I had one of those Alfa's and it was beautiful to drive, nothing sounded like that V6 either. The biggest surprise....reliable too! Great fun and no angst. Thirsty though.
Alun Hoskins I've found one that I'd love to buy, 80k miles, looks like it is in really good condition and I'm trying to put the cash together. Are there any quirks that you'd think are worth mentioning after long term ownership? Other than its petrol addiction, that is.
The Alfa GT continues to be one of the most stunning looking cars even till this day . My neighbour just got one and I drool every single time I walk pass it . And it 2018 .
This was an era when Pininfarina was really at the top of it's game in the domain of affordable cars. The Peugeot was drop dead gorgeous and the lines of the Alfa and Fiat possibly look even better today in 2022 than they did back then. Plus now, if you can find one that hasn't dissolved or is in the process of dissolving, they're generally all affordable modern classics and rare too! For the record, I liked this era of Top Gear as well - a sense of humour but more review-focussed and less silly for the sake of being silly than the Hammond/May era.
Peugeot 406 Coupé came with an amazing 2.2L 16v engine, which kills all the flaws of the car. It is lighter, nimbler, and inexpensive in running costs vs. the V6 model. It. Is. Beautiful.
Alfa Romeo GTV is quite simply one of the most beautiful cars ever made with with one of the best engines ever made. Incredible and probably the last true Alfa.
Those 406s were something else to look at. When i was 19 and had a few grand kicking about. It was a toss up between a 2.0 one a 2.0156 twin spark or a slightly older a4 2.6 quattro. Ended up with the boring german option which for solidity was probably best but the other two are in my top 5 cars of the 90s for looks. Truly stunning cars. Insurance wouldnt let me get a 3.0 406 it was like group 17 in 2005
The 5th gen Prelude was a bit of an eyesore, but I can't get over how shit the CLK's wheels are. They look like silver painted steelies. They look like they belong under plastic wheel covers. Truly awful.
I hate all three of them. The CLK looks like a Dodge Charger with idiot headlights. The Celica looks like it emerged from Jurassic Park, especially at the front. The Prelude tries to look like a Camaro, but it fails miserably.
@@jamesst1809 I've got a 1997 Mazda 323f BA 1.8. It's lovely to drive, comfy, rare and loves to rev. Really want to keep it for a while. A GTV would be a good 2nd car for me. You know, a car that I'd only drive on the weekend. Something like that.
@@GECKOZFTW oh yeah I like that you've got one of them very unique I actually can't remember the last time I saw one on the road I've got a fiat Panda as my daily and as you can tell by my username a TVR chimaera for the weekends
My choice today would be a Subaru SVX. It has stunning looks, a flat-six, great handling and proper Japanese reliability. And they will only go up in value. From the cars shown here, i'd have the 200SX
The SVX and all Subarus from the that era have poor reliability compared to other Japanese car manufacturers from the same era. I.e Nissan, Toyota, Mazda
I remember Jeremy saying he "can't look at one of those without getting an errection" when James bought an Alfa for a cheap car challenge. He always loved them but I bet just for driving to film this footage the car must have given one or two error codes.
Z In Chains I had a gtv for nearly 10 years and don't remember having any issues. GTVs were pretty reliable compared to other alfas of the era, in my experience anyway.
Totally agree, they had a good reputation actually. But I mean, a lot of the Alfa reputation was based on things that happened a long time ago. I had a 156 SW 2.4 JTD (facelifted one) and it NEVER went wrong, apart from a dual mass flywheel problem, which can (and does) hit cars from any manufacturer. After that I had a BMW 328 which went wrong All. The. Time.
This Alfas Busso V6 engine are very very relaible and good. I had a 155 2,5V6 10 years ago. l owned it fo 3 years and no major problems. Then l start driving 60 miles to work so l bougt a 156 1,9 JTD 16V. The car when l sell it have almost 300.000 miles and it still drives today. Now l owned a 159 and lm quite happy with it. Sorry for my english
Si Dog Ducati, I also have a gtv 3.0 for over 10 years and it's been the most reliable car I have ever owned. Suspension, exhaust and brakes upped, never fails to make me smile every journey.
I bought a little 2010 125i coupe recently for the wife to run around in,, that was the plan anyway I love it she only gets to drive it to bring me home from the pub...
Could not afford the running cost of the V6.. Got the 916 155hp 2l ts instead and simply can't stop smiling every time I get into it.. and OHHHH how it loves corners !!! lol..
You can't check the 200Sx as it's unregistered here...but 22 years on from this the only cars that survive from this test are the 406 Coupe and the Prelude...and both are currently sorned.
Except they aren’t apart from 200SX, trashed Celica or E36 cost like 2000€ nowadays, and we’re not talking about limited GT-4 or M3. GTV FL with 3 litre Busso is just slightly cheaper than Nissan. Nice examples of Coupe Turbo are also gaining value.
I see a lot of people saying these cars look bad. If you're old and cultured enough to support that statement, go on (pro tip: you can't. Some of them were made by the greatest designers alive and are studied by younger designers nowadays). But if you're seeing them for the first time in this video, it means you weren't born back then (I wasn't) and you're totally ignorant about recent history of cars design. It also means you've never seen them in real life. So, your opinion about them is completely irrelevant. Then, the correct thing to say is "for what I've seen in this video and without a decent analysis, I don't like these cars" and not "they're ugly". You may not like classical music but you'd look like an idiot if you listened to a minute of a concert and shouted "Classical is bad!".
My dad had a GTV and a s12 silvia. Liked both cars and said were beutifull, but he loved the alfa and its looks. I think im gonna buy one too love em alot. I cant understand the people here. Most say s14 or e36 and ar eprobably nfs fanboys. Sure both cars are amazing and i like em alot ( my dad had a e36 too ) but i pick the alfa too.
The Prelude was actually pretty good looking in real life and it still looks good today. And the Alfa may be fun to drive, when it works. He was a fool to ditch the BMW
Ford, Honda, Peugeot, Fiat, and Alfa have all abandoned these models with nothing similar to replace them. Nissan and Toyota have some sports cars for sale but no practical 4 seater/daily driver material coupes. Merc, BMW and Volvo are still in the game although the 3 Series coupe is no more, and Volvo has introduced the Polestar 1. Much less choice nowadays.
Only the japanese version looked good. The rest of the world got idiotic bug eyed headlights. But it did handle very well, like a rear wheel drive car.
The front end of the Alfa is not bad looking, but that rear is awful and that tail light ohmygosh it looks like a cheap 80's Cadillac. I personally would have had an ear to ear grin in that E36 or the 200sx
There are two kinds of people in these comments. Those who prefer the Asian preludes and celicas over the German mercs and beamers, and those who have fucking taste
Geneve in the 90s, must have been more boring then cleaning your home 😂 Fiat and Alfa, still looken kinda odd but cool,,, the C70 and E36 looked the best though!
the C70 looks good as a convertible, not convinced about as a coupe, love the peugeot though, especially as they are a bit younger nowadays and you can still get a good one.
Alfa: Unique, creative design, STUNNING Fiat: Ugly but interesting and very unique 406 coupe: beautiful & classy Nissan: not pretty but I kinda like it Prelude: Bland, boring, meh Volvo: OK but so boring Celica: Kinda ugly BMW: Very nice! in other colours though, red looks garbage. CLK: Ugliest of the ugly
I know it's heresy on a Top Gear video, but I'm gonna say it: that Alfa is fugly. To be fair, most 90s cars were, but that takes it up a level. Not saying it wasn't a good coupe, though. But I'd have taken the Celica over it on looks in a hot minute. Edit: it *wasn't* a good coupe. It just had a badge Jeremy liked.
Id take my 71' 2002 5 speed over the E36 any day they're easier to work on and don't have any of those cheap plastic brittle clips and engine piece covers as well as zero electronic issues that can total them out like the E60 M5 as an example. Plus being able to shift the gears is something that we'll never get again and also i like the style of it.
Kshitij Kumar It was a beautiful design when it came out and it still holds up. You have to actually look at it in real life to believe it's bold aesthetic.
That Alfa looks awful. Suprised at how many people saying it looks good in the comments! The diagonal line through it and those silly little headlights! come on, seriously. 1998 had better to offer than that for example -DC2 type R -E36 M3 -R34 GTT -FD RX7
@@sotirismp2883 japanoboxes? FD RX7 is one of the best looking cars of the 90s (ever) and easily tunable to make big power and handle really well. Not sure what a sane person would choose over that if you were shopping for a 1998 coupe. Valeu!
@@shingosshojiopoulos6608 I live in NZ...we got all of them. FD last model was 02 . They used to be cheap too, gone up in price a bit now that the Americans can register them
@@Paul-mq5yn come on how can you criticize the design of GTV...really is one of the coolest car of 90s, tons of personality and if you look at a good restyling version with 17" wheels you would be surpised how its aged well! The cars you mentioned are all good cars, but if we talk of pure design and personality then there is no comparsion, GTV rulez!
Now that's an impressive level of ignorance. For instance: Peugeot 406: Body was meant to be a Ferrari, but never ended up as one. Objectively beautiful, I never liked it though, especially not compared to the ordinary 406'es. Toyota Celica: The Sega Rally icon of the '90s. Ugly but just screams arcade, every single bit of it. Extremely underappreciated for what it actually was (Evos came in the way) Volvo C70: Weird design from when all cars tried to be E36'es. Fantastic sounding inline-5 with great tuning potential under the hood.
Only 1156 FDs were officially imported in Europe most of which were sold in Germany, the UK and Greece. I also think that they only sold them until 1996
but that's the thing, people didn't like badges like nissan back then, a bit like hyundai today, and the cars are only worth anything thanks to stuff like initial d and drift culture, many of which get trashed by, meaning less supply and inflated demand for these''JDM"(not really) cars, I think his choice as someone looking for a NEW car back then makes sense.
I had one of those Alfa's and it was beautiful to drive, nothing sounded like that V6 either. The biggest surprise....reliable too! Great fun and no angst. Thirsty though.
Alun Hoskins I've found one that I'd love to buy, 80k miles, looks like it is in really good condition and I'm trying to put the cash together. Are there any quirks that you'd think are worth mentioning after long term ownership? Other than its petrol addiction, that is.
A reliable Alfa? Didn't know those existed
@@bigwig4689 Try the Alfa 159 or the Brera then. They're about as reliable as most German cars.
when my mom had to scrap her alfa she cried, and so did I, there is something about these cars...
Judging by videos, it sounds very alike VW VR6... idk though
The Alfa GT continues to be one of the most stunning looking cars even till this day . My neighbour just got one and I drool every single time I walk pass it . And it 2018 .
I found a GTV on sale recently....trying to put the cash together!
@F m gtfo
Imagine if someone went back in time in a time travelling 8C and shown it to Jeremy. His head would've exploded
Not as much as with the Disco Volante. He'd probably get vaporised.
Imagine Tesla.....
@@jareknowak8712 Why? They talkin' bout art and you throw washing machines in the middle of the discussion?
@@jareknowak8712fugly cars.
😂
Awful clunky designs
W⚓️
This was an era when Pininfarina was really at the top of it's game in the domain of affordable cars. The Peugeot was drop dead gorgeous and the lines of the Alfa and Fiat possibly look even better today in 2022 than they did back then. Plus now, if you can find one that hasn't dissolved or is in the process of dissolving, they're generally all affordable modern classics and rare too! For the record, I liked this era of Top Gear as well - a sense of humour but more review-focussed and less silly for the sake of being silly than the Hammond/May era.
The lard was a pretty accurate representation of the cougar
I cannot believe that JC could get comfortable in the Alfa. The bark of the V6 is like no other. A beautiful car that I had the privilege of driving.
Peugeot 406 Coupé came with an amazing 2.2L 16v engine, which kills all the flaws of the car. It is lighter, nimbler, and inexpensive in running costs vs. the V6 model. It. Is. Beautiful.
breaking news ----
i have the same alfa but spider version and 0 problems since 1998 only normal service ahah
That means the car was never outside garage.
:)
Just kiddin, i love AR.
Well done w⚓️
Same here as long you don't have the electric cabrio roof and the nasty dash after all the years of the series 1 your oke.
Alfa Romeo GTV is quite simply one of the most beautiful cars ever made with with one of the best engines ever made. Incredible and probably the last true Alfa.
P Noble's Garage, even with the twinspark it's a great car, and probably handles better being lighter.
I quite liked my 145 cloverleaf when I still had it, great car to drive, shame I sold it before prices have now crept up
I got the 2.0 v6 turbo its the best car i drove
@@greengrass9572the v6 is little to heavy . So many put on the breakset of the alfa 166 after that 's makes a lot of effort .
I had one exactly the same as this... loved it!
Now all we care about is mini SUV's and Crossovers. pathetic
They're going over mountains in commercials,but in reality they can't go off a little bit snowy parking lot
‘Now you can buy any of these cars and you’ll love it’
The bucket of lard:
Those 406s were something else to look at. When i was 19 and had a few grand kicking about. It was a toss up between a 2.0 one a 2.0156 twin spark or a slightly older a4 2.6 quattro. Ended up with the boring german option which for solidity was probably best but the other two are in my top 5 cars of the 90s for looks. Truly stunning cars. Insurance wouldnt let me get a 3.0 406 it was like group 17 in 2005
Thank you for all these videos!
I would do anything to relive the 90s
I dream of driving an Alfa 916 while blasting Real McCoy
3 more years for us Yankees
10 out of 10 for the Brosnan pic sir
Play specific Eurobeat or watch specific Initial D.
Do you drive a car from the 1990s?
froggo doggo 3 more for the lotus Elise s1
In the U.S. it was sold as the Mercury Cougar. Haven't seen one in years. Probably on the endangered species list.
Clk better looking than the prelude and the celica? Yeah fucking right...
Yes it does
Whatt ??? Clk and bmw are the nicest looking in the bunch. The prelude is disgusting
The 5th gen Prelude was a bit of an eyesore, but I can't get over how shit the CLK's wheels are. They look like silver painted steelies. They look like they belong under plastic wheel covers. Truly awful.
Well it is. That Celica headlights is so fugly, and I rather have the previous generation Prelude rather than the one shown here.
I hate all three of them.
The CLK looks like a Dodge Charger with idiot headlights.
The Celica looks like it emerged from Jurassic Park, especially at the front.
The Prelude tries to look like a Camaro, but it fails miserably.
Alfa GTV not only best looking from this bunch but also survived time best. Look around you.
Could that be because we never see one?
The beautiful Lancia Kappa coupe is missing but I guess it wasn’t even sold in the UK at the time.
I want that s14
Amazing how Clarkson can thanos snap coupes out of existence
God the alfa looks good. It wins hands down
Shoutout to Gran Turismo 2
And your mom
@@justinmcconnell7176 Oh
Alfa gtv
That S14 though
Bought myself GTV. Absolutely brilliant car for people who likes to drive. Be quick if you want one of them as not many left in good condition.
In my GTV916C but 1.8 TS engine most of technical issues are not from bad quality but that car is old today.
Classic Clarkson
I'm saving up for a gtv6 can't wait
I want one too. I'd probably use it as a weekend toy. Just wouldn't be able to bring myself to sell my current car.
@@GECKOZFTW what car have you got currently
@@jamesst1809 I've got a 1997 Mazda 323f BA 1.8. It's lovely to drive, comfy, rare and loves to rev. Really want to keep it for a while. A GTV would be a good 2nd car for me. You know, a car that I'd only drive on the weekend. Something like that.
@@GECKOZFTW oh yeah I like that you've got one of them very unique I actually can't remember the last time I saw one on the road I've got a fiat Panda as my daily and as you can tell by my username a TVR chimaera for the weekends
@@jamesst1809 Yeah nice, TVRs as a whole are rare. I've got a video of my Mazda on my channel if you want to see it. Up to you though.
The GTV6 would have been my choice too!!
Eric George its ugly.
Eric George im not talking about the engine. or the quality. But its so freaking ugly.
I have this car and must say that you can only love this look or hate
Łukasz lukasss but the best things is that your car is yours, and that you love it. c:
All Alfas are masterpiece.
I had gtv 2.0 T spark... In black Loved it. I wanted a 3.0 but couldn't afford the running costs at 24
My choice today would be a Subaru SVX. It has stunning looks, a flat-six, great handling and proper Japanese reliability.
And they will only go up in value. From the cars shown here, i'd have the 200SX
DolleHengst go home
DolleHengst euro only
The SVX and all Subarus from the that era have poor reliability compared to other Japanese car manufacturers from the same era. I.e Nissan, Toyota, Mazda
You mean the silvia?
I remember Jeremy saying he "can't look at one of those without getting an errection" when James bought an Alfa for a cheap car challenge. He always loved them but I bet just for driving to film this footage the car must have given one or two error codes.
Z In Chains I had a gtv for nearly 10 years and don't remember having any issues. GTVs were pretty reliable compared to other alfas of the era, in my experience anyway.
Totally agree, they had a good reputation actually. But I mean, a lot of the Alfa reputation was based on things that happened a long time ago. I had a 156 SW 2.4 JTD (facelifted one) and it NEVER went wrong, apart from a dual mass flywheel problem, which can (and does) hit cars from any manufacturer. After that I had a BMW 328 which went wrong All. The. Time.
This Alfas Busso V6 engine are very very relaible and good. I had a 155 2,5V6 10 years ago. l owned it fo 3 years and no major problems. Then l start driving 60 miles to work so l bougt a 156 1,9 JTD 16V. The car when l sell it have almost 300.000 miles and it still drives today. Now l owned a 159 and lm quite happy with it. Sorry for my english
Si Dog Ducati, I also have a gtv 3.0 for over 10 years and it's been the most reliable car I have ever owned. Suspension, exhaust and brakes upped, never fails to make me smile every journey.
I bought a little 2010 125i coupe recently for the wife to run around in,, that was the plan anyway I love it she only gets to drive it to bring me home from the pub...
Could not afford the running cost of the V6.. Got the 916 155hp 2l ts instead and simply can't stop smiling every time I get into it.. and OHHHH how it loves corners !!! lol..
7:35 so perfect for him XD
You can't check the 200Sx as it's unregistered here...but 22 years on from this the only cars that survive from this test are the 406 Coupe and the Prelude...and both are currently sorned.
In retrospect out of this lot the S14/Silva/200Sx, Celica, and E36 are the most desirable of this lot today.
Except they aren’t apart from 200SX, trashed Celica or E36 cost like 2000€ nowadays, and we’re not talking about limited GT-4 or M3. GTV FL with 3 litre Busso is just slightly cheaper than Nissan. Nice examples of Coupe Turbo are also gaining value.
hearing that opera... all i can think of it 99x's Big Concert Announcements. god... i miss the Morning X...
when the cars were nice beautiful manual and the technology did not spoil the driving figure
I have a 1998 renault megane coupe :D
i have a 2002 one :D
You poor thing
i wouldnt say so , i am pretty satisfied with what i paye
Good for you :)
Always loved the arse end of the gtv 😎
Somebody can tell me wich song is with the GTV , its Pavarotti somebody know wich one???
use shazam
why did they switch presentors so often back then.
selfdriving car at 2:56 or what O.o ?
Please , anyone knows the name of the song by the tenor ???? Iwant to play it on my Gtv Turbo thanks
I see a lot of people saying these cars look bad.
If you're old and cultured enough to support that statement, go on (pro tip: you can't. Some of them were made by the greatest designers alive and are studied by younger designers nowadays).
But if you're seeing them for the first time in this video, it means you weren't born back then (I wasn't) and you're totally ignorant about recent history of cars design. It also means you've never seen them in real life. So, your opinion about them is completely irrelevant.
Then, the correct thing to say is "for what I've seen in this video and without a decent analysis, I don't like these cars" and not "they're ugly".
You may not like classical music but you'd look like an idiot if you listened to a minute of a concert and shouted "Classical is bad!".
Taste is personal but the taste of an ignorant is worth nothing.
My dad had a GTV and a s12 silvia. Liked both cars and said were beutifull, but he loved the alfa and its looks. I think im gonna buy one too love em alot. I cant understand the people here. Most say s14 or e36 and ar eprobably nfs fanboys. Sure both cars are amazing and i like em alot ( my dad had a e36 too ) but i pick the alfa too.
amen
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That 200SX...
those generation Mercs would look so much better in my opinion if the outer headlights were the same size as the inner
I want the fiat/alfa
The Prelude was actually pretty good looking in real life and it still looks good today. And the Alfa may be fun to drive, when it works. He was a fool to ditch the BMW
JDM Fanboy detected.
Pmsl....he picked the one guaranteed to spend the most time in the garage being fixed!
What was wrong with the BMW?
Its a BMW as Clarkson says on his 3rd reason on why he got rid of it
Song at 6:45?
loe v yes I want to know as well
ruclips.net/video/1w7OgIMMRc4/видео.html Guns N Roses, Sweet Child of mine :)
My favourite was the capri
That's not the traditional nissan grill
But the cougar turned out to be awful
Lard bucket pretty much summed it up
"Coo_pay".
not gonna lie, except for the fiat, that period was a dark age for car design
That 200SX... you don't look back at it... no pride? Jermey it was a very good looking car! Are you drunk?
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Lol that Alfa looks absurd from the front
The fact that Clarkson liked the looks of the ghastly CLK says all you needed to know about him
I think that CLK does look good. In it's own way, it is a good looking car.
Ford, Honda, Peugeot, Fiat, and Alfa have all abandoned these models with nothing similar to replace them. Nissan and Toyota have some sports cars for sale but no practical 4 seater/daily driver material coupes. Merc, BMW and Volvo are still in the game although the 3 Series coupe is no more, and Volvo has introduced the Polestar 1. Much less choice nowadays.
Alfa Romeo 🇮🇹!
no integra
Only the japanese version looked good. The rest of the world got idiotic bug eyed headlights. But it did handle very well, like a rear wheel drive car.
The front end of the Alfa is not bad looking, but that rear is awful and that tail light ohmygosh it looks like a cheap 80's Cadillac. I personally would have had an ear to ear grin in that E36 or the 200sx
If you would have seen one you wouldnt come up with that conclusion. It is still gorgeous after 25 years.
So in real life the Alfa is not hideously ugly instead its terribly ugly?
Why has Clarkson gotten sillier with age?
Could be even worse an Alfa Romeo sud
*gets rid of the two coolest and to this day most remembered cars instantly*
Well someone doesn't like Japanese imports!
"coolest"
Was he trying to lay the accent in thicker than normal...? lol seems like it. that was his edge?
Damn, he really said that prelude and celica look worse than clk. Clk looks awful
There are two kinds of people in these comments. Those who prefer the Asian preludes and celicas over the German mercs and beamers, and those who have fucking taste
exactly bro
I used to work at the factory that made the headlights for the Ford Cougar. I would have chosen the Nissan 240Z.
christdragon you mean the 200sx?
the alfa winning is so funny
Explain.
Bentley Mulsanne
Cars were so good ni the 90s. No stupid ecology for ruining everything
Geneve in the 90s, must have been more boring then cleaning your home 😂
Fiat and Alfa, still looken kinda odd but cool,,, the C70 and E36 looked the best though!
the C70 looks good as a convertible, not convinced about as a coupe, love the peugeot though, especially as they are a bit younger nowadays and you can still get a good one.
Volvo "square" front end does not fit to "round"rear end.
This front is good for Combi, not for this coupe.
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And the winner is.........VR6 Corrado!
Which was unfortunately dead by the time this program was made. It would have won though.
Even as a mbz fan I'd take the prelude or even the celica over that gopping clk any day
I knew that the Alfa would win.
Wanna know why?
Clarkson is an Alfa Romeo fan 🤣🤣🤣
Alfa romeo is alfa romeo. Big problem big Heart big fun!
Alfa: Unique, creative design, STUNNING
Fiat: Ugly but interesting and very unique
406 coupe: beautiful & classy
Nissan: not pretty but I kinda like it
Prelude: Bland, boring, meh
Volvo: OK but so boring
Celica: Kinda ugly
BMW: Very nice! in other colours though, red looks garbage.
CLK: Ugliest of the ugly
the fiat is stunning
this was probably one of the worst era's for average street cars. wobbly plastic aweful things that im glad have all been left to die
Lmao, how ironic you say that now when most new cars are stuffed to the roof with piano black plastic.
The Alfa or the BMW
Mercury cougar
I'd take the Alfa but I won't deny that the E36 is a good looking car as well.
I know it's heresy on a Top Gear video, but I'm gonna say it: that Alfa is fugly. To be fair, most 90s cars were, but that takes it up a level. Not saying it wasn't a good coupe, though. But I'd have taken the Celica over it on looks in a hot minute.
Edit: it *wasn't* a good coupe. It just had a badge Jeremy liked.
blue is the worst looking color for that alfa
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! He loves the horse with down syndrome XD
So The Celica doesn't look good enough for you ok.........................
THAT one was ugly,compared with the Carlos Seinz one (one model before with the opening lights).
@@psistis80 Gen 6 was the best looking, and also was the best, the ST205 GT4 would eat most cars today for breakfast.
s14 same price after all this years xddd
eliminating fiat wasn't a great idea because alfa would break down too
Rez1 Hossain I also love 40 year old jokes
OH LOOK A FANBOY
Alfa's are actually quite reliable.
TBH, as long as it isn't an economo-box hatchback, most fiats are pretty reliable really.
The comment section here is so salty, i speculate that the people here have seawater in their mouthes rather than drool
I would begin eliminating everything that's front wheel drive, then everything that's ugly. Only the BMW left.
E36 all the way bois
Jonesy No, thank you.
Nah, my *FIVE* two eight i is much better, and costs about the same today.
Id take my 71' 2002 5 speed over the E36 any day they're easier to work on and don't have any of those cheap plastic brittle clips and engine piece covers as well as zero electronic issues that can total them out like the E60 M5 as an example. Plus being able to shift the gears is something that we'll never get again and also i like the style of it.
I don't think that this Alfa looks great.
Kshitij Kumar It was a beautiful design when it came out and it still holds up. You have to actually look at it in real life to believe it's bold aesthetic.
That Alfa is one of the ugliest car in the world, but that V6 is like music To my ears.
God, 90's cars looked awful! The alfa is the only one that doesn't look horrible with today's eye.
are your eyes broken?
If you're saying the Fiat Coupe still doesn't look nice, than your cataracts need fixing.
I like them but the Alfa is beautiful
I still like the looks of the s14, the 406, alfa, fiat coupe...
That Alfa is the ugliest thing I've seen since your mom.
That Alfa looks awful. Suprised at how many people saying it looks good in the comments! The diagonal line through it and those silly little headlights! come on, seriously. 1998 had better to offer than that for example
-DC2 type R
-E36 M3
-R34 GTT
-FD RX7
Only the dc2 is good out of that list. The e36 isnt as good as an e46 or an e30, and the other two are japanoboxes
@@sotirismp2883 japanoboxes? FD RX7 is one of the best looking cars of the 90s (ever) and easily tunable to make big power and handle really well. Not sure what a sane person would choose over that if you were shopping for a 1998 coupe. Valeu!
The R34 GTT was only offered in Japan and they stopped selling the FD in 1996 here in Europe I think
@@shingosshojiopoulos6608 I live in NZ...we got all of them.
FD last model was 02 . They used to be cheap too, gone up in price a bit now that the Americans can register them
@@Paul-mq5yn come on how can you criticize the design of GTV...really is one of the coolest car of 90s, tons of personality and if you look at a good restyling version with 17" wheels you would be surpised how its aged well!
The cars you mentioned are all good cars, but if we talk of pure design and personality then there is no comparsion, GTV rulez!
Ford Kougar ,is was F**kin awful
Prelude, 200 SX or the E36. Every other car there is a pile of shit.
Now that's an impressive level of ignorance. For instance:
Peugeot 406: Body was meant to be a Ferrari, but never ended up as one. Objectively beautiful, I never liked it though, especially not compared to the ordinary 406'es.
Toyota Celica: The Sega Rally icon of the '90s. Ugly but just screams arcade, every single bit of it. Extremely underappreciated for what it actually was (Evos came in the way)
Volvo C70: Weird design from when all cars tried to be E36'es. Fantastic sounding inline-5 with great tuning potential under the hood.
Could have got a FD RX7 in 1998, so get out of here with that hairdresser special Alfa. Shame on you JC!
Only 1156 FDs were officially imported in Europe most of which were sold in Germany, the UK and Greece. I also think that they only sold them until 1996
Clarkson had awful taste back then, Gets rid of the best cars
Kept the best one though
Clarkson is an Alfista!
but that's the thing, people didn't like badges like nissan back then, a bit like hyundai today, and the cars are only worth anything thanks to stuff like initial d and drift culture, many of which get trashed by, meaning less supply and inflated demand for these''JDM"(not really) cars, I think his choice as someone looking for a NEW car back then makes sense.