Nah. The K Series was good. So much so Ford in the early '90's considered buying the Rover Group when BAe offered it for sale (BMW ultimately bid high to kill interest from rivals), chiefly to nab the then new K Series.
@@DutchBane No worries, and thanks 🙂👍 . The K Series wasn't perfect (the way it was bolted together arguably being a less ideal choice than what could have been opted for), but it was a modern engine - more so than what Ford had in the same size range at the time - that gets a lot of guff that is largely undeserved / overstated. The Triumph V8 also gets a lot of unfair criticism (compared to the smidgen of legit' criticism), when its main issues (such as blown head gaskets) were actually due to: • Overarching BL thrift that Triumph could do nout about, which was why the Radiator was undersized, and the block had less well machined channels & galleys than should've been the case (supposedly because BL denied a request to update some of the relevant tooling machinery). • Insufficient attention to mantainance requirements that were clearly spelt out in the handbook, but were often overlooked by owners & service garage staff alike. This often led to drive belts that had missed replacement intervals snapping and the engine being avoidably ruined.
Hi Android Fanboy...... go to comments made at about 1 minute comparing the looks of the car to two particular females. OK it is not grotesque, it is simply cheap, in my opinion. It detracts from what is otherwise an entertaining clip. I agree with you, though. Top gear was not generally sexist and had a high level of clever humour.
How does this make it in any ways sexist though. Top Gear has always compared cars to celebrities, even in the newer series. Remember the Rolls Royce Corniche was considered to be Elton John, while they said the Mercedes Benz Grosser was a Gorbatsjov in car form? Those remarks weren't considered as sexist so neither should these. Of course, these remarks were about their personalities and not their looks, but Top Gear has compared the looks of male celebrities to cars as well (although I can't remember a case at the top of my head).
Авто/Мото
With all these VHS defects all you need to do is slow the whole thing down and put a funny filter on it and it'll be V A P O U R W A V E
Heh! "Kamala" in Finnish means "awful". ;D
Stephen Jones The front reminds me of a Duckbill Platypuss.
Good that its not called Perkele.
I like it, and i see s big potential in this car.
Fast forward to the present and we have an “awful” Vice President of the Divided states of America!
i miss when i was young and watched these episodes of top gear from when i was born on vhs tapes
Heh, those Fiesta rear lights on the first one, could have at least made it look different from the base model.
That's Steve Coogan's brother presenting,
The one who got fired for DUI
...in July 1999
Kit cars can be good. There are some that are bad. There is companies that have built some very unique and good.
30 grand for a used ferrari or m3, wow times have changed...
The first car looked like a mx3 and mx5 had mated 🙊
Looks like a Fiat Barchetta that fell down the ugly tree.
At least it is not very ugly like a multipla. They could have made it worse.
I was wondering if they indeed use the MX-3 headlights
noice
These were long before the stig...now thats old.
I don't remember this guy on top gear!
He wasn't on it for long as he got done for drink driving
@@kubbythebusman Daam.
Probably because he started shaming women (Phelps comment)
Quantum H4 could be made pokier.
Song at 5:15?
Slater nater Praise you by Fatboy Slim
Blooming heck that was quick, thanks.
Slater nater Haha think you only posted 3 mins before!
This presenter sounds like Eric Idle...
At least it kept Harold Shipman busy for 8 months could they not tell something strange was going on when he pulled up in that yellow monstrosity
Rover engines....
G A S K E T
Nah. The K Series was good. So much so Ford in the early '90's considered buying the Rover Group when BAe offered it for sale (BMW ultimately bid high to kill interest from rivals), chiefly to nab the then new K Series.
@@jimtaylor294 really?? Wow i didnt know that! For all i knew they were all terrible. I learned somthing today! Thanks for the info😊👍
@@DutchBane No worries, and thanks 🙂👍 .
The K Series wasn't perfect (the way it was bolted together arguably being a less ideal choice than what could have been opted for), but it was a modern engine - more so than what Ford had in the same size range at the time - that gets a lot of guff that is largely undeserved / overstated.
The Triumph V8 also gets a lot of unfair criticism (compared to the smidgen of legit' criticism), when its main issues (such as blown head gaskets) were actually due to:
• Overarching BL thrift that Triumph could do nout about, which was why the Radiator was undersized, and the block had less well machined channels & galleys than should've been the case (supposedly because BL denied a request to update some of the relevant tooling machinery).
• Insufficient attention to mantainance requirements that were clearly spelt out in the handbook, but were often overlooked by owners & service garage staff alike. This often led to drive belts that had missed replacement intervals snapping and the engine being avoidably ruined.
An even cheaper version of jeremy clarkson. Why do car prese ters always try to copy his style?
9/11 footage
Looks like an opel gt with a different frint clip.
Really, they chose that to present!! WTF
Hi Android Fanboy...... go to comments made at about 1 minute comparing the looks of the car to two particular females. OK it is not grotesque, it is simply cheap, in my opinion. It detracts from what is otherwise an entertaining clip. I agree with you, though. Top gear was not generally sexist and had a high level of clever humour.
How does this make it in any ways sexist though. Top Gear has always compared cars to celebrities, even in the newer series. Remember the Rolls Royce Corniche was considered to be Elton John, while they said the Mercedes Benz Grosser was a Gorbatsjov in car form? Those remarks weren't considered as sexist so neither should these. Of course, these remarks were about their personalities and not their looks, but Top Gear has compared the looks of male celebrities to cars as well (although I can't remember a case at the top of my head).
@@iSkully99The other guy is projecting &/or virtue signalling, I'd wager 😂
Overly sexist comments grate now.... and I am 58.... thank goodness, in this aspect at least, we have moved on.
Get a life snowflake.
what comment?
David Hayes you're weaker than a budget clock radio speaker.
Offended on behalf of someone else- this is why the world has gone mad!
Ok white knight
Really, they chose that to present!! WTF