Old Top Gear Truckers

Old Top Gear from 1997
Jeremy Clarkson delves into the world of the trucker. And note the absence of a prostitute comment!

This clip was extracted from the episode that was first broadcast on the 6th March 1997

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Old
• Top
• Gear
• Truckers
• Jeremy
• Clarkson
• BBC
• 1997
• 1997_03_06
• Prostitute
• Murder
• Scania
• P94D

[HPaillet]

Change Gear,Change Gear,Murder a Prostitute,Change Gear,Murder a Prostitute.

[baltostella]

Haha " Central locking to keep the french out" !

[ERFE10]

I wouldnt like to see him try driving a twinsplitter box!!!

[moneshmahtani]

The curse of the stick shift...

[jamschnitter]

@HPaillet check your mirrors murder prostitute change gears...

[Muniek1310]

You don't need to change gears from 1 to 1,5. You can change just from 1 to 2, from 2 to 3 etc.

[1100HondaCB]

@DemonDracoFox When I did my HGV training, the instructor was quite impressed how quickly I grasped the method in which to use the gearbox appropriately. Many trainees found the concept of the gearbox difficult to grasp, but I found it quite easy and when used properly, it can be a joy.

[DemonDracoFox]

@1100HondaCB It is completly logical. I understand what you mean. But I drive a lot of kilometres in heavy traffic and worst. So having an auto is a welcome luxury :)

[1100HondaCB]

@DemonDracoFox Autos are boring. Manuals for real truckers. I drove a DAF with 16 gears. You never use all 16 gears and I used about five different gears at the most. The gearbox is actually a four speed with a splitter and intermediade gears, therefore giving 16 different ratios. For example, pull away in 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, then use an intermediate on 8th to get a bit of power. 1st becomes 5th and 4th becomes 8th with splitter. Sounds complicated on first glance but is logical.

[1100HondaCB]

Mercedes-Benz still do V8s. Scanias did V8s and tried a few V10s but they were too juicy. Scanias do a wide range of 6 cylinders and now even 5 cylinder lumps. Volvo love their tried and tested 6 cylinder units. Renault I'm not too sure I would invest in. Also Clarkson knows sod all about truck driving as he wrongly demonstrated the use of the gearbox. I drove a Scania ridgid with eight gears (actually 4 speed with a splitter) and never used them all one by one as he did. Pull away in 3rd etc.

[mertysgirl]

I see his name came up on the screen at the start - These days he certainly needs no introduction!

[shirzs]

and then some dizzy old bat in a Datsun pulls out in front of me lol