Old Top Gear 1996 - Ford Ka

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  • @Carl-hg1nv
    @Carl-hg1nv 4 года назад +2495

    “Have you seen from the back?”
    “It’s bad enough seeing it from the front”
    That my friends, is British humour

  • @patrickmckiernan1676
    @patrickmckiernan1676 4 года назад +2254

    Jeremy was born at 48 years old, you can't convince me otherwise

    • @AlisonBryen
      @AlisonBryen 4 года назад +50

      He was 36 here...which is my age near enough (my birthday is in November). Incredible and terrifying 😮

    • @adorabasilwinterpock6035
      @adorabasilwinterpock6035 4 года назад +31

      He’s a smoker so he looks 15 years older than he is
      He was only 36 in 1996

    • @randomdude1053
      @randomdude1053 2 года назад +4

      Ugh I’m 21 feel so old 😩

    • @wish
      @wish 2 года назад +3

      @@randomdude1053 what lol

    • @DAventador44
      @DAventador44 2 года назад +5

      Smoking as much as he used to does wonders

  • @emilvindebyrc6997
    @emilvindebyrc6997 4 года назад +2411

    4:14 it really looks like the car is rolling away. Clever camerawork

  • @ChrisCatton
    @ChrisCatton 4 года назад +1760

    "Power steering *and* *a* *few* *other* *goodies* ".
    Back when power steering was considered a _goody_

    • @FIXTREME
      @FIXTREME 4 года назад +16

      Some people may actually consider sensible things like power steering and auto transmission a *bady*
      They want manual trans- NO! No transmission at all! And yokes instead of steering technology
      🤷‍♀️😝🚘

    • @ryantwomey3463
      @ryantwomey3463 4 года назад +5

      what in the 1970s?

    • @che3se1495
      @che3se1495 4 года назад +38

      @@FIXTREME Automatic isn't really that good.
      Power steering is only beneficial.

    • @lintonfr
      @lintonfr 4 года назад +6

      @@che3se1495 automatic gearbox is actually good and in some cases more fuel efficient

    • @jacobwhite9961
      @jacobwhite9961 4 года назад +25

      @@FIXTREMEpower steering is great but i hate automatics,my friend has one and every time I drive it it feels like I am asking it not controlling it

  • @LancerloverLL
    @LancerloverLL 6 лет назад +1398

    My 30 year old 325i does something like 200 mpg. Except that refers to engine oil.

    • @TheRazvy1990
      @TheRazvy1990 5 лет назад +5

      Whaaat ???

    • @gravemind6536
      @gravemind6536 5 лет назад +183

      @@TheRazvy1990 He is saying his engine burns a gallon of engine oil per 200 miles. In short his engine is completely fucked.

    • @wojtas2524
      @wojtas2524 4 года назад +26

      @@gravemind6536 his wallet is even more so

    • @Doppelwhoppermcdonald
      @Doppelwhoppermcdonald 4 года назад +4

      Nice one dude just like the Beamer of my dad😂👍🏻

    • @LancerloverLL
      @LancerloverLL 4 года назад +3

      @@wojtas2524 Yeah it would obliterate my wallet if I ever attempted to fix it. But it's not like it's breaking down all the time. In fact it's working perfectly fine, it just has a tremendous appetite for oil. I also have an original MX-5 from the same era which has no issues at all and is a lot more fun to drive. Obviously though I'm not relying on any of those as a daily driver.

  • @rvpj
    @rvpj 5 лет назад +571

    0:50-1:00 Blink count: 19

    • @camerongrant7190
      @camerongrant7190 4 года назад +13

      21 blinks

    • @stitcha123
      @stitcha123 4 года назад +6

      Camgamer 3000 nahhh it’s 19

    • @BakaPoli
      @BakaPoli 4 года назад +3

      Nahh its 20 xd

    • @PeterSmith-ls7ut
      @PeterSmith-ls7ut 4 года назад +6

      19 and a half

    • @uprktk
      @uprktk 4 года назад +2

      @@PeterSmith-ls7ut does that mean he closed eyes but didn't open?

  • @RoobehTunes
    @RoobehTunes 7 лет назад +2020

    2:38 sounds like a tortoise procreating.

  • @britpopfloyd1933
    @britpopfloyd1933 5 лет назад +495

    "Have you seen it from the back?"
    "Its bad enough seeing it from the front"

    • @emilymae7382
      @emilymae7382 5 лет назад +5

      Britpop Floyd it's hideous but I've still gone and bought one 🙄

    • @skye4252
      @skye4252 4 года назад +1

      Well..but is best to be behind of one of these..i really dont want to image behind a ford pinto...mh

    • @herrfister1477
      @herrfister1477 4 года назад

      Laugh. It’s funny that you typed those words because those words are in the video that everyone reading these comments just watched. I watched the video and a man said those words and then I came here and read those words. Thank you for typing those words I just heard.

    • @lightsfansofthewest481
      @lightsfansofthewest481 Год назад

      The ugliest car in existence.

  • @Potatinized
    @Potatinized 7 лет назад +870

    "what should we name our newest car?"
    **lift headphones** "what? car?"
    "genius"

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 4 года назад +29

      Even worse with the "sporty" one, which joined with the Escort in having a name that's uk slang for a prostitute.

    • @yammmit
      @yammmit 4 года назад +3

      The Potato reading that as an American doesn’t quite work

    • @PitestiNation
      @PitestiNation 4 года назад +3

      @@jimtaylor294 Same in Romanian. It's funny that I forgot it meant that as well, I was only thinking of the Ford when hearing Escort

    • @jimmoynahan9910
      @jimmoynahan9910 2 года назад

      Ka not car.

    • @jimmoynahan9910
      @jimmoynahan9910 2 года назад

      @@yammmit Or anyone else.

  • @davidthomas3826
    @davidthomas3826 4 года назад +1406

    Those were the days. When Top Gear reviewed cars people could actually afford without sneering at them

    • @adamatch9624
      @adamatch9624 4 года назад +56

      David Thomas not good it was boring it was good while the trio was there now TGT is where it is at

    • @adamfirth3082
      @adamfirth3082 4 года назад +136

      Get off ur high horse, this was boring compared to what it became after around the 2006 mark and you know it

    • @SteveOnlin
      @SteveOnlin 4 года назад +20

      @@adamfirth3082 he's a boomer

    • @AdotLOM
      @AdotLOM 4 года назад +39

      @@SteveOnlin plus the first top gear trio did do cars we could afford fairly often

    • @SteveOnlin
      @SteveOnlin 4 года назад +1

      @@AdotLOM your dusty mooddobn'gvibewith me dinosaur

  • @marioskoutras6583
    @marioskoutras6583 7 лет назад +647

    3:10 This is so 1996, i feel like I'm using Windows 95 for the first time.

    • @FASTERLANEDisBACK
      @FASTERLANEDisBACK 5 лет назад +39

      The song used is I Love You Always Forever.

    • @Scooteroy
      @Scooteroy 4 года назад +12

      Are you referring to a type of "new age" feel?

  • @XxGreedyMagiiCxX
    @XxGreedyMagiiCxX 4 года назад +29

    RUclips: "oh so you like cars? Well here's a review of the ford ka from 1996"

  • @robink.9459
    @robink.9459 8 лет назад +915

    i was expecting it to be roasted and instantly dropped from a crane

    • @stulchmulch227
      @stulchmulch227 6 лет назад +57

      Kalle Grabowski that came after 2001 😆

    • @stallard9522tid
      @stallard9522tid 5 лет назад +2

      ...

    • @Nooziterp1
      @Nooziterp1 4 года назад +18

      No that's Top Gear now. When if a car can't do 150mph it's no good.

    • @kamrankhan-lj1ng
      @kamrankhan-lj1ng 4 года назад +3

      In 96 they did not anticipate it would come out so bad!

  • @pinkunicorn8124
    @pinkunicorn8124 5 лет назад +25

    I bought an old Ka back in 2014 for £500. I just needed a cheap ‘runaround’ to last me 6 months or so. 3 years and 40,000 miles later and it was still going! One of the best cars I’ve ever owned!

  • @GusBDamme
    @GusBDamme 8 лет назад +845

    incase youre wondering, that exact can opener he used on the beans, is still in production, i have about seven, which is odd since ive never bought a can opener at all.

    • @MrMcKane
      @MrMcKane  8 лет назад +151

      Odd piece of Trivia

    • @TuttyFruttynuts
      @TuttyFruttynuts 8 лет назад +10

      I have one as well

    • @dragonbutt
      @dragonbutt 8 лет назад +8

      Its probably because its a cheap design patented a long time ago that still makes money.

    • @cliffthelightning
      @cliffthelightning 8 лет назад +75

      Thanks, i was dying to know

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 8 лет назад +16

      Try and open those cans with thicker metal lids and guarantee it will shear off. I have a electric can opener and it's total crap, I went back to manual ones, but had to make sure it didn't have plastic cogs in it like 90% of them do. Ironically, the can opener from the 99p shop was sturdier and had metal bits that ones that cost 4 times more did not.

  • @markheywood8236
    @markheywood8236 4 года назад +49

    Had a Ka Climate as our second car. Nice 1.3 engine in a car that weighed nowt. In the days before standard sat nav and air-con, it had a decent spec list. It was a dealer demonstrator with body coloured bumpers, purchased for under 6k with just 3000 miles on the clock. Handled brilliantly. They rusted round the filler cap but fantastic value, fun little car.

  • @philipscott1128
    @philipscott1128 8 лет назад +363

    Oh, if only he could have seen the plastic now. Oh the discolouration!

    • @p3l1k44n1
      @p3l1k44n1 8 лет назад +20

      I have a fix for that.. Take a heat gun and blow the bumpers until the surface starts to darken. Do this for the whole bumpers. Then to finish it off, spray some plastic shine on top and rub.. The bumpers will look like new again.

    • @KurterinoVD
      @KurterinoVD 8 лет назад +5

      I have seen this done, it's quite amazing, but I have been told that a few weeks after this fix, the bumpers will look like before, e.g. the discolouration will appear again very quickly. What was your experience?

    • @p3l1k44n1
      @p3l1k44n1 8 лет назад

      Nitkurt It's been a few months and my bumpers look like brand new.

    • @KurterinoVD
      @KurterinoVD 8 лет назад

      Cool, thx.

    • @scoob2569
      @scoob2569 8 лет назад +4

      don't do that, use boiled linseed oil on the weathered plastic bumpers and trim, just make sure the plastic is farely warm (e.g. outside on a summer day)

  • @jibby9372
    @jibby9372 4 года назад +129

    Who else thought the car was rolling away at 4:16

    • @flickgaming6986
      @flickgaming6986 4 года назад +2

      Glad I'm not the only one

    • @jibby9372
      @jibby9372 4 года назад +3

      FlickGaming Thought I was going crazy haha

    • @j.harbers
      @j.harbers 4 года назад +2

      Plot twist: it was rolling away.

    • @jibby9372
      @jibby9372 4 года назад +2

      Jip Harbers Oh shit ...

  • @alexthomsonuk
    @alexthomsonuk 7 лет назад +172

    My mum had 3 of these when they were new, back when I was a kid, I then went on to own one as my first car and another as a stop gap run about before choosing my long term vehicle. Jeremy does raise some good points to be honest and although people will joke, if you get to know the Ka, it can pleasantly surprise you.

    • @Hirovard
      @Hirovard 7 лет назад +7

      I've owned 2, first car and current. its pretty easy to maintain and parts are easy to find, yea it has a issue with rust but most cars from when it was designed do. Its not particularly pretty but it does the job well enough and is cheap to run.

    • @gaatjeniksan3068
      @gaatjeniksan3068 6 лет назад +1

      Hirovard I like Ford and the Ka but Ford and Opel/Vauxhall were the worst rusting cars of that time period. Wether it was the cheap Ka, the top spec Scorpio, the cheap corsa or hot astra gsi. French cars used to be worse but they had already switched to galvanizing the chassis and body's of their cars by that time.

    • @GECKOZFTW
      @GECKOZFTW 5 лет назад +2

      I have one at the moment as my first car. Great fun to drive and my one isn't that rusty

  • @anushacharya162
    @anushacharya162 2 года назад +1

    This was a year i was born and now till this day I wait for his next episode on Grand Tour. Love and respect Jeremy 🙏

  • @Vanadeo
    @Vanadeo 8 лет назад +1003

    LOL How he keeps saying "Ka" is making me pmsl xD..

    • @BaddaBigBoom
      @BaddaBigBoom 8 лет назад +1

      I like it ...I've followed suit.

    • @cerberus276gaming6
      @cerberus276gaming6 8 лет назад +1

      Cat-T= the Ford Ca

    • @corybrayshaw9927
      @corybrayshaw9927 7 лет назад +32

      Because that's how its said...

    • @PhillipParr
      @PhillipParr 7 лет назад +9

      I had one of these, the dealer also called it a Ka (with no rrrr) because saying you want your 'car' serviced isn't very descriptive.

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 7 лет назад +23

      What really annoys me is far too many people call it the "Kay-ay"

  • @jamesh2167
    @jamesh2167 6 лет назад +6

    The Ford Ka was and always will be the best small car built despite the rust. What everyone one forgets is
    Look after the car, the car will after you.

  • @StevenEveral
    @StevenEveral 7 лет назад +647

    Anyone remember the Ford Ka in the game Grand Turismo 2?

    • @SURENITY
      @SURENITY 7 лет назад +10

      Steven Manning YES!! I was born like 5 years after it came out.

    • @CF21LDB
      @CF21LDB 6 лет назад +4

      Yeah loved that game, The Saxo VTS was my favourite choice to use when playing it

    • @Matt5bm
      @Matt5bm 6 лет назад +9

      It's in later ones too. 5 for example. Damn that thing is shit.

    • @alexyoungberg5232
      @alexyoungberg5232 6 лет назад +3

      Steven Manning yup. I remeber the escudo pikes peak too

    • @otacon5648
      @otacon5648 6 лет назад +5

      *Gran

  • @jamesmccormack3229
    @jamesmccormack3229 3 года назад +3

    My sister had 3 of the later models of this version and loved them, never gave her any bother started everytime and did exactly wat it was made to do. Great city car with motorway ability too.

  • @rokero171
    @rokero171 8 лет назад +228

    It is actually a good and fun car to drive, perfect 50-50 weight distribuction, exact as much power you will need, and here in Brazil we have a XR version with a 1.6l, 105hp engine, that transforms the car in a little rocket... But is ugly as f*ck...

    • @GraveUypo
      @GraveUypo 4 года назад +7

      cara eu fiz meu exame de habilitação num desses e digo que até hoje é o pior carro que ja dirigi na minha vida. negocio desgraçado de ruim puta merda. tortura ficar dentro desse carro.

    • @insertnamehere4959
      @insertnamehere4959 2 года назад

      @@GraveUypo KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKIKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

    • @gabrielv.4358
      @gabrielv.4358 2 года назад

      Yes!

    • @lopezben2741
      @lopezben2741 2 года назад +1

      Love that unreliable bucket car funny to destroy !

    • @AlyssonFormiga
      @AlyssonFormiga Год назад

      Eu achava que a baratinha só vendia no BR

  • @diablow1411
    @diablow1411 5 лет назад +4

    This car is a serious throwback. I remember having two of its die-cast scale models back in preschool. This car was really a retro mobile!

  • @MrMcKane
    @MrMcKane  6 лет назад +104

    After posting this video and reading through the comments, a funny thing has happened. Every time I see a KA I notice 2 things about them...
    1. If it had non body coloured bumpers they have faded to a very bright shade of grey.
    2. They all have rust on them, almost all of them have rust around the fuel filler.

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 5 лет назад

      black plastic always did that if you didnt put stuff on it, it was known back to the 80s when black plastic started to be used on cars instead of chrome

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass 5 лет назад +3

      3. The horrible tappety Endura E engine which goes all the way back to the Kent engine in the Ford Anglia.

    • @the.internet
      @the.internet 5 лет назад

      I love the Endura/Valencia engine! Especially that it was used right up until 2002. I've just got rid of one of my toys, a 1989 very early MK3 Fiesta with a 1.1 Valencia in it.
      I think it's because I grew up with a MK1 Fiesta being driven by my dad. I just love the noise they make. They're very easy to work on too, and with their tried and tested reliability I'd have another old Ford any day. It's the bodies that let them down, rust would eat them away and has cleared almost all of them off the roads.

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass 5 лет назад

      @@the.internet We had a 1993 MK3 Fiesta with the 1.1 HCS engine and to me stood for Huge Clattering Sound but when the valve clearances were adjusted it would run much quieter. The engine outlived the car.

    • @the.internet
      @the.internet 5 лет назад +1

      @@jaggass exactly what's happened to mine! I can't afford to keep fixing the rust and other issues but the engine is still as good (maybe better?!) than the day it was born. I can always remember the sound of an old Fiesta a mile off, that booming tappety noise you mention. So many of the old Fords with the Endura made that sound. You could blindfold me and I'd be able to identify an old Fiesta 100% of the time!

  • @BL-yj2wp
    @BL-yj2wp 4 года назад +19

    Compared to many modern small cars, that old KA actually looks quite good.

  • @littledistractions
    @littledistractions 8 лет назад +118

    Here you go guys.. Factual Top Gear.

  • @shanethrelfall416
    @shanethrelfall416 4 года назад +4

    I remember going to the Ford dealership with my dad one weekend and seeing a Ford Ka for the 1st time, I loved it instantly

  • @danflower9527
    @danflower9527 6 лет назад +32

    I had one of these as my first car and it was absolutely brilliant. It might not be a looker in the traditional sense, but there's no denying that it was ahead of its time and IMO doesn't look too dated even to this day. In many ways it was the perfect first car - small, easy to park and great for nipping in and out of traffic around town. But it was also much more than that - fun to drive, reliable, fairly refined and capable of keeping up with motorway traffic during my frequent trips to/from London and the midlands. It even kept me safe in a rather nasty crash on the motorway. Just don't mention the wind up windows or cassette player!

  • @markcameron5719
    @markcameron5719 4 года назад +21

    Its actually a nice little car. Good engine and nice handling. They just started to dissolve after 70000 miles.

    • @fakenews3676
      @fakenews3676 Год назад +1

      Ah, so that explains why ford only gave the odometer 5 digits instead of the usual 6 as it wont last 100k miles😂

  • @TheRubiksPilot
    @TheRubiksPilot 6 лет назад +445

    He looks like Bob Ross

    • @bodiedoyletheprofessionals6796
      @bodiedoyletheprofessionals6796 6 лет назад +25

      TheRubiksPilot A happy accident

    • @oliverscruton6537
      @oliverscruton6537 6 лет назад +9

      Yup but he's Jeremy Clarkson

    • @XenomorphLV426
      @XenomorphLV426 5 лет назад +1

      @Matthew Dawood Khaghani looked 46

    • @XenomorphLV426
      @XenomorphLV426 5 лет назад +1

      @Matthew Dawood Khaghani yeah, right now he's about 60 but looks 70. Must be the smoking

    • @TheKenjoje
      @TheKenjoje 5 лет назад

      @Matthew Dawood Khaghani what surgery did hammond do? he just dyed his hear....

  • @bletheringfool
    @bletheringfool 5 лет назад +3

    This is one of those times during old Top Gear when Jeremy was given free reign and the germ of new Top Gear/Grand Tour shooting style comes through. Much slicker and stylistic than the usual drive down the road for a spot of Woollarding.

  • @HeyLaserLips
    @HeyLaserLips 8 лет назад +267

    I remember when this car first came out. At the time the design seemed so radical as it was so curved compared to the more angular designs of most other cars in that period. People mocked it back then for it being like that but it was clearly ahead of its time as 20 years on, in my opinion, it has dated extremely well compared to other cars from that period. Also quite impressive when you consider this was aimed at the cheapest end of the market and wasn't even trying to show off and be anything luxurious.

    • @12123188
      @12123188 8 лет назад +65

      Ofcourse it has dated well. It was hideous and it remained hideous. While other cars were pretty but are now (just) outdated.

    • @Kubboz
      @Kubboz 8 лет назад +20

      Wut? It's not hideous. Well, or at least it's prettier than any modern crossover.

    • @1240Dax
      @1240Dax 7 лет назад +2

      No.

    • @12123188
      @12123188 7 лет назад +7

      Most hideous? Maybe not, you mustn't forget the Multipla, or cars like the old Audi A2 or the old MB a class from that time hahaha. At least, the Ford was cheap ;)

    • @Kubboz
      @Kubboz 7 лет назад +1

      And how is the A2 hideous? I'm not really a fan of Audi, considering all their cars look exactly the same, and A2, the first TT, and the first R8 are the only post-Quattro Audis that look semi-decent.

  • @extrovertoliver7187
    @extrovertoliver7187 4 года назад +8

    Wow clarkson actually convinced me to buy one 3 years ago and it still makes me laugh when I look at it!

  • @Vanadeo
    @Vanadeo 8 лет назад +163

    My sister had one of these... in green.. Lil cute ball of snot it was xD..

    • @Vanadeo
      @Vanadeo 4 года назад

      @Bob Jo Will be now yeah lmao

  • @snitramsiger
    @snitramsiger 6 лет назад +11

    I had a Ford Ka like this, between 1998/2001. It was a wonderful car, comfortable, economic and easy to parking. I miss it...

  • @scottishfanta
    @scottishfanta 8 лет назад +105

    I have one of these! It's currently sitting in the garage rusting away with the battery dead and mould collecting on the seats! But I absolutely love it!

  • @nachiketdhende8681
    @nachiketdhende8681 4 года назад +7

    This is one of my favorite cars. Up there with e type and alfas. The uniform design language is just exceptional. 👍

    • @GraveUypo
      @GraveUypo 4 года назад +1

      what? it looks like a fat lady sitting on a bench from behind and like a pikachu with a beard trying to act edgy from the front.

    • @insertnamehere4959
      @insertnamehere4959 2 года назад

      That's controversial

  • @Corkoth55
    @Corkoth55 7 лет назад +26

    the song is I love you by Donna Lewis

  • @conesuela1
    @conesuela1 2 года назад +2

    I remember driving a brand new one in heavy rain. The water was pouring into it from everywhere, absolutely unbelievable!

  • @Krikstar123
    @Krikstar123 8 лет назад +94

    Ford KA: It's like a vagina. Not pretty to look at, but nice to go back and forth in... ;-)
    (Danish joke about the KA from back when it was originally released)

    • @JC-lw4pp
      @JC-lw4pp 6 лет назад +18

      What do u mean vaginas are not pretty to look at!?

    • @TheRazvy1990
      @TheRazvy1990 5 лет назад +1

      @@JC-lw4pp 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @jeshkam
      @jeshkam 5 лет назад +1

      I love vaginas, most of them are cute looking 😋😁👍

    • @rogerbourne4377
      @rogerbourne4377 5 лет назад +4

      I'll need to see some more before I make a decision.

    • @nickwood4776
      @nickwood4776 5 лет назад +1

      More ammo for the Brexit brigade then...

  • @theaccidentalcaravanner5404
    @theaccidentalcaravanner5404 6 лет назад +6

    I remember following one in my dads car when they first came out. I mentioned that the rear end looked like an elderly lady with a 'full' figure from the back. My dad laughed so hard I thought he was going to pass out at the wheel!

  • @radry100
    @radry100 7 лет назад +312

    Meanwhile in 2017s The grand tour, he claims there is no such thing as a (wo)mans car.

    • @Fantastika
      @Fantastika 6 лет назад +44

      Times changed

    • @nestam6844
      @nestam6844 6 лет назад +33

      No they just said that woman and man can drive the same car and it isn't nesesary to advertise something as a womans car.

    • @jamesoren7238
      @jamesoren7238 6 лет назад +13

      Did I miss the part where he said it was a woman's car?

    • @kinstar
      @kinstar 6 лет назад +2

      a trolley

    • @TheLaptopLagger
      @TheLaptopLagger 6 лет назад

      The time's a changin'

  • @ignae
    @ignae 5 лет назад +13

    I had the car and loved it. It was fast, snappy and cheap to run and maintain. As a city work car for one or two people, it was great.

  • @ThecreeperKiller1234
    @ThecreeperKiller1234 8 лет назад +28

    I'm thinking of buying one... Its a great first car and only costs about £300 second hand

    • @sergiofreitas9368
      @sergiofreitas9368 4 года назад +7

      I know I'm a little late, but do watch out for rust if you bought one.

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 4 года назад +3

      Cars that cheap from that era, are only so because they're falling apart and not worth repairing.

  • @sarahmadeley5136
    @sarahmadeley5136 6 лет назад +10

    Absolutely adore my Ka

  • @mediocrefunkybeat
    @mediocrefunkybeat 8 лет назад +9

    I had one for years as my first car. It was a '98 model and I was lucky with the rust. Eventually part-exchanged it in 2010 (after driving it for three or four years - but had been in the family since 2001) and the last MOT it had was in 2013. Not bad. Lovely car to drive, although a bit challenging on long journeys given that I'm 6'2"...

    • @FallenPhoenix86
      @FallenPhoenix86 6 лет назад +1

      Duncan Taylor Yeah, I'm 6'2" as well and my girlfriend had one up till a few months ago- kinda surprised Clarkson didn't say anything about being a tight fit as he's about 6'5".
      As small and goofy as it was I miss the little go-kart - seemed to run on air and never let us down until rust caught up with it.

  • @nigelwest3430
    @nigelwest3430 4 года назад +5

    I've had a KA a SPORT-KA and a STREET-KA and I loved them, I had a bit of road rage incident once, I stopped and extracted myself from my little street car, The guys bravery quickly evaporated when he was faced with a 6'5" fully patched up Biker rather than the little girl he was imagining he was verbally abusing :-)

  • @BaddaBigBoom
    @BaddaBigBoom 8 лет назад +72

    I always thought he pronounced it "Kah" deliberately because he thought Ford intended it to be pronounced in typically southern England style ..."Kaaaaa". I like the way he says "Cee apostrophe D" and "Up exclamation mark", it's like two fingers up to pretentious poncified car names.

    • @curryman1526
      @curryman1526 4 года назад

      For the Kia cee’d I would say ‘See apostrophise Day and for the vw up! I would say ‘Up exclamation mark’ too

    • @bonkeydollocks1879
      @bonkeydollocks1879 4 года назад +1

      He used to pronounce it " C double E apostrophe D" for the cee'd

    • @bonkeydollocks1879
      @bonkeydollocks1879 4 года назад

      @Tone. Must of been both ways

    • @bonkeydollocks1879
      @bonkeydollocks1879 4 года назад

      Just watched him on dave and he said C apostrophe D

    • @josephhardwicke6344
      @josephhardwicke6344 3 года назад

      Up! Is a brilliant name though

  • @pitball364able
    @pitball364able 4 года назад +5

    Top Gear Intro
    "Tonight"
    "I open a tin of beans."
    "I go cruising on the motorway."
    "And then I park a car, 6 times in a car park."

  • @MrVTEC555
    @MrVTEC555 8 лет назад +76

    I'm male and I think the car looks weird, but kind of nice in a way.

    • @tomwilliams5832
      @tomwilliams5832 4 года назад

      Didn’t get them the big boy views

    • @fl570
      @fl570 3 года назад

      Agreed.
      I actually like cars like these that tried to be original or "different" in terms of design/styling at their time, as much as people enjoy making fun of them for their looks.

  • @JackKing12.
    @JackKing12. 2 года назад

    Love these archived car reviews

  • @rekostarr7149
    @rekostarr7149 8 лет назад +29

    48 mpg? If it weren't from the other comments, sign me up!

  • @rubensilva5544
    @rubensilva5544 4 года назад +2

    Had one to start driving and really liked it.
    It's fun to drive :)

  • @TheCorporatePlayers
    @TheCorporatePlayers 6 лет назад +7

    Mine is still alive and kicking.

  • @DoubleDeckerAnton
    @DoubleDeckerAnton 4 года назад +2

    It's still looks good now, 24 years later...!!!

  • @boydsterling3193
    @boydsterling3193 6 лет назад +7

    My girlfriend had two of these, a red one like the one in the video (V reg) and a 55 plate SportKa. The first one was absolutely brilliant, quite fun to drive, sipped fuel, very reliable, sadly had to scrap it as it eventually rotted away. The SportKa was an absolute lemon and fairly thirsty but was a HUGE amount of fun to drive when it did work!

  • @IsolationJD
    @IsolationJD 4 года назад +1

    This is one of the cars I completely forgot about yet when I was younger they were *everywhere*

  • @JollyGraham
    @JollyGraham 2 года назад +4

    I had a sports ka. It was great fun to drive and looked quite good. The only problem I had was that the alloy wheels were so flimsy they buckled if you hit a pot hole or went over a kerb.

  • @edwardreed67
    @edwardreed67 2 года назад +2

    I swear, every time I see this car in real life, they're dirty, the plastic's crumbling or the hubcaps off. So to see one thats actually CLEAN feels strangely wrong.

  • @pxs6654
    @pxs6654 4 года назад +25

    This was my first car as a teenager.
    It cost me £50 a month on a finance agreement.
    For its first service (1k miles) the mechanics were laughing their heads off.
    First KA to ever come back for its first service that needs new engine mounts and two new front tyres. 😀
    Reverse to first was the trend back then. 😜

    • @pitbulls4088
      @pitbulls4088 2 года назад

      What’s reverse to first?

    • @looneytoons171
      @looneytoons171 2 года назад +1

      @@pitbulls4088 reverse gear then leads on to the first. Its the other way around for most other cars where the reverse is after 5th or 6th. Fords have always had this

    • @pitbulls4088
      @pitbulls4088 2 года назад

      @@looneytoons171 oh right I thought he meant some kind of reversing skills. Thanks for explaining. On my Ford reverse is underneath 5th

    • @andries4561
      @andries4561 2 года назад +3

      @@pitbulls4088 nah man he's referring to people driving in reverse, quickly shift into first and drop the clutch at full power. The way to do a burnout with a low power car. Thats why the motor mounts and front tires are shot

    • @pitbulls4088
      @pitbulls4088 2 года назад

      @@andries4561 what you just dump the clutch? I might have to try that only once

  • @ZOMBIEEZ
    @ZOMBIEEZ 2 года назад +2

    0:08 i saw this years ago and only just realsed thats the exact same model of boombox stereo i have

  • @hi-friaudioman
    @hi-friaudioman 8 лет назад +8

    i love how he says Ka. makes me laugh everytime.

  • @malvasia17
    @malvasia17 4 года назад

    I remember ford gave me a Ka back in the 00s as a service car since my focus was broken.It was just fine, very flexible and perfect for the town.

  • @PossiblyYourDog
    @PossiblyYourDog 8 лет назад +21

    So it came with mismatched body panels from the factory?

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 7 лет назад +9

      Chris Oliver it was normal for the plastic parts to not be colour coded back then. Even early examples of some models that soon after adopted colour coded exterior plastics started out with non colour coded ones, like some S and T reg Peugeot 206s and R reg Astra Gs

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 5 лет назад +1

      @@cbw06 I don't use Reddit, sorry. Don't really know what that means

  • @PeterPan-oe4mu
    @PeterPan-oe4mu 4 года назад

    I'm a bloke who mainly drives utes, but I bought one of these new back in the day & wish I still had it. Brilliant little car and heaps of fun to drive. Mine had an electric sunroof too !

  • @man_on_wheelz
    @man_on_wheelz 8 лет назад +14

    I always thought it was just a play on words/lettering Ka=Car (with a bit of slang)

  • @frankb4199
    @frankb4199 4 года назад +1

    The soundtrack on old top gear is amazing

  • @london1026
    @london1026 8 лет назад +21

    serious rust problems.even after 3 years .like most Ford of the era rust in hidden places

  • @ignacioj6263
    @ignacioj6263 4 года назад +2

    I had one in the past and I must say it was a great car, it helped me save on fuel and on condoms, greatly reccomended.

  • @goracks69
    @goracks69 6 лет назад +9

    It's a "bird puller!" 😂 lol

  • @nickwood4776
    @nickwood4776 5 лет назад +1

    The SportKa, "The Ka's Evil Twin", did spawn a couple of fabulous internet only ads (not for the squeamish) one involving a cat and the other a pigeon. Worth catching on RUclips.

  • @R33Racer
    @R33Racer 8 лет назад +65

    This really was Ford's first effort to make real quality cars for cheap. Followed by the excellent Focus.

    • @LMO169
      @LMO169 8 лет назад +8

      And what's about the rust problem?

    • @LMO169
      @LMO169 8 лет назад +11

      +R33Racer The KAs we have here rusted almost literally in the Showroom. And the Kent engine wasn't also one of the best out there. If you drove one of these, the Ford mechanics run away

    • @R33Racer
      @R33Racer 8 лет назад +2

      +Subaru Guy Your username and avatar suggests you're going to be biased regardless what I say.
      Trawling through your comment history shows that all you do is comment how much better Subaru's are to everything else on car related videos. Why you watch videos of cars you don't like and comment on the fact is beyond me, so I'm not going to waste my time.

    • @LMO169
      @LMO169 8 лет назад

      +R33Racer It is fact that the Ford Ka has immense problems of rust at the door undersites, the filler cap, the A-pillar, Front axle and exhaust. That is a fact and you can't deny it. The Ka was build in a time Ford and GM were suffering, so they had to pinch and scrimb.
      Good job Sherlock, I like Subaru. But you don't know the whole story. I also like other brands and cars but with Subaru I feel most connected to and I drive mine with proud. Anyway. So could you explain me, why my dream car is a 458? Why I think the GT-R is performance engineering at its best? And why I've been prostrated with greaf as Mitsubishi cancelled the Evo? I freaking hate the new AWD System, the Xenon light without a lens is utter bs, the CVTs suck, the clutches are too small, beware of the GR STi and I don't even start with the break line recall. Every brand has it's up and down sides. Back to Ford. They produce awesome cars. If I had the money, a black Mustang 5.0 convertible would be mine, Raptor is an awesome car but the Ka was one of the worst things Ford gave to there costumers.

    • @LMO169
      @LMO169 8 лет назад

      +R33Racer You said the Ka was first attempt to build a quality car and it's as good as japanese ones.
      Could you precise what you mean with getting my facts right?

  • @Borygo420Bart
    @Borygo420Bart 5 лет назад +1

    The time when Jeremy was young :'(((

  • @mrfrdman
    @mrfrdman 5 лет назад +2

    I had one and now looking for another one great wee car !!

    • @mrfrdman
      @mrfrdman 4 года назад

      @Siebenstern Small car :)

  • @vlatkostipesevic6994
    @vlatkostipesevic6994 4 года назад +1

    Thanks youtube for recommendation, just what I needed

  • @SiVlog1989
    @SiVlog1989 8 лет назад +30

    It's a good first car, I should know because it is my first car. We all have dreams of what our first car would be, but most of the time they (the dreams) are unrealistic. The biggest accomplishment in getting a car is that first sense of independence. That thought of, "I can go there because I have a car." New drivers, especially if they're studying I have found that they are amongst the most cost conscious motorists around. You look at how expensive they are to buy, the cost of running it and the cost of insuring it amongst other things...

    • @SiVlog1989
      @SiVlog1989 8 лет назад +3

      it's also a good little runner, it has taken me to and from Hull three times, which is about 600 mile round trip all in give or take, in spite of the car being in and around 10 years old.

    • @Pwnzistor
      @Pwnzistor 8 лет назад +4

      My first car was a 2001 Nissan Maxima.. man I loved that thing.

    • @labombaromba
      @labombaromba 7 лет назад

      I want a civic or dc2 integra for my first car. Good project cars, good reliability (apparantly), light, and fairly priced.

    • @Tamaldo
      @Tamaldo 7 лет назад +2

      I've currently got a KA (my first car also) and it's what's going to take me to university. It really is reliable and something I'll be happy to have owned, too bad it's started to rust...

    • @underneonloneliness2
      @underneonloneliness2 7 лет назад

      sbaker190189 could of got a POLO instead

  • @beckiejbrown
    @beckiejbrown 2 года назад

    Just to let you know, it can also fit a kayak inside... Amazing!

  • @scottishfanta
    @scottishfanta 6 лет назад +4

    Just bought another one of these, absolutely love it! 2008 Zetec Climate, cannot recommend this car enough!

  • @lucylocket4740
    @lucylocket4740 8 лет назад +10

    "If the Ford Fiesta is John Major and the Vauxhall Corsa is Tony Blair, then this is Screaming Lord Sutch!"

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 4 года назад +2

      A funny quote to be sure, though in reality the KA was Cherie Bliar, and aged about as well XD.

    • @lucylocket4740
      @lucylocket4740 4 года назад +1

      You could say that!

  • @mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029
    @mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029 2 года назад

    I picked on up in November 2021.
    I wasn't looking for a ford and definitely wasn't looking for a Ka, yet I noticed it on a forecourt with a full years MOT & 35000 on the clock with a full service history for £995.
    So for the last 6months I've been driving an 05 plate Ka and so far its all good

  • @clorox1676
    @clorox1676 8 лет назад +253

    If ladies like your car, wouldn't be that a good thing? Unless you're trying to appeal males, of course.

    • @SnoreProtection
      @SnoreProtection 8 лет назад +57

      He said the car is a bird puller, not that YOU would be pulling birds in it. As you most definitely wouldn't be pulling anything in that pile of shite even in its day.

    • @Seethenhagen
      @Seethenhagen 8 лет назад +29

      I don't know about you, but women do find a cute, sporty, and useful car somewhat attractive. At the very least it shows good decision making skills since it gives you the best compromise between fun, utility, and aesthetic. Not saying that I wouldn't want an aggressively designed impractical much faster car, just that is a second car goal.

    • @1240Dax
      @1240Dax 7 лет назад +20

      This car is far from sporty or fun.

    • @VoidSixx
      @VoidSixx 7 лет назад +19

      What kind of car goals do you have?! I'd rather be forever alone and have a decent car than own a 'Ka'.

    • @owllymannstein7113
      @owllymannstein7113 6 лет назад +11

      The kind of car that women find attractive is very different from the kind of car that makes women find the driver attractive.

  • @JohnSmith-pd1fz
    @JohnSmith-pd1fz 3 года назад +2

    Nothing wrong with them! I had two from new and one second hand. All were reliable economical and fun to drive. Shame Ford don't make a version of it now.

  • @mccheyne007
    @mccheyne007 6 лет назад +4

    The rear wings beneath the fuel cap fillers rusted on these little "Ford Ka's" faster than an iceberg going through the Titanics hull.

  • @albeenotech
    @albeenotech 4 года назад +1

    See you guys when youtube recommendeds to us again in 4 years

  • @miriciousvespyre
    @miriciousvespyre 6 лет назад +8

    Somebody was from Boston.
    Get in da CAH

  • @Deano14397
    @Deano14397 4 года назад +2

    Styling ahead of the time

  • @pawelg2021
    @pawelg2021 4 года назад +34

    2020 anyone?

  • @ryanedwards2261
    @ryanedwards2261 4 года назад +1

    Finally a car top gear reviews that I can afford to buy!

  • @ammsp4975
    @ammsp4975 8 лет назад +6

    I currently have a Ford Ka2. It is Rust-Free. It has gone through the last two MOTs without a problem, the engine still has a timing chain, NOT a cam belt! It is fun as fuck to drive! I have had a Seven-piece drum kit in it. I have also had a Disco Rig with speakers, decks and lights in it. Nice!

    • @sakadabara
      @sakadabara 8 лет назад

      AM msp , chains do elongate as a result camshaft will miss a tooth and piston will meet the valve.

    • @gabrielbor2602
      @gabrielbor2602 7 лет назад

      and you are a woman

    • @maximXX
      @maximXX 6 лет назад

      I've set up a Roller Disco in mine😈

  • @oddities-whatnot
    @oddities-whatnot 4 года назад

    My mother had one of these as a courtesy car from a Ford garage many years ago. She said the handling was fun. That was about it. I knew a lady who had one of these in green. Absolutely lovely. The lady, not the car ! I miss those days of Top Gear.

  • @RobertoCarmona13
    @RobertoCarmona13 6 лет назад +8

    I used to hate the Ka and everyone near me knew that, I used to say "a red Ka is the worst", then my troll dad gave me as a birthday present a... red Ford Ka; that was 5 years ago, well, I still have it, it IS a great great car!!!! the best one to drive in the city

    • @GlamStacheessnostalgialounge
      @GlamStacheessnostalgialounge 5 лет назад

      Until the piece of junk falls apart from rust, or the engine decided that 60 000 km is too much and dies.

  • @latinumbavariae
    @latinumbavariae 2 года назад +1

    I think the Ka's design was brilliant and classifies as a proper design classic.

  • @Zack-yd5fx
    @Zack-yd5fx 7 лет назад +8

    It's not the prettiest car, but it's practical (depending on how you'd use it, of course.) and it's reasonably efficient for what you pay.

  • @mehmetkaygisiz9379
    @mehmetkaygisiz9379 4 года назад +1

    The only bird youll pull with that is a pigeon shitting on it

  • @cannorsc.4554
    @cannorsc.4554 4 года назад +4

    I can’t believe he likes that ka!

  • @LikingTrash3991
    @LikingTrash3991 4 года назад +2

    Reg: P581KJN
    Untaxed:
    Tax due
    3 February 1997
    Wonder what happened to this car, surprised it didn't last a little longer tbh.

  • @johnnyboy3949
    @johnnyboy3949 4 года назад +5

    If this is 1996 why does it feel like 1987?