Budget Supercars - Who Makes it to the Finish Line? | Top Gear - Part 4
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2011
- Part 4 of 4. Jeremy, Richard and James May were challenged to each buy a supercar for less than £10,000 and drive them from Bristol to Slough. Its the last leg of their journey, but with Jeremy's car going up in smoke will they ever make it to their destination?
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James's Lamborghini was sold to a Lamborghini collector in the UK after the challenge, fully repaired painted orange and on February 8 2011 it was sold to a collector in Brisbane Australia. And after that, the Australian collector sold it in June 2013 to an another collector again in Australia. Jeremy's Maserati was scrapped and Richard bought the Ferrari restored it fully and kept it
So basically what should happen to any old Maserati
How'd you know all this? Great knowledge, either way.
@@danielalexander8588 After that you can search "top gear Lamborghini Urraco" You'll see there a listing of the car to be sold in Australia, painted orange. You can verify the authenticity of the car by looking at the license plate, which is the same when James owned it. SRW49N is the plate. I did some digging cause why not hahah
@@user-no8md8cz5i Wow! Thank you. I'll have a look.
@@danielalexander8588 No problem mate. Tell me if you found anything
That Lambo is a hybrid. It consumes both electric power and petrol.
thats where the idea of a hybrid came from
a Lamborghini prius
@Falcon gaming What do you think?
Consumes ur wages lmao
@@your_uncle_terry joke Wuahahahahaaa :D
True stress: Being in a shitty car that's one bump away from having the engine fall apart while you wait for the fuel to run out once and for all...
And not getting steak on the set.
that was my entire life back when i owned an astra f cc with no compression on one and little compression on another cylinder
True stress indeed. Smelling burning oil and hearing your engine start to knock... While you're stuck behind a train and can't go anywhere. Ditch and trees on either side of the road, people behind you, train in front of you, no oil in the engine.
That's always fun.
Yeah its rough. I remember begging my car to keep going at every stop light. Hoping to wouldn't run out of gas or the engine would kill itself
Well apart from a caravan of camera and crew cars behind you.
The Maserati is beautiful. Shame the engine decided to stop existing.
+Matthew Picchu that maserati got scrapped after this.
michael jagger Well, it *was* beautiful, then. Now it's probably soup cans, or something.
+michael jagger How do you know?
Kraft Protz It was on a forum and checked out its history on the DVLA.
TheYorkMan to be fair that engine wasn't properly rebuilt. The other 2 managed not to blow up.
In summary, Hammond got himself a pretty sweet deal, May would probably have been okay if he'd had a little more time and money to do some essential maintenance, and Clarkson would probably have been better off taking his £10,000 to the races and gambling it on a 99-1 shot.
or just fixed the oil pump
I always loved the cheap car challenges on TG. The one thing that always stuck out for me was how they'd buy cars that were borderline wrecks and get them across vast countries over oppressive terrain, but they couldn't get these three cars up a 90 mile stretch of the A4.
Just goes to show why Italian cars have the reputation they do
Might have something to do with a back-up team expert mechanics- with the finest tools money can buy - following them wherever they go, behind the cameras of course - but in this challenge they were instructed not to intervene.
You evil man ... that's brilliant!!
Mike M lol
+Mike M You watched the video too?
Touch! Touch! Touch! GOOOD!!!
all the while, "stuck in the middle with you" is playing...
My favorite line.
This reminds me of something my grandfather used to say: those supercars are so fast that they can pass anything except for a gas station!
My RX-7 with a nominal displacement of 1300cc liked petrol so much that in heavy traffic you could see the fuel gauge dropping by the minute. I did a lot of switching off at red lights and coasting whenever possible.
@@shadeburst one of my teachers had a Honda legend and he always said the same thing.
Richard actually had a good car .
That's true. It only broke down once, and it's been on the track too! I'd almost want it.
me too ..lol
It is ugly as hell though.I'd rather drive the astra.
@@Greippi10 Well, yeah i guess.
The best car out of all of the cars featured on this challenge was the Astra - it did the fastest lap time, would have been more reliable and economical on fuel (so no breaking down), and would have been the same price or less than those "supercars"... :p
"I was hoping to end the evening in a different sort of hedge" Jeremy Clarkson. 😂😂 one of Jeremy's classic lines.
Going to miss this show... This trio of hosts is unreplaceable!
+Jorge Rivera Can't wait for their new show on Amazon Prime!
+Jorge Rivera irreplaceable is the word you're looking for.
Maybe you could watch it on Netflix.
J R Watch their new show! The grand tour
@@bouncingshot The Trio will or is already replaced by the new TopGear in Netflix unfortunately :(
"You evil man, that's brilliant!" yet another great quote from Top Gear.
To be honest Hammond had the best deal of all.
Edit: came back 6 years later to see all of this. my god 8.4k likes.
SpacemanPablo have to agree
Infact he restored the car and took it for a while after the episode.
***** Some guy flagged your comment as spam, I tried to restore it and I couldn't.
Lucas Gawor Dinos aren't fake Ferraris! They were another branch of Ferrari to make a cheaper car then what the Ferraris were but mind you they were expensive then other supercars. They did cost less then Ferraris so they keep to their word.
Yea it would've actually made it all the way with almost no mechanical problems of any sort had it not run out of fuel
‘James had broken down more than Sienna Miller’
I died 😂
And then she appeared on the show 4 years later.
Well of course Jame's car is going to go furthest, his had maintenance and repair all day.
James’s*
His name is not “Jame”
yammmit James’ if you want to be grammatically correct.
nick amalfitano I think you’ll find that they’re both grammatically correct.
That's literally the first sentece in the video, check the subtitles.
James does make me chuckle when he refers to it being, "This peppermint rhinoceros place."
That bar doesn't exist anymore, does it?
@@carlbirtles4518 Well if it didn't when you typed that, it definitely doesn't now.
@@carlbirtles4518 It does still exist.
@@jd_the_cat There are a few in Britain, but not in Slough.
0:10 Hammond: "YOU EVIL MAN--that's brilliant! That's genius!"
Mondoblasto0 ئئو..
10,000 pounds for supercars on their last leg? Man they hold their value even on their deathbed.
Yeah, the cars were used so they became cheaper, but it's like saying I bought a Veneno for 10 Grand.
Tóth Arnold only 20 or so of those in the world mate. Would be more like buying a 458 sonce those are more common or an FF
The budget was $10,000. They all spent less than that. Keep in mind too that this was in 2006 or 2007. You also need to factor in th price ratio of the cars when new. $10,000 for a car that was $60,000 new is the same ratio as a $500 car to $4,000.
I've bought cars that went a lot further for $200 but they weren't that pretty.
Top Tip: Yes, you can buy a supercar for less than £10,000 but for the love of God, DON’T!
According to some sources, Jeremy's Maserati got scrapped after filming. Richard restored the Dino and kept it for several years until he wrecked it and it had to be scrapped too. James' Lamborghini was also restored and is now located in Australia, it's the only one of the three cars still alive.
That's a shame about the Ferrari being wrecked.
Hammond : If I keep turning right , the needle moves off the sign , so that means I've got more petrol..
what a genius he is
Sometimes his genius is almost frightening
It almost generates gravity.
Interesting theory. Some cars, a Pt Cruiser for example, you get more petrol going downhill. I learnt that when I first started taking up motor mechanics classes.
One of my favorite episodes, unique cars, great music, and a classic top gear challenge. Also engine blows are fun too!
Same. I come back here all the time.
James slamming into the parked car and Jeremy's engine exploding were the best moments
The little Ferrari that couldn't
Lol The Little Miata That Could
*The little Lamborghini that had a wee.*
(watch the earlier parts to know what I mean)
its not a ferrari
@@chromemustang It is......it...it...it.?!
It isnt a Ferrari xD
Jeremy crashing into the hedge followed by James’ infectious laughing was one of the best moments of the show 😂
Those classic super cars are like super models; they age quickly, expensive to fix and love them for what they used to look like (although they're still extremely beautiful), and if you get one you'll always regret.
I hate loving them.
You made my day :)
Anas Alwash man, an engine swap is all you'd need to make the Maserati a dream
What make a car a super car?
For i cant see enything that can run from a 700kilo VW golf Whit a good engine
Hazztech Lets put a diesel engine
Quite accurate
7:03
"now i must say that i was hoping to end the evening in a different sort of hedge but there we are"
Jeremy, you are brilliant.
Oh, the songs! Oh, *the songs* on this whole episode!!
+Arthur Sperotto I've noticed it too. Great choice of music! Almost every single song in this made me smile.
If I want music to listen to while gaming, I listen to either finnish radio or czech radio, if I want to relax, I just bring a top gear video from like 6 years ago up, the music in this matched everything perfectly, I am a bit late to this but I guess you were not wrong. Especially towards the end with the Ferrari that could not do it.
Someone watched every single Tarantino movies way too many times.
That Lambo looks so good though.
It was styled by bertone
@@Boosterized Bertone styling is the best
Even now 15+ years later the scene of James trying to park is hilarious. Also need to point out how amazing the soundtrack is to this whole challenge. The best Top Gear and Grand Tour episode by far.
Top gear is so legendary. It was truly great television. Good music, good photography, and filmography, good presenters, great humor. Great show
Just keep going car, I will let you come in with me
Lol
Clarkson: He spent 10k rebuilding the engine
*Later* Engine explodes.
Then sold the whole car for 7 grand so the rest of the car was worth about -£3000
That’s what happens when Maserati don’t rebuild the engine
I think the previous owner may have been lying about spending 10k on the engine
Just so nobody else has to ask the songs used in this part are
Steelers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Mondstein - Clique Chic (Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia song)
Mission Impossible Theme
Giacomo Puccini - Neesun Dorma
You're the real MVP
And 1:12?
Knew I recognized It's Always Sunny in there.
you forgot al green - lets stay together
why can't there be comments like this on every top gear video
whoever made the call for "Stuck In The Middle With You" during the parallel parking, that was INSPIRED.
Top Gear always had an amazing soundtrack.
@@commietearsdrinker Absolute tons of Amon Tobin and other wonderful instrumental artists... and when they use a familiar song like this they use it like a surgeon's scalpel
The original broadcast version had loads of songs from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction (Little Green Bag, Misirlou, Rumble and Stuck in the Middle with You being some)
Little Hammond just standing there as May drove off. That was heartbreaking :'(
if you knew/know the rules they did/had = P.
It was actually the Range Rover camera car.
Me and my broken down Ferrari F40: nobody is stopping to help me 🥺
The cars James hits when parking were actually the production crews cars which is why Jeremy and Richard got such easy access, and why they weren't more shocked when James smashed into it (i.e it wasn't someone else's cars)
The little Lambo that could...almost
Man it would've made it if it wasn't used. And had loads of ''Electrical Problems''
Tóth Arnold To be fair, Lambo's mechanical parts from the 1970s could do their job if treated and maintained properly, but the electrical ones are rubbish. So if you decide to buy a Lamborghini from the 1970s change all of them.
2:14 i dont know why but this is one of my favourite parts from Top Gear
the part where “Everything she does is magic” by The Police came on,it goes so well with richard hammonds ferarri.
Lesson learned: Never try to change gears.
Well if you don't you might damage the engine. Or blow it or stall...
Bumble Bee thats why i hate them because they does not have put any oil on that car....
Sounded to me like oil was too low and the cams didn't like it. Then a valve hit a piston and everything came apart.
@@tomfoolery4490 I think he screwed up on the oil change. Left a litre out.
Despite the pointlessness of the scoring, this has to be one of the best Top Gear challenges ever produced! The soundtrack was perfect especially ending it with Nessun Dorma! Let's hope the boys can recreate more memorable moments like this in the new Amazon series!
This is why no other top gears or any other car shows can beat these 3 guys.
"If I keep turning right, I've got more petrol." Bahh, Haa, Haa, Haa!!! Brilliant!
+Nathan Critchley i believe older cars use a float system to measure the amount of fuel in the tank, said floats are usually in a corner of the tank :p
But less Electricity. Since you've gotta use indicators.
As wrong as the gauges had been all along, it was as good a theory as any. And as they confirmed it was Hammond's *_electrics_* that broke, it never really did run out of fuel.
What I find most interesting is how the supercar market has changed in the recent years. Realistically, the cheapest "supercar" you can buy today is a 2007/2008 Audi R8 4.2 for about 35-40k.
because all the rest got scraped, or crashed = P?
Im going for a gear change ! *changes gear* it works !
Merak: my time has come :(
"I must say I was hoping to end the evening in a rather different sort of hedge but there we are" (7:03)
LMFAO :-)
Although bush would have made more sense.
@@CycolacFan It's the UK. Here in Canada we'd say bushes.
What did he ment
@@ganeshmenoncat8072 he meant vaginas. The pubic hair around a vagina is colloquially known as a 'bush' (or in this case, a hedge, which is similar to a bush)
Is it valid to say this is my favorite part of the four because it has the best music selection?
James:
Mothers looking on: XD
It's a Nissan Primera
Ahh, the storied reliability of Italian exotic cars relived.
"James had broken down more times than Sienna Miller."
Hahaha!!!
For some reason, I love what James said to his Lamborghini, @6:05! Mechanical sympathy at its best! 💗
"this peppermint rhinoceros place" LOL
Anyone notice the Quentin-Tarantino-movie-music in these 4 parts?
GeoStreber Also, the Spaghetti Western music.
I think the editor must have had a marathon of all the Tarantino films that had been released before choosing the music for this episode. There are songs from Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Kill Bill.
Nah, they're all from old Ennio Morricone soundtracks.
My heart wanted James to win. That Urraco is absolutely beautiful.
That car had some character….😢
Jeremy's car: *exists*
Jeremy's car engine: *are you sure about that*
0:41 the song is Stuck in the Middle with you by Stealer's Wheel
3:32 The song is Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police
You are a legend
0:10 "You evil man! That's genius!" 😂
3:19 Jeremy looked genuienly sad when the other 2 drove off :(
That was a "I hate this but I've done it far too many times to complain" look.
Or he just wanted a lap dance.
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Very informative and entertaining at the same time. Had me LOL several times. Great sound track! Excellent production! Cheers!
im so glad Top Gear decided to put these up on RUclips, i can prove to my children that Top Gear used to be an incredibly entertaining show with some of the best hosts a tv show has ever seen
Still better than how it looks now.
The soundtrack was amazing this entire episode ( ya I know it’s only a clip but the whole episode 👌🏻)
Kinda of a parady of old Ennio Marricone sountracks.
2:45 I was waiting I KNEW someone had to put an E in front if the JOK on the license plate! 🤣☠ As soon as I saw the plate in the first one..
I never realized stuck in the middle with you was playing during the parking scene XD that's amazing
0:29 “Sorry.” 😂
Jeremy: Yes, you can buy a superecar for about 10.000 Pounds, but for the love of God, dont.
LOL!
Lamborghini Uracco is one of the prettiest cars ever made
Just so much joy watching this. Miss the old topgear soooooo much!
There is something magical about hammond driving with everything she does is magic playing in the background
I dunno why but at 3:20 that horn 😂
Adds insult to injury lool
2:41 Jame's laugh. Lol
It’s funny
4:05 always surreal hearing music from It's Always Sunny on other shows
From the Mission Impossible theme to Nessun Dorma, the (Old) Top Gear team had incredible choices of music!
So Jeremy managed to make a smooth v6 sound like a 2 cylinder Harley Davidson. Nice work
2:46 LOL the car says joke
Yeah
This film was the perfect illustration in how to keep your car serviced and what happens when you get it wrong.
Clarkson (as usual) is wrong! the "Dino" 308 GT4 was originally branded as a Ferrari!(and the engine block says Ferrari!) The previous REAL "Dino" 246 GT was NEVER branded a Ferrari (owners put a Ferrari badge on it!) and the engine block actually says FIAT!! Sob!! But you know which one to have!!!
What Clarkson means is that when it came out in 1973, it was branded a Dino. From 1976 onwards yes it was sold a Ferrari, but in the early years of production the 308 GT4 was sold under the Dino brand.
And just when I thought May would finally have his redemption 😊
The first minute is pure gold.
NeroBlack2200 ii
that little Dino was a champion
Its ridiculously funny the way James says Peppermint Rhinoceros place 🤣🤣🤣🤣
5:25 *C A E S A R!!!*
Peppermint Rhinocerous!
I have watched the first 3 parts of this 20 times and only now have I been recommended this part
Wow! The song selection on this "Budget Supercars" episode is brilliant!!!!!
holy shit. I didn't expect that to be the last one left.
+Michael Forbis the unlikeliest turns out to be the lucky one
Citizens of Slough, please consider changing the name of your city.
I hate Slough, and I live in it
@@Jay-qm8cx Whoops
This is very instructive as well as very funny. Great stuff from the Brits!
5:47 James May "peppermint rihnosaurus " LOL
The good thing is, you can restore all of these cars. The weber carbs are easy to tune if you know what you're doing and the electrical wiring is not all that complicated (even if you're not an electrician).
But what about today's cars? All of them have seat warmers and power everything plus computer screens and fancy technology. I know a guy who is restoring an XJ220 and he says that it is near impossible to fix the computers on that thing. I shudder for everything that has an OBD2 port or later (2000+)
I don't have much hope for the Masserati though, The Dino and the Lambo can probably be restored. As for 2000+ cars: It's really only a matter of time before you'll see the first remote exploits on the CAN bus. A nightmare really
I agree, post 2000 cars are really junk once they get some serious miles on them and don't have the collectable status previous generations of cars did.
in 30 years, it will probably be impossible to have a fully functioning oldtimer.
guguigugu
Especially Italian ones.....
MrStoneycool69 Well, as nice as they were back in the day, you were always lucky to keep an italian car running for something close to ten years ;)
Keep coming back to this episode as you just can't get these cars for the same price anymore and that Lambo is gorgeous
Jame's takes a lot of stick from the other two but he got his own back here. His "small technical point - Your engine didn't cut out. It disintegrated" properly had me rolling. 🤣
Fact: when Hammond says “I’m in the centre of Reading” and there’s a shot of his Ferrari next to a purple route 17 bus, that spot is called Cemetery Junction and it’s where the Ricky Gervais film is named after.
you know I just thought of something, if someone says its had a 10 G engine job in the ad, that means someone told him it would be 10 G to fix it and he's just decided to sell it on.
4:53 Come on Hammond, do the decent thing and run out of petrol! :D
the background music for this is awesome!!
I've always enjoyed the way these guys laugh at each others problems.
Oh, how I'd love to have just one adventure, a road trip competition in three unreliable rust-buckets, like these guys do.
And I believe me and my mates will...one day.
I have never owned a car, they simply were like religion, I could live without them.
I have never had a license let alone taken a driving lesson. I'm in my mid 60's now
and for all this, I loved this show in it's entirety for the duration that it ran with these
3 personalities at the helm. They were the best in every essence and the reports and
pranks they got up to, all the lad-larks and so forth made this show totally addictive.
No matter what the reasons or excuses, the BBC bolloxed up Big time when they, in
their usual wisdom, took the original show off the air. Truly the end of a very great era.
Thank you to all 3 for making me laugh for so many years, you are sorely missed. M.
Yeah I was hoping to end the evening in a rather different sort of hedge, but there we are, great quote from Clarkson!!! Lol x
I’ve watched this videos a lot of times, but it’s still entertaining and interesting