This is why James May is selling his Ferrari...

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  • Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
  • Yup, you've read that correctly, James has put his Ferrari up for sale. Listen as he explains why he has decided to let it go...
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  • @WH250398
    @WH250398 3 года назад +9596

    Now James can finally get his Dacia Sandero

    • @georgelane1377
      @georgelane1377 3 года назад +129

      There will probably be a electric Dacia bet he will buy that

    • @mats7492
      @mats7492 3 года назад +235

      GREAT NEWS!

    • @lennaertedens4624
      @lennaertedens4624 3 года назад +39

      @@mats7492 WHAT?!

    • @paulkirby5479
      @paulkirby5479 3 года назад +53

      there is a "new" dacia sandero being launched on wednesday

    • @rahulpadhi3164
      @rahulpadhi3164 3 года назад +4

      Dacia what?

  • @kav12ab
    @kav12ab 3 года назад +1734

    James May is the only man to live in the 1950s and 2050s at the same time

    • @KermitFrogThe
      @KermitFrogThe 3 года назад +61

      He does it the right way. Remembers and learns from the past and uses this to appreciate the present and future.
      I like the musical analogy. I appreciate the music that enabled what I like to exist, even though I don't like most of it. Without Presley, Led Zep etc. I wouldn't have the fast heavy metal I enjoy, but I find them both dull and dated now.

    • @bukkuk5949
      @bukkuk5949 3 года назад +1

      Je moved on .. or just saying he moved on .. ) ..

    • @ojrmk1
      @ojrmk1 3 года назад +9

      Him and Stephen Fry. An old school gentleman with modern sensibilites.

  • @ShadowDragon8685
    @ShadowDragon8685 3 года назад +1187

    All I can see is that that tricycle behind him has a flat tire.

    • @c827q
      @c827q 3 года назад +55

      That is from one of his other shows "James May's Toy Stories". It is electric and made from Meccano or an erector set if you are in the US. He rode it around the race course on the Isle of Man

    • @deltavee2
      @deltavee2 3 года назад +2

      @@c827q He's no where as sane as he comes across of course. It's impossible to be around Jeremy and not have of it rub off.
      Some of the things he's taken on aside from Top Gear are quite astounding!

    • @mrbored975
      @mrbored975 3 года назад

      Asian top gear
      ruclips.net/video/ODKTkQJgNFM/видео.html

    • @FenderTele
      @FenderTele 3 года назад +5

      On that IOM trip wasn't OZ Clarke with James?

    • @Ruler-kf4sy
      @Ruler-kf4sy 3 года назад +1

      LEGIT THE WHOLE TIME THATS ALL I WAS LOOKING AT😂😂😂😂

  • @TheTroystreet
    @TheTroystreet 3 года назад +935

    He’s talking like the car like it’s his girlfriend he’s breaking up with

    • @Whit3Eyes
      @Whit3Eyes 3 года назад +50

      For alot of us it is like a break up when ur selling ur car mate

    • @williamlim5234
      @williamlim5234 3 года назад +10

      Especially that Ferrari it must be very special for him.

    • @patrickbrennan9781
      @patrickbrennan9781 3 года назад

      @@Whit3Eyes 9

    • @trizvanov
      @trizvanov 3 года назад +7

      More like trying to find a girl who looks and acts like the one, you used to date 20+ years ago.

    • @chuckschillingvideos
      @chuckschillingvideos 3 года назад +5

      Pretty sure he's never broken up with a girl...ever.

  • @gryzew
    @gryzew 3 года назад +1810

    James May: "I'm selling my 1977 Ferrari, it's available through a dealer in Kent, now let me talk for 6 minutes why it's wrong to buy a 1977 Ferrari".

    •  3 года назад +53

      I watched all that and still want that Ferrari LOL

    • @vonkerman8168
      @vonkerman8168 3 года назад +2

      Well, we all know how James is.....

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 3 года назад

      The joke approach to humans doesn't work.

    • @ericmadsen7470
      @ericmadsen7470 3 года назад +4

      While James is talking I'm going to take a nap.

    • @lopwidth7343
      @lopwidth7343 3 года назад +11

      The long winded version of why he is selling it. He put a lot of thought in it and reflected upon it very thoroughly. Not that anyone would agree with him, but that's the beauty of being honest

  • @samaelbravo3692
    @samaelbravo3692 3 года назад +325

    Only James may could talk about selling his car and send me down a philosophical train

  • @ActualDegen
    @ActualDegen 3 года назад +797

    “...it’s become old tech..” as he’s literally surrounded by ancient tech

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 3 года назад +5

      What, the movable loo behind him? Meccano isn’t old tech.

    • @Kyzerii
      @Kyzerii 3 года назад +21

      he is ancient tech

    • @GamezGuru1
      @GamezGuru1 3 года назад +20

      he owns a Model S and a BMW i3, probably more technology than in your entire house...

    • @castrejon321
      @castrejon321 3 года назад +2

      I think that's the joke.

    • @alexeimscruz2893
      @alexeimscruz2893 3 года назад +5

      @@Kyzerii you're right on all counts... James is ancient tech or as Hammond calls him, "an old Top Gear prop" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @jnkptr891
    @jnkptr891 3 года назад +26

    I think the reason James tells us about the weaknesses of the car is because he wants the right person to buy the car. That is someone who will love and appreciate this old classic for what it is, and not someone who wouldn't look after it well or just wants to sell it again.

  • @roshansrinivas8729
    @roshansrinivas8729 3 года назад +938

    that twist. "I'm talking about the 308, not the Speciale"

  • @malhartembey
    @malhartembey 3 года назад +767

    Initially I thought he sold the speciale

    • @actuallywicked4228
      @actuallywicked4228 3 года назад +63

      Me too I got trolled hard 😂😂

    • @georgelane1377
      @georgelane1377 3 года назад +36

      I think everyone did

    • @lwaves
      @lwaves 3 года назад +5

      At the start I wondered which one he was talking about. He sold the wrong one IMO. I mean, I wouldn't have sold the Speciale either but it would go before the 308 did.

    • @AsbestosMuffins
      @AsbestosMuffins 3 года назад +1

      think we all did

    • @junatah5903
      @junatah5903 3 года назад +2

      I prefer the GTO over the speciale. tbh

  • @neretilderem7029
    @neretilderem7029 3 года назад +45

    -So where do you want to film this car ad?
    -How about sitting in front of this portable toliet?
    -Perfect, roll the camera!

    • @RollingShutter
      @RollingShutter 3 года назад

      "can we put in the mottly old junk too?" "Yes, perfect!"

  • @raihanrahman1113
    @raihanrahman1113 3 года назад +406

    James want to sell his Ferrari, then gives us 10 reasons, "WHY NOT TO BUY HIS FERRARI" 😂🤣😅

    • @ashrafeselim
      @ashrafeselim 3 года назад +5

      He is still in love with it

    • @raihanrahman1113
      @raihanrahman1113 3 года назад +2

      @@ashrafeselim l know 🤓

    • @ManuSaraswat
      @ManuSaraswat 3 года назад +6

      Because he knows people sitting around watching these videos can never afford it.

    • @ranenyeo126
      @ranenyeo126 2 года назад

      Someone can just buy the car remove the engine and there u go a talking piece in your house

  • @MoNercy
    @MoNercy 3 года назад +697

    "I don't agree with you, but I accept your point of view."
    The world needs more people like James May.

    • @brindmusicnerd
      @brindmusicnerd 3 года назад +1

      MoNercy 👏

    • @hoppinonabronzeleg9477
      @hoppinonabronzeleg9477 3 года назад +9

      Yes I liked the way he put that! Right back at you, disagreeing without being confrontational!

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc 3 года назад +1

      Yes, too many people just can’t agree to disagree these days.

    • @Demmrir
      @Demmrir 3 года назад +2

      Mm. He's politely disagreeing about what people desire for their own satisfaction. Past statements show he's perfectly happy vehemently disagreeing and failing to consider your viewpoint valid if it's a subject that affects others. Conflating the two is where most people end up wrong-headed.

    • @erikarneberg11
      @erikarneberg11 3 года назад

      MoNercy I disagree! (Just kidding...)

  • @AhmedOmar-cp9cu
    @AhmedOmar-cp9cu 3 года назад +775

    Next drive tribe video title:
    "James's NEW car, The DACIA SANDERO!"
    Edit:Thanks for all the likes guys!

    • @DerGrundi
      @DerGrundi 3 года назад +18

      Great!
      Anyway...

    • @EC-ms1jr
      @EC-ms1jr 3 года назад +2

      And now we must do the news!

    • @bloviatingbeluga8553
      @bloviatingbeluga8553 3 года назад +5

      The new *electric* Dacia Sandero

    • @Diegomir7
      @Diegomir7 3 года назад +1

      Ahh yess, The Dacia Sandero!!!

    • @gttsi8895
      @gttsi8895 3 года назад +2

      yes indeed he should buy back the sandero from that Chernobyl episode.

  • @BenWillock
    @BenWillock 3 года назад +29

    "Having a fancy car and parking it outside is a service to the community" - James May, 2020

  • @unknownyoutuber466
    @unknownyoutuber466 3 года назад +46

    Most people: watches video normally
    Me: Why is he shaking his shoe right above his cup?

    • @LP64000
      @LP64000 3 года назад

      Ha!! That is weird

    • @BexxaG
      @BexxaG 3 года назад +2

      Yeah. Me too. Stuff bound to drop off into the cup

    • @CrucialFlowResearch
      @CrucialFlowResearch 3 года назад +1

      Optical illusion, his cup is further back

  • @CaptRobertApril
    @CaptRobertApril 3 года назад +610

    James May: "The past is gone."
    Jeremy and Richard both have seizures.

    • @CaptRobertApril
      @CaptRobertApril 3 года назад +18

      Amazing, she got three years younger in a matter of seconds...

    • @janjarous
      @janjarous 3 года назад +14

      I think, she sells potatoes and fruits online.

    • @michaellanier4491
      @michaellanier4491 3 года назад +1

      Your a sketchy robot

    • @mrmcbeardy9268
      @mrmcbeardy9268 3 года назад +3

      @@janjarous 😂😂😂😂 Best chuckle I've had all day. James would approve of your analysis 😉

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 3 года назад

      We don't approach strange humans with jokes.

  • @Rombizio
    @Rombizio 3 года назад +405

    This is actually a great speech by May. He is a national treasure. A Renaissance man. A scholar, a musician, an engineer, an inventor, a funny guy.

    • @mannyd-y5246
      @mannyd-y5246 3 года назад +2

      All hail the messiah

    • @JagBetty
      @JagBetty 3 года назад +1

      Rombizio he is indeed, Ive most of his books and would definitely say he has been a big influence on some of my lifestyle choices....we all need a hero.👍😎

    • @chhavimanichoubey9437
      @chhavimanichoubey9437 3 года назад

      he is my lad he is

    • @Bijiketapang001
      @Bijiketapang001 3 года назад

      A bim

    • @shietnewfeature.delethethis
      @shietnewfeature.delethethis 3 года назад +2

      Scholar?
      He quoted a wrong philosopher

  • @addoblaknovski3709
    @addoblaknovski3709 3 года назад +120

    James convinces himself he hasn't just sold Magnums' car to buy a money pit pub on an old chair in his garage

    • @bobbartlett4047
      @bobbartlett4047 3 года назад +4

      EXACTLY

    • @johnwinston4793
      @johnwinston4793 3 года назад +5

      You think James don't have money to buy things like this ? He just don't need that car anymore, no point to keep it so he make someone else happy to own and old Ferrari.

    • @jake1393
      @jake1393 3 года назад +4

      He's rich and semi retired, he's one of the few fortunate people in the world that can truly do whatever he wants at this point.

    • @Jabber-ig3iw
      @Jabber-ig3iw 3 года назад +2

      Magnums car was a GTS.

    • @Beechgoose1
      @Beechgoose1 3 года назад +1

      Wasn't Magnums the Testarosa?

  • @recklesssoles9339
    @recklesssoles9339 3 года назад +55

    AMAZING James has given so many reasons not to buy his Ferrari.

  • @tomd6053
    @tomd6053 3 года назад +899

    There’s nothing more James May in this world than him talking about how bad his car is why he’s trying to sell it lol

    • @oninjadaburaca
      @oninjadaburaca 3 года назад +2

      i do the same thing LOL

    • @charlesharper2357
      @charlesharper2357 3 года назад +26

      He's saying why it doesn't suit him.
      People see different things in cars...the 308 isn't practical...it's art and a collector's item.

    • @jimross5264
      @jimross5264 2 года назад +2

      Gor, such a negative Nellie. Get a 67 335.

  • @MichaelBennett1
    @MichaelBennett1 3 года назад +466

    Being “James May’s old banger” probably doubles its value.

    • @indominusrex1652
      @indominusrex1652 3 года назад +1

      Ye

    • @killerdinamo08
      @killerdinamo08 3 года назад +11

      No it doesn't, it's 'very uncool'.

    • @SedanChair
      @SedanChair 3 года назад +15

      The amount of market overlap between "Ferrari buyers" and "people willing to admit they appreciate James May" is exactly 0

    • @Miata822
      @Miata822 3 года назад +14

      @@SedanChair I doubt that is true. May is the only thoughtful one on that crew.

    • @jayaychare7318
      @jayaychare7318 3 года назад +15

      Probably mor value as you certainly know it wouldn’t have been thrashed

  • @kaydensrailway5594
    @kaydensrailway5594 Год назад +5

    I totally agree with James here. As the only railway enthusiast in my school, the only way I can explain why certain locomotives like Flying Scotsman, Mallard, the UP Big Boys and such are so famous/significant is to compare them with something modern like the bullet and maglev trains. Their time of fame has sadly disappeared and sometimes, it really is better to let the memories live in the past.

  • @cusdu6349
    @cusdu6349 3 года назад +11

    Man, I really love the way you talk about cars... and about yourself. We all have a childhood or something of an adolescent dream to exorcise. We love you James.

  • @OliCM3
    @OliCM3 3 года назад +1271

    Jeremy is actually very open minded & a true animal lover. Hammond is an old classic cars & bike enthusiast with little interest for any modern hyper car, and he actually loves food & cooking. James is actually the most modern, artistic, & oddly liberal of them all. He loves technology and is far from the dull, old, slow, outdated impression we get from watching him on TG/GT.
    After watching many if not all of his RUclips & none car related appearances on TV, I'm not surprised by this move.
    P.S. The 308 is without a doubt, one of the top 3 best looking cars of all time.

    • @arrkaitz
      @arrkaitz 3 года назад +17

      100% agree with you

    • @FoxBox72
      @FoxBox72 3 года назад +56

      And I'm sure all of them are just acting a character on GT/Top Gear. It's a show full of scripted, fictional sketches, and they each play a role.

    • @mx_nana_banana
      @mx_nana_banana 3 года назад +3

      FoxBox72 yes, yes they do

    • @presterjohn71
      @presterjohn71 3 года назад +72

      @@FoxBox72, yes but it's a heightened version of themselves rather than a fake one.

    • @SuperMoodyyy
      @SuperMoodyyy 3 года назад +7

      May has been my favorite since I watched TG as a wee lad on tv

  • @dave131
    @dave131 3 года назад +104

    There's a flat tire that James hasn't repaired.
    Not even annoying him.
    He's slipping.

  • @phoebeeileenbrooks110
    @phoebeeileenbrooks110 3 года назад +43

    This interview reeeeeeeally shows how much of an absolute genius James really is.

  • @stewartdevisser3818
    @stewartdevisser3818 3 года назад +25

    James are you selling your car or having a late stage reverse mid-life crisis

  • @pokegan52
    @pokegan52 3 года назад +149

    This is the most James May way of reasoning on why you’d sell a car

    • @gideonmele1556
      @gideonmele1556 3 года назад +1

      Make a 7 and a half minute youtube video philosophizing the motoring zeitgeist - also I sold mah car

  • @poguemathone
    @poguemathone 3 года назад +187

    James May calling something "old tech" made me giggle

  • @RIDETHESUNSHINE
    @RIDETHESUNSHINE 3 года назад +38

    “It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it;..." W. Somerset Maugham
    .
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    Will

  • @adammarc7979
    @adammarc7979 3 года назад +47

    His garage has the most random things I’ve ever seen, he also held his foot up above his tea so flakes of dust probably fell in...

    • @elirien4264
      @elirien4264 3 года назад +1

      I noticed that too, but his foot was probably not directly over his cup.

  • @lnascar7401
    @lnascar7401 3 года назад +158

    When James says he's looked after it carefully what he actually means is the AC vents are extremely clean 👌

    • @Biker_Gremling
      @Biker_Gremling 3 года назад +7

      And properly adjusted.

    • @chrimakesthings
      @chrimakesthings 3 года назад +9

      @@Biker_Gremling if that ferrari doesn't have the air vents perfectly aligned i'm suing the dealership

    • @sparky4878
      @sparky4878 3 года назад +2

      @Christy, I checked the ad. The vents were closed.

  • @twongi6044
    @twongi6044 3 года назад +136

    it’s official, hammond is gonna have oliver longer than may will have his ferrari

  • @cobracommander9138
    @cobracommander9138 11 дней назад +1

    I have a classic car and I agree that you can't appreciate them as the people in their time appreciated them as the newest and greatest thing. As I was driving my classic car it felt like the closest thing there is to a time machine. Looking at the old dashboard, the old interior, it drives like old technology. That's what I really appreciate about them.

  • @NA-ij5jy
    @NA-ij5jy 2 года назад +2

    You are a philosopher! I enjoyed your thoughts. Listening to you was wonderful!

  • @robster6868
    @robster6868 3 года назад +911

    Says he doesn’t like old things wearing a spitfire t-shirt.

    • @guywilloughby3383
      @guywilloughby3383 3 года назад +94

      Hurricane

    • @guywilloughby3383
      @guywilloughby3383 3 года назад +7

      It's a quote from the film The Battle of Britain.

    • @garrymartin6474
      @garrymartin6474 3 года назад +7

      He said "old cars"

    • @coopsgti
      @coopsgti 3 года назад +9

      I think he explained it pretty well with the model on your desk bit at the beginning

    • @markcarrington8565
      @markcarrington8565 3 года назад +1

      The model on my desk is an E Type.

  • @lozisbest
    @lozisbest 3 года назад +671

    James: I’m selling my Ferrari
    Everyone: ooooooh?
    James: lt’s really bad, will depreciate, awful to drive, old tech, out of date...
    Everyone: ......

    • @mihai08
      @mihai08 3 года назад +9

      Someone should sell James... maybe a tenner

    • @iHaveTheDocuments
      @iHaveTheDocuments 3 года назад +8

      He seems to be the Prius electric type of guy. Very odd but maybe he's just getting old.

    • @sean269
      @sean269 3 года назад +4

      I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS he still has the 458

    • @michigan_supercars6569
      @michigan_supercars6569 3 года назад +3

      ikr! I feel that he is completely missing the point of the Ferrari SMH

    • @rvne3959
      @rvne3959 3 года назад +15

      Everybody thought he was selling the speciale tbh

  • @TheAverageNooob
    @TheAverageNooob 3 года назад +38

    James May has a mentality I hope every person has when they are elderly. He sees that older is not always better, and sees the value of new developments.

    • @Jo_Wardy
      @Jo_Wardy 2 года назад +2

      And new stuff doesn't mean bad stuff.

    • @MountainMan.
      @MountainMan. 2 года назад

      Newer usually means made of poorer quality and designed to fail. Older often does mean better. Deal with it.

    • @Jo_Wardy
      @Jo_Wardy 2 года назад +2

      @@MountainMan. sure that's why alot of old cars rusted away have problems etc. If you don't destroy your new car then it can last a long time

    • @Jo_Wardy
      @Jo_Wardy 2 года назад

      @@MountainMan. well not necessarily the engines in old cars are amazing but definitely body and other things aren't that great

  • @jimbo4375
    @jimbo4375 3 года назад +2

    My old Fiesta had a dry sump..
    Didn't work for very long after that

  • @eshanmirash2456
    @eshanmirash2456 3 года назад +552

    When James May said he didn’t like old cars I had a heart attack

    • @pedrojuan8050
      @pedrojuan8050 3 года назад +34

      Meanwhile, Hammond has the Oliver.

    • @rideroll9609
      @rideroll9609 3 года назад +23

      Yeah... the stupidest words he ever said....

    • @lordsuch5762
      @lordsuch5762 3 года назад +1

      he liked old cars that were involved in the war !!

    • @000GunterGabriel000
      @000GunterGabriel000 3 года назад +10

      I am off, haver to buy that i3, fast! Seriously? Golden age of the car? Just no Mr May. Just No. Maybe you have noticed but the vision Musk and others are preparing for us is to not drive on our own at all. Call a Tesla per App, get in, watch YT-videos of blokes driving real cars, get out and the Tesla gets and picks up the next customer all by itself. THAT'S what's coming and that's what this development is aiming at. To describe that as golden is a bad joke i am afraid.

    • @prileydrums
      @prileydrums 3 года назад +10

      I respect James’ objectivity, however having been lucky enough to have had a couple of modern equivalents (Alfa 4C, Cayman GTS), I bought a 308GTB (from The Ferrari Centre!) last year and prefer it, hands down. The 308’s ability’s (and size) suit today’s driving perfectly and you feel like you’re operating a piece of machinery as opposed to the disconnect of seamless DCT changes.

  • @whytyt
    @whytyt 3 года назад +480

    James: now the Ferrari is gone, I don’t have anything old.
    The rest of us: (staring very hard at James)

    • @bryanhallman8183
      @bryanhallman8183 3 года назад +6

      Yes, the hair style is definitely from 1974. 😋

    • @insomniacbritgaming1632
      @insomniacbritgaming1632 3 года назад +10

      Nobody looks at the bikes against the wall...

    • @MasouShizuka
      @MasouShizuka 3 года назад +3

      @@bryanhallman8183 I think his entire physical body is from World War. As in the first one.

    • @bryanhallman8183
      @bryanhallman8183 3 года назад +6

      @Green Mills Yeah, I know. He still looks like he should be in Pink Floyd... 😂

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc 3 года назад

      @@bryanhallman8183 Pink Floyd with May in place of Richard Wright... they’d still be writing Dark Side of the Moon 50 years on!

  • @tonytaylor6320
    @tonytaylor6320 3 года назад +63

    James, is that a portable toilet behind you? Just wondering. Be well.

    • @masterchief3927
      @masterchief3927 3 года назад

      By the looks of it... yes

    • @mk1st
      @mk1st 3 года назад +7

      Poor man's Tardis (or would that be Turdis? hahahaha)

    • @pault040210
      @pault040210 3 года назад +1

      Stand and tan??? 😂😂😂

    • @mrsolodolo5770
      @mrsolodolo5770 3 года назад +3

      I assume the garage is not attached to his house, so when he wants to work in there he needs somewhere to relieve himself.

  • @dw4music
    @dw4music 3 года назад +2

    iv got a 1932 J2 MG that i am dragging out from the rust of soo many years in an old barn ... I do intend to have its orginal engine.. but someone said to me why dont you put an electric engine in it !!! what a thort !!!

  • @miguelmc2289
    @miguelmc2289 3 года назад +180

    James: I sold my Ferrari
    Me: *spit my tea* WHAT?!?!
    James: the 308, not the Speciale. That would be an ABSURD thing to do.
    Me: *RELIEF*

  • @andyisyoda
    @andyisyoda 3 года назад +1217

    James is a national treasure.

    • @IrLosin
      @IrLosin 3 года назад +36

      An International one.

    • @rizzy4509
      @rizzy4509 3 года назад +20

      IrLosin A universal one

    • @caesar7734
      @caesar7734 3 года назад +4

      Didn’t expect you here

    • @kooool50
      @kooool50 3 года назад +4

      IrLosin Intergalactic one

    • @j_bailey11
      @j_bailey11 3 года назад +3

      British unesco heritage

  • @markwalker2986
    @markwalker2986 Год назад +6

    I totally agree with you nostalgia can be overrated! Technology that seemed amazing at the time can seem unimpressive and disappointingly antiquated now ! I find these days even though i never forget the past I live in the present and look the the future for exciting new things. Great video. 👍

  • @erichutson6943
    @erichutson6943 3 года назад +2

    James your an awesome guy I hope your well you and the guys got me through some hard times look forward to seeing you for years ro come

  • @BenFTI2K
    @BenFTI2K 3 года назад +511

    James: “I’m selling my car, here are the details” then proceeds to tell us why we shouldn’t buy it 😂

    • @RobinAdamsOsteopath
      @RobinAdamsOsteopath 3 года назад +3

      Yes, agreed - but a million views of this video might just help sell it, not to mention the James May ownership. That will always be a beautiful classic.

    • @jammer3618
      @jammer3618 3 года назад

      He needs the money
      Classic upper class awipe.

    • @phantomechelon3628
      @phantomechelon3628 3 года назад +8

      To be fair, the kind of person who WOULD buy a 1970s Ferrari is probably well aware of its problems.

    • @flemit35
      @flemit35 3 года назад +1

      It's a Ferrari, if people used logic they wouldn't exist. he won't be harming its sale.

  • @sergheiadrian
    @sergheiadrian 3 года назад +513

    James is selling his Ferrari:
    - Oh no!
    - Anyway...

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 3 года назад

      Buyers need to thinks about what they're doing for once in their life.
      I'm SO fedup with the social histeria of people buying stuff.
      Especially GUYS!
      If only, men could stop posing.
      Men can't see image. They're such perfectionist at details the don't see the tree about to hit them.

    • @Will_DiGiorgio
      @Will_DiGiorgio 3 года назад +13

      @@dreyn7780 What business is it of yours what anyone does. Stop trying to fundamentally tear down what's not yours to tear down. I refuse to give an ounce to people who have no respect for the fundamental rights and opinions of others while advancing the destruction of society to further their own incorrect social behavior.

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 3 года назад

      @@Will_DiGiorgio internet calculations will take care of all you’ve said.
      Rights and opinions are no match for recording and calculating.
      James couldn’t even see his car was painted red.
      You’re just heading for a lot of regrets.
      I’m glad we surprised you.
      Looks like only you and James are trying to tear stuff down.

    • @Will_DiGiorgio
      @Will_DiGiorgio 3 года назад +14

      @@dreyn7780 That is the most nonsensical load of hogwash I've read in my life. Your condemnation of free thought, the very fabric our society is founded on only proves that you have become the lemming, the danger to the world that you strive to create. If you think you're going to make some dystopian society that represents the German Riech, dehumanizing someone because of their gender and their want of free will, I and probably billions will rise up, if you think you're going to change millions of years of humanity, of what defines a man and woman, you will lose. Get off of social media and interact with people who live in the real world. Not anarchists, fascists, Marxists and celebrities...

    • @TA_Plus_Hemi
      @TA_Plus_Hemi 3 года назад +5

      @@dreyn7780 you need to grow up a little bit. Can't tell that it's painted red? The man said it is painted race red. Using the term Rosso Corsa is more an Italian thing than a man thing

  • @donofdevilsaj
    @donofdevilsaj 3 года назад +69

    The most amusing thing about May is that he always ends up contradicting himself at the end of his speech. 😁

    • @covertyankee
      @covertyankee 3 года назад

      I've been in or around the car business my entire life. Pro tip: Never get attached, and always be ready to sell. James knows this I'm sure.This particular car has added value because of the provenance, so if James takes a loss it's his decision make.

    • @RustOnWheels
      @RustOnWheels 3 года назад

      covertyankee which provenance would that be? Just curious as I know nothing about that particular car.

    • @RustOnWheels
      @RustOnWheels 3 года назад

      covertyankee Thanks for your extensive explanation. I never thought James May would add value to a car.
      Although I own a car, third owner, that was bought as new by an exotic dancer married to a Hollywood star. For me it adds intrinsic value but I don’t think it will add monetary value as not many people will remember an actor from the forties and fifties.

    • @hemiacplurge3572
      @hemiacplurge3572 3 года назад +1

      That's why he's consistently funny!

    • @DovidM
      @DovidM 3 года назад +2

      @@covertyankee Never get too attached. Don’t keep the car if it is turning into a money pit, and sell it if it has become a toy you’ve outgrown/lost interest in.

  • @tracyfuller278
    @tracyfuller278 3 года назад +2

    Great video Mr May , great to see you again. we can not hold onto our dreams forever.. onwards and upwards.

  • @Zepherian
    @Zepherian 3 года назад +123

    "I'm right to sell it, you're wrong to buy it, now go buy it here and take it off my hands!" Best sales pitch ever.

  • @JakePetrolhead
    @JakePetrolhead 3 года назад +104

    It makes me incredibly happy seeing that James still has the Meccano Bike in his garage.
    Someone needs to sort out a third series of Toy Stories already.

    • @drunkenpigeon2980
      @drunkenpigeon2980 3 года назад +8

      For real though, I really liked Toy Stories, Man Lab, and all of his independent shows.

    • @TheClonedspork
      @TheClonedspork 3 года назад +2

      I watched that for the first time about a month ago. You gotta love a guy who keeps something like that around after hes done with it.
      Bravo to the adult of the three as well!

  • @rickybe
    @rickybe 3 года назад +6

    Reluctantly sold my Porsche 987 about 6 months ago. Unlike James’s feelings towards his Ferrari, I loved it and miss it dearly. Since a very early age I have always wanted a Porsche. Luckily I was in a kind of one off financial position to buy one as a second car 2 years ago. Recently my house needed building work completing and had to make the supreme sacrifice. I doubt I will be able to replace it, but would buy another in a heart beat if I could. Yes its not the fastest but we all have a connection to things. Just thought Id share that with you :)

  • @bullseye63
    @bullseye63 3 года назад +34

    'The right buyer for that car is..." someone you've just horribly patronised!

  • @JohnDoe-en2nh
    @JohnDoe-en2nh 3 года назад +45

    "Of course I haven't sold the Speciale. That would be an absurd thing to do."
    You had me worried there for a bit.

  • @AiTurboTalks
    @AiTurboTalks 3 года назад +171

    James May: The only Celebrity with an eyebrow “greyer” than the other

    • @shilohstore6086
      @shilohstore6086 3 года назад +10

      Well thank you now I can never unsee that

    • @joaorodrigues8489
      @joaorodrigues8489 3 года назад +2

      There is a reason. And the reason is the sun while you re driving.

    • @logieuk
      @logieuk 3 года назад +1

      @@shilohstore6086 lol same

    • @Rokudaimedono
      @Rokudaimedono 3 года назад +1

      Thanks for that lol. Now I can't unsee it. XD

    • @playtimehulot7383
      @playtimehulot7383 3 года назад

      Maybe to much raising.

  • @Jodyrides
    @Jodyrides 3 года назад +51

    Jay Leno does not own any Ferraris. when asked why,This is what he said...
    I can take my Porsche out for a ride on a Saturday, when I get home ,I just have to wash it.
    When you take a Ferrari out for a ride on a Saturday, when you get home, you have to work on it....

    • @lutomson3496
      @lutomson3496 3 года назад

      Thats why Jay is a fellow Lamborghini owner like myself, although the newer ones dont require that much work

    • @xvzf115
      @xvzf115 3 года назад

      @@lutomson3496 nice LARP

    • @lutomson3496
      @lutomson3496 3 года назад

      @@xvzf115 Nice propaganda...I guess you are fixated on posers...nice try..next..

    • @xvzf115
      @xvzf115 3 года назад +3

      @@lutomson3496 nah m8, I don't drive a Ferrari or a Lambo, I went with a Bugatti Chiron Sport and no regrets so far.

    • @Lippaization
      @Lippaization 3 года назад +1

      And that's why Jay Leno is a nice funny guy, but his knowledge of driving and mechanics, is almost zero. He may know the history of every nolt in a car, but he can't take a turn or understand why that bolt is there.

  • @stepheng4218
    @stepheng4218 3 года назад

    Very well put in every context. You said alot of things that resignate with me but have failed to find those words to put it. Thank you and the ferrari will be in its right place hopefully

  • @leochinchillaa
    @leochinchillaa 3 года назад +340

    I'll take it off your hands for free james, no hassle 😀

    • @matthewmccrudden9563
      @matthewmccrudden9563 3 года назад +1

      If you’ve got 70k he’ll let you have it

    • @TNM001
      @TNM001 3 года назад

      can you pay the upkeep? thats the thing with these old cars...

    • @MyHandleIsGood
      @MyHandleIsGood 3 года назад

      I think every subscriber should get a piece of it.

    • @leochinchillaa
      @leochinchillaa 3 года назад

      AKGaming i wish

    • @isaacteo5355
      @isaacteo5355 3 года назад

      AKGaming nah, I’d rather someone had it whole

  • @gmark007isGianmarcoMaioli
    @gmark007isGianmarcoMaioli 3 года назад +336

    James May: The Most Progressive Man on Earth.

    • @peerappel2012
      @peerappel2012 3 года назад +1

      hahaha XD

    • @richardendresz161
      @richardendresz161 3 года назад +3

      gmark the same man who earned the name :cpt. Slow

    • @BradPittStains
      @BradPittStains 3 года назад +1

      If the bar is Clarkson then maybe. Otherwise no way, that trio are awfully cut off from society

  • @brandodurham
    @brandodurham 3 года назад +7

    “The past is gone, that’s the thing” 😂 amen

  • @michaelhall5429
    @michaelhall5429 3 года назад +1

    That is an amazing philosophical lecture hidden in a used car ad. The value of art over time and the power of novelty and the transparency of ownership so subtly camouflaged I couldn't even be bothered scrolling to see if anyone else had already mentioned it.

  • @2KXMKR
    @2KXMKR 3 года назад +82

    Although I agree with the "It's old tech" belief, what if Ferrari pulled a Morgan and used some of their classic body shapes to shove brand new tech in to? Imagine that 308 rolling out of a dealership with the classic body, but on a brand new improved chassis with brand new suspension, drive, brakes, steering, engine or even motors.

    • @Dischingo
      @Dischingo 3 года назад +1

      At that point you could buy a newer car with all the relevant technology for probably a lot cheaper. Sure you can put brand new things in the car make it "new" but that just ruins any value the car had its an old car people who like old cars will love it for its vintage quality.

    • @2KXMKR
      @2KXMKR 3 года назад +6

      @@Dischingo Very true, but there is a very small pocket of car people that want that vintage car look with daily driver qualities. The Eagle E Type, Singer 911 and as I say, Morgan. I'd personally buy a Morgan Plus 4 over a BMW Z4 for example. Both two seater sports cars but the Morgan offers that vintage look. I'd imagine quite a few people would take a revised 308 over a new Ferrari of similar price, if it offered them a similar driving experience.

    • @saumabhobagchi5547
      @saumabhobagchi5547 3 года назад +1

      @@2KXMKR Absolutely, and they had a discussion on that on GT season 3, where Hammond needed some time alone with the Hellephant

    • @giovannicarrasco147
      @giovannicarrasco147 3 года назад +1

      NitricWarrior well they recently made a classic electric 911 and there is definitely a market there!

    • @bubberlad
      @bubberlad 3 года назад

      while it is cool to dream about, such a thing will never happen because of safety regulations. morgan (and other small manufacturers) are often exempt but FCA or even Ferrari alone could never get such an exemption.

  • @minuteman3
    @minuteman3 3 года назад +183

    James May, "the past is gone" while wearing a shirt with a 1930's fighter silk screened on it and endlessly droning on about the war.

    • @joshb7989
      @joshb7989 3 года назад +4

      Bingo!

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 3 года назад +9

      @@joshb7989 Top hole. Bally Jerry pranged his kite right in the How's your Father. Hairy blighter, dicky-birdied, feathered back on his Sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harper's and caught his can in the Bertie.

    • @simonmorse417
      @simonmorse417 3 года назад +3

      @@bbb462cid Sorry? Not getting your banter, old boy.

    • @PeteretePeter
      @PeteretePeter 3 года назад

      Boom! 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 3 года назад +2

      @Pete is never wrong do you mean the perfectly ordinary banter, Squiffy?

  • @borderlands6606
    @borderlands6606 3 года назад +10

    The right owner for that Ferrari is someone in the foothills of Tuscany, who has owned it since new. He's old now, and only gets to drive to the local restaurant, which he has done every Sunday evening for 40 years. Any subsequent owner is a futures trader who wants it to fill the 1970s shaped slot in his garage line up. The 1/72" version gets more miles in rolling up and down his desk.

  • @RamjeProductions
    @RamjeProductions 3 года назад +12

    In another news: James May buys a Pininfarina Battista.

  • @EliChristman
    @EliChristman 3 года назад +59

    My neighbor has a 1977 Ferrari 308. The best part is when he starts it up each day, I get to enjoy the sounds without the headache and expense of ownership. Seriously, I think he owned it for three years before the engine would turn over. But he was always quite happy explaining to me how among the Ferraris of its era, it had the easiest and least expensive oil changes.

  • @gmhwar9103
    @gmhwar9103 3 года назад +107

    James is a clever man with interesting perception, i quite like him.

    • @ridanann
      @ridanann 3 года назад

      Aahh but would you marry him

    • @gmhwar9103
      @gmhwar9103 3 года назад

      @@ridanann haha, yes well I am a dude so no.
      But i see your point...i believe you may be subject to heavy criticism haha

    • @assininecomment1630
      @assininecomment1630 3 года назад +1

      Is he more of a philosopher, or a sociologist?

    • @richlee509
      @richlee509 3 года назад

      Needs a haircut lol

  • @victor-emmanuel7485
    @victor-emmanuel7485 3 года назад +7

    It doesn’t get more James May than this, thanks for sharing your views and thoughts 👍

  • @Nodakmoto
    @Nodakmoto 3 года назад +203

    His entire argument is just himself trying to reason not regretting his decision

    • @joshb7989
      @joshb7989 3 года назад +1

      Agreed

    • @armoredp
      @armoredp 3 года назад +1

      Cognitive dissonance, it keeps us all from going insane.

    • @biggerchris20
      @biggerchris20 3 года назад +2

      I said the same thing... convincing himself he's made a "logical" decision. But there's nothing logical about purchasing or owning a classic anything.

    • @richlee509
      @richlee509 3 года назад

      He's talking bollocks as usual

  • @TobiasRieper047
    @TobiasRieper047 3 года назад +115

    It cant be a James May video without him;
    - Giving a lecture of a topic of his liking
    - Making a statement that compares with the topic
    - James drinking something
    - James wearing noticeable clothing items
    - Tech talk in to finer detail
    - James being ironic
    - "Standard!..."

  • @baconator_c10
    @baconator_c10 3 года назад +3

    James, you are by far my favorite philosopher. Everything you say just makes sense!
    Cheers from the USA.

  • @nimbly1693
    @nimbly1693 3 года назад +4

    This is now my favorite monologue from James. I have said this a number of times, you cannot judge things out of the context of the time they happened. People in America are going crazy about historical figures. Judging them by today's standards.

  • @thebrainyway4214
    @thebrainyway4214 3 года назад +115

    "I disagree with you, yet I acknowledge your perspective."
    The world needs more individuals like James May.

    • @insomniacbritgaming1632
      @insomniacbritgaming1632 3 года назад +7

      That's the true common sense liberal mindset, not the modern day version of the "leftist liberal"

    • @mysterysolver514
      @mysterysolver514 3 года назад +1

      .."And i accept your point of view" thats what he said

    • @oliviersavard8676
      @oliviersavard8676 3 года назад +5

      @@insomniacbritgaming1632 aaaand you managed to make it political, congratulations

    • @insomniacbritgaming1632
      @insomniacbritgaming1632 3 года назад +2

      @@oliviersavard8676 you'll find I didn't, but was comparing it to a current situation, I made no affiliation to any voting or particular political party, I can see how easy the reach was but unfortunately you grabbed the wrong thing

    • @oliviersavard8676
      @oliviersavard8676 3 года назад

      @@insomniacbritgaming1632 and what is the current situation you are talking about

  • @roscoe9507
    @roscoe9507 3 года назад +47

    Having met James May at Duxford (2019) I must say, agree or not agree with a point of view, he always appreciates your point of view. So old or new, it’s what ever makes us happy. I would however like to know how James feels about a Supermarine Spitfire mk9 after saying old is in the past and can only be appreciated in that era (words to that effect )

  • @Ligmaengaged
    @Ligmaengaged 3 года назад +1

    I love jams talking in detail about his cars

  • @fireantmedia7946
    @fireantmedia7946 3 года назад +2

    he is such a captivating person. he can talk about anything and i enjoy it

  • @falka6751
    @falka6751 3 года назад +122

    James: Hello viewers
    Sips tea... 5min later
    James: okay... (continues with a lecture of historical modern theories)

    • @alrumuller9300
      @alrumuller9300 3 года назад +7

      And you loved every second of it.

    • @markstanding8538
      @markstanding8538 3 года назад

      @@alrumuller9300 If anything there wasn't enough tea sipping.

  • @bbb462cid
    @bbb462cid 3 года назад +62

    "It's out of step with the times" says the guy wearing a T shirt featuring a plane designed in the 1930s with a float carburetor.

  • @geraldbaria
    @geraldbaria 3 года назад +3

    I love old people who lives in the present and are always excited about the future. 👏

  • @daunteuflay4859
    @daunteuflay4859 Год назад +6

    I love listening to James talk. He infuses philosophy and culture into a car video.

  • @ep1kone
    @ep1kone 3 года назад +28

    I really loved the non-pantomime more authentic version of May we get now over the old Captain Slow days. Refreshing to see him erudite.

  • @sordidpaprika6658
    @sordidpaprika6658 3 года назад +48

    The Ferrari is "old tech" whilst having a mechano bike in the background, also I did wonder where that went. Nice to know Dr. Bim kept it.

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 3 года назад +1

      It's a near death experience. He's realized his life was a sham. All thanks to the mass population. Which fooled him into buying into the red team, when He's not a Team player.

  • @pepa2086
    @pepa2086 3 года назад +3

    Very well said - James definitely has a point. Old cars are definitely nice to look at, but as in this case an old Ferrari - drive it and you will see the the car completely different. Beside the cost of owning one of these....oh dear...

  • @68orangecrate26
    @68orangecrate26 Год назад +1

    I was a classic car snob until I saw Carroll Shelby talk about wanting to live another 100 years to witness the coming innovations. I can't imagine what else he would come up with...

  • @notaspy3751
    @notaspy3751 3 года назад +30

    The oldest man in the world selling his car because it is 'outdated'

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 3 года назад

      The problem is Ferrari don't believe in producing new relic models.
      Our minds eye, gets old.
      This fools us into thinking the car is old and not suited to you.
      Ferrari doesn't see cars that way.
      The Ferrari car has a full tank of potential energy when it's clean and in 100% condition.
      That's the whole point of handmade engines.
      The colour is tuned for you.
      You fill up the tank with potential energy.
      They could easily slap together an engine building machine, but they don't.
      James was the WRONG customer in the first place.

  • @OldWhitebelly
    @OldWhitebelly 3 года назад +100

    "It's not as if a bit of the past is hanging around in old artefacts." Says the man who works with Clarkson.

    • @christineayres5339
      @christineayres5339 3 года назад

      Poor Jezza he has aged fast compared to May and Hammond , dont know if its a thing with taller men that they age faster ?

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 3 года назад +1

      But It's potential energy is full.
      Ferrari thinks like a maker.
      It's time for customers to grow up.
      Customers are about the same level as ants are.

    • @PaulGBass
      @PaulGBass 3 года назад +2

      @@christineayres5339 Jeremy is also fat, balding, a heavy smoker and a borderline alcoholic... All those will age you dramatically

    • @christineayres5339
      @christineayres5339 3 года назад +1

      @@PaulGBass Hes lived a great life , ditched his old wife and traded her in for a younger model too lol 😂👌

  • @billhall6746
    @billhall6746 Год назад +2

    Well said , old Ferrari drives like an old Ferrari. Some will love that but cars are progressing .

  • @licht6977
    @licht6977 3 года назад +8

    You know you either got to fast cars or just too old when you need a portable plastic toilet in your garage... :)

  • @cnvdh3514
    @cnvdh3514 3 года назад +52

    James May had me going for a bit. I really thought he had sold the Speciale

    • @user-nu7uw9of5j
      @user-nu7uw9of5j 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, the Speciale is somewhat old tech compared to current supercars.

  • @LOTPOR0402
    @LOTPOR0402 3 года назад +74

    How a car drives is everything .No matter what it looks like you soon get bored if it does not drive very nice

    • @rubenlay610
      @rubenlay610 3 года назад +14

      Hence why electric cars are terrible things.

    • @salami99
      @salami99 3 года назад

      lucky Jeeps and offroaders like a different style of drive

    • @TECsta76
      @TECsta76 3 года назад

      Car tech moved on way too brilliantly in the last 20 years, completely logical to out the analog based tech and move onto Micro based..

    • @CaptainSeamus
      @CaptainSeamus 3 года назад +1

      Why, even after 8 years and 200,000 miles that I put on it, my 2004 S60R is hands down my favorite car ever. They made fun of it on Top Gear when it came out (and no, I don't have a Trilby to wear when driving it) it's not the fastest, but it isn't shamefully slow, it handles very, VERY well, it's luxurious without being snobbish, and it even has weird faults and quirks that any exotic does... heheh, but it is an all weather grand tourer and it does great for that role.
      It may not (probably does not!) fit you, but for me, it's still amazing.
      If that Ferrari didn't do that for me, it'd be gone, too. Like the Triumph Spitfire, the Charger, the Toyota Celica, the Mustang, the GLH Turbo, the Pontiac GTO, the SuperBee, all been in my life, and now are all history.

    • @MrCarGuy
      @MrCarGuy 3 года назад +1

      @@CaptainSeamus P2 Volvos are underrated. High quality cars with cheap entry but mildly expensive parts.

  • @kevinleesmith
    @kevinleesmith 3 года назад +8

    When u get insomnia, do you talk yourself to sleep?

  • @loading2256
    @loading2256 3 года назад

    What’s the watch he’s wearing during the interview? Looks great

  • @wetkneehouston6293
    @wetkneehouston6293 3 года назад +36

    You know you're safe when buying a car off James May, theres no doubt he's looked after it

  • @James-ho2gm
    @James-ho2gm 3 года назад +60

    Wow, the shattered Maccano bike is still there. Memories.

    • @radchenkoa
      @radchenkoa 3 года назад +1

      it is a shame that May does not keep the tyres pumped up.

    • @ek8710
      @ek8710 3 года назад

      What was that from?

    • @ryanlitt5132
      @ryanlitt5132 3 года назад

      @@ek8710 his toy TV show

    • @TrevorDennis100
      @TrevorDennis100 3 года назад

      @@ek8710 Isle of Man I think. I also think it fell to bits.

    • @James-ho2gm
      @James-ho2gm 3 года назад

      sausage An episode from James May’s Toy Stories where he drove it around the Isle of Men circuit, during the GP.

  • @brainysmurf74
    @brainysmurf74 3 года назад +3

    As James gets older he's becoming more dignified and sophisticated. His wisdom is infectious and classically British. Very cool. I wish the GT would bring back that fat guy from TG season 1 and 2. Rounding out the fab 3 to 4 of the original TG crew. It would be very cool. Bless you James, we appreciate you

  • @tyronewhitehead3123
    @tyronewhitehead3123 3 года назад +2

    This makes me miss the days when the boys where. Doing top gear loved the program like your tee shirt 🚗

  • @tehsin13
    @tehsin13 3 года назад +105

    Meanwhile youngster Hammond restoring and repairing old Jags and bikes.

    • @cambridgemart2075
      @cambridgemart2075 3 года назад +7

      Paying someone to restore them you mean?

    • @beauschmo
      @beauschmo 3 года назад +15

      @@cambridgemart2075 Keeping craftsmanship a viable business. While he does what he does best and entertains us. History thrives. The economy goes round.

    • @MazdaRX7007
      @MazdaRX7007 3 года назад +8

      @@beauschmo Correct, if Hammond is paying for someone to restore a vehicle, someone who wouldn't have done it otherwise, then Hammond technically is restoring the vehicle, but with someone else's help.

    • @jasongerrard8940
      @jasongerrard8940 3 года назад +1

      Don't forget that he's likes his wooden Morgan's as well, hamsters gotta hamster.

    • @MeTube3
      @MeTube3 3 года назад +1

      50 year old youngster Hammond.