Young Jeremy Steals A Car || Old Top Gear

Young Jeremy goes around the town stealing cars and briefing about the safety features

[@whoarewe7515]

And many years later Jeremy had the BMW alarm fitted to his ford gt40

[@UberPanzerhund]

Your car's been stolen!

[@DiRF]

Jeremy didn't want the alarm fitted, but, due to the value of the vehicle, the insurer required Ford to install the immobilizer before he could take delivery of it. It was a finger-pointing game between the insurer, Ford, and the third-party that Ford had contracted to install the immobilizer. Just a total fuster-cluck.

[@stonerman15]

Wtf lol.

[@munroe5437]

And he LOVED that alarm didn’t he, the car always started first time too

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

I know this is pedantic… But it wasn’t a GT40, it was a GT… if it was a GT40, he’d have got even less time behind the wheel than he did considering nobody over six foot two can drive it with the door shut.

[@MaskofFayt]

I love how accurate that anti-theft thing was compared to today where your automated gps constantly disconnects or thinks you're in a different country because it got confused by your 4G connection briefly dipping

[@lbsiuk]

it was almost definitely staged lol

[@rajgill7576]

Older cellular tech used more power, with towers fewer and farther between the signal would drop less often, but just be slow overall. You could literally power led light "stickers" that flashed when it rang with old Nokia phones. The point of 4g is more frequent but smaller antennas, so a much weaker but ultimately faster signal with multiple points of connection. It can drop when you lose signal, as the signals are much weaker

[@patxusko4898]

@@rajgill7576 yup, this is how it works nowdays

[@Ms123kill]

GPS can work on it's own without interenet, just not as quick and fast but still. How come people don't know that.

[@uuborg9216]

@Neville Thompson 5g range is very short, wouldn't work in most places yet

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

I love how Jezza is dressed like a car thief in the Mitsubishi review... he should've dressed like that in the first segment lol

[@TJSaw]

These old Clarkson clips are a gold mine.

[@GodKing804]

99% of clarkson clips are gold mine

[@Bow-to-the-absurd]

​@@GodKing804 absolutely

[@hypergolic8468]

It's videos like this that take you back, the days when the Police would react to a stolen car.

[@rajgill7576]

I had my window busted on Halloween. Caught the thief on 3 different cameras, and got his license plate as he hung out in my driveway for 10 min before leaving. Police won't do anything. I did their entire job for them and they can't so much as run his plates so I can press charges, or patrol the neighborhood occasionally.

[@Thros1]

@@rajgill7576 can't count on the police when you need them and you wonder why people don't trust them ;p

[@crudboy12]

@MulaRose Yeah they do the same here. You can tell when its quota time because every second car you pass at night is a cop.

[@bensparky]

The police didn’t care back then either

[@andrewtrainor3804]

​@@rajgill7576 Yes but they will catch you speeding so it's ok.

[@KillaThrilla]

Seeing Jeremy as a young guy is weird, i swear he was born 50yrs old

[@JetFalcon710]

Yeah, every time I see young Jeremy Clarkson, I briefly think he's a completely different person

[@Cayres9]

He actually sounds like someone from the 1950s too with the fake Posh accent lol

[@uuborg9216]

@@Cayres9 ain't that just how he talks? think he just sounds a bit more civil here

[@Cayres9]

@@uuborg9216 Well in Top gear he is very shouty and loud compared to back in the early 90s , I think he does it deliberately to be center of Attention lol

[@charlesc.9012]

@@Cayres9 It is the modern received accent, different from actual posh English.

[@bulbman256]

Mitsubishi was ahead of it's time naming their car *SIGMA*

[@Draliseth]

😐

[@sanderrehepapp5219]

Used to have one, absolutely loved it, but had to get a more economical car, and sold it to a friend/acquaintance in 2013, a few months ago I found out he scrapped it, didn't even ask if I wanted to buy it back or anything(sold it to some guy for 400€, because there where lights ON on the dashboard and no power steering), been thinking of buying one now ,but it's a 5k car for a good one and there's even a dude asking 8k atm, And even nostalgia taken into account,it's not worth that

[@natelecarde962]

“Are you ready for round 2?”

[@cheapautomobilityproductio745]

Ferrari in 1969 made a car too named Sigma

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

Sigma Fact: Sigma was adopted in the Old Italic alphabets beginning in the 8th century BC. *But that's no fun is it.*

[@the_pigs_have_rebelled]

Back when he sounded like he was putting on a posh accent.

[@thomaswarren13]

BBC accent. They tried for a long time to avoid regional accents

[@ps2bndled]

@@thomaswarren13 I'm assuming it was to make themselves more understandable to people in different regions.

[@thomaswarren13]

@@ps2bndled Not sure to be honest. I don't think anybody has ever understood the way the BBC works

[@theliverpoolkop6331]

'putting on'? He is posh, public school snob

[@the_pigs_have_rebelled]

@@theliverpoolkop6331 From Yorkshire

[@paulharries9558]

Modern day Clarkson would put a bomb in the boot if someone tried to steal a car. With no warning!

[@captainpoptarts]

How do we know he hasn't?

[@thesmithersy]

Well some member of the public in another old Top Gear video, suggested that to deter car thieves, they should have a giant spike come up from under the driver's seat if an unauthorised driver is caught in it.

[@GodzillasaurusJr]

​@@thesmithersy Now imagine some hacker figures out how to trigger it with the authorised driver there.

[@cologne2792]

" It has a reasonable turn of speed and it handles with great adroitness for such a leviathan " - wonderful stuff.

[@Sub-Kuch13.13]

In 2022, I have a 25 year old, 100 series with 200k as the 3rd owner for 7 years, the past owners went on to buy newer Cruisers. Uber luxury, super smooth 4.2tdi & still a dream to drive, unlike the other 2 off roaders. Which I tested & drove. Yes, in-between I've tried to do better, but it all failed. The 6.0 Flying Spur, the 3.0 tdi Phaeton, Merc GLK 2.0 TDI, equal luxury to the old bus, but electric modern headaches & super expensive parts in the end. Friends have the 2020 Range Rovers new ones, every 6 months, they spend more time in the repair garages thus making them, OFF THE ROAD. Only the Kia Sorento 2.2 td was near to the old bus, excellent 38mpg, but failed in comfy seats. My grand total in up keep in 7 years, including services & ABS pump only after 25 years, has been £4500 in 60k. Also Bio fuel at £1 compare to £1.70 A Dam bargain. LONG LIVE the KING. Cruisers.

[@brainwashalpha5495]

clarkson’s choice of vocabulary here surprised me as well

[@antoinesilva1527]

@@brainwashalpha5495 He was a writer before doing these shows, and some have recalled him agonizing for hours over a single word. It sure sounds like Captain OCD, but that’s JC.

[@safetyfirst5917]

"Abandon the vehicle after parking it safely" is just an excuse to immediately stack it into as many cars as possible

[@jamesbowden4871]

I can't get over how posh Jezza used to sound. I presume that the BBC used to force its presenters to talk in RP on air, because this sounds so unnatural from him.

[@2003AudiS3]

He really does sound weird. Its completely normal but not him

[@AlejjSi]

Well, it was also about 10 milion cigarettes before today 😁

[@98-SR5]

I love how occasionally in small segments, the real Jeremy shines through the ridiculous "accents" the BBC used to make presenters put on.

[@Sweaty__Sheep]

How awful was that office? No windows, no lumbar support in the chair, artificial lighting, terrible equipment set up and no fresh air. It's amazing how nobody saw all the terrible consequences coming.

[@Kronos0999]

boomers also made more money

[@Sweaty__Sheep]

@@Kronos0999 money is not worth your health

[@Kronos0999]

@@Sweaty__Sheep Heh, and look what they did to the planet, the political system. It's a joke and we're the end of it.

[@Sweaty__Sheep]

@@Kronos0999 haha. Hate them all you want, they built the world that gives you clean water, an education system, modern medicine... Etc. As for the planet, if you've used a disposable mask or plastic gloves the last 2 years, you're part of the problem. Politics has been corrupt ever since its inception, long before boomers 😂 they're filthy, appalling animals. People like Nancy Pelosi make my blood boil. Especially when she scaremongers for climate change then buys a house on the sea, like Obama.

[@Kronos0999]

@@Sweaty__Sheep "Clean water?" No, *we* did that. Education system? Lololololol "Modern medicine?" No, their medicine involved giving kids brandy in cough syrups. Again, we changed that, boomer. :)

[@arthuralves7522]

That fuel cutting system that you can activate using a telephone is absolutely Genius!

[@timoarrg]

I mean it ain't any safer than a regular alarm system that will do that automatically, the cables are still there and there is a way to bypass it, if you can with normal alarms you can with the manual one. The only way I can see this being beneficial is if the ECU had it from the factory so that it couldn't by bypassed, thats how cars are done nowadays if they have a factory alarm, you just can't call them

[@andymoore9977]

Fuel cut off at 100 mph on a motorway?

[@brookie1141]

5:15 Clarkson Drip

[@saajanjogia]

When automotive journalism was a real profession 😅

[@typhoon-7]

That 80 series Land Cruiser is an absolute gem of a car. I'd kill for one in decent condition nowadays. Oh if we only knew back then.

[@AV-ch6mu]

The amounts of cars I owned and then later sold/traded..and the regretted man, what your saying here is very relatable🥲

[@mofayer]

And instead Jeremy praised the Land Rover, a card that turned out to be a complete turd.

[@Sub-Kuch13.13]

In 2022, I have a 25 year old, 100 series with 200k as the 3rd owner for 7 years, the past owners went on to buy newer Cruisers. Uber luxury, super smooth 4.2tdi & still a dream to drive, unlike the other 2 off roaders. Which I tested & drove. Yes, in-between I've tried to do better, but it all failed. The 6.0 Flying Spur, the 3.0 tdi Phaeton, Merc GLK 2.0 TDI, equal luxury to the old bus, but electric modern headaches & super expensive parts in the end. Friends have the 2020 Range Rovers new ones, every 6 months, they spend more time in the repair garages thus making them, OFF THE ROAD. Only the Kia Sorento 2.2 td was near to the old bus, excellent 38mpg, but failed in comfy seats. My grand total in up keep in 7 years, including services & ABS pump only after 25 years, has been £4500 in 60k. Also Bio fuel at £1 compare to £1.70 A Dam bargain. LONG LIVE the KING. Cruisers.

[@tomhalf3018]

Just had my 80's series floorpan rust repaired and whole interior sound deanded and reupholstered, trust me if you want a offroad vehicle get a hilux and thrash that and keep the landy garaged. I regret using my landy off road, its just my towwing rig now whenever i take the 22ft boat out or the caravan for camping and touring.

[@Sub-Kuch13.13]

@@tomhalf3018 Definitely Toyota always. Never seen or heard of a LR or RR that has been headache free, Just money pits.

[@CapnSlipp]

When Jeremy steal a car, he doesn’t slim jim the locks or break a window or hotwire the ignition- the car just obeys and lets him in and starts up.

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

5:15 "Are you wearing that for a bet?" "Yeah..."

[@kyletrummel69]

He then goes on to say the upholstery has "questionable taste." Look at yourself in the mirror, man!! 🤣

[@lifeinsidekyoto6553]

I love how Jeremy used to say pounds in his best Received Pronunciation. It was like this until the 2002 top gear revamp 😂

[@Draliseth]

Oh no! It's the rozzers.

[@Diesel436]

I'm not even British but there's something nostalgic about 1980's /90's British cars

[@daic7274]

Haha, DataTrak..still see some of that equipment these days 2021.

[@fishsticks6668]

"registration G 420" already creating memes back then

[@arminass1681]

that mitsubooshi is quirky, a proper Doug Demuro car

[@kyletrummel69]

"Tayooter" "Bee-em Dubbaya" "JagWAHR"

[@arminass1681]

@@kyletrummel69 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@karamellkungend2444]

THIIISSSS is a Mitsubishi

[@lol-de4lo]

@@kyletrummel69 "HUNdy"

[@ps2bndled]

@@lol-de4lo NEE-SAHN

[@GentilsGarage]

I had one E28 exactly like that, colour, spec, everything!

[@rotarded1983]

Fantastic cars. Ive nearly had a few the only issue was rust so I got a MB 190E. I still pine over the E28s and I get excited every time I see them so hopefully I can get a clean one someday soon

[@ThatOneBlackGuy]

why is it so nice to see young Clarkson out trying to be a good lil boi

[@stuff31]

It's so weird hearing him so calm unenthusiastic. I guess it took him a while for him to get his distinct vocal exaggerations.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

This is so old the computer is running DOS !!! 😲 I think it's 1991

[@RWL2012]

yes or 1990

[@TwiceToldCinema]

@@RWL2012 1991, that was first model year of that iteration of the Mitsubishi Sigma.

[@harveybrooks2597]

All these innovations over the decades and car manufacturers decide to throw us back into the 90's with keyless entry.

[@911Locksmiths]

If only JC knew that G wagon would still be worth £25k 30 yrs later.

[@Sub-Kuch13.13]

Drives like a tractor. Until you drive the Landcruiser. In 2022, I have a 25 year old, 100 series with 200k as the 3rd owner for 7 years, the past owners went on to buy newer Cruisers. Uber luxury, super smooth 4.2tdi & still a dream to drive, unlike the other 2 off roaders. Which I tested & drove. Yes, in-between I've tried to do better, but it all failed. The 6.0 Flying Spur, the 3.0 tdi Phaeton, Merc GLK 2.0 TDI, equal luxury to the old bus, but electric modern headaches & super expensive parts in the end. Friends have the 2020 Range Rovers new ones, every 6 months, they spend more time in the repair garages thus making them, OFF THE ROAD. Only the Kia Sorento 2.2 td was near to the old bus, excellent 38mpg, but failed in comfy seats. My grand total in up keep in 7 years, including services & ABS pump only after 25 years, has been £4500 in 60k. Also Bio fuel at £1 compare to £1.70 A Dam bargain. LONG LIVE the KING. Cruisers.

[@davideyres955]

You can tell how long it was ago by the 5 and 1/4 inch floppy disk drive in the Compaq PC.

[@theoriginalshew]

Jeremy in a suit and tie is cursed

[@Hadroncollider_]

an incredibly complicated looking hifi-system is all I want now.

[@artthefarter]

This

[@justforever96]

Wow, those are some impressive winter tires on that Sigma. They look more like rally snow tires than normal winters. Even Hakkas are not that aggressive. Of course maybe they just fitted those for the film to make it seem better than it i.

[@marcbeebee6969]

2:30 wow now that is a Antic control room. That woman is probably 50 by now lol

[@captainpoptarts]

I mean, Clarkson is like 60.

[@jacobfleming565]

They are totally atleast 50 now. Wonder how their doing

[@GiddyRob]

That tech looks crazy! Futuristic as hell!

[@thecbc7658]

Just install a hidden kill switch

[@Tracert-mc1hu]

Just buy a car not worth stealing.

[@thecbc7658]

@@Tracert-mc1hu All cars are worth stealing if they are in a good enough condition. The only ones that aren't are not worth driving or owning...

[@Tracert-mc1hu]

@@thecbc7658 Eh, maybe. I highly doubt someone would risk a felony for a $2500 beater.

[@thecbc7658]

@@Tracert-mc1hu You'd be suprised...

[@SirNyanPanda]

@@Tracert-mc1hu If anything, a beater is more likely to be stolen. A car being bad makes thief feel like there will be no consequences from stealing it or just driving around

[@Bow-to-the-absurd]

My nostaglia is off the charts. Wonderful stuff.

[@Mike1997nfs]

4:40 we were so close to greatness already

[@abdelmoneim3796]

Jeremy's voice has changed completely

[@haralamc]

This must have been during his amphetamine days, Hes focused to the point no messing and is not stopping talking to even breath.

[@Kugel--]

Actual consumer advice? On top gear? Rubbish!

[@Crocs4cats]

I wanted to see him in his shell-suit top!!!😅

[@walterwhite3395]

Young Jeremy looks like a far away relative of Netflix Sherlock holmes

[@thepassenger3332]

Wow I'm impressed, Mitsubishi was such a pioneer back then

[@BlueSky-ec7wn]

That black 5 series reg plate MRG 1X is now registered (SORN) to a 2003 Silver Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG. Ironically, Jezza did always love his fast merc's

[@1000kingconker]

love the sub titles "This cars ps2 resistance, what sets it aside-"

[@netweed09]

Damn, all the old tech was actually pretty scary. Amazing it took Us this long and so many slight iterations to get to the point in consumer tech where We are now.

[@MykoMethod]

What fascinates me about rewatching top gear is that the experience changes so much depending on when you watch it. For example a review of the latest ford focus is interesting when its brand new, not interesting at all for the next few years, but then it becomes interesting again once the car reaches a certain age. It starts off as a showcase of modern technology, then for a certain period its just not interesting at all because all cars have it, then it becomes a showcase of old 'retro' technology instead. At some point I went through a fairly long period where I would have skipped that Mitsubishi segment, but retrospective makes it more interesting than ever.

[@LawWonderTV9]

The technology that stops the car thieves kinda reminds me of the Bait Car operations.

[@ZacharyCusanelli]

His voice tho. How old is he here or what year is it?

[@jeremybelcher1727]

This was 1990, so he was around 30 then.

[@Sub-Kuch13.13]

In 2022, I have a 25 year old, 100 series with 200k as the 3rd owner for 7 years, the past owners went on to buy newer Cruisers. Uber luxury, super smooth 4.2tdi & still a dream to drive, unlike the other 2 off roaders. Which I tested & drove. Yes, in-between I've tried to do better, but it all failed. The 6.0 Flying Spur, the 3.0 tdi Phaeton, Merc GLK 2.0 TDI, equal luxury to the old bus, but electric modern headaches & super expensive parts in the end. Friends have the 2020 Range Rovers new ones, every 6 months, they spend more time in the repair garages thus making them, OFF THE ROAD. Only the Kia Sorento 2.2 td was near to the old bus, excellent 38mpg, but failed in comfy seats. My grand total in up keep in 7 years, including services & ABS pump only after 25 years, has been £4500 in 60k. Also Bio fuel at £1 compare to £1.70 A Dam bargain. LONG LIVE the KING. Cruisers.

[@end8316]

The Uk has changed so much. The quality, the cars, moustache, using a telephone box, the terrible office. Wow

[@Cayres9]

Yeah no Brits in the UK in 2022 all Migrants ha ha

[@PlittHD]

2:51 420 blaze it amiriteguys

[@Alexander_l322]

Ha ha. Say no to drugs kids.

[@PlittHD]

@@Alexander_l322 Stay in Drugs. Say no to school. And Do your vegetables

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Look how young Jeremy clarkson looked back then

[@JETJOOBOY]

Those gadgets sadly don't stop a car thief taking a toilet in the vehicle then setting fire to it!

[@joshdowler9195]

Channelling Alan Partridge with this one, love it.

[@stephanopapadimitriou4789]

Those fluro jackets of the 80's 👌

[@Cayres9]

LOL The 90s Shell Suits i had one as a kid mine was Pink ha h a

[@logan4x6]

How is this technology BMW used for theft *NOT* still a thing?!?!…

[@richardsamuelgustavo]

Before immobilizers

[@loeb1]

Miss those sounds on computer

[@kylestolk4699]

I wish the Magna's (Sigma) in Australia were made with all the mod cons you got in Japan and the EU 😭

[@irinadavid800]

Fantastic that the reg is still on an old Mercedes. Sad that it’s not that gorgeous BMW

[@pokeboi5438]

And H1 MMC off the Sigma is on a 2013 ML

[@beeftec5862]

No drop in tone at the end of sentences shows his development of the craft. Quite posh too, wasn't expecting that

[@StreetDrilla]

2:38 yeah right this is what happens 😂😂

[@lewiswilson4174]

He didn't know he would be sitting in one of the most iconic bmws and I'm not a fan of them but this one was something else

[@TCG2008]

Old gms are easy, with that big key thing in the ignition, you can turn that and take it.

[@jonnyfennessy9812]

When big brother started to really watch lil brother.

[@JoeBob79569]

_"A large boxing glove comes out of the steering wheel and punches you in the face."_ Na man, that's just the airbag.. 😂 That would be a hell of an anti-theft device though, if you could activate the airbag from your phone!

[@robertvarley1505]

More sophisticated than today

[@xblade_assassin]

It feels jarring seeing Clarkson this young after watching Clarkson's Farm lol.

[@georgeh5075]

This is so 80s it's brilliant

[@ThouShaltSuffer1]

1991

[@mw01908]

That Mitshibisi has better features than on 2024 cars. Does anyone else think we are going backwards? These 90s cars are better than the crap we have now especially these stupid electric cars!

[@MrRedcelica]

wow how far we've come, theres now a 4WD in every brand to choose from alarms in Australia at least arent even a thing anymore.

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

Hearing him speak is so different compared to now.

[@newtonsbuilds8831]

“Thermoplastic bumpers” yes tEcHNoLOgY

[@SMGJohn]

Consider how much they tracked you in the 90s, imagine today! Where every car comes fitted with standard 2G and 3G communication.

[@justforever96]

Ironic seeing him extolling these high tech remote anti-theft devices considering the issues he had later with his GT40's aftermarket system. I bet most of these didn't work any better.

[@cubajakub1485]

Leigh? Ayyyy my cityyy

[@harrynelson9203]

I want his jacket, what brand is it? 5:17

[@LedCROwbar2]

That police Scorpio sounds awesome. What engine is that?

[@Slim_Tim]

Thought the same, most probably a 2.9 v6 EFI. The old cologne/essex v6's really have a characteristic sound to them.

[@derekmcmahon5950]

Prob a 2.9 V6 auto, police had some very good cars then

[@kekxstar1053]

Wow the computer told the "independent women" to call the Police . It even spelt out the number 999.😂

[@SincerelyYoursLIVE]

He swapped the stolen bmw n stole a Mk3 cavalier!😂😂 Jeremy knows, cavaliers was always stolen😂

[@timscheuermann2554]

that computer system looks like the pos from blockbuster.

[@owensteele1645]

MRG1X is now on a silver Mercedes E55 AMG, new in 2003.

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

“Now let’s just just pretend, just for a moment, that I’m a green eyed monster from the sewers…” okay that should be easy enough “a car thieving moron.” Well two out of three I could wrap my head around.

[@ozowizo37]

the computer images back then were effective already 😎

[@robstable3224]

If Deadpool is Marvel Jesus then Clarkson must be like... a saint

[@bradwhite5884]

"Tonight!!! I stole a car, James got he car stolen and Hammond got his car nicked!!!"

[@SSHHABBA]

It’s James may

[@Draliseth]

Suddenly the claim that May was too much like Clarkson makes sense.

[@Sub-Kuch13.13]

My French bulldog is called Shabba. Looks like him too. Lol

[@Soldmysoulforablurayplayer]

I love how the computer operator assumed the car thief was male.

[@X2yt]

Man, its so funny how modern day post-TGT Jeremy looks like he could eat like 4 young Jeremy's at once.

[@yorkshire_tea6875]

Just goes to show he does actually know about the technical details of cars

[@gavindawson3108]

2:51 if you know, you know

[@thatguywhosayshi7021]

Funni number

[@janogaminghun5254]

Hearing young Jeremy's voice is so weird😂

[@m80116]

WHO KNEEEEW!! But I have the solution for that... MORE POWAAAAAA!! Please take me back to those times... with my age. I wanna live a free life again... I wanna see the world again before it got burnt out, like a failed light bulb.

[@Stu_Yorkie]

I agree. But I often think what would life have been like if this pandemic had hit us a few decades ago, in Pre Internet/Cable days. We certainly saw the best decades though 👍

[@LordmonkeyTRM]

Smug levels hadn't yet reached epic levels