Old Top Gear 1991 - Buying a diesel

Jeremy Clarkson looks at why Diesel cars in the UK are so unpopular. Taken from season 14 episode 1.

[@Edward24081]

This is back when Clarkson and May were one organism. Only later did they split.

[@bugattiwu]

Really?

[@electricsheep1800]

Yes

[@vaporisedair4919]

Was May ever young, or did he split as a old grumpy man?

[@jordan18216]

Hahahah 😂😂😂

[@zaink7037]

When they split may must of took Clarksons hair in the process 🤣

[@gvishal9571]

"VW are leading the environmental charge" That didn't age well.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

They are now, since they are switching to fully electric cars.

[@Blackhawk211]

@@unicorntomboy9736 They arent leading it though... Tesla are

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@Blackhawk211 I am happy that internal combustion engine and hybrid cars will be banned in 10 years.

[@kr_nxa6500]

@@unicorntomboy9736 No it's not. And if it were to be banned either we will probably be independent otherwise I'm getting the fuck out of this country

[@denniswinner1011]

@@kr_nxa6500 same

[@TheRealShiaLabeouf]

To give you a perspective, in this video Jeremy was 31 (now 60) James was 28 (now 57) and Richard haven't even finished college was 21 (now 50)

[@PetarJovanovic993]

Can't imagine James in his 20s, I always think he was born as a 50 year old.

[@livylondon1]

Yea time and ride wait on no man. It's amazing that they still going

[@louissanderson719]

I don’t think James and Hammond were in this series

[@TheRealShiaLabeouf]

@@louissanderson719 i never said they were i was just stating their ages at the time

[@94462]

Are you the real Shia Lebouf? U seem to have an authentication tick ✅

[@WolfRammmm]

„Meaning less acid rain“, thats something I haven’t heard in a while.

[@balazs4427]

“Less pollution” is still a lot of pollution.

[@scumbucket2319]

I thought that! Acid rain was all the rage in the 90's before being overshadowed by the hole in the Ozone layer >.

[@jemimallah]

​@@scumbucket2319 it wasnt "overshadowed", it was mitigated by way of a concerted international program of legislation. as was the ozone hole. read a book

[@scumbucket2319]

@@jemimallah I bet you're the life and soul at a party. I was making a tongue-in-cheek comment about the environmental subjects that dominated the 90's that have mostly been forgotten about now. That was all. Though I'm glad I could provide you with something to comment on so that you can prove to the comment section of KZbin how clever and educated you are. You wouldn't seem like such a douche without the last sentence but, alas, you clearly couldn't resist. Keep the insults to yourself, bud, there's no need for it.

[@moominpapa1980]

I think it was low sulfur petrol and diesel that sorted the acid rain?

[@JamesCarmichael]

I don't know who this person is, but he looks like Clarkson, talks like May and sounds like Hammond.

[@ChaseMC215]

Well, it is Clarkson. He is just younger

[@kiwibrozane]

It's their true form.

[@fpa417]

@@ChaseMC215 it's a joke

[@Vonkunken]

It's all 3 of them before they split.

[@mprogger5476]

@@ChaseMC215 r/woooosh

[@andrea07pr]

Damn so he actually was a car journalist once..

[@cgduude]

This type of TV doesn't happen much anywhere and the world is worse for it.

[@whiterabbit9141]

Yes he was I remember watching old top gear they have come a long way...

[@jagermeister2073]

Curtis Duncan search up Tom Scott on KZbin. Anyone still looking on TV for quality content these days is living in the 00’s

[@Optidorf]

He was even once a games journalist...

[@Exluto]

@Johny2bikes duh I wanna see blow up not old man talking boring stuff we want violence more cool

[@humzaishtiaq5336]

It’s hard to comprehend those cars he’s reviewing were at the time “latest models”. It’s like he’s reviewing bangers but they were actually desireable at that time.

[@GoodOlPastaCake]

I’d still take an old golf over anything

[@061Hitachi]

I still drive that same golf every day. Only mine is 1985 and there is still around 67 000 of them dailiy driven in my country.

[@Hoch134]

The difference is, those cars were simple, reliable and worked. Cars of nowadays are beautfiul, complicated and don't last. Many cars of nowadays won't go much over 150k miles, cars from back then wouldn't have problems with such numbers.

[@humzaishtiaq5336]

@@Hoch134 true that - I think that’s the modern issue with all technology - aesthetically pleasing but fragile af!

[@richardgriffith5078]

@@Hoch134 Nah, cars from back then were usually buggered after 100k. It's the ones from the late 90s and early 00s that won't die.

[@theradinion6317]

This looks like something we wouldve been shown in yr 10 science

[@Tumbleflop]

Question 8: Which two countries impose a lower tax rate on Diesel fuel?

[@jay-uo2bi]

@@Tumbleflop This is so accurate wtf.

[@SquishEESpark]

1:43 - a bit of real Clarkson escaped there

[@digge2210]

THE BEGIN

[@jhkk1269]

@Dacia Sandero guys the attention seeking, illogical side? i actually do agree with you there

[@benasquith26]

He sounds like Boris johnson

[@EVO6-]

@@jhkk1269 most people that give Greta attention are ones like you.

[@thetrio9678]

Oh, that's so surreal! I've always seen current Clarkson and young Clarkson as different people in my mind

[@AdrianMC2002]

1991: Clarkson talking about boring things 2019: Clarkson mocking May for being boring

[@paulcalvert8105]

And 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012 etc : Clarkson mocking May for being boring

[@flavourbusiness3870]

He sounds a lot posher than he does now as well lmao

[@elouanp4588]

we don't have the same definition of boring dude..

[@davekp6773]

Was the primary reason for leaving old Top Gear. When presented with yet another mass produced, boring car, he couldnt think of anything interesting to write about it.

[@lukehuang7821]

He probably had mid-life crisis in the 28 years between

[@porschemrk]

Finnaly , a Top gear episode where i can afford any car presented. 2021 ftw

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

lol same

[@CatTheKitten]

Jeremy Clarkson seems like that kind of person who was never young, just born into this world middle-aged and gray haired

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

he looked young here cause he was, wtf are you on about ?

[@memesredacted]

Hamster was 20 when this was made. Imagine a 20 year old hammond. He was probably about 3 feet tall

[@frankeeirish04]

He still is only 3 foot tall!

[@gittebjerrebraae8382]

He had long hair!!!!

[@andersvassli2349]

First of all its Hammond not hamster, and you ain't much taller

[@jackwatson3944]

@@andersvassli2349 why you watching this, get a life.

[@wabbit4936]

hamster... hmm...

[@luvr381]

LOL Volkswagen leading the pack on clean diesel.

[@orion1983uk]

Could you imagine VW selling a Golf today that takes 16s to reach 60mph lol.

[@yanuchiuchiha2210]

Zastava Koral time :P

[@assistantto007]

😂

[@santileonsteinberg1441]

Well, cleaner then a steam locomotive that is 😂

[@DoubleM55]

I'm not a fan of VW at all, but they are still leading the pack on clean diesel today. They cheated, yes. They faked their results to be even cleaner than they are, but the fact is, even if they didn't fake their tests it's still one of the most advanced engines today. So don't be a sheep and just bash VW as the worst polluters in the world, the're not that bad. (But they deserve to be joked about :) )

[@decrescsmith]

1:43 The only bit that sounds like Clarkson as we know him now

[@UltraInstinctYiik]

"VW is leading the charge" Oof, that aged like fine milk

[@filledwithvariousknowledge1065]

This has nothing to do with the CCP as it was actually the US that raised the issue. VW was caught cheating in 2015 using software that made the disel engines meet emission requirements during testing but emitted up to 40% more Nitrous Dioxide emissions (which is harmful to breathe in) than allowed in real driving when it knows there is no tests

[@hyper_5pace902]

@@trenttalley924 Dude I hate the Chinese government but you're very delusional if you think that a German environmental shortcut caught out by the US is their fault.

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

Lol, still, Jeremy _was_ right though.

[@jayswarrow1196]

@@hyper_5pace902 _"-It wasn't my fault i was smoking crack while driving! That cop, trying to pull me over, made me swerve before i hit that unicorn!"_

[@lw2451]

Jeremy Clarkson is doing James May's work.

[@miks_w8945]

@Amine WOOF yes he was in 1999, he was one of the main hosts of the og top gear.

[@Dragoneer]

Jeremy May doing James Clarckson’s work

[@jaimeTF]

Even has the same hairstyle

[@cb7dakodo802]

@@morkymorkism joking* moron* oh the irony

[@cb7dakodo802]

@@morkymorkism i can tell seems like you never went, in* shit*

[@jasonstazm]

Back when jeremy was forced to read off a script

[@blyzer7373]

Back when Jeremy wasn't attacking his cooworkers.

[@LucienHughes]

More like when he wasn't playing a constant caricature of himself in order to make money

[@ben9579]

Back when he wasn't funny and the show had an extremely small audience

[@Y.M...]

it is naive to assume him and his cast never did in the first place.

[@MrThecarebear]

@@ben9579 When Top Gear was a PROPER programme.

[@robertdewar1752]

Clarkson was so much better when he was being sensible, he sounds almost learned. I wish they still made car shows like this.

[@ryanm.191]

5:18 Holy shit look at those prices

[@aarononeill3]

Inflation is crazy high, fiat quickly becoming worthless.

[@TheWebstaff]

They missed the 1 of the beginning..

[@DukeNukem2006]

jeremy clarkson looks like every female teacher from my childhood

[@Semo11044]

My cute teachers looked like Richard Hammond

[@alarrisify]

guerrillafish he looks like young slash

[@markjohnson7910]

Back before cigarettes lowered Jeremy's voice an octave or two.

[@turok1456]

That's just the accent the BBC made people talk with because his normal voice comes out at 1:44

[@egertnoulik2249]

@jonny j that's the point you bellend

[@nevimnereknu5623]

@jonny j Yea.. it is realy weird if old man have deeper voice than young boy... It is pure science :D

[@bluebassett2]

@@nevimnereknu5623 Clarkson wasn't a mere boy at this age, and statically men's voices grow higher with age and women's lower with age.

[@youwot2430]

@@nevimnereknu5623 young boy? hes at least 30 in this are you joking

[@pc-broke8348]

This kinda reminds me of the Electric Vehicle debate we have these days

[@nuggetpug8923]

0:28 29 years later we use gloves for different reasons

[@europeankid98]

Ik who would’ve thought anal probing from my uncle would become a daily thing? He spits on his gloved-fingers and inserts two at a time, he says he’s checking to make sure I’m healthy. What a great guy

[@joshuakozee5719]

@@europeankid98 is he accepting new clients?

[@thepl8gued0ct0r8]

@@joshuakozee5719 haha

[@ivorharden]

1993, the Goverment telling us to buy diesels because of the environment. 2019, they are now telling us diesels are bad for the environment.

[@Deontjie]

,

[@kieranl8181]

They want the diesels. I like diseals as i drive tractors so im on red diseal.

[@user-nn4ik6wu8n]

Actually the diesel is better for the environment compared to the petrol, takting a look at the CO2 emissions. But the issue with diesel it contamines the air in cities. This leads to diseases like lung cancer.

[@phenomen66]

@@Mrs-NWA only if your personal fuel economy is also less than 20 years ago

[@darrellmiddleton6615]

Probably to drum up more business for the oil petroleum industry because diesels will run on stuff we don't make with oil

[@agreen182]

More information in this 5 minute video than in the last 10 seasons of Top Gear....but way less entertaining lol

[@heathstjohn6775]

Both true , and untrue. Juvenile antics are now unshocking ; have always been tedious , ( though they are expertly done by the ' three ' , if that's a ' skill ' ) ; and were never the equivalent of knowledge.

[@SirNarax]

@@heathstjohn6775 We naturally drifted away from TV and video being a source of information. Now it is all on paper or text and film is just for entertainment. Reading is a much better source for knowledge the trouble is now-a-days that for every legitimate piece of information online there are 50,000 pieces of made up crap. They are better at entertaining so that is the direction they went.

[@heathstjohn6775]

@@SirNarax "... Naturally drifted away from tv... as a source of information...": I'll remember that thought: thanks. I hope, then, knowing that (largely)-true truth, you aren't funding corruption at a cost of £157.50p a month to the BBC. Could you reassure me, please ?

[@SirNarax]

@@heathstjohn6775 Huh? I am not British or part of the commonwealth so, no?

[@heathstjohn6775]

@@SirNarax Oh, I see; understood. Thanks anyway for taking interest enough to reply. Best to you.

[@kevthompson1982]

5:22 Diesel is 43p a litre! Oh how times have changed! Hahaha

[@n1thmusic229]

Well that's mostly inflation, the price has gone up just not by that much

[@gehrkegehrke2000]

@@n1thmusic229 come back and say that again

[@n1thmusic229]

@@gehrkegehrke2000 I would, but it'd be a lie

[@MrNobbyify]

@@wulfhere83 43p is about 74p adjusted for inflation. Diesel is currently around £1.85 a litre.

[@halvdanjakobjakobglappkaft68]

@@MrNobbyify 2.4 euro per litre where I live

[@oldbloke135]

It's funny how Jeremy Clarkson and the Volkswagen Golf have both changed in the same way over the last 30 years. They've both ballooned out to twice what they weighed in their prime, the once angular features have become covered by layers of useless flab and they sound like they can perform a lot better than they actually can.

[@KamilMB]

Clarkson talking reasonably and about diesel... incredible!

[@RWL2012]

KamilMB the BBC were a lot stricter back then. To think Jeremy JOINED in 1988 and Top Gear started 11 years prior in 1977, haha

[@roberthunker8957]

Must be his twin brother no one ever spoke about.

[@RWoody1995]

it's nothing to do with how the BBC was or is, Top Gear just wasn't intented as an entertainment show pre 2000 and they changed that in the 2002 reboot.

[@aimfuldrifter]

Incredibly boring too.

[@MrWolfSnack]

They changed it because Top Gear tanked and became boring. You can't deliver just facts - you can get that from a book. Top Gear 2002+ combined facts with entertainment and humor. There's a reason why Car&Driver isn't filmed anymore - nobody watches it. All you are given is just facts.

[@ptr8207]

Jeremy looks like he's in his 20s but actually he is 31 years old here and today he as a 59 years old looks like 70 yo... :D

[@ianweber9248]

Deawon Smoking does that to you :P

[@ptr8207]

@@ianweber9248 And being british, just joking :D

[@teslakiller6959]

And smoking diesel...

[@KushMyCologneee]

Or not smoking diesel.

[@shermangraves6715]

@@teslakiller6959 What happens wen ye taste exhoost foom, K, I’ll ‘ave a whiff *’Ery Noice*

[@cassiecassie7112]

Citreon BX first car I remember my dad having, loved that car in my then 5 year old way.

[@0983bozo]

My dad had one too. It was a hideous plastic car whose suspension was constantly breaking. I think if you weren't back to the house we had then you would still see the hydraulic oil stains on the driveway 🤣

[@Sad-Lemon]

It's good we have those old videos of "experts" saying things. "Diesel to remain a niche market" is comparable to "You won't need more than 640kB of RAM". That's how reliable their opinions are.

[@Ciaran55]

1:44 it's the later jeremy voice just showing up

[@oddities-whatnot]

Ciaran55 Haha well spotted.

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

Cigs starting to take their toll.

[@subieasunayuuki]

Yeah

[@deinemuddaisdoof]

😂

[@dominic5386]

Must be all the diesel soot

[@ronanrogers4127]

Back when Clarkson didn’t sound like a diesel himself from smoking a pack a day.

[@lambertbutlersilvers6588]

He still smoked, it just hadn’t got to him at this point….

[@absolving]

He's droning on like May.

[@adrianbik3366]

This feels like an alternate universe.

[@user-hi4sm3ig5j]

Jeremy Clarkson. Talking about the ENVIRONMENT. *faints*

[@matheusgoro]

Only if its a argument against Diesel

[@LexTNeville]

Sounds like he's lying through his teeth about it though. 'Rumour car fumes cause cancer', 'unproven'. Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure.

[@ehc1327]

@@LexTNeville he was referring to soot and it is unproven

[@LexTNeville]

@@ehc1327 pfff whatever. You either sell diesels or drive one. The fumes they produce, cause cancer. We all know it, though perhaps the impartial BBC can't mention it so boldly.

[@ehc1327]

@@LexTNeville fumes do but soot doesnt I dont know why you're so triggered, you get soot with almost anything that burns. Look at the inside of an old chimney if soot caused cancer then anyone with a fireplace would be at risk. I also think its weird you would accuse me of working for "deisel companies" just for pointing that out lol

[@arfer]

3 things here have changed so much. Clarkson, Top Gear, and diesel engines.

[@FbbcFastbikesandbeautifulcars]

True

[@dvamateur]

What about the diesel powered Audi LeMans cars?

[@dvamateur]

Well, the mainstream opinion against the diesel is the "clatter" sound. Sure, the gasoline engine seem to be more sophisticated and quiet. However, gasoline engines are less energy efficient than diesel engine. For instance, a standard model Bugatti Veyron engine produces 3000 hp, but 2/3rd of it goes out in wasted unused heat, and "only" 1000hp goes to pavement. Sure, 1000hp is well enough, but think of the energy that is being wasted. You could probably heat several family homes for one quick stint in a Veyron. That's why in marine engines, locomotives, big trucks diesel is used, because I think it has about 60% efficiency. For comparison, steam engine would be around 10% efficiency, gasoline engine is about 30%, then you have the diesel, then I believe you have the electric engines. What I would actually like to see is to have a diesel electric car. Diesel electric locomotives have been around since late '30s in U.K. They got the concept right to this day. I believe, before going fully electric with cars, a diesel-electric should be a natural progression. You'd have efficiency, range, and would not depend on connecting wires to your car. Also, if there were diesel-electric-battery hybrid, you could use dynamic breaking to use your wheels as energy generators to feed the resistors to make the electric motors slow down your car, or feed the energy to charge the battery. Sure, all these hybrid technologies sound expensive and complex to implement. But when done in big numbers, it could be well feasible. For fun though, give me a gasoline powered Honda S660, with rear-engine, rear-wheel drive, 6-speed manual stick shift transmission, and no annoying touchscreens in the center of the dash. What a wonderful car. Japanese don't export the Kei cars though, which is sad, because we end up with a total embarrassment: the Smart.

[@ROOKTABULA]

In order: Fatter& balder, Lamer, just as filthy.

[@vaultdweller3371]

And Britain being in the EU HAHAHAHAHA!

[@daffhead4975]

This is Clarkson, Hammond and May combined into one. In 2000 Jeremy split into 3. 2002 two of the splits joined top gear togheter, and in 2003 the third split, James May joined them. This is the greatest episode in tv history and would last for 13 years. In 2015, Jeremy didn't renew his contract with bbc and Richard and James got fired.

[@chazzz284]

I remember when Acid Rain was the big worry

[@Jams848484]

Yeah, and after that it was the hole in the ozone layer.

[@henzelmen]

oh yeah, I know a few more, millenniumbug, oilcrisis, greenhouse effect, arms race, and they all cost us lots of extra taxmoney and now we have Covid. I bet you and I gona payfor it.

[@Jams848484]

@@henzelmen It's almost like they want us in a perpetual state of fear.

[@SMlFFY85]

And CFCs

[@henzelmen]

You hit the point right there, put the population in fear or guilt, and they won't moan about tax increases. It's an old trick every government uses over and over again.

[@kevwebb9419]

5:25 can we just take a moment for those fuel prices! 😍

[@i-series8596]

Whats that in Euro?

[@mattagres6986]

In euro?

[@JackFellOver]

@@i-series8596The euro didn't exist when this episode was filmed, but nowadays fuel is about 120pence/litre at the cheapest for petrol and 125pence/litre for diesel. Here the prices are less than half of that, at 38.7p/l and 43.0p/l respectively. Seeing as the pound and euro are almost even now because of impending Brexit, I'd say it's pretty similar

[@i-series8596]

@@JackFellOver I didn't think of that, but thanks!

[@LaurusHG]

@@i-series8596 0.43 Euro for a litre of petrol, that's using today's conversion mind. Back then it was more like 0.64 Euros.

[@andrewbailey7999]

1:43 We briefly hear Clarkson's later voice breaking through

[@supersimon126]

A Volkswagen as an example of a clean diesel car. "that one didn't age quite so well"

[@danjudson5661]

What is this a car show based on facts and vehicles and not personality- how refreshing

[@junaidmohammed3733]

39p a litre for petrol lmao literally cheaper than a litre of water.

[@coast2coast00]

+Junaid Mohammed Isn't it still though? In Canada bottled water is about 1.5-2.5 times more expensive.

[@q3b26]

+coast2coast00 depends where you go or what brand... Tesco you can get 2L of water for 17p. but if you want Evian for 1L it's around £1.20

[@MrTangolizard]

Junaid Mohammed 39p a litre of petrol and I was earning the same per hour as I do now lol

[@tristan6509]

Before inflation...

[@MrTangolizard]

yk 47 in 1998 the factory near me paid 9.70 a hour 3 months full pay sick a year and 33 holiday days a year it now pays 8 pound a hour no sick pay and 28 days holiday

[@ELPaso1990TX]

0:50 Jezza showing concern about acid rain and the environment? Is this the same Clarkson? Lol

[@paulh1860]

ELPaso1990TX he went grey worrying about acid rain, now he thinks "fuc it"

[@kjamison5951]

He was reimagined for the reboot.

[@xxczerxx]

MatchstalkMan He also evidently became more cynical and "c'est la vie"as he got older, same goes for his writing in his column in the Times

[@zoltancsikos5604]

MatchstalkMan You sure he didn't just change? LoL

[@Chalky.]

In 2002 Clarkson switched career from journalist to entertainer.

[@ceriellis1090]

That was an informative and moderate take on diesel cars, I hope they keep it up!

[@TheOutlander82]

Jeremy Thunberg

[@James-hh1lq]

Back when they talked about cars that normal people can afford.

[@bula312kingdoms]

I want to know only about cars I cannot afford

[@AquaLoki]

That was the whole point of New Top Gear. Old Top Gear was effectively an information show about buying or selling cars, and would just do reviews and points of interest like this video. New Top Gear was entertainment.

[@someguy6141]

Va Sr The new format was launched in October 2002. They also tried to maintain some relativity to normal cars initially, presenting market trends, testing affordable new models etc, but this only lasted for a few seasons before dropping even the last bit of car journalism.

[@carldudley3262]

so why is the new 'style' called top gear? It is a completely different program aimed (presumably) at a completely different audience. Its informational content is zero.

[@speeddemon217a]

@@carldudley3262 Basically Old Top Gear died a few years before New Top Gear was released. This break between them allowed Top Gear to move away from the hard car journalism of the old format and reinvent itself with the more stunt and showpiece heavy format we are familiar with today. However, as stated above the initial content of New Top Gear still had a decent bit of car journalism and it was only later that they completely abandoned those segments. Also, keeping the name allowed the BBC to take advantage of the existing audience from old Top Gear; meaning they wouldn't need to work as hard to get an entirely new car program off the ground.

[@Kingofall93]

This was like a video you where made to watch in class

[@matthewyabsley]

This was still a fairly modern style of broadcast for the time, the rest was much more boring.

[@carldudley3262]

@@matthewyabsley At least it tried to be informative and not puerile. The old style top gear was so much more useful. The new top gear should have been called someting different , I would not dare to offer a suitable title

[@matthewyabsley]

@@carldudley3262 - Have you been on the crack pipe again? Read the comment thread. Nobody even spoke to you, or about you. This is your first comment in this conversation thread. Do you want me to call that special number printed on your medical bracelet for you?

[@TrueSkyl1n3]

3:36 Holy crap! It’s an AA guy that’s actually getting PHYSICAL instead of just plugging into the OBD port 😱

[@johnsausages6871]

I can't wait to call them out in my 98 diesel mercedes with no obd

[@PissTakeProduction]

At the 1min 20sec mark RIchard Hampster Hammond is in the pram crossing the street.

[@connorcampbell1043]

I know that it's Jeremy speaking, but for some reason I hear James Mays voice.. lol

[@petergeorge9004]

Connor Campbell I can just hear him driving and saying ‘buffeting’

[@Thebossstage1]

"diesel cars are said to be cleaner than petrol cars" That hasn't aged well

[@tomjackson1045]

Depends on the engine. Its a shame VW ruined its reputation for those who were following the rules.

[@truantray]

@@tomjackson1045 They all cheated.

[@smokeytom24]

Every single German manufacturer has now been proven to have cheated. Diesel engines should never have been put into cars.

[@ndg9367]

Who cares if they cheated! Governments cheat and steal everyday and they don't like competition. But would rather still have diesel engine over gas any day.

[@paulanderson79]

@@ndg9367 I agree. Not than I am a fan of VW cars at all. In my experience the reliability is questionable. Outside of warranty they're very expensive to put right. If you must have a German can the I suggest a BMW. In relation to the emissions cheating, VW did nothing wrong. The authorities set down the very very precise way it must be driven to meet the requirements of the test. So VW designed the cars to do this. We all know that all cars will emit more in general mixed usage than official figures suggest. There' no news here. I, too, prefer modern diesel engines over spineless petrol alternatives.

[@northseawolf]

Clarksons hair was almost the thing that raised my eyebrows the most in this video until I saw the fuel prices at 5:20 😭

[@benfordslaw5105]

Its quite funny seeing diesel being marketed as more green and now we are phasing it out because its less green.

[@alex0711a]

Who remembers acid rain ? At the beginning of the 90s that stuff was supposed to kill us.

[@changcheng7364]

Since the low sulfur fuel has been introduced the problem slowly disappeared

[@ganeshjain88]

Just like global warming is going to kill us now

[@SkylarsTerribleMemes]

@@ganeshjain88 2030.

[@alsuarecords7777]

Ganesh Jain not yet ;D

[@massimobernardo-]

COVID -19

[@JOE-hu9qk]

Before all of the smoking, all that smoking made his voice deeper

[@trainman9024]

oh god Jeremy is so young and this is when top gear wasn't as silly

[@ebrente]

Europe in the 90’s: need more power? Add a turbo. Canada in the 90’s need more power? Add cylinders. Every driveway in my small town as a kid had a V6 sedan or minivan and at Ieast one V8 truck in it. Fast forward to my adulthood working in retail automotive, we have still a hard time selling V6 trucks to the point where we only stock a handful a year. Why do we think we need all this power? I downsized from a 3.5 V6 in my car to a 2.5 4 banger two years ago. I was bitter about the power loss at first but sweet Lord of Mercy the fuel savings! The Europeans have been onto something since day 1 with small engines.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Clarkson talking global warming back in 1991, wow! :-)

[@karelpipa]

+zapfanzapfan it was invented right after the global cooling has failed. So far, it did not happen.

[@zapfanzapfan]

+karelpipa Yeah, global warming is a hoax because it got cold this winter, right? ;-)

[@karelpipa]

+zapfanzapfan absolutely not.. its because theres a lot of money involved in global warming industry

[@zapfanzapfan]

Yeah, those poor poverty stricken Koch-brothers... they never stood a chance against the trillion-dollar treehugger-industry...

[@vasme973]

+karelpipa so verry true man.hahaha i was surprised to hear global worming in 91.now 2016 and still say to prevent global woarming.thats other way to we normal ppl pay taxes.

[@hrvojepranjkovic6214]

How did we come from Jeremy talking about environment to things like crashing a building on a car???

[@kennethtucker9844]

Money

[@heathstjohn6775]

Sensible thoughts , stupid thoughts : each is the parent of the NEXT thought ; we choose which we encourage. I prefer the man in this youth , than the put-on youth in Clarkson's man : it and he were more dignified. Juvenile behaviour in a mature man is as visibly aging to the male as ( on wet days , too , mostly ) , shorts are on a man : the only difference between their wearers and their five year-old sons shouldn't be just the length of the shorts.

[@wmascolin]

@@heathstjohn6775 ok

[@heathstjohn6775]

@@wmascolin Hello. Thanks for the interest, but I don't know what you're expressing.

[@daithimurphy6783]

Heath St john I think he’s trying to express that you’re a bit cracked mate

[@TheRealDoctorBonkus]

Man, that speaker rythm and accent is so ingrained in BBC footage from the late 80's and early 90's...Even young clarkson has to use the RP.

[@orangeman3343]

Makes me feel old. Heck, I even remember Clarkson pre-TV days, writing for a car mag.

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

well if you re his age , you are kind of old

[@boogiestreet594]

NO ONE wants a Diesel, everyone NEEDS a Turbo-Diesel.

[@tyvekhomewrap9164]

The 6.2 Detroits in old C/Ks are pretty sweet

[@tylert6573]

What an amazing quote Well done. Sort

[@ZacGolus]

Nah Petrol forever 😊

[@blackrifle3742]

Zac Golus get out

[@xVGA-COLOR]

@@ZacGolus Nah cycling forever you lazy people

[@nemanja9051]

1990's cars: 3:45 ...so there is less electronic... Today's car's: 😂😂😂

[@JosephStealin]

Clarkson’s BBC voice is hilarious 😂

[@cataxo444]

"Diesel is likely to remain a niche market..." Ha

[@klaykid117]

I mean that was pretty spot on you have Golfs and trucks (both pickups and big ones) and VW might start phasing out the diesels after diesel-gate

[@cataxo444]

@@klaykid117 Yeah I fully agree with you, but this was back in '09 lol! Today I actually drove a PD110 for the first time and I was quite impressed, you might not like diesels, but they are just perfect for long cruises... Edit: In my country 2/3 of used cars online are diesel

[@ivanmifsud6972]

Jeremy predicted electrification, which killed the diesel

[@LomTong]

He was right though. They did cut the tax and there was a boom in diesel sales. If they hadn't, it probably would have remained a niche market in the UK.

[@cataxo444]

@@LomTong How much did they cut the tax? Not trying to be a smart-ass here, just curious, im not from the UK

[@VTSRIK]

38.7 pence for a litre of petrol, my god how far web come with increased taxes lol today it's 112.9 a litre.

[@ElectrofizzStudiosCo]

MadCowGoMoo Inflation, about 80p per litre back then in todays money

[@KiloByte69]

***** Inflation as a result of fiat printing is really just another hidden tax.

[@mattouli]

MadCowGoMoo "4 star" lol ..... I'd forgotten about 4 star...

[@MrComputerSaint]

MadCowGoMoo I was thinking the same about the cost of petrol!

[@marcel911]

Matt Gerrard What about 2 star and 5 star?. I remember when petrol was about 70p per gallon. I was only a kid then :)

[@afrog2666]

Jezza sounded posh back in the day :p

[@wolfe1970]

And so did James May

[@gangsternews4815]

He is a little posh boy, that;s why.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

Because he is, Clarkson created the Chatacter Clarkson, racing around the planet cracking jokes and sticking 2 fingers up to the establishment, because that's what the goons like. In private he's known to complain about Teenagers speeding through the town where he lives and illegal parking, calling out for higher parking charges to keep the riff raff away from the area he lives. But why not, his opinions on the tv are purely what's been decided the audience wants to hear, his private life is almost the opposite. Posh restaurants, first class flying etc

[@aldozilli1293]

@@adrinathegreat3095 what are you talking about he always has been the archetypical public school snobby arrogant obnoxious twat

[@cbr600rr8]

43p a litre on fuel. I remember those days well... had a Mk 1 Golf GTI in ‘91

[@dimashevchenkoua]

Remember watching old TG clips on this channel years ago, good old times :)

[@jakers2923]

It took 28 years for this to come on my recommendations.... i know this as i was born in 1991 😂😂😂

[@johnstones339]

KZbin is only like 12 years old tho, it couldn't recommend you something before it was found ermmm

[@jakers2923]

@@johnstones339 you know how KZbin works... 120 views and 500 likes... 🤣🤣

[@johnstones339]

@@jakers2923 just refresh rates, people need negativity in their lifes so they project it onto something else and KZbin takes alot of that.. if you don't like KZbin then go create your own app

[@jakers2923]

@@johnstones339 wtf lol

[@Triadii]

Lucky you. I wish I was born in 1991.

[@HughS47]

38p a litre. Damn.

[@someguy8951]

Daylight robbery

[@stokesy887]

Povilas Kuznecovas 67.5p per litre is tax now. Bonkers

[@dizzyonaball4623]

@Povilas Kuznecovas In the UK, when fuel was in gallons, the Budget typically put 2p extra tax on a gallon (a few grumbled). Then the price was set in litres and the Budget typically put 2p extra tax on a litre (a few grumbled). Hardly anyone noticed (a nearly 5x tax increase) and it stuck.

[@dizzyonaball4623]

@Povilas Kuznecovas Tax is 58p/litre on both petrol and diesel (including biofuels), but then 20% Value Added Tax (VAT) is added onto the price of a litre, including the fuel tax previously added. Something like 2/3 of the pump price is probably tax.

[@BeeJay120]

5:22 - Wish we had those prices today

[@avalonjustin]

Very interesting. I'm not used to this kind of journalism from Clarkson.

[@watoryuk2502]

Brothers and sisters, we have gathered here today because of KZbin algorithm.

[@robharwood-stamper9857]

Hahahaha

[@Rapscallion2009]

It makes you realise that Clarkson is a canny journalist playing to a market. He's not the idiot he often appears to be, he's just good at playing one. Diesels have become popular partly because they've improved and partly because fuel costs have gone up so much in nearly quarter of a century. He got wrong thing slightly wrong - It isn't actually necessary for diesel fuel to be cheaper to buy than petrol - it just requires that diesels do more to the gallon and - provided you do the extra miles to exceed the purchase price of the car - the diesel will work out cheaper. Diesels are now pretty much mandatory for company cars for this reason. Interestingly enough, though, a lot of Taxis are now the (Petrol) Prius Hybrid.

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

+Rapscallion2009 there are areas in the city where you can only go with hybrid/lpg/electric cars. that's why. also for a cab driver who needs space a bottle of gas in the trunk will not only use up space but also scare customers who are afraid of gas blowing up.

[@MrWolfSnack]

The only reason a cab company or any company buys a Prius is because they buy them in bulk, and they get a hefty tax kickback on the purchase for "being green".

[@lazrussanschei5372]

Yes because 4 litres of diesel are more expensive than 4 litres of petrol...also the Prius Hybrid requires practically no maintenance, the brakes don't wear out as fast etc...

[@roddydykes7053]

Rapscallion2009 Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) has allegedly a IQ of 170, makes sense because not many people could become as successful as him playing dumb unless they had the brains to do it properly

[@TerenceA72]

@@lazrussanschei5372 What difference is there in the brakes on a hybrid?

[@MishaZam300]

I remember watching these episodes, I was only -11 years old

[@richards9407]

Arguing about diesel and petrol is like arguing about tea and coffee. While tea is made from leaves, coffee is made from beans. And tea is an infusion. Coffee is of course the diesel of hot beverages, in the same way that petrol is the tea of fuels. You can't run a car on either tea or coffee, and drinking petrol or diesel would make you very poorly indeed. It is also interesting that there was a car called a bean at the turn of the 20th century, and of course we must not forget the Ford model T. It is also significant that you hardly ever see a diesel motorbike, and most bikers favour tea over coffee. Except Lambretta owners.

[@Dragoneer]

...because diesels typically need bigger displacements and forced induction in order to maximize their efficiency..? Motorcycle engines are usually below 1000cc, two stroke and two to four cylinders. I got your analogy from the start until you went off on a wild tangent in the middle, not sure what you were trying to say there...

[@theobreakspear3323]

How has this only got 43 upvotes 😂😂😂

[@saheltaja]

[[[ *_Dragonier_* ]]] Usually two-stroke? Not for the last 50 years in sizes more than 200cc.

[@car_lov3r]

"large capacity engine" "1800cc" I think we have different definitions of "large"

[@RWL2012]

it was large for the size of the car. (compared to the 1100 petrol, I know the 205 engine bay can take a V6 swap but that's another matter.)

[@JGCoolfella]

Large cuz It's a midget car 😂

[@efimkrivov]

@@KS-xo3oh I was surprised when my huge 5,7 Hemi appeared to be a small block..

[@RWL2012]

​@@KS-xo3oh the base petrol/gas engine in the 205 was a 1.1 I think, maybe even a 4-cylinder 1.0, so the Diesel being a 1.8 _was_ "large"

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

@@KS-xo3oh In Britain an economy sized engine can be as small as 998cc and double up to be found used in a washing machine, even hairdryer.

[@thetruth7633]

1991 “diesels are a bit slow” 2021 BMW 550D “am I a joke to you?”

[@hellodavey1902]

Bring back old Top Gear & Old Clarkson... I learned more in this vid than 4 seasons of Grand Tour. Sign of the times... bright lights and loud bangs more important than actual information

[@mhl8396]

Brilliant cars, diesel at 43p, and Clarkson on Top Gear. What went wrong?

[@MOS6582]

Clarkson punched out one of the people responsible for ensuring Top Gear made it to the telly each week. This tends to throw a terminal spanner in the works of a TV show.

[@mhl8396]

Doesn't explain cars being crap, and fuel being expensive.

[@ismaileyaqub6335]

43p then would be around 70-80p now. due to inflation.

[@ismaileyaqub6335]

43p then would be around 70-80p now. due to inflation.

[@Games_and_Music]

Driven Junkie, haha, yep, pretty much.

[@MrMcdob]

I've just figured out where the inspiration for Alan Partridge came from..

[@applejuice5272]

Aha!

[@MrMcdob]

@@applejuice5272 knowing me knowing you..

[@NefariousOaf]

Why so serious? And how well-spoken was Jeremy back in the day!

[@shugaroony]

Thats the public school boy coming out of him here. The BBC loved all that back then.

[@luckycryptoking3020]

Oh man those were the good old days ngl

[@MK7750]

And now we have 350hp 1000nm AUDI SQ8 Diesels have come a long way .

[@andrzejnowak863]

435 HP mate

[@MK7750]

Andrzej Nowak oo my bad

[@abulmamodo5241]

Do bare in mind, you're comparing a 4litre twin turbo charged V8 to crummy 4 cylinder crappy turbo cars, some of which don't have ECU's. Considering they got about 70-80bhp from 1600cc, and today we get 90-100ish bhp from the same size diesel engines, we haven't come far at all

[@AlexEssex8]

Mk 8209 still sound awful though! I’ll stick to my smooth as silk straight-six cylinder BMW 440i Coupe!

[@MK7750]

Abul Mamodo no ur wrong Vw 1.6 tdi puts out 140hp Fiat 1.6 tdi puts out 148 hp A simple remap will make them go to near 160

[@bmused55]

OMG.... 38.7 pence for a litre of petrol!!!!!! Oh.... so many problems in my finances would be solved with a return to 1991 prices!

[@saiiad737]

MARTY LETS YOU BACK ! GET THE DELOREAN

[@199724]

bmused55 I'm guessing only the prices should come back, not your income...

[@MrChriscable]

Yeah I was paid £3.07 for bar work back then too. Min wage is nearly £9 per hour now.

[@r.a.j7725]

That’s around 82 pence when you adjust for inflation.

[@Volvoman90]

Yeah and the average salary was about £12.5k.

[@notmenotme614]

Filmed: 1991 Posted: 17 Sep 2010 Appears in my KZbin recommendations: 27 Sep 2020 !!!

[@zayn7414]

Meet you all again after 9 years in recommended section. Till then take care and drive hard.

[@FritzSchober]

Many arguments for and against the diesel from 1991 sound the same we now have for the electric car. 1. Better for environment 2. cheaper fuel 3. more reliable 4. too expensive 5. needs lower tax to leave nice market.

[@citrusblast9327]

If this was made now the title would be: Top Gear 2020 - Buying an old diesel

[@henkvisser9741]

Nope, it would have been called "illuminati time travelling confirmed corona hoax diesel ruines tesla they suck out babies adrenochrome!!" all in caps and then an explenation how it is weird that someone made this today and yet jeremy looks 50 years younger even though hes 30 years younger. Nice chatbait though, sadly Im the only one who likes to troll the trolls.

[@optimusprime1598]

1991 the year I was born when Clarkson was a matured car journalist.... 30 years later Clarkson : a 9year old boy trapped in a 60year old car journalist body...

[@iainbacon2676]

God this makes me feel so old

[@Truthseeker1515]

The Citroen Turbo-diesel BX estate was a fuel efficient car. And very comfortable too with its hydraulic suspension. A great car.

[@rogerfrean6432]

diesel has less to go wrong... those were the days!

[@IronMan-qi3yg]

ha. Tell me about it. My Mondeo ST TDCI wrote itself off because of diesel engine runaway a few months back!

[@RWL2012]

Now there's all these damn DPFmobiles...

[@wass006]

+Philip Keeling I had one too had a shit load of problems. Injectors, pulleys,subframe you name it

[@InvisibleYetVisible]

+Roger Frean Old diesel's are great. Mine runs like a dream and it has 170k miles on :D

[@smitesfan]

Hey, my 190TD is mechanically very sound after 260K miles. Its the electrical system that shit the bed.

[@deadlyclaw4977]

This was ‘old’ 10 years ago oh how time flies

[@langam7017]

390 pounds more? Nowadays that's not even the price of the optional fancy audio system.

[@bigmedge]

I like the old Clarkson way better. He was way more objective, logical, & concise back then

[@Lucas-ze9ut]

me to!

[@siggyavos7275]

yeah but he sounds like a tosser

[@TheDivingdeep]

Terry O'Neill he is ;-)

[@micheals1992]

he sounds really posh :O

[@VTSRIK]

The problem is he got rich, Like most people who start making serious money turn into a complete arsehole.