Funny how the BMWs MOT expired in 2007 and the Jeep’s in 2009, and the mighty Range Rover lasted right up until 2021 at a mileage of around 208,000 miles. The Land Cruiser was either on fake plates being Jeremy’s car or it was exported to Africa as most of them were as it’s not showing up on the Reg database.
As for some of the other cars: - The really old Green Land Rover is still about, taxed until May 2024. - The Isuzu Trooper has been untaxed since June 2006, but has no COD issued. - The Daihatsu Fourtrak is currently on SORN with no MOT history, meaning it has been off the road for at least 19 years. - I couldn't make out the registration of the Hilux. - The John Deere tractor has been untaxed since May 2017.
The design of the first gen L322 is pure early 2000s Britannia. The great blend between modern and old. "Canary wharf getting up to the skies, the first superfast trains, the TX4 Taxi, the 1st gen new Mini, the Gherkin, the rise of Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Jamiroquai... it all had its distinctive taste. Unfortunately these days all of that progressed into something way too artificial, I think.
I remember when they did the South America Special with three old off roaders, Classic RR, Toyota Land Cruiser and Jeep. The Classic Range Rover was clearly the best. Range Rover sales shot up after that program.
Had a Land Cruiser with BFG mud terrain tires. Couldn’t get it stuck, had a Jeep with BFG mud terrains, couldn’t get it stuck, have a 2022 2wd Toyota Tacoma with toyo open country AT/3s, couldn’t get it stuck. Had a Range Rover, never got to find out cause BFG didn’t make a mud terrain for it, didn’t matter cause the damn thing never ran.
I would call this "early" Top Gear. Jeremy still presented with the "original" Top Gear mindset, from before Richards jet car crash advertised the show to a wider audience.
Here in the U.S., we call these "Sunday Drivers". Just like most British vehicles built in the last 40 years that have been sold here, you drive a Range Rover on Sunday, and then it breaks down on Monday. It spends all week in the shop and then you pick it up on Saturday and go straight home with it. On Sunday you go out for a drive and by Monday morning it's back at the shop to repeat the maddening cycle all over again. At least with a Jeep, you can get about two weeks between breakdowns.
I used to drive around in a two year old Range Rover for my job in about 1991, it was an F reg with the 3.5 petrol engine. Very nice and comfortable to drive long distance or round town, and surprisingly reliable although terrible fuel economy but the V8 sounded fantastic. The heater matrix sprung a leak once though, cost about 600 quid to fix I seem to remember.
This is "new top gear"... old top gear was pre Richard Hamond. Not sure what we call the version after Clarkson, Hammond & May... perhaps fake top gear?
I know that all the other cars are air conditioned, more comfortable, easier to drive, more powerful, and cheaper to find parts for, but im still choosing that series 2 landy
@@georgepom328 reliable as a Toyota landcruiser is not even a discussion. The landcruiser has ALWAYS been over engineered and doesn’t bother with rubbish airbag suspension that fails electrics on the Range Rover are RENOWNED for failure. I’ll challenge anyone to take the pommie boat anchor into the Australian outback and see which one gets towed out.
@@ToranaA9X308but we aren’t taking our range rovers into the outback, they are perfect cars for the uk manor owner who can turn up to a vip meal in london with it one day and be towing trailers across fields the next, people who buy them can afford to repair them and they do because they are nicer more luxurious cars to own and drive
I agree with everything Jeremy says in this time period. HOWEVER....and bear in mind im talking about the North American market.....test a modern day jeep wrangler against a modern day top trim level land rover defender and let me tell you...... the toyota 4runner will win every time.
The Land Cruiser 100 has a service life of 25-30 years and 600K miles at least. The Isuzu Trooper is second best in this bunch. The rest of the cars in this video will strtuggle to 200k miles with substantial spending.
@@Lewis_Treff97 they had problems with rust, automatic transmissions and head gaskets on the 4 bangers. But otherwise solid vehicles from what I've gathered.
This is *not* Old Top Gear - that's 1977-2001 Top Gear. This is New Top Gear from 2002 (Series 1). Please do not mix up the names - with Top Gear, what is "Old" and "New" does not change.
The facelift x5 e53 I think already has ZF gearbox, isn't it? I'm not sure about that, but as you said the m57 has a good tuning potential, although even stock is pretty good
You'll find more Land Cruisers around the world being used off road than you will Range Rovers. Far more reliable and easier to fix. German cars are joke now. Most range Rovers never get their wheels muddy, and have terrible electrics.
The X5 is an unreliable shit box and is NOT a 4WD for off road it’s allegedly a sport SUV. The Range Rover is a ponced up unreliable pile of shit that spends 99.9 percent being driven by flops like clarkson who constantly talks up British crap. The landcruiser would absolutely DESTROY the Range Rover in ANY serious bush situation. Wading through little puddles and some grass hills doesn’t count in the real world. I’ll bet my last dollar the Toyota in this video is STILL getting around and the Range Rover IF it’s still around is a flogged out bucket. Furthermore not ONE of the drop kicks in this video has a clue how to recover a vehicle or drive in the mud. Toyota all day long Range Rover if you fell like throwing money down the toilet.
Wow, you sure seem to know everything. FYI the range rover in this video was on the road until 2021, last recorded mileage 208k. No information recorded for that land cruiser, which means it's been scrapped. gov.uk Mot history.
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Exactly 👍
Funny how the BMWs MOT expired in 2007 and the Jeep’s in 2009, and the mighty Range Rover lasted right up until 2021 at a mileage of around 208,000 miles.
The Land Cruiser was either on fake plates being Jeremy’s car or it was exported to Africa as most of them were as it’s not showing up on the Reg database.
As for some of the other cars:
- The really old Green Land Rover is still about, taxed until May 2024.
- The Isuzu Trooper has been untaxed since June 2006, but has no COD issued.
- The Daihatsu Fourtrak is currently on SORN with no MOT history, meaning it has been off the road for at least 19 years.
- I couldn't make out the registration of the Hilux.
- The John Deere tractor has been untaxed since May 2017.
IMO that was peak of Land Rover right there, there is just something about that range rover that made it special
Is this an L322?
@@TheSlowBoarderYes
The design of the first gen L322 is pure early 2000s Britannia. The great blend between modern and old. "Canary wharf getting up to the skies, the first superfast trains, the TX4 Taxi, the 1st gen new Mini, the Gherkin, the rise of Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Jamiroquai... it all had its distinctive taste. Unfortunately these days all of that progressed into something way too artificial, I think.
Well said.
I remember when they did the South America Special with three old off roaders, Classic RR, Toyota Land Cruiser and Jeep. The Classic Range Rover was clearly the best. Range Rover sales shot up after that program.
That Landy is worth a fortune today! Hope he held onto it.
Right 👍
He did. Look on RUclips for an episode of Harry’s garage where he visits Clarkson in his farm in his Land Rover. They both have the same side by side.
if by "fortune" you mean $7000, you would be right
My fathers friend got one of those Range Rovers new, it lasted 2 weeks before the engine went out😂
As you agreed with Harry, peak Range Rover
Had a Land Cruiser with BFG mud terrain tires. Couldn’t get it stuck, had a Jeep with BFG mud terrains, couldn’t get it stuck, have a 2022 2wd Toyota Tacoma with toyo open country AT/3s, couldn’t get it stuck. Had a Range Rover, never got to find out cause BFG didn’t make a mud terrain for it, didn’t matter cause the damn thing never ran.
“Old top gear” is still the 70s-90s shows in my mind. Calling the Trio days “old” doesn’t compute.
I call it ‘proper top gear’
"Best Top Gear" then sparky.
I remember when Noel Edmunds presented Top Gear.
I would call this "early" Top Gear. Jeremy still presented with the "original" Top Gear mindset, from before Richards jet car crash advertised the show to a wider audience.
This is one of the very first episodes of “new” Top Gear
I bought a L322 after watching this video and his interview with Harry
The use of music in this clip was really on point.
Funny, any one of those with a set of BFG’s would go through any of that.
Any Range Rover, to quote Car Magazine, “Great to drive, awful to own”
Tires are most important thing off road
Here in the U.S., we call these "Sunday Drivers". Just like most British vehicles built in the last 40 years that have been sold here, you drive a Range Rover on Sunday, and then it breaks down on Monday. It spends all week in the shop and then you pick it up on Saturday and go straight home with it. On Sunday you go out for a drive and by Monday morning it's back at the shop to repeat the maddening cycle all over again. At least with a Jeep, you can get about two weeks between breakdowns.
Subaru best option in America for a reliable dependable AWD car.
BBC didn’t dare bringing the Mercedes G-Class to the party in order to save the Land Rover from embarrassment.
I used to drive around in a two year old Range Rover for my job in about 1991, it was an F reg with the 3.5 petrol engine. Very nice and comfortable to drive long distance or round town, and surprisingly reliable although terrible fuel economy but the V8 sounded fantastic. The heater matrix sprung a leak once though, cost about 600 quid to fix I seem to remember.
This is "new top gear"... old top gear was pre Richard Hamond. Not sure what we call the version after Clarkson, Hammond & May... perhaps fake top gear?
Reverse gear?
The new version is CVT.
Great video Jeramy. The Range Rover is King
Love the Rover!
At least these won’t get nicked like the newer Range Rovers brilliant cars especially off road as all Land Rovers are but they are full of flaws.
Forgot the Mercedes G
I know that all the other cars are air conditioned, more comfortable, easier to drive, more powerful, and cheaper to find parts for, but im still choosing that series 2 landy
Everyone who knows anything about cars, and off roaders specifically, knows that the Land Cruiser VX was the best car there.
That old Land Rover was the better
@@georgepom328 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@ToranaA9X308 Old Land Rovers like that series 2 are reliable and as proved its much lighter
@@georgepom328 reliable as a Toyota landcruiser is not even a discussion. The landcruiser has ALWAYS been over engineered and doesn’t bother with rubbish airbag suspension that fails electrics on the Range Rover are RENOWNED for failure. I’ll challenge anyone to take the pommie boat anchor into the Australian outback and see which one gets towed out.
@@ToranaA9X308but we aren’t taking our range rovers into the outback, they are perfect cars for the uk manor owner who can turn up to a vip meal in london with it one day and be towing trailers across fields the next, people who buy them can afford to repair them and they do because they are nicer more luxurious cars to own and drive
Gosh i miss the good old days
I've never seen this before.
Nice car for Patagonia roads!
I agree with everything Jeremy says in this time period. HOWEVER....and bear in mind im talking about the North American market.....test a modern day jeep wrangler against a modern day top trim level land rover defender and let me tell you...... the toyota 4runner will win every time.
100 percent correct
haha the X5, looks completely out of place there fosho
True 😅
Changed the entire industry tho
@@dogi233😂😂😂😂😂 yeah the spare parts industry
Look how well the rover goes down this dry grassy hill 👁️👄👁️
At least Americans know their cars are bad.
The best interior, that is a good one 🤣
Quite odd seeing this now being referred to old top gear. Guess the original is old old top gear now.
Nothing to write home about its reliability after a few years.
what season and episode is this?
I love this episode! It’s like Noraly doing Long Way Round/Up/Down!
None of those hunters were wearing ear protection. They must be deaf by now
How could they not include the Mercedes G-wagon, or have they got something against it?
i guess this is considered "old" top gear now :')
6:05
How do the rear brake lights come on Jezza when you said your foot was off the brake ...??
Continuity error in filming? Or does the RR apply the brakes/lights on downhill descent mode?
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Land Cruiser is the best... New Range at that time was a crap for maintainance... everything went down... unreliable totally.
Cars and comedy,
This is not Old top gear, it's The Top Gear
All of them would be able if they had proper tires ! There !!
The BMW is for highway speed
The Land Cruiser 100 has a service life of 25-30 years and 600K miles at least. The Isuzu Trooper is second best in this bunch.
The rest of the cars in this video will strtuggle to 200k miles with substantial spending.
They are reliable and capable of many miles, but you have to watch the rust in a climate like the UK - it's killed many Landcruisers.
The Isuzu Trooper failed it's last MOT miserably with only 168k on the clock back in 2006
@@Lewis_Treff97 they had problems with rust, automatic transmissions and head gaskets on the 4 bangers. But otherwise solid vehicles from what I've gathered.
😂😂😂 what even in this video they are bagging the 💩 out of the Range Rover as far as reliability because they KNOW it’s just that
What year was this?
I think 2002
@@bmwe657er cheers 👍
Notice how they didn't film the range rover go where the X5 got stuck, or up the hill it went down?
Land cruiser please
:)) good point!
get stuck... its all about the tires. if you got no grip, you got no grip, regardless of what car it is.
This is *not* Old Top Gear - that's 1977-2001 Top Gear. This is New Top Gear from 2002 (Series 1). Please do not mix up the names - with Top Gear, what is "Old" and "New" does not change.
It technically isn’t new top gear either. New top gear is used to refer to post Clarkson Top Gear. This one is often just called Top Gear.
Today is a sad notice Land Rover group ( Range; Land Rover and Jag)is posibbly a garbage with wheels for failures ; nothing with old times
Tune thst 3ltr diesel engine take the GM gear box out and put the zf in and you have a gd car
The facelift x5 e53 I think already has ZF gearbox, isn't it? I'm not sure about that, but as you said the m57 has a good tuning potential, although even stock is pretty good
@@bmwe657er iv a 09 range rover sport if i have to repower it il be putting a m57 it was peak bmw diesel along with the m47
@@noelcahill6707 agree 100%
a SUV that would fit in that environment that isnt a range rover, would be the volvo xc90.
Not old Top Gear.
The G-Wagon is a cross country vehicle than the Range Rover 🤷. I personally would take the Land Cruiser.
You'll find more Land Cruisers around the world being used off road than you will Range Rovers.
Far more reliable and easier to fix. German cars are joke now. Most range Rovers never get their
wheels muddy, and have terrible electrics.
The same with Land Cruisers now, they’ve gone the same path as other big suvs.
@@Bobspineableexcept the old cruisers are still running
Back when Range Rover's were NOT built to attract wannabe Pimps, Gangsta's and WAGS
I wonder how much of this was staged?
Garbage Rover
A Range Rover will get you there, but a Land Cruiser will always get you home 😊
The X5 is an unreliable shit box and is NOT a 4WD for off road it’s allegedly a sport SUV. The Range Rover is a ponced up unreliable pile of shit that spends 99.9 percent being driven by flops like clarkson who constantly talks up British crap. The landcruiser would absolutely DESTROY the Range Rover in ANY serious bush situation. Wading through little puddles and some grass hills doesn’t count in the real world. I’ll bet my last dollar the Toyota in this video is STILL getting around and the Range Rover IF it’s still around is a flogged out bucket. Furthermore not ONE of the drop kicks in this video has a clue how to recover a vehicle or drive in the mud. Toyota all day long Range Rover if you fell like throwing money down the toilet.
That’s why clarkson has same Range Rover same year same colour . Still to this day
Wow, you sure seem to know everything. FYI the range rover in this video was on the road until 2021, last recorded mileage 208k. No information recorded for that land cruiser, which means it's been scrapped. gov.uk Mot history.
@@AlexLR I didn’t say the one in the video did I stupid
@@AlexLR what a clown 🤡 🤦🏻♂️😂
Landcruiser has a rust problem in UK.
Today is a sad notice Land Rover group ( Range; Land Rover and Jag)is posibbly a garbage with wheels for failures ; nothing with old times