Old Top Gear Mercedes-Benz E300 DT Estate & BMW 525 tds Estate

[yorkshire13579]

4:33 - petrol at 59.9p/litre...diesel at 68.9p/litre.Could you imagine if those prices came back tomorrow?!

[kernals12]

I hate diesels, they're slow, noisy, and heavy

[TerraErro]

Lol. Clarkson is a shaved Wookie!

[ashalwaysrules]

3:03 sweet child of mine in a top gear episode.. AWESOMENESS!!!!!! :)

[smashboompow1]

WOW!! 30mpg in a diesel!! :D

[Bouzoukiellas]

@smashboompow1 Yes. Diesels are actually better in that respect.

[stonee206]

what is so wrong with diesels? where I live diesels are the most sold cars...

[bigfoot1310]

@stonee206 it all depends on the vehicle. Sometimes (though not always) they tend to be less refined, more rough running (e.g. more cabin vibrations) as well as less aurally exciting and slower compared to their petrol brothers. Further, the diesel tends to be heavier and thus can create the potential of a more nose heavy steering and even dampening issues (resolving the latter can lead to a harsher ride as suspension is stiffened by engineers).

[KARTMAN769]

Look at a younger Clarkson with a full head of hair.

[hooshangmaster]

Too bad he didn't use the fine silverware to eat the car

[CrazyGrecords]

its funny watching these videos now seen as these car models are much more aforable for the average person only problem is you have to wait 10 plus years :s

[alexander1485]

damn, even in 1997 you guys were at 5.99, i think we were like at 1.05 dollars per gallon (yours is kilometers)

[parrotcar]

But dont those mercs rust allot?

[MrLitleRAY]

@parrotcar

Yes they does.so i boath 325 tds :D

[bullet50000]

@parrotcar

I dont remember a Mercedes that has had a rust problem.

[ardvark84]

@parrotcar Yes they do. I've seen one of these almost without floor and the other where the engine bay has turn all brown. In both cases there was no obvious reason, they just rust.

[syncmaster710n14]

59.9 OMG!!!!!!!

[donnyab]

@MsClaireLouLou

better still sack em all especially that dick Clarkson and turn the show into a car show again instead of the Three Stooges

[burnzy3210]

59.9 per litre those were the days :(

[mightychozza]

LOOK AT HIS HAIR!!

[eamh2002]

Hahaha, I was first amazed by the rough engine sound of that Mercedes, then I saw Jeremy take off with the garden tractor :D

I really thought it was the Merc at first :)

[Mar2623]

Buy now 1200 punds

[ello621]

Good, practical Mercedes.

[MrROTD]

if I had to drive a manual car in England I'd be screwed, I'm so used to left drive it must be really odd to switch sides.

[Cheater349]

ahah) old school Geremy)

[SissiSalo89]

@ken031898 Guns n roses - Sweet child o' mine

[zekezero12345]

Great car* but it can never be called "a good looker" lol!

*apart from rust!

[flynnchris711]

@zekezero12345 , 15 years ago it probably was the nicest-looking estate car on the market

[GM572]

He did a decent argument for buying a Diesel instead of petrol. The world has never been the same.

[nebjammer]

Obviously, the Mercedes prevails once again.

[kaan898]

i love the phrase ''i.m not old enough for diesels''

[rugbyvagrant7]

what a well made and superbly designed car. this is what mercedes do best. its subtle yes but important and satisfying. they will always be a car for the understated

[gary72carol61]

And look at the price of FUEL back then 59.9 for diesel and 63.9 for petrol. In those days the government said to buy diesel cars as its cheaper and enviromentaly friendly. So we did and the 2 faced parasites then turn the tables on the fuel costs. I would like to see a government that can play it there way and not make fools of us by making it obvious, at least we still get to live our lives without having to tell them what F***Heads they are...

[chris24the1]

1st april 1997? thats when I was born o_O

[03iamhopeless]

@chris24the1 should i say happy birthday in late :D

[VOLVORULEZ1995]

@guitarmafia20 VOLVO also have a high reputation for lasting a lifetime. Get your facts right mate.

[VOLVORULEZ1995]

@mercedess89 Just get a saloon. My uncle had a 2001 saloon Avantgarde, and they really are huge inside, big enough to swing a lion, and that's only the saloon.

[MagicAyrtonforever]

Funny as **** :D

[mercedess89]

im going to buy the same, a e300 TD avantgarde, but i'm not sure if im buying a saloon or a estate

[coolakiIlen007]

@mercedess89 get an estate! we had a -00 270cdi and the dog cage we had in the trunk only fit in that modell and some bigger SUV´s! :) since its a diesel weight doesnt affect the mpg or liter/km very much! myself ive got a w123 240D -83 and does the same acceleration whatever the weight is put in it, despite its 70hp! just great cars!

[brndo115]

@mercedess89 , i would vote for the estate. The look has aged better on the estate model (mostly bc it looks A LOT like the newer 211 estates) and it's just more useful in every way I can think of.

[acidas]

Own E220 '2001 for two years. Will upgrade only to next model. Great car.

[Hectorson3]

What if Motorweek and Top Gear joined forces????

[SylverSterlin]

@ 0:45 to 1:05 was it supposed to be ingredients or utensils?

[Hey573]

i think this is the only vid on utube that has 0 dis likes

[Nakke144]

I think that Merc is really, really, ugly. My eyes are burning.

[adam0900909]

10 years shows a lot in car design, a Passat estate desiel has the same performance, but does 50 mpg and can do, and i know because ive done this, 1000 miles on a tank.

[Vetal83]

I'd never buy a diesel car!

[Tayuku28]

@Vetal83 why, because they're powerful, clean-running and economical? All-round good choices?

[SergeyVA]

@Vetal83 let me guess! cuz u prejudge

[guitarmafia20]

volvo sucks penis

[mofunzonecom]

@guitarmafia20 ikr

even jag made the x-type estate better than the v7 estate

[batbat0]

yes great

[volvo145]

So did they ever test the volvo 960/S90/V90 ?

[alex2204veles]

i love diesel ;-)

[xhikomarux]

"and these days u even get a stereo as standard".....0.o to think that there was such a time when that would be not standard. haha wow i wish i could a' lived back then

[iVanHalen666]

It looks like a hearse. I love it tho.

[luedriver]

thats what happens when you compare a Benz with a BMW....

[TheVtieg6]

The 530D was a better car but was not on sale then

[Mcmerc01]

@TheVtieg6 no it wasnt

[mofunzonecom]

OMFG THE WORLD IS COMMING TO AN END

CLARKSON PREFERS A DIESEL TO A PETROL

RUN! RUN FOR YOU LIFE!!!!!

[NeoQuello]

@mofunzonecom haha... dude this video is like 20 years old..

[steakIT99]

Thahaa i got one E300 TD

And all i can say is that its perfect!!

[timppa600]

what song @6:00

[ElectroGhandi]

@timppa600 Two Princes - Spin Doctors

[dazzaw1]

Dad had an E320 CDi Saloon, Lovely Car

[arospeed169]

BMW M POWER

[graemeoliver84]

If you really wanted a load carrier estate back then, then the Volvo 940/960, 850 and the Vauxhall Omega were the biggest (and possibly the Ford Scorpio, but they were pug-ugly). Also I remember a episode where Clarkson realises that £35,000 BMW and Merc estates are too much for most families.

[TheDarkangel025]

@graemeoliver84 Wrong. Honestly, my dad has a volvo 850 and an E240, both estates and the volvo is nowhere near as big, and the 940/960 aren't really either, the merc is in a whole different league of size to all of them, trust me on that.

[chilam1]

..."oh what have i done! im not old enough for diesel"

haha

[dushantube]

0-60 8sec???

[c0c0asauce]

my dad got an old 85 300TD 5cyl its a bit sluggish off the line but once it hits 20 mph the power is adequate and it sounds like a bus lol all in all indestructable

[wallyjumblatdadsdog]

Thats a quality car your dad has. As Clarkson might say, go now and invade Poland :D

[TripleZ89]

GASP! 137 mph!!! Wow!! (heh heh) Oh man puts things in perspective, huh? :-P

[jakemiller5000]

I had one of those E300 TD's when I was in Germany! Great car! So comfortable, so quiet...loved it. You could drive that thing all day and your back wouldn't hurt!

[AdryanMutu]

This Mercedes is to transport people dead

[ExtraTerrestrials]

it's for transporting you dead brain

[mabdiuhrman]

dont u mean dead people

[AdryanMutu]

ugly mercedes bleahh

[4MATICbenz]

@AdryanMutu , You serious? For an estate car thats nearly 15 years old id say its very handsome looking, has aged very well.

But after seeing your profile and noticing you seem to be somewhat of a BMW fanatic, i can understand why you dont care too much for the Benz.

[samsemtex]

useless bmw :P

[ArmandKarlsen]

Howling gaff...! What have I done?!

[Harcix]

thats how top gear should be

[devothj]

@Harcix You're right. But they should make room for both stupid and senseless. However, this clip just seemes to acknowledge how sensible Jeremy Clarkson might be... Whatever sensible means these days...

[rs200000000000]

@Harcix if you think that just watch fith gear

[03iamhopeless]

@rs200000000000 exactly, fifth gear is like old top gear, new top gear is like more an entertainment program :))

[jetfighters20fr]

@03iamhopeless and this is good,.. who wana be bummed by boring info that you can see on the internet,..

[03iamhopeless]

@jetfighters20fr yeah, but for the sake of informing people i think fifth gear is good enough :D

[pkkwok2008]

@Harcix

Top Gear in this format came to an end in the late 90s for this very reason - it was so boring that no one actually want to watch it.

[bullet50000]

@Harcix agree. Informative, yet still quite funny

[gasfgiop]

so his boots are yellow at 0:17, khaki at 1:43, yellow again at 2:14, then camel at 6:19? WTF xD

[kimiwersen]

SO we can hereby conclude that Jeremy Clarkson has MAGIC BOOTS.

[an50331]

Could be just the lighting

[gasfgiop]

nope, magic boots! :D

[VALsacount2]

It's called white balance.

[gasfgiop]

magic boots.