Top Gear: James May's First Car

[LutzBrux1]

Thats what it was all about: getting in your car and go! No matter the brand on the callander...

[Interceptor810]

"the world was black and white and we ate coal"

Cpt Slow is awesome

[WetTropix]

when he says over seas does he mean U.S. or U.K.

[TheBSM130]

@WetTropix He is from the U.K, so he means the U.S

[Roflmfaoftw]

It was good that he had a watch *phew*

[yoonvh]

It was a vauxhall cavalier "L" without a clock, but that didn't matter cuz I had a watch. :D

[brianpaton]

My first car, which I still have since I got it pretty recently, is a 2011 Honda Fit/Jazz. It only has 117hp so when I set off from the lights I feel like I'm hurting the engine since it whines so loud but other than that its a good little car. I really enjoy driving it.

[bigglyguy]

@brianpaton Mk1 Ford Escort 1.3 L, a rusty old heap even, producing 45hp and I loved it, you spoilt little snot

[xXGreyWolf]

my first car was a corsa c and i hated it. Every time you hit a pot hole you thought you had broken something, handbreak never worked and it was hard to start and

[Hellvin]

Its ok James, my folks lied about getting me a car to prevent me from taking a motorcycle licence.

[shobin05]

with no clock, but its okay because i have a watch HAhaha

[FelipeCO95]

"The world was black and white and then we ate coal"

[thechucknorrisraper]

My first car was a mk4 ford fiesta which i got rid of this in august and had my sisters mk1 clio

[michalhobot1]

I think Opel Ascona was the name of that model outside of UK.

[landraider101]

first car given to me at age 16: ford festiva 2 door hatchback, 4 cylinder 1.8 ltr

second car i worked for at age 17: nissan skyline r34 GTR, 6 cylinder 2.8 ltr

the look on my parents faces when i brought that car home was like D: oh god no!

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

@landraider101 Videos or GTFO. There's no fucking way a 17 year old could pay for the insurance, let alone buy one. Oh, and I see you're from America, where they never sold the Skyline, and is illegal to have one imported too. Plus GT-R's are 2.6 litre, not 2.8. You don't fool me, Fast and Furious fanboy.

[landraider101]

@INEEDNAWZZZ australia bro, r34's sell for 5 grand, insurance is third party cheap 500 a year, not illegal i see them everywhere, its a gts

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

@landraider101 You said it was a GT-R though.

[landraider101]

@INEEDNAWZZZ im a nigger

[numba1craze]

@INEEDNAWZZZ Not trying to side with him, but..... The Skylines are not illegal to import if they are modified to meet the U.S standards. I see a couple every few months or so that are for sale in my state or on eBay motors. So assuming he's being legit (like I said not siding with him) he very well could have obtained one.

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

@numba1craze To be fair to him, he said he lives in Australia where Skyline's can be imported with no worries. It's just the fact he said he had a GT-R is what annoyed me.

[numba1craze]

@INEEDNAWZZZ Yeah I realize that he's got a lot of miscues in his comments, I just wanted to make sure no unknowing person would just assume Skylines were illegal to purchase/import in the U.S. and then go troll on some other video about something they don't know anything about, like this kid for instance.

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

@numba1craze That's cool, I understand that Motorex used to import Skylines before being shut down. And there's also the Kaizo Skylines where the body is disassembled and then reassembled and re-registered as a pre-built kit car too. Both of these options are expensive, but as you said, they both can be done.

[CamaroAmx]

@INEEDNAWZZZ years ago he may have been able to afford the insurance. I had (still have it) a 1973 AMC AMX, a big fast musclecar. had it on regular insurance in my own name and i was able to afford it quite easily on a fast food job at 16 ($108 US per month). when i was 17. this was back in the very early 2000s. But the chances of him owning a Skyline of any version is quite low. They can be imported to the US, but they have to be without the driveline. The last i looked they run around $50,000.

[trondandresoreng]

oh cock

[TURBOPOE]

I am 34 now and my first car was...... and is one of my lasting favorites the 1980 dodge colt hatch. bought it when i was 14 for 200 bucks.spent 2 summers money on head gasket, head bolts, cat. converter. tires and ball joints. Me and Dad put it together and i soon fell in love with my "green pea" colored Colt! -She is gone but not forgotten.

[porbonostar]

James May is awesome.

[MrFredHoogendoorn]

At least he didn't rice it out like hammond did

[thepricylon]

where is Jeremy Clarkson`S Video??

[debbiethemadbee]

@thepricylon I think the first one was his mum's Audi, which he drove after he'd passed his test and crashed it in a field. So that is possibly why, my guessing anyway.

[COSSIEBOZZY95]

First car I bought when I was 15 was a mk2 fiesta XR2, that's right an XR2 at 15!

[Durneliokas]

My first car also Cavalier (ascona)! Respect, James! ;D

[DIZAZZO]

"_Vauxhall Cavalier 1600 with no lcock, but it´s ok, cause i have a clock"

Epic, cool guy.

[js00981213]

@DIZAZZO lcock?

[DIZAZZO]

@js00981213 oh cock...

[MrJackWaters]

@DIZAZZO love abit of lcock

[DIZAZZO]

@MrJackWaters

It´s a new technological device for lonely ladies or something...

After iPOD, iPHONE, iTUNES! And now "INTRODUCING" the iCOCK!

:-)

[debbiethemadbee]

@DIZAZZO Yep an app or gadget designed by or for James lol.

[regdorsey1986]

considerate to his overseas fan. what a gentleman

[debbiethemadbee]

@regdorsey1986 He is, he's a really lovely guy.

[Barttemans2244]

Captian slow!

[manxcad100]

i had a yellow mk1 cavalier, in yellow but mine was a 1.6gl, with a clock, and a radio, so the clock had to be fitted in an extension thing so you could see it, crashed it in to a cream coloured mystro thing, loved that car (vnm 595t was the reg)

[djiezeskraajst]

James May's first car, wasnt that a horse and a cart?

[agnosticChurchworker]

James May is the coolest man alive.

[Bearsir]

so he's actually James II

[debbiethemadbee]

@Bearsir III as his grandfather was also James May. I remember when Jeremy introduced the film of him testing the Cadillac he said 'Billy Bob Jimmy May Jr III'.

[mrawesomeness90]

Thnx for uploading it good quality

[fp5carbon1]

milgauss

[sootyferrari65]

My first car was [and still is] an MGB GT 1.8l coupe. Its such a nice car

[jyvaskylanpoika]

what sort of show this is part of ?

[lolpauve]

@jyvaskylanpoika Tämä ei ole itsessän osa TopGear ohjelmaa mutta BBC tekee aina silloin tällöin tällaisia pieniä dokumentteja.

[RollinKillin]

@jyvaskylanpoika Top Gear

[joescomedyfilms]

lollll

[juukame]

man what a way to kill your son's self esteem, he finally gets rid of the his old car only to be given the same one again...it's like jim carrey in groundhogs day

[LostInPhilly89]

@juukame

I seriously hope you meant to say "Bill Murray."

[juukame]

@LostInPhilly89 yes you're right i did mean to say bill murray, i always get those two mixed up:/

[mclenis]

vauxhall cavalier 1600 "WITH NO CLOCK" because I had a watch!

[loocow1554]

@mclenis you're dumb

[mclenis]

vauxhall cavalier 1600 "WITH NO CLOCK"

[toafmcnoaf8]

the s version so it didn't have a clock hahaa classic!

[tosspot86]

hmm it seems the more james gets older the more he looks like clarkson lol

[olekaareable]

vauxhall is opel

[eecak1973]

He spends a lot of time in space haha.

[ThePrototype27602]

Well, as long as he had a watch lol :)

[linksword]

I know exactly what you're talking about James. I had the same exact feeling.  Even though my first car was an 02 Neon...Also when I was 18.

[subBURN]

the first car means freedom...and gives you the opportunity to drive where and when you want....will never forget my first car

[RedNosedPitbullLover]

Hahaha love top gear greetings from LA california 90011

[maxsixnine]

I love this guy !

[Baloney1011]

1:53 Clarkson would've said "It's like losing your virginity."

[jacksonkidd]

He's right, it doesn't matter what car it is, it's your own car and you can do what you want with it.

[jacksonkidd]

It didn't have a clock, but it's ok, he had a watch.

[ThePrototype27602]

Well... As long as he had a watch lol. James is the coolest nerd in the world ;)

[twostix67]

what was he doing to his hair lol

[thelostpiranha]

Good thing he had the watch! haha :) James May is my favourite Top Gear presenter by a mile!

[alksdjhfiuealhf]

Chevy Cavalier in they US.

[landongendur]

@alksdjhfiuealhf - it seems a little bit bigger than a Cavalier - it reminded me of something similar to a Chevrolet Celebrity.

[Motorfordtoyota]

@alksdjhfiuealhf They are different cars with the same name. Diff interior, exterior, engine, transmission, ect. ect.

[stoneleighesque]

no blingy vinyl roof either, alas

[stoneleighesque]

My dad had a carmine red T-reg 1600 L clockless Cavalier. Did have an am radio, though- so had Supertramp, Abba or Kate Bush for company on interminable treks up the A1 from London to Newcastle.

It balked at hills and the interior had a persistent aroma of car-sick, Refreshers, plastic and petrol

[MinorHeadstorm]

hope the americans are paying their TV license, we will send the van. lol.

[kieghacat]

haha gotta love him "with no clock.... but it was ok because I had a WATCH"

[USGiorgi]

I would love to sit down at the pub with this man! He is my favorite host of Top Gear.

[debbiethemadbee]

@USGiorgi I find him quite a fascinating guy. People talk about him like he's stupid or an idiot and other negative comments mainly based on his Top Gear persona, but there's so much more to him than just Top Gear and cars. I love most of his other stuff he does and has done, he puts so much enthusiasm into what he does. He's also quite down to earth and not taken by the fame. I just hope he doesn't change, but I can't see that happening.

[TheSRalston]

@debbiethemadbee LOL...James May is like the John Deacon (Queen´s bassist) of Top Gear...

[debbiethemadbee]

@TheSRalston Hah makes a change from Brian May :D.

[jorn89]

When he describes his first car he says it was not that good but secretly he loves it because it has beige and brown colours :P

[debbiethemadbee]

@jorn89 yeeeeeeeeeeeeep that's definitely James lol :D.

[TheKevvvMan]

is there a clarkson one of these?



[dondude69]

@TheKevvvMan No kidding- Where is Clarkson's???

Must have been hideous and the records were lost in a fire!

[jillanderson23]

lol



[jillanderson23]

who is this weird old man?

[debbiethemadbee]

Is he one of our most favourite nerds ever? RESPECT!!!

[rhaiev2g]

@debbiethemadbee thumbs up son, hell yeaa he is!!

[jayhawk184]

every things gonna be O.K he had his watch

[debbiethemadbee]

@jayhawk184 Lol him and his watches.

[TheDFM007]

I was beginning to make my "1st Car Video" which featured my 2001 Mustang, then it became a video on a variety of the cars I had leading up to a motorcycle accident in 2004 where my right leg was amputated. It continues on showing my Audi and ending with me celebrating my 26th Birthday this past January. It's called "Ten Years (Of my life in 3 minutes)" Check it out if you have a chance, I'll make another video solely highlighting my 1st car soon.

[theman36912]

I <333 MAY

[txmxl]

truth james truth

[Maxithunderblade]

captain slow that once appon a time drive a bugatti vernyon

[debbiethemadbee]

@Maxithunderblade Twice maxing it.

[HvPman]

...the world was black and white then and we ate coal. Epic. XD