James May’s Unpimp My Ride: BMW 420i

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
  • In his toughest test yet, humanitarian James May saves a BMW 420i from the brink by coaxing it back to standard. Watch with rapt attention as James saves it from the wilds of modification and nurses it back to health. For just £2 a month you can save cars like these from the horrors of alteration.
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  • @JuliusBriggs
    @JuliusBriggs 5 лет назад +4808

    haha the way he turns around the whole car instead of repositioning the camera is just lovely

    • @FinnishCarGuys
      @FinnishCarGuys 5 лет назад +157

      JMacCookie 100% Fruchtfleisch you don’t wanna mess with James M’s lighting setup.

    • @AdamsS12345
      @AdamsS12345 5 лет назад +100

      Maybe he didnt want to show whats on the other side of the garage

    • @Michael_Shoemaker
      @Michael_Shoemaker 5 лет назад +49

      Im pretty sure thats the part of the joke

    • @ThBlueSalamander
      @ThBlueSalamander 5 лет назад +31

      Plus the first music and sped up bit for something that took less than 10 seconds

    • @deathberry33
      @deathberry33 5 лет назад +16

      You and I both know that doing the latter is just casual.

  • @TheKandR
    @TheKandR 5 лет назад +2519

    In the words of Jeremy Clarkson:
    “Anyone who puts an M badge on a bmw that isnt an M bmw has to go to prison”

    • @MonkeyHunch1
      @MonkeyHunch1 5 лет назад +13

      Funny i was just watching that episode of grand tour with James in the 850 earlier :)

    • @johnmusk367
      @johnmusk367 5 лет назад +65

      Bmw seem to do that themselves

    • @manudelmarche
      @manudelmarche 5 лет назад +43

      So BMW CEO has to go to prison.

    • @morningstar665
      @morningstar665 5 лет назад +2

      Agreed

    • @arlind530d
      @arlind530d 5 лет назад +8

      I have an M badge on the front fender from factory so bmw has to go to prison 😁

  • @fixedguitar47
    @fixedguitar47 5 лет назад +2684

    I have a deep appreciation for James wanting things standard.

    • @JonteTheMan1
      @JonteTheMan1 5 лет назад +16

      ^ What he said. This is not about being standard. This is about correcting a lie.

    • @GlazzedDonut
      @GlazzedDonut 5 лет назад +6

      If you buy a bog standard car you want bog standard

    • @fixedguitar47
      @fixedguitar47 5 лет назад +15

      Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken!

    • @tmanepic
      @tmanepic 5 лет назад +14

      To be fair, BMW throws a shit ton of M badges all over non M cars these days, straight from the factory.

    • @pigalcoto9053
      @pigalcoto9053 5 лет назад +1

      @@tmanepic still not on the back, u get m badges on both sides if u buy bumpers from the m version, and for most powerful diesels correct me if im wrong cuz im not sure

  • @raspucin70
    @raspucin70 5 лет назад +2281

    James...you just removed about 80 HP from that car

  • @DriftxKingGTR
    @DriftxKingGTR 5 лет назад +2820

    2003 James May - “ Good Evening, Lads!”
    2019 James May - “Yo Playas !”
    World has gone mad

    • @ryadhasanahmed5443
      @ryadhasanahmed5443 5 лет назад +43

      I aks you... is I bling?

    • @AveragePootis
      @AveragePootis 5 лет назад +2

      Omfg your profile pic... Family cup from gt4!

    • @geronimo5537
      @geronimo5537 5 лет назад +2

      he is now "hip"

    • @kusanagi6937
      @kusanagi6937 5 лет назад

      True😷😂

    • @booster_740
      @booster_740 5 лет назад +3

      next thing you know hes gonna be wearing a cap backwards......oh wait.........

  • @P45K141N3N
    @P45K141N3N 5 лет назад +401

    This isn't just an episode of Unpimp My Ride.
    This is an admirable effort to save some grace for all humanity.

  • @26Vincent26
    @26Vincent26 5 лет назад +275

    "And if you thought that was bad, wait until you see what it's done to the front"
    *moves car around instead of the camera*
    I love it hahaha

    • @JuliusA3Dguy
      @JuliusA3Dguy 5 лет назад +1

      I genuinely would have not wanted it any other way

  • @ramjb
    @ramjb 5 лет назад +468

    James May: "Yo, playas"
    Me: *hits like*

  • @mrmoran0077
    @mrmoran0077 5 лет назад +1744

    "Yo Players", I had to pause for five minutes to compose myself before proceeding

    • @tehgzizlauw1787
      @tehgzizlauw1787 5 лет назад +75

      Gotta love J Dawg

    • @mrmoran0077
      @mrmoran0077 5 лет назад +42

      Fo sho, jizzle mizzle’s the shizzle

    • @yarkmates3409
      @yarkmates3409 5 лет назад +9

      I nearly spat my drink out , and I wasn’t even drinking one 😂

    • @theow771
      @theow771 5 лет назад +2

      BMW 4 2 0 .

    • @thomaswiseau2421
      @thomaswiseau2421 5 лет назад +5

      Won't be long until he says "good morning gamers"

  • @sprocket-YT
    @sprocket-YT 5 лет назад +719

    James just destroyed a Chinese eBay industry in one video! 🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Do-lf8ne
      @Do-lf8ne 5 лет назад +6

      Ali express 😂

    • @aoyawang3890
      @aoyawang3890 3 года назад

      That's actually... very true

    • @acormier7
      @acormier7 2 года назад

      Bring back Unpimp my ride PLEASE.

  • @lcalvom
    @lcalvom 5 лет назад +676

    M badges on a regular BMW car is a crime. Good unpimp this time!

    • @overlord64n6
      @overlord64n6 5 лет назад +38

      A regular M badge as a nod to the M division is okay but claiming that the car is an actual M car (M4 in this instance) is preposterous.

    • @dkphantomdk
      @dkphantomdk 5 лет назад +3

      agreed.. same as putting 18" 235mm on a VW UP or Peugeot 107 and believing it will perform better !

    • @JonteTheMan1
      @JonteTheMan1 5 лет назад +10

      The M-Sport models pays homage to the M division but those have just the "M" badge by the side indicators.

    • @bricktop.
      @bricktop. 5 лет назад +11

      I don't know why but this type of stuff REALLY pisses me off.

    • @whiteenergywerdum7420
      @whiteenergywerdum7420 5 лет назад +21

      @@overlord64n6 As a nod? No, just no. If you Toyota Isnt a TRD dont put It on. If your BMW isnt an M, dont put It on.

  • @lowiet8979
    @lowiet8979 5 лет назад +90

    James May is the type of person to move the entire car in a small space instead of moving the camera.

  • @4_2_0
    @4_2_0 5 лет назад +2661

    Well i hope this becomes a trend..

    • @Bef090
      @Bef090 5 лет назад +29

      2nd that! More May = more aMAYzing

    • @deus_ex_machina_
      @deus_ex_machina_ 5 лет назад +3

      @@Bef090 But it's June...

    • @ingiiiiiii
      @ingiiiiiii 5 лет назад +11

      Im sure theres a bimmerboi out there searching for the exact location of that dustbin.

    • @Panzer_Runner
      @Panzer_Runner 5 лет назад +4

      It will, I mean your comment already have 1k likes

    • @Deontjie
      @Deontjie 5 лет назад +2

      @@ingiiiiiii Maybe a 1,000 idiots.

  • @RigbyH00ves
    @RigbyH00ves 5 лет назад +93

    This is literally every BMW I see in my hometown.
    You are our savior Mr. May.

  • @samanslow9021
    @samanslow9021 5 лет назад +796

    James May, the kinda guy to turn a car 180° instead of moving his camera 0:42

    • @csav1551
      @csav1551 5 лет назад +10

      I'd take any chance to drive a car like that too :D

    • @tokirak
      @tokirak 5 лет назад +1

      gotta frame that shot bro

    • @MrGangeva
      @MrGangeva 5 лет назад +20

      that's a "how much you love driving" test, and that's a perfect score

    • @joematthews3379
      @joematthews3379 5 лет назад +3

      Thanks for the timestamp, couldn't find it otherwise 😂

    • @kattohaikara3353
      @kattohaikara3353 5 лет назад

      Gotta respect that.

  • @kstxevolution9642
    @kstxevolution9642 5 лет назад +208

    James May's yobbish behavior: walking around town removing improperly used M badges.
    STANDARD!

  • @JCglitchmaster
    @JCglitchmaster 5 лет назад +476

    Hearing James May say "yo players" has to be on everyone's bucket list.

  • @dazz9484
    @dazz9484 5 лет назад +6

    I love how he does everything at his own pace. Could be the most stressful situation and he will just methodically complete the task to his fullest. What a champion of a geezer.

  • @leveraged6694
    @leveraged6694 5 лет назад +567

    James May, keeping BMW drivers honest since 1963.

    • @chadb2077
      @chadb2077 5 лет назад +11

      Leveraged you mean 1369?

  • @Catalina._
    @Catalina._ 5 лет назад +516

    *_M4 badge on a 420i_*
    James May : "I'm about to end this badge's whole career"

    • @TheAnalXylophone
      @TheAnalXylophone 5 лет назад +8

      WHAT WE DO HERE IS GO BACC

    • @bobolinkr
      @bobolinkr 5 лет назад +1

      Badges don't have careers... but thanks for playing!

    • @TheAnalXylophone
      @TheAnalXylophone 5 лет назад +2

      @@bobolinkr sounds like something a real Captain Slow would say.

    • @annahenrietta9517
      @annahenrietta9517 5 лет назад +1

      In a way the x20i line has more lineage than the m line. He did the car a favor.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 5 лет назад

      Badgers are animals, aren't they?

  • @VideoSage
    @VideoSage 5 лет назад +492

    The funniest damn thing, is knowing that he crawled on all fours under the camera for that ending bit.

    • @NymbusCumulo928
      @NymbusCumulo928 5 лет назад +15

      The funniest damn thing is that a vauxhall astra diesel could get to 60 faster than James May can get on all fours

    • @evanw346
      @evanw346 5 лет назад +1

      Sage Channel and he waited for a bit too before popping his head back out

  • @LittleBigReminders
    @LittleBigReminders 5 лет назад +116

    Closes bin lid..... Accidentally plays the opening notes of almost every reggae song!

  • @NymbusCumulo928
    @NymbusCumulo928 5 лет назад +715

    James: Unpimp my ride
    Jeremy: Power my ride
    Hammond: Crash my ride

  • @teknog7843
    @teknog7843 5 лет назад +35

    -hey May, have you heard of this new thing called the internet?
    -oh really, the interweb you say? I think I’ll have a go at that. *creates the most homemade but hilarious videos in interweb history*

  • @manasp2833
    @manasp2833 5 лет назад +628

    2 dislikes are from Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson

    • @mattle841
      @mattle841 5 лет назад +25

      And the other 13 are from top gear...

    • @Brettjnash
      @Brettjnash 5 лет назад +12

      Casuals.

    • @danrgoodnight9345
      @danrgoodnight9345 5 лет назад

      see - thats funny

    • @zwc.2931
      @zwc.2931 5 лет назад +3

      And the other 17 are from BBC

    • @laneeric
      @laneeric 5 лет назад +8

      Neither Hamster nor Jezzer would EVER fake an M car. Dislikes are from pussies that are offended because they did exactly what Captain Slow removed.

  • @pr0xZen
    @pr0xZen 5 лет назад +26

    Show some love for those behind the lense, making it all possible.
    _A round of applause everyone, for the Camera operator_ *J Mizzy !*

  • @endlessoul
    @endlessoul 5 лет назад +83

    That's all you need. J Dawg and simplicity. Standard.

  • @slovak4life1991
    @slovak4life1991 5 лет назад +3

    James May with a camera and a car in a garage all by himself. Absolutely genius idea.

  • @jimothyus
    @jimothyus 5 лет назад +46

    when james starts a video with "yo players" you know its a good one

  • @Tom-dd8su
    @Tom-dd8su 5 лет назад +18

    This video probably gets more views than the new season of top gear😂

  • @mrp1374
    @mrp1374 5 лет назад +75

    Is no one gonna talk about those credits.... ?🤷‍♂️😂 😂 😂

    • @XHobbiesPrime
      @XHobbiesPrime 5 лет назад +1

      You mean J Mizzy and the gang?

    • @jreed7125
      @jreed7125 5 лет назад +5

      @@XHobbiesPrime Don't forget Snoop Jimmy Jim for his excellent editing

    • @XHobbiesPrime
      @XHobbiesPrime 5 лет назад +1

      @@jreed7125 You are so right!

  • @graemes8187
    @graemes8187 5 лет назад +7

    I knew he was going to pop out and say 'standard'
    I still laughed like a madman

  • @mattle841
    @mattle841 5 лет назад +250

    I want Jeremy to just come in and put on a massive sticker that says "POWEEEEER"

    • @NymbusCumulo928
      @NymbusCumulo928 5 лет назад +37

      James: Unpimp my ride
      Jeremy: Power my ride
      Hammond: Crash my ride

    • @mattle841
      @mattle841 5 лет назад +2

      @@NymbusCumulo928 exactly that

    • @ianmurphy1234
      @ianmurphy1234 5 лет назад +7

      Known Jeremy he would try put a sticker on with a hammer

    • @lsswappedrx-7
      @lsswappedrx-7 5 лет назад +3

      but its not S T A N D A R D

    • @Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer
      @Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer 5 лет назад

      @@NymbusCumulo928 That was mean. 😆

  • @kat13man
    @kat13man 4 года назад +1

    May never looks the same way twice. Sometimes he is thin and sometimes he has a beer belly and sometimes he looks like a homeless man and other times he looks like a rock star. May is like the weather in Maine. Wait a few minutes and he will change.

  • @willpark7483
    @willpark7483 5 лет назад +183

    i cant stand people who put “better badges “ and things on there car to make it look a better model variant 🤦‍♂️
    i am loving this series !

    • @geethsan1567
      @geethsan1567 5 лет назад +20

      Just about a month ago, I saw a BMW X5 with M5 badges. Why....?

    • @Twiggyay
      @Twiggyay 5 лет назад +8

      There's a difference between trying hard to make people believe you're driving an M-car, AMG, RS, etc and having a sense of humour and being able to laugh at yourself a bit. I slapped an AMG-badge on my C180K, but didn't remove the C180K badge. There were no AMG-skirts, -bumper/diffuser on it and I was fooling exactly no one.
      ... and that's fine.
      I saw a W204 debadged and then Brabus-badged a few days ago, and you know what? i found that funny.

    • @TheImperfectGuy
      @TheImperfectGuy 5 лет назад +25

      The only people who really care can literally see that you're lying.

    • @willpark7483
      @willpark7483 5 лет назад +1

      TheImperfectGuy what iam i lying about you silly pratt

    • @willpark7483
      @willpark7483 5 лет назад +5

      Twiggyay its still stupid and sad pretending your car is a better variant by putting shitty amg badges on

  • @XMG3
    @XMG3 3 года назад +1

    I'm proud to own a F32, where james may said it's one of the nicest looking cars BMW has designed in a long time

  • @BillPapakyriakou
    @BillPapakyriakou 5 лет назад +278

    Captain Slow
    The Exorcist
    And now.....
    The UnPimper

    • @themistaken9571
      @themistaken9571 5 лет назад +3

      UnCasualer

    • @hadi878
      @hadi878 5 лет назад +3

      more like the Depimp

    • @artokiiskinen1058
      @artokiiskinen1058 5 лет назад +6

      The Standardizer

    • @VanWinger
      @VanWinger 5 лет назад +3

      A.K.A. J Dawg, J Mizzy, Mr May, James M, and Snoop Jimmy Jim.

    • @thor6580
      @thor6580 5 лет назад

      Peter Stormare is the original "Unpimper" ...ruclips.net/video/e1MNEqCr748/видео.html

  • @TheUselessTrials
    @TheUselessTrials 5 лет назад +26

    Love the editing Snoop Jimmy Jim does.

  • @Sum_Guy
    @Sum_Guy 5 лет назад +5

    Couldn't stop myself from laughing when he turned the car around instead of moving the camera. 😂😂😂... Never change captain slow

    • @LB-qb3vl
      @LB-qb3vl 5 лет назад

      That'd be casual

    • @ondraspendlik9759
      @ondraspendlik9759 5 лет назад

      It's more practical to turn the car around. It's not just the camera, but also lights, microphones, etc., the whole studio rig. Also, who knows what's behind the camera, it may be a bad background or something they simply don't want to show (maybe it's not even a garage!). The fact they left the turning around in the video instead of doing it off the camera is kinda funny though.

    • @Sum_Guy
      @Sum_Guy 5 лет назад

      @@ondraspendlik9759 I know that, but it's still funny.

  • @stiritup4663
    @stiritup4663 5 лет назад +1

    It’s amazing how we’ll squander our time watching these guys do absolutely nothing and love every second of it.

  • @Arthurzeiro
    @Arthurzeiro 5 лет назад +38

    You can't umpimp the 420 in the name.

  • @kingofcircs
    @kingofcircs 5 лет назад +3

    A lot more people need to see this. Thank you James

  • @micahvidyasagar5789
    @micahvidyasagar5789 5 лет назад +25

    This is just quality... content. I mean it. I want more of this, DRIVETRIBE.

  • @thegardenofeatin5965
    @thegardenofeatin5965 5 лет назад

    James called the audience "Players." The R in that word very, very audible. And I absolutely love it.

  • @Eganator
    @Eganator 5 лет назад +11

    Was waiting a while for him to come back on camera just for James to say Standard 😂

  • @BassicVIC
    @BassicVIC 4 месяца назад

    I agree 1,000% with every James May point of view and commentary. Here, TG, GT, his pub, everywhere. He’s absolutely right about umpimping every car to STANDARD.

  • @nukers1234
    @nukers1234 5 лет назад +6

    Drivetribe you should make a 60min episode of James unpimping cars and their owners in public. Start with the local youths 👍

  • @pdalia
    @pdalia 5 лет назад

    I could watch only this channel in RUclips and be happy knowing it’s just James May!

  • @Jimskateuk
    @Jimskateuk 5 лет назад +71

    Ah the 2 liter m4
    My second favourite performace bmw behind fhe 118d Msport

    • @Roserytemptation
      @Roserytemptation 5 лет назад +4

      Jimskateuk I have actually seen an “M116D” before 😂 WHY?

    • @werbinich7908
      @werbinich7908 5 лет назад +13

      nearly as fast as the mercedes c220 AMG

    • @AWDfreak
      @AWDfreak 5 лет назад +1

      @@werbinich7908 😂

    • @shadowgaming6660
      @shadowgaming6660 5 лет назад

      Don't forget the Audi RS4 35 TFSI

    • @robbieshaft
      @robbieshaft 5 лет назад +1

      Put the twin pipes on the 116 and it’s now a M140

  • @IrishDilly.
    @IrishDilly. 5 лет назад +4

    1:47 thanks for the jumpscare james.

  • @DyslexicMitochondria
    @DyslexicMitochondria 5 лет назад +28

    Other people : Yo check out this $100k exhaust that makes sound of a jet
    James may :

    • @tomhappening
      @tomhappening 5 лет назад

      Ayy i watch your videos man. Glad to see you here.

  • @roisinnigcrainn7722
    @roisinnigcrainn7722 3 года назад +1

    James May saying "yo players" is everything I needed from the internet today thanks **logs off**
    Edit: NEVERMIND I'M SO GLAD I WATCHED TIL THE END 😂😂

  • @justsumguy2u
    @justsumguy2u 5 лет назад +7

    I can't believe the transformation, it's incredible!

  • @dazallison411
    @dazallison411 5 лет назад +3

    I've worked for BMW for about 15 years now... and an old Sales Group Buyer of mine used to call this "Un-Bradford-ing" of a car!! "Yo Players" love it 🤣🤣🤣 & those end Credits to 😂😂😂

  • @koleu3447
    @koleu3447 5 лет назад +4

    idk why but its so funny hearing james may say "YO PLAYAS"
    lmao im dying

  • @pauld.b7129
    @pauld.b7129 5 лет назад

    Ok who came up with this utter gold? The internet needs more James May.

  • @paulenglehart401
    @paulenglehart401 5 лет назад +24

    James May you are the greatest I cracked up over this for absolutely no reason keepem coming brother please you should do more of these

  • @JoeMaMaSwanson
    @JoeMaMaSwanson 5 лет назад

    >reverses the car 20 times for it to face the camera rather than moving the camera to the front of the car
    I love this man

  • @peterbalint311
    @peterbalint311 5 лет назад +9

    I feel like Drivetribe pimps cars every now and then just to have May unpimp them...

  • @user-zz6iv2ou6f
    @user-zz6iv2ou6f 4 года назад +2

    Every time I see a person with a fake M badge and those grill stripes I just fall over laughing

    • @timbotha4422
      @timbotha4422 4 года назад +1

      i once saw a M badge on a X5 but he put it before it so it read MX5 😂

  • @mattle841
    @mattle841 5 лет назад +5

    There should be a meme playlist of just James May by now...

  • @gemizu4874
    @gemizu4874 5 лет назад

    Love how the music plays for like 0.5 seconds before the badge came flying off ahah

  • @Zaltic
    @Zaltic 5 лет назад +6

    I love how he specifically put it in the bin

    • @Biker_Gremling
      @Biker_Gremling 5 лет назад +1

      A the bin was extra noisy for making the point clearer.

  • @TheGardenSnake
    @TheGardenSnake 5 лет назад +19

    God he’d hate my xr650r. The only thing standard is the frame at this point 😂

  • @burnzy3210
    @burnzy3210 5 лет назад +8

    putting an M badge on a BMW fools nobody, the exhaust is always the instant giveaway

    • @robbieshaft
      @robbieshaft 5 лет назад

      burnzy3210 yes and the brakes ☺️

  • @kit_iw5243
    @kit_iw5243 5 лет назад +6

    I was totally prepared to watch James turn the car round in normal speed, mundane but brilliant. Keep it up drivetribe team!

  • @Christian---
    @Christian--- 5 лет назад +4

    I've never thought of James May greeting anyone with "Yo players" lmao

  • @majkowski6455
    @majkowski6455 5 лет назад +1

    Dear James, I want to invite you to Poland. Theres more Ms than factory ever did. You would have 24/7 work here :)

  • @willbill6449
    @willbill6449 5 лет назад +18

    I've always been a big fan of Snoop Jimmy Jim what a legend

  • @junechilkotowsky987
    @junechilkotowsky987 5 лет назад

    Glaring honesty - so beautiful.

  • @2KXMKR
    @2KXMKR 5 лет назад +3

    Dr. Slowly: "Yo, players"
    And I laugh after less than a second of video.

  • @davecespedes5674
    @davecespedes5674 5 лет назад

    Every video including James May is a gem and they all should be preserved for all the eternity.

  • @ntsakomukansi4997
    @ntsakomukansi4997 5 лет назад +26

    Everyone:
    James may: Turns the car around

  • @samvrs
    @samvrs 5 лет назад

    Why is James May one of the best ppl in the world 😂😂
    The noises he makes when he gets in and out of the car is legendary 😂💪🏽

  • @herbienbrian2
    @herbienbrian2 5 лет назад +4

    Starting off with my same opinions, perfect. Your my hero.

  • @lsmith1596
    @lsmith1596 5 лет назад

    When the badge just flew straight off, my beer came out my nose.

  • @szn00
    @szn00 5 лет назад +3

    2:02 Snoop jimmy Jim 😂😂

  • @deverj4
    @deverj4 5 лет назад

    I’ve just bought the 420D gran coupe version of this car and I’m picking it up Saturday! It’s such a beautiful car!

  • @KJahDayz
    @KJahDayz 5 лет назад +5

    I absolutely love the end had me laughing for ages STANDARD !!

  • @droningporsantander9994
    @droningporsantander9994 5 лет назад

    The fastest and most effective unpimping process i ve ever seen

  • @NorthSea0il
    @NorthSea0il 5 лет назад +27

    100% Agree, hate "M" badges on none M BMW's.

    • @richardhammer187
      @richardhammer187 5 лет назад

      Trouble is BMW themselves are doing it, anything with the "M Line" or whatever they're calling the "sporty look" trim level these days, tends to have an M in front of the usual model/engine badge, always looks awful even from factory!

    • @maciejkornatowski3026
      @maciejkornatowski3026 5 лет назад +1

      ​@@richardhammer187 Nope, that's just false. BMW does 3 'grades' of M. You can get M styling pack for your car, and they'll slap M badge usually on the side + you'll get "M steering wheel" and whatnot. Then there are MXXX cars, like M240i for example. Those while not 'true' M cars do have usually high performance engine, like turbocharged L6 in M240i case, as well as suspension/breaks with more sporty characteristic than baseline model. There's similar deal for SUVs, with M-package, things like X5 M40d etc, and finally X3M and so on. Oh, and that's another thing - the "MXXX" lineup can be a diesel, while proper "MX" won't. Bottom line is - if there's M in front of engine number out of factory it's usually a fast car. You can actually draw a parallel with how Audi brands their cars - "normal" with S-line styling, SX and RSX.

    • @richardhammer187
      @richardhammer187 5 лет назад +1

      @@maciejkornatowski3026 what's false?! You've just worded out what I said, and even agreed with me! "Then there are MXXX cars, like M240i for example. Those while not 'true' M cars"... exactly what I was saying in (a lot) fewer words.

    • @davidf3347
      @davidf3347 5 лет назад

      Bought my M240i last year debadged side and back. Clean look is so much nicer! Still got M240i logo inside like on the door sills, steering wheel and instrument cluster which I quite like.

    • @thegardenofeatin5965
      @thegardenofeatin5965 5 лет назад

      ​@@maciejkornatowski3026 Which still does take some of the desirability out of the M badge, doesn't it?

  • @danielbrooks8412
    @danielbrooks8412 5 лет назад

    This is the first video of this series I have watched. If he says "yo players" every time then I'll subscribe, no questions asked.

  • @JoJoJoker
    @JoJoJoker 5 лет назад +7

    BMW 420 - for those who want HIGH output.

  • @MrHENRYTHEGAME
    @MrHENRYTHEGAME 5 лет назад

    James May loves RUclips now, he's going to win this challenge.

  • @denisimurataj3787
    @denisimurataj3787 5 лет назад +4

    Agree with the M badge but damn those stripes looked beautiful

    • @spakjoeXD
      @spakjoeXD 5 лет назад +1

      You have to spend the grands to get them if you want them :)

  • @btdarmstad5815
    @btdarmstad5815 4 года назад

    I just want to say that 00:22 was perfect comedic timing.

  • @lachlancook2711
    @lachlancook2711 5 лет назад +34

    1:30 liked for the asmr tape also 420

  • @pavillionx3555
    @pavillionx3555 5 лет назад +1

    Haha those credits are underated 😂

  • @codezero458
    @codezero458 5 лет назад +4

    Bmw "420" is in my mind😂😂

  • @bikkiikun
    @bikkiikun 5 лет назад

    Thanks, James. It looks so much better now.

  • @sdg4296
    @sdg4296 5 лет назад +30

    Jeremy clarkson should've been involved in this situation..

  • @saidarshk2122
    @saidarshk2122 5 лет назад +2

    James May is the kind of person to move an entire car instead of a camera

    • @Grennyyyyy1
      @Grennyyyyy1 5 лет назад

      Sai Darsh K perhaps there's something on the other side of the camera he doesn't want us to see?

  • @DrBreezeAir
    @DrBreezeAir 5 лет назад +16

    You forgot the badges on the front fenders though. Filthy casual.

    • @sali2873
      @sali2873 5 лет назад +7

      Those are standard if its the M trim

  • @mchockney3664
    @mchockney3664 5 лет назад

    Unpimping: A carspotters nightmare. Love it!!

  • @bazzyg
    @bazzyg 5 лет назад +8

    I saw one the other day with an M4 badge. JUST DON'T DO IT!!

  • @gavmansworkshop5624
    @gavmansworkshop5624 Год назад

    Did anyone pay attention to James just re-abbreviating himself in the credits? 😂

  • @akceleracevideoblogy417
    @akceleracevideoblogy417 5 лет назад +14

    Perfect. I’m always laughing when someone put M badge and signs on a normal BMW.

    • @placeholdername3206
      @placeholdername3206 5 лет назад

      Not just BMW. People do that on everything. S and RS badges on some diesel A4. Type R badges on Civics, anything really.

  • @VideoInformation
    @VideoInformation 5 лет назад

    Watching this is better than drinking coffee in the morning.

  • @jishimoari
    @jishimoari 5 лет назад +6

    Come to Slovenia, we only have M powered bmv's, I think none of it is regular bmv...

  • @kanzzon
    @kanzzon 5 лет назад

    Is funny the logic behind. easier to turn the car instead of the camera, picking up the badge but not the vinyl. James, you are a natural comedian.