s! I loved it. HUGE 2.6L I4 motor and Turbo 5 speed trans. Was great. I've so many cars in my life i cant even remember what i did with it. did i sell it? give it away to a friend or family? i just cant remember! Cool Story, I went to a Wedding in Mexico with it. about 3am after many hours of dancing and drinking i decided to head beck to the next town where my gran lived. I drove flat out the whole 20 miles. Fastest it would go was about 135MPH. I could see the digital engine temp pips on dash go up 1 by one every few minutes lol! What a great memory, underrated car for sure.

[@WackyNZ]

IQ of frog, drinking then 135 mph what a winner.

[@spventures9395]

​@@WackyNZdifferent world back then

[@MichaelH-ck4hg]

I was glad to be able to see this. It had been a long time and it was great to watch it again

[@andymoore9977]

I bought a 924 in 1995 (it was 13 years old at that time) for £2000. Ran it until 2003 putting 60,000 more miles on the clock then sold it for £500 to the mechanic who had looked after it since I had bought it. We were both very happy with the deal as he was going to keep it in his centrally heated garage whilst he restored it in his retirement. 20+ years on I wonder if it is still around?

[@ek8710]

Have you checked the reg on the government MOT history site?

[@andymoore9977]

@@ek8710 HI, good idea. Thanks for that.

[@GM-ii8gs]

My boss back in the 90s had a XJS V12, he used to keep five litre containers of oil in the rear footwells, he had a parking space right out front of the office block with his name on it, when he was out it was always fun to see late visitors rush across the car park and nearly slip on the oil slick in his parking spot, some even used to hop over it.

[@yeungline]

Love the starion❤

[@owenpavey]

I like to think i had most of the Top Gear Challenge Compilation DVDs though this one wasnt on any that i purchased,so im thankfull for posting even if in part. Do recall seeing The Stig throw his hands up in the Jag when it was on tv and of course the curves in the background on the alpine course were where Daniel Craig's Aston Martin were rolled in his first Jamed Bond outing of Casino Royale many years later,and the lorrying challenge 😊

[@LocoSunny]

5:02 Santa this oil can is all I want for Christmas

[@jj_mccarron]

the first episode of top gear i ever watched at 5 years old, still watching 20 years later like it was the first time

[@Veyron722skyhook]

4:43 That was clearly off the car even before he'd started the speed test. You can see in the footage. Very likely it was taken off deliberately for safety reasons.

[@anythingdiecast2880]

Thank you for showing the clip for the gathering, it's really important for us

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

After all these years seeing this episode again Im still impressed that clapped out Jag managed 140mph 😂

[@andybroer651]

I owned a few XJSs and given room, they were not slow! Mine could cruise all day at 145 mph if it wanted to

[@jamesshaw7171]

Mine still does 155mph

[@darthwiizius]

@@andybroer651 Yup, mine was the fastest sofa in town. Late night runs down the A1 were short and comfortable.

[@craigd9058]

That's because it's a Djaaaaaag.

[@darthwiizius]

@@craigd9058 Y'know, I think I forgot my wallet old boy. Let me see if I left in the Jaaaaag!.... Hehehe

[@AahwinWin]

I wish they never got old and continue to shine light on us 😔

[@joelbeams6452]

0:54 me in Baldur’s Gate 3

[@michaelince7998]

6:17 “it’s ever so cold” Lol fantastic

[@lolza-qh2xw]

The prices of these cars in the vid pains me watching this these days. All three are 10 times as much now!

[@corwynkingston3714]

This episode to me is one of the quintessential episodes of Top Gear

[@anthonylobigas3657]

I miss the good old days of Top Gear

[@theminimancjb36]

Loved this episode but grossly underrated and underviewed

[@barrygolden9823]

Man...... they're young!!!!!

[@bump_draft]

"You sir, in your sporty BMW, are probably going to drown" in a Tupperware bin of water. One of my favorite quotes from the show.

[@archiejames8045]

9:48 even the stig was like ‘this is SH*t’

[@tommasogilardi5133]

One of the few time the stig have actually "said" something ahahaha

[@notanexpert1780]

you know you've gone wrong when the Stig is expressing his concerns

[@theotherchannel2028]

wow, never seen this in so high res, it's awesome

[@beau889]

I totally remember the dirt rally stage after this. Part 2 is next 👍

[@FloridaCams]

Mitsubishi starions were awesome!! The good days of Mitsubishi.

[@charlie-j4o7u]

3:10 Bufferting mentioned

[@GroppeljohannKlotenkempe-vr6oh]

Jezza laughing while getting wet is afaik the most intense laugh in his whole TV carrer❤

[@randym119]

Jag engine was NOT having a good time at 3:20 lmao

[@sengsvids]

Thank you for this. I was gutted when it was missed off the first couple of dvds years ago

[@NGMonocrom]

As the guys get older, these clips get harder to watch.

[@vusimuzimsimanga3695]

there will be no other people like these

[@kas7777]

The best top gear trio ever in the history of BBC and that's fact

[@kevin-l7r7p]

There ain't no way 'the clock' really did 140mph

[@minispejson]

You'd be suprised, it's aerodynamic and torquey

[@matthewhall6288]

Twelve cylinders...

[@kevin-l7r7p]

@@minispejson yea and they just missed the speed gun clock of it, stuck a mist machine under it and temporarily fixed it by changing the oil and water.

[@darylyatestransportblogs]

ether that or both the Starion and 635i must have been running rough the 635i starting misfiring after the run so might have already been rough.

[@AmosDohms]

The XJS was a very fast and powerful car when it came out, definitely could do 150+ when new.

[@scottallpress3818]

Thank you for this one , bloody good episode that I’ve only seen once or twice before ( not forty times like the others )

[@calvinallan2208]

Whos here after the amazing Jaguar rebranding??😂😂😢

[@RaisedLetter]

My favorite challenge from Top Gear. It has everything and the quintessential Top Gear episode.

[@arnoldmbuthia2687]

what year was this?

[@niratsirackod1]

I don’t know exactly but james may looks a hell lot younger

[@lucaswilson1701]

2005 I think

[@ianwoodhead7269]

Jeremy said his car was 14 years old and it's a 'G' reg. 2003 to 2004, I think.

[@xanderblackstar8236]

The Porche challenge was Season 5, I suspect this was Season 6.

[@RYTF5]

This Episode (series 6 episode 2) aired May 29th 2005.

[@Ryvucz]

Jeremy laughing at the water flying without even shifting makes me smile.

[@nine_pound]

8:07 did Hammond really say what I thought he said.

[@sparky4878]

What do you think he said? “I decided that my BMW should tackle the web of hills and off camber corners first, before the British Leyland Jag had the chance to coat them all with a film of oil”

[@ferrari2k]

I love that Jeremy was such a good sport and laughed when splashed with water :D

[@disraeli8032]

Does anyone knows the name of the song at 9:40?

[@ImperoAsburgicus]

The Italian edition has I feel free by Cream, Idk why the original version is different, or maybe they've just edited it to avoid any copyright problem

[@disraeli8032]

@@ImperoAsburgicus Not quite. Original television version has also Feel Free by Cream. Here on Top Gear Classics channel soundtrack for episodes is different than original one. That’s why I’m asking 😅 But yeah, I can admit that they had to avoid the copyright issues.

[@ImperoAsburgicus]

@@disraeli8032 really? Ty for that info

[@rickhibdon11]

There will never be another car show this good.

[@Nikeesch]

why can't you post the whole challenge?

[@carlbirtles4518]

Copyright laws. Basically, this was cut to avoid the wrath of the BBC and KZbin.

[@Jwlar]

@@carlbirtles4518I doubt the official KZbin channel for Top Gear, ran by the BBC, has to worry about such trivialities. In reality it’s to funnel people onto Iplayer (and paying the TV license).

[@Nikeesch]

@@Jwlar bastards!

[@fajareraim6136]

remembering how young(at least) they were at those days...i always remember watching these at my local tv station at midnight... here in Indonesia you didnt get BBC... unless you bought a satellite(back then) antenna...now we have cables but yeah...at least we still had chances to see em on amazon...(they also retired)

[@MusicTimerForreal]

WOW its OG

[@michaelandrew4488]

I miss Top Gear and the silly challenges .. always a good laugh , and these 3 got along so well.

[@johncitizen306]

Music choice was terrible

[@kasimirdenhertog3516]

Yes, this ruins all Top Gear videos on KZbin, unfortunately: cheap, sloppily picked substitute music, apparently due to copyright 😩

[@mlgmounted9599]

Golden ages for automotive enthusiasts... we will never have something as good as this

[@forkthepork]

I want the BMW

[@mattyearl8281]

Never saw this episode, and i thought i had rewatched every top gear episode one million times, thanks for this

[@Illusionyary]

Same here, weird huh?

[@The_10mm_socket_you_lost]

would be cool if you use AI upscaling to make it truly hd

[@JuanGamer0202]

Blury mess

[@topmandog1]

you cant upscale top gear with ai, there just not enough detail, it causes the faces to turn into a mess and anything without an obvious edge, everything is too fast moving

[@hanto1614]

yeah no... besides these were shot on older cameras. this is probably the best we're gonna get without melting the cast though ai

[@topmandog1]

@@hanto1614 funny fact, even once they went HD they were still using SD handi cams inside the cars, so during that time you can tell the difference easily

[@thecolourrose9022]

Dont need that shit

[@tommyhansen7600]

7:40 i was looking for the alpine circuit trail!

[@adrian5b]

These were always the best Top Gear bits