"Brutus Hammond was out with a broken water pump, and soon it was the turn of Cassius May" Pure poetry, I come back just to rewatch that part again over and over
tdc1991x Nope, the three just said what they wanted to and did what they want, it's why the new top gear sucks, because they're not as creative and funny as the old trio. The only thing scripted in top gear is their schedule.
13thSystem im guessing you haven't read 'on that bombshell' written by the SCRIPT EDITOR for TG where he says it's scripted, even all of the trips and falls.
4:22 "The only car that is out there right now, working, is Hammond's!" *proceeds to cut to Hamster's car coming round a bend sounding like a V-1 flying bomb in flight*
"But it still has that alfa magic, only alfa romeo owners know." *Clung zeeeeeeeeeeeeeee* "What was that!!" Yeah, alfa owners really do know that feeling... 😂😂😂😂
My first two cars were an Alfa156 v6 and 916 GTV v6. I now own a Maserati Gransport 4.2 v8. I still miss both my alfas! Theyre not kidding when they say Alfas have a certain 'magic'. The GTV for example just FELT so responsive and lively! The 156 v6 2.5 litre sounded AMAZING. Yes, the Maserati is obviously a much higher caliber car, but a car is a lot of things and Alfas give you this amazing feeling of being driver centric and, for their price, are amazing
0:55 Statements like this shows the genius that was Top Gear. This is the kind of insight only car fanatics would understand and feel, brilliantly explained to the general public so they too can understand, but with a sly quip emphasizing how ridiculous the situation is. Because the world of cars IS often ridiculous and that's what makes it fun and special.
I owned an Alfa 166 with the busso v6 for 6 glorious years, 10 years later I still miss that car. Very reliable as long as it was looked after, be late with a service or go cheap on the oil and it would let you know it didn’t approve.
I’ve just bought and Alfa 159 so chuffed that I’ve managed to get a proper Alfa at 19… edit. She suffered an awful bout of Alfaitis and died for 19 weeks but she’s back for now 😂
@@cameronrichardson3108 ah nice i would not mind getting the 1750tbi but there about 5-6k did u know in the UK there are only 32 Alfa 159 TI 2.2's left in that specific spec also the 2.2 gets about 25MPG if ur lucky lmao
@@MCRM_Finnegan 32 i think i can beat that lol, 24 1.8 MPI lusso left 😂 and truth b told the 1.8 mpi don't get much better mpg cause its too weak to pul that big heavy car but anyway
I've had an Alfa 145 for 14 years now, regularly driven at full speed (above 200 Km/h), ran 210.000 Km, spent all her life in the street, no major part was ever changed, not one breakdown or unexpected failure of any part. No noticeable rust except now for the exhaust system but then I visited seasides quite a lot too. Still as frisky as she used to be when new.
i own a 145 too, 150.000 km and it runs better than when it came out of the factory, it has been ridden hard its whole life and used on the track on various occasions and NOTHING broke down.
i could of gotten lucky with mine, or you could of gotten unlucky with yours, also you need to realise most of the things you named are things that have to be replaced on a regular basis on pretty much any car, like the leather or the lambda sensor, for example i did have to replace the lambda sensor once (cheap fix), i have an aftermarket exhaust so i cant say anything about the rust, my gearbox works well, the only leather that looks a little worn is the one on the steering wheel ( cheap fix), badges look good, dashboard lights look good, water pump never gave me any problems. not every car is the same. oh and i did have problems with my sideskirts but only because the roads here are shit and i damaged the mounting points after hitting some potholes pretty hard. every car has its flaws, i am not saying it is perfect but it isnt unrealiable either.
Friend of mine has al Giulia Junior 1600 from 1970'. First owned, 200 thousand miles. The thing has been rebuild twice and wen throught 4 engines. It spends about 6 months every year in the shop because it's broken, even thought everything, and I mean EVERYTHING has already been replaced. It's a curse really.
I've had one Alfa, it was fantastic, fantastic to drive and awesome styling... never let me down... except for high maintenance costs (always had something that needed replacing)
2:56 WHAT GOES ON IN JEREMYS BRAIN. so I have an opportunity to crash into James May but I’m in a beaten down Alfa romeo in critical condition with a long rally stage and i will get black flagged. WORTH IT.
So well said. My car was an alfa. Its was so fun and classy and dynamic. Such a pleasure to drive. But ive never seen a car disintegrate without any exterior impact like it did! And the unearthly noises it would produce sometimes. Like "what in the world could that have been and can i make it home alive por favor?"
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I tried to get a point by overtaking Captain Slow [crash]. Naturally, that got us black flagged, but at least I took full responsibility. *YOU turned in on me!*
@@keyboardwarrior327 an old friend of mine bought it from the BBC. It didn't need much work to make it road legal again and it still Clarkson's paint job. It has its own Facebook page. Search for "Minty the Top Gear Alfa".
I own two cars a Honda Jazz and a Alfa Romeo Montreal and I will never get rid of my Montreal it's not the most reliable it's not the fastest but what it is, is pure italian magic and my car I know it I fix it and nothing is better for a gear head than that feeling when you are doing 120 on the highway in your car
I always liken the sound of Jeremy's Milano/75 to a car that sounds like its groaning in both constant pain and crying out in effort to keep moving, to keep driving as best as it can.
In the Spider, you only have to think of a corner to make it oversteer. It has a live rear axle, very little weight in the back, and therefore hardly any rear-wheel traction in corners. My favorite of the three, given they were in good condition, would be the 75
My first car was an alfa 156 with the lovely twin spark engine. Such a soulfull engine and such a lovely car to both drive and look at. Would not trade it for anything!
As an Italian, I can say one thing, my father is a true “alfista” since the 60’s, Alfa Junior, GTV, Giulietta, Alfetta, 33 sw, 164. I’ve always been on his cara since I was a baby.. the engine of a 2.0 v6 busso modified will deeply remains in my soul. Everything they saying about problems is also true. I remember on garda lake’s highway in summer running at 200km/h in the 164 and the rearview mirror felt down because the glue that was keeping it up just did’n’t kept it. imagine this was a 65 millions Italians Lira at this moment.. probably comparable to a 45k € today. Anyway my friends still loves my father because when we were young they wanted to come in my father’s car because the émotions were strongers than they’re parents pussies Mercedes cdi
Seeing that the cars range of 15 + years old I'm not surprised they all broke down, if you take any car to the track and beat the living piss out of them they all will brake down or have some sort of mechanical failure
@@Colt45hatchback Na ,the only cars left on the road that still rust ,and make you want to rip up your licence and get the bus ,they are that bland and boring
Jeremy had the same flywheel bearing problem in the GTV6 he had on the old Italian coupe challenge. The one, he himself, fix the problem by making a phone call 😂😂 and it does make sense as the 75 is basically a 4 door gtv6
Good points on an alfa: It looks beautiful, drives lovely and has a nice sound to it. Major bad points is the fact that you are pretty much screwed when it starts breaking down thick and fast
It’s just how you maintain the car, if you have a little knowledge or you do every maintenance work they’ll run forever. My 3.0 V6 Alfa 75 reached in march 500.000 km, now aiming for 600.000. The problem with alfas is just that everyone expects them to be as good as bmws and Mercedes’ while treating them much worse. If you treat a bmw like you would treat an Alfa, it won’t even reach 100.000.
Anyone can say what they want about Alfas, but typically the bashers know little to nothing about them. I've owned over thirty cars in my life, including four Porsches, but I only drive Alfas now. I have the most fun in them. And the person who said they were s*t in the '80s... really? The GTV6 and the 75/Milano were fantastic drivers cars, and I'd take a 164S or Q over the 5-series of that time. All my Alfas (I'm on my 5th) still ran and looked like new well past 100K miles. Their engines go forever if maintained. Whatever else, they are designed for fun, and they succeed.
☝ Vettel-fan and i was very pissed, luckily KARMA hit Hulkenberg and that German traitor will not get a seat next year 😁. Stupid talentless loser that he is.
I have an 18-year-old 145 with 250.000 Km run. Still fantastic, though she is quite rusty. Not her fault, she never saw a garage before, always stood in the street. Forza Alfa!
To be fair, they werent in top condition to begin with LOL. That said, my Alfa GT honored me with a 2300EUR Selespeed repair not long ago. Still, everytime i drive it, i have fun, i cant imagine how much fun you can have with a "real" alfa like those.
Growing up watching topgear I had to get an Alfa for my first car. And I love my Giulia. Much more reliable than the ones in this program. Only alfa owners know.
Hear, hear! I got my second Giulia (the first one had a fatal butt sex affair with the Mini of a young lady who decided to pull out suddenly and spread eagle on the overtaking lane. 'Nuff said...) and it has been very reliable and a ton of fun to drive so far. You can even update the navigation maps without taking it apart!
Some big inconsistencies in the filming at Rockingham - Clarkson hits May with the left front of his car, yet when he comes into the pits the damage is shown to be on the right front corner, then the shots of him starting to slide after saying "Oh my god the brakes" and the car ending up on his side are at corners at opposite ends of the circuit.
I almost bought a 78 alfa romeo spider. At the time I couldn't deal with it and I needed a truck for work instead. I still regret not getting it. It was beautiful cream white.
Most Alfa owner's stand by their cars. Mainly to stop the doors falling off. Lucky Alfas have so many buttons and switches on the dash. Gives you something to play with whilst you wait for roadside assistance.
2:55 Jeremy Clarkson 2008: Takes James May out going into a right hand corner* Lewis Hamilton 2021: Takes Max Verstappen out going into a right hand corner* History repeats itself.
I love Alfa Romeo's. They're cool, they have character, they have a soul, they do very stylish-looking engines, they have very nice interiors, most of them are very good looking, they're interesting and the V6 engines you find in a GTV6, 75, 164 and 166, etc sound amazing.
people critical of alfas always point out the flaws (over engineering, break down all the time, are ridiculousley expensive to fix, ridiculousley expensive to buy, etc.) whilst alfa lovers only ever point out that alfas are great never why just that they are
Well, it is actually difficult to explain. I owned alfas for 20 years now and especially my 164 3.0 went under my skin. It's unbelievable. I had no idea hat I bought into. You think you buy a consumer good but actually enter a relationship. I'm sorry if I sound all mystical there but believe me, I never heard about the Alfa legend before and I still fell for it. Head over heels. I have been through bad times financially and whatnot, I've almost starved myself now and then just to keep the car. Because sneaking out on the evening, and just having a bit of a drive was always worth it. I don't know if new Alfas like the Giulia still have "it", somehow I doubt it. It's bloody weird in any case with those old Alfas. It's like they become people, freinds, you care for them... About the reliability: Normal cars you drive until they break then you take them to a garage and have them fixed. With an alfa you need to be more proactive. Look after them, bring them to the garage BEFORE they break. For example timing belts - they say 80,000 km changing interval. No, you go and have it changed at 60,000. Hear an unfamiliar sound? check it! As you become more familiar with teh car you feel when something is about to go wrong and if you proactively deal with it it usually can be fixed without too much cost. My 164 never let my down somewhere out on the road. Not once. in 10 years.
The delivery on the ‘Alfa build a car to be as good as a car can be... briefly’ line is superb.
That is my favorite quote from this show, ever, and I had to spend an hour trying to find a clip of it.
As Clarkson would say elsewhere, "the pause is everything" 😁
"Brutus Hammond was out with a broken water pump, and soon it was the turn of Cassius May"
Pure poetry, I come back just to rewatch that part again over and over
I was laughing so hard at that too😂
Rule of Top Gear: If a host says "Edit" or "don't put that part in." It will be in the final cut no questions.
its all scripted
It's not scripted, they just goof around and act as they always do then they edit out the boring parts.
+13thSystem A lot of it is scripted, and rightly so - made it much more entertaining
tdc1991x Nope, the three just said what they wanted to and did what they want, it's why the new top gear sucks, because they're not as creative and funny as the old trio. The only thing scripted in top gear is their schedule.
13thSystem im guessing you haven't read 'on that bombshell' written by the SCRIPT EDITOR for TG where he says it's scripted, even all of the trips and falls.
4:22
"The only car that is out there right now, working, is Hammond's!"
*proceeds to cut to Hamster's car coming round a bend sounding like a V-1 flying bomb in flight*
Hamster behind steering wheel of V1 car? V engines must have at least two cylinder to be V.
@@tazionuvolari8142 the v1 he was referring to was a pulse jet engine, not a piston engine
@@tazionuvolari8142 V-1 referring to Hitler's revenge missile revenge missile in ww2.
@@jamesbowen2105 listen here u little son of b, here, we calling it FAU-1, THATS WHY I ASKED U SCUMBAG
"But it still has that alfa magic, only alfa romeo owners know."
*Clung zeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*
"What was that!!"
Yeah, alfa owners really do know that feeling... 😂😂😂😂
"No! Clutch!" were my exact words too with my GTV 3-litre when I had it xD
Ahaha and the noise xD
One of the funniest things ever on top gear
4:19 ever noticed there’s a track map on James passenger seat for when he gets lost on the track
Even a lot of professional racing drivers have a track map in the car
The track their at there is my local race track
@@grzybowy1680 Yeah but we know why James needs it
@@grzybowy1680 ... Captn. Slow would need a map for an oval.
My first car was an alfa its like that kid at school whos got some much potential but never tries hard
Just as bad as when he started? It doesn't start period
I just found out I'm an Alfa Romeo.
appelpower1 uhuh, im sure. Does everyone who fail tell themselves they had oh so much potential?
@@huleyn135 usually it's other people telling them that
My first two cars were an Alfa156 v6 and 916 GTV v6. I now own a Maserati Gransport 4.2 v8. I still miss both my alfas!
Theyre not kidding when they say Alfas have a certain 'magic'. The GTV for example just FELT so responsive and lively! The 156 v6 2.5 litre sounded AMAZING. Yes, the Maserati is obviously a much higher caliber car, but a car is a lot of things and Alfas give you this amazing feeling of being driver centric and, for their price, are amazing
alfa romeo made a car to be as good as a car can be BRIEFLY. hahahahahahaha
+Dumy Jobby I therefore thought to cool it off with a fire extinguisher, it was a brrRiliant Idea! LOL
Alfa romeo lives as a man because has a heart.
Awful Romeo
And with ones of the best engines in the world xD both GTA series have an insanely powerful V6 biturbo which gives about 250 horsepower
@@mhplayer theres no Biturbo V6s
0:55
Statements like this shows the genius that was Top Gear. This is the kind of insight only car fanatics would understand and feel, brilliantly explained to the general public so they too can understand, but with a sly quip emphasizing how ridiculous the situation is. Because the world of cars IS often ridiculous and that's what makes it fun and special.
"Feed the power through the long banked curve" *loses control and exits the track*
I wonder if that guy in the lambo purposely let Jeremy through to make him think that he got a point :-)
75 : im gonna pass you !
Gallardo : NOPE
75 : ohh no
Probably was worried he'd crash into him with that shitbox
3:32 YES! 😆 Utter joy... 😊 oh wait, no 😳 he's gone again. ☹️
@@Chironex_Fleckeri Yes the lambo is a shitbox compared to the alfa
@@Chironex_Fleckeri Dont think Jerermy was that worried about the Lambo hitting him
My all time favorite phrase from James May: "Oh cock!"
antivenomworld And bringing up the rear: _"MAYDAY!!!"_
+nope. gopping
impress yahoos
Mine is "Watch this", then he screws everything up.
James May's only phrase
I owned an Alfa 166 with the busso v6 for 6 glorious years, 10 years later I still miss that car. Very reliable as long as it was looked after, be late with a service or go cheap on the oil and it would let you know it didn’t approve.
I love it when they actually work together to slow down the other drivers
which was inevitably followed by one of them betraying the others
With the whole track you mean? That Audi sorry I mean Lambo could have easily got passed them on the straight. A bus could have.
SOUL
CHARACTER
PASSION
opsimathics more like...
SAD
CRAPPED
PATHETIC
Still S.C.P.
BROKEN BITS
EDGES
OTHER PILES OF CRAP
That'll be 3 pounds
Uh oh not the SCP
I’ve just bought and Alfa 159 so chuffed that I’ve managed to get a proper Alfa at 19… edit. She suffered an awful bout of Alfaitis and died for 19 weeks but she’s back for now 😂
Nice well done What engine did u get I also I have a alfa 159 mine is the ti 2.2l 185bhp my first car was a mito lmao
@@MCRM_Finnegan unfortunately all i could insure was the 1.8 mpi but now im looking for a 3.2 v6 or a 2.2 jts wouldn't mind a 1750 tbi
@@cameronrichardson3108 ah nice i would not mind getting the 1750tbi but there about 5-6k did u know in the UK there are only 32 Alfa 159 TI 2.2's left in that specific spec also the 2.2 gets about 25MPG if ur lucky lmao
@@MCRM_Finnegan 32 i think i can beat that lol, 24 1.8 MPI lusso left 😂 and truth b told the 1.8 mpi don't get much better mpg cause its too weak to pul that big heavy car but anyway
@@cameronrichardson3108 wait Really lol in my town there are 2 1.8mpi's
5:24, Captain Slow comes into his element!
The “N” in Alfa Romeo stands for “no electrical problems”
but the "M" in Romeo stands for "much other problems"
tbf, they didn't have a single electrical issue during this vid.
@@SpaceMissileThat’s because the mechanical bits will fail far sooner, which is a useful feature.
6:24 "Brutus Hammond..."
I lol'd.
Cassius may, tho. Brilliant
TheIceWarri
It refers to one of the men who conspired to kill Julius Caesar, Jeremy was "stabbed in the back" by the guys by overtaking him.
Et tu, Hammond...
Wouldn't that be ; l'dol?
I've had an Alfa 145 for 14 years now, regularly driven at full speed (above 200 Km/h), ran 210.000 Km, spent all her life in the street, no major part was ever changed, not one breakdown or unexpected failure of any part. No noticeable rust except now for the exhaust system but then I visited seasides quite a lot too. Still as frisky as she used to be when new.
i own a 145 too, 150.000 km and it runs better than when it came out of the factory, it has been ridden hard its whole life and used on the track on various occasions and NOTHING broke down.
i could of gotten lucky with mine, or you could of gotten unlucky with yours, also you need to realise most of the things you named are things that have to be replaced on a regular basis on pretty much any car, like the leather or the lambda sensor, for example i did have to replace the lambda sensor once (cheap fix), i have an aftermarket exhaust so i cant say anything about the rust, my gearbox works well, the only leather that looks a little worn is the one on the steering wheel ( cheap fix), badges look good, dashboard lights look good, water pump never gave me any problems.
not every car is the same.
oh and i did have problems with my sideskirts but only because the roads here are shit and i damaged the mounting points after hitting some potholes pretty hard.
every car has its flaws, i am not saying it is perfect but it isnt unrealiable either.
It must be haunted
Where do you drive over 200 km/h ?
Friend of mine has al Giulia Junior 1600 from 1970'. First owned, 200 thousand miles. The thing has been rebuild twice and wen throught 4 engines. It spends about 6 months every year in the shop because it's broken, even thought everything, and I mean EVERYTHING has already been replaced. It's a curse really.
The tradition of bumping into May at every opportunity just cracks me up. The boys!
this why these guys made the most successful TV series in history
"it has the Alfa feel" *clunck* "something is very wrong here"
sounds like an Alfa to me.
I've had one Alfa, it was fantastic, fantastic to drive and awesome styling... never let me down... except for high maintenance costs (always had something that needed replacing)
"Its Alfas, they do things you are just not ready for " hahahah
Alfa forever...as Jeremy said: You can't be a true petrolhead until you had an Alfa!
I'd rather not spend all my money on fixing the car all the time :c
You own a Volkswagen or a Bmw?! Cause in the workshop i work i get tired of seing Volkswagens and Bmws!
You change tires and brakes?
T om Guess he retrieves the trouble code for Check Engine lights.
Rubén Valente says who lmao
My dearest Alfa Romeo,
~I love you now and forever always...
I only cared about their sporty variants , not their peasant types
2:56 WHAT GOES ON IN JEREMYS BRAIN. so I have an opportunity to crash into James May but I’m in a beaten down Alfa romeo in critical condition with a long rally stage and i will get black flagged. WORTH IT.
So well said. My car was an alfa. Its was so fun and classy and dynamic. Such a pleasure to drive. But ive never seen a car disintegrate without any exterior impact like it did! And the unearthly noises it would produce sometimes. Like "what in the world could that have been and can i make it home alive por favor?"
@Pixelparaszt corrected, i got too excited
Alphas always win
"It's Alfa's. They do things that you're just not ready for." - Jeremy Clarkson
A very useful quote for petrolheads... literally
"Jeremy, how you doing?"
"Not brilliantly."
*toppled car*
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I tried to get a point by overtaking Captain Slow [crash]. Naturally, that got us black flagged, but at least I took full responsibility. *YOU turned in on me!*
The 75 (Jeremy's car) is now privately owned and fully road legal...
fully restored ?
Rasputin desirable ? Wat about the 75 Evoluzione
How?
Didn't Jezza used to own a GTV6?
@@keyboardwarrior327 an old friend of mine bought it from the BBC. It didn't need much work to make it road legal again and it still Clarkson's paint job. It has its own Facebook page. Search for "Minty the Top Gear Alfa".
@3:30 gotta love when someone with a much more powerful car feels like playing with you.lol
ALFAS ARE SPECIAL AND RELIABLE WHEN YOU'RE AN ALFA ROMEO OWNER!
donte alexander thats whta Jeremy Clarkson said then it broke down hahahaha 0:42
0:42 BREAKDOWN!
aaaaaaaa
+donte alexander your drunk
+donte alexander Traditionaly Alfa are the best, copied by others, some owners are un able to look after them.
_"Just overtaking you again, Jeremy."_
*SHUT UP, HAMMOND!*
AlfaRomeo. The real sport cars. Light, powerfull, buautifull and with a story and a tradition to tell!
The two happiest days of a persons life is when they buy an Alfa and when they sell it
Haven't sold and still not thinking about it
Not true at all
Absolutely true. However, Alfa stands for “always looking for another”
I sold my GTV and returned to Honda : D
Might be I wasn´t ready for italian reliability.
Clarkson did the same, even traded it for the same car lol
I own two cars a Honda Jazz and a Alfa Romeo Montreal and I will never get rid of my Montreal it's not the most reliable it's not the fastest but what it is, is pure italian magic and my car I know it I fix it and nothing is better for a gear head than that feeling when you are doing 120 on the highway in your car
I always liken the sound of Jeremy's Milano/75 to a car that sounds like its groaning in both constant pain and crying out in effort to keep moving, to keep driving as best as it can.
I miss this show so much.
Nico Hulkenberg, Carlos Sainz, and Lance Stroll.
TheJokerit19 😂
I don’t get it
@@jacksmith3105 It's a reference to what happened in qualifying for the most recent Italian GP involving these three.
3:27 The most emotionally filled "Cock!" Jim have ever said
James*
In the Spider, you only have to think of a corner to make it oversteer. It has a live rear axle, very little weight in the back, and therefore hardly any rear-wheel traction in corners.
My favorite of the three, given they were in good condition, would be the 75
This video sums up everything I like about the old top gear
My first car was an alfa 156 with the lovely twin spark engine. Such a soulfull engine and such a lovely car to both drive and look at. Would not trade it for anything!
My Alfa 33 1.5 i.e still running since 1992 !!!!
As an Italian, I can say one thing, my father is a true “alfista” since the 60’s, Alfa Junior, GTV, Giulietta, Alfetta, 33 sw, 164.
I’ve always been on his cara since I was a baby.. the engine of a 2.0 v6 busso modified will deeply remains in my soul.
Everything they saying about problems is also true. I remember on garda lake’s highway in summer running at 200km/h in the 164 and the rearview mirror felt down because the glue that was keeping it up just did’n’t kept it. imagine this was a 65 millions Italians Lira at this moment.. probably comparable to a 45k € today. Anyway my friends still loves my father because when we were young they wanted to come in my father’s car because the émotions were strongers than they’re parents pussies Mercedes cdi
i realized when Jeremy tried to overtake James, he lost the left indicator, but at the 3:05 we can see, he also lost the right one
Seeing that the cars range of 15 + years old I'm not surprised they all broke down, if you take any car to the track and beat the living piss out of them they all will brake down or have some sort of mechanical failure
That's absolutely untrue
If its even sort of looked after it wont. Then again i only have japanese cars... Perhaps thats the difference
tell that to the 106 rallye with 387 000 km sitting in my shed. barely requires oil to have a ton of fun in it on the weekends
@@Colt45hatchback Na ,the only cars left on the road that still rust ,and make you want to rip up your licence and get the bus ,they are that bland and boring
@@LOTPOR0402LOL
"Have you been over taken recently?"
"No. Not for awhile i suppose."
LOL
yo it's been 10 years
Jeremy had the same flywheel bearing problem in the GTV6 he had on the old Italian coupe challenge. The one, he himself, fix the problem by making a phone call 😂😂 and it does make sense as the 75 is basically a 4 door gtv6
Good points on an alfa: It looks beautiful, drives lovely and has a nice sound to it. Major bad points is the fact that you are pretty much screwed when it starts breaking down thick and fast
Really
It’s just how you maintain the car, if you have a little knowledge or you do every maintenance work they’ll run forever. My 3.0 V6 Alfa 75 reached in march 500.000 km, now aiming for 600.000. The problem with alfas is just that everyone expects them to be as good as bmws and Mercedes’ while treating them much worse. If you treat a bmw like you would treat an Alfa, it won’t even reach 100.000.
Judging British cars on reliability is unfair. It's like judging frenchmen for smelling.
Last January I bought an Alfa Romeo Giulia, I absolutely love it, but I'm not sure it's really an Alfa, because it seems to work
3:52 when your friend playing goalkeeper and saves a fast shoot with the face.
1:12 to this day I still occasionally say this when on long curves, such as highway on ramps
I don't think Alfa ever managed to shake the reputation of the Alfa Sud, modern day Alfa's are brilliant cars.
My first car. Alfasud sprint. Loved it. Loved the style loved the Alfa pop and rasp. I was 18 and hooked 👌🏻
"that's the thing you have to remember. Alfa builds a car to be as good as a car can be... BRIEFLY" jajaja classic
remember when top gear was good?
+
I menber
Don't even watch it anymore. Grand tour baby!
Yes.
Feel old yet?
6:50 George Russell after Hungarian GP
I love how Top Gear uses the great escape soundtrack when they do something clever.
6:45 that shot of Clarkson in the Alfa just makes me laugh 😂
0:42 it was the boost mode activated
I bought my 156 in 1998 and still have it. It is the only car I have loved,. You're not a petrolhead unless .....
"BACKSTABBER HAMMOND WAS NOW GETTING VERY COCKY" 6:10
"BRUTUS HAMMOND WAS OUT WITH A BROKEN WATER PUMP" 6:24
Anyone can say what they want about Alfas, but typically the bashers know little to nothing about them. I've owned over thirty cars in my life, including four Porsches, but I only drive Alfas now. I have the most fun in them. And the person who said they were s*t in the '80s... really? The GTV6 and the 75/Milano were fantastic drivers cars, and I'd take a 164S or Q over the 5-series of that time. All my Alfas (I'm on my 5th) still ran and looked like new well past 100K miles. Their engines go forever if maintained. Whatever else, they are designed for fun, and they succeed.
I own a 156 Sports Wagon you can get them for nothing yet I for one think they drive incredibly and look amazing.
Amen brother. Until today I had 3 Alfa's in my stable. Sold my 98 GTV TS today, but still have a 2002 model, and a 2005 147 TS. Love Alfas.
I have a 166 3.0 V6 Busso and I love it. But I can't die until I drove a GTV6 or a 155 V6.
u forgott the 33
3:05 Lewis talking to max after British GP
Unreliable? Yes. Fun to drive: Certainly.
Who’s here after the F1 debacle where they held each other up
Me. I thought I'd be the only one.
@@TheJokerit19 Nope.
F1 debacle?
@@AbortedFeti Yes, a qualifying-debacle last time out.
☝ Vettel-fan and i was very pissed, luckily KARMA hit Hulkenberg and that German traitor will not get a seat next year 😁. Stupid talentless loser that he is.
Brutus Hammond and Cassius May lmao.
5:34 who the hell honks at a race? Hahahahahhahaha!
this has to be the one of the best challenges they ever done
I have an 18-year-old 145 with 250.000 Km run. Still fantastic, though she is quite rusty. Not her fault, she never saw a garage before, always stood in the street. Forza Alfa!
To be fair, they werent in top condition to begin with LOL. That said, my Alfa GT honored me with a 2300EUR Selespeed repair not long ago. Still, everytime i drive it, i have fun, i cant imagine how much fun you can have with a "real" alfa like those.
Owned an Alfa GTV6 for a week in 1991, took it on a long drive for the weekend and then exchanged it for a ‘74 BMW 2002 Tii. Never regretted it.
0:21 why the hell would you count overtakes and passes by putting a mark in individual boxes, why not do a tally
Because it's Top Gear.
Ive said it before and I'll say it again. Cheap car challenges are what Top Gear do best imo, so much fun. Do more! Ya hear?!
Growing up watching topgear I had to get an Alfa for my first car. And I love my Giulia. Much more reliable than the ones in this program. Only alfa owners know.
Hear, hear! I got my second Giulia (the first one had a fatal butt sex affair with the Mini of a young lady who decided to pull out suddenly and spread eagle on the overtaking lane. 'Nuff said...) and it has been very reliable and a ton of fun to drive so far. You can even update the navigation maps without taking it apart!
Some big inconsistencies in the filming at Rockingham - Clarkson hits May with the left front of his car, yet when he comes into the pits the damage is shown to be on the right front corner, then the shots of him starting to slide after saying "Oh my god the brakes" and the car ending up on his side are at corners at opposite ends of the circuit.
3:34 when you think you're fast and then this happens
6:13 I love how Hamster gets so excited lol
The past and the future: Alfa Romeo, Italian Pride!
I almost bought a 78 alfa romeo spider. At the time I couldn't deal with it and I needed a truck for work instead. I still regret not getting it. It was beautiful cream white.
I've always wondered what happened to Jeremy's Alfa 75 for it to develop such a whine that is based on engine rpm.
Propshaft runs at engine speed, clutch and gearbox are in the back of a 75
Most Alfa owner's stand by their cars. Mainly to stop the doors falling off. Lucky Alfas have so many buttons and switches on the dash. Gives you something to play with whilst you wait for roadside assistance.
I owned an Alfa 147 . I loved it. ....................... all of the above is true....
2:55
Jeremy Clarkson 2008: Takes James May out going into a right hand corner*
Lewis Hamilton 2021: Takes Max Verstappen out going into a right hand corner*
History repeats itself.
6:17 does anyone know what that red F1 style car is?
Looks like a Radical SR8.
i dont know, but it apears at 3.13 two.
+Rodisflawless its not a radical
Ferrari what else.
The quote "suffering from Alfaritis" is always gonna hang at the back of my head now. Good job boys.
5:23 probably the best moment in racing history! lol
I love Alfa Romeo's. They're cool, they have character, they have a soul, they do very stylish-looking engines, they have very nice interiors, most of them are very good looking, they're interesting and the V6 engines you find in a GTV6, 75, 164 and 166, etc sound amazing.
people critical of alfas always point out the flaws (over engineering, break down all the time, are ridiculousley expensive to fix, ridiculousley expensive to buy, etc.)
whilst alfa lovers only ever point out that alfas are great
never why
just that they are
Well, it is actually difficult to explain. I owned alfas for 20 years now and especially my 164 3.0 went under my skin. It's unbelievable. I had no idea hat I bought into. You think you buy a consumer good but actually enter a relationship.
I'm sorry if I sound all mystical there but believe me, I never heard about the Alfa legend before and I still fell for it. Head over heels. I have been through bad times financially and whatnot, I've almost starved myself now and then just to keep the car. Because sneaking out on the evening, and just having a bit of a drive was always worth it.
I don't know if new Alfas like the Giulia still have "it", somehow I doubt it. It's bloody weird in any case with those old Alfas. It's like they become people, freinds, you care for them...
About the reliability: Normal cars you drive until they break then you take them to a garage and have them fixed. With an alfa you need to be more proactive. Look after them, bring them to the garage BEFORE they break. For example timing belts - they say 80,000 km changing interval. No, you go and have it changed at 60,000. Hear an unfamiliar sound? check it! As you become more familiar with teh car you feel when something is about to go wrong and if you proactively deal with it it usually can be fixed without too much cost.
My 164 never let my down somewhere out on the road. Not once. in 10 years.
Yeo ppl still viewing this video :) Hammond often gets the *SHORT* end of the stick *ROTFLMGDFAO*
@@catriona_drummond Ppl are still viewing this amazing video :) Hammond often gets the *SHORT* end of the stick *ROTFLMGDFAO*
“It’s a minor scuff” 🤣🤣🤣
0:42 Alfa magic
5:22 Bridge on the River Kwai theme tune!!
(7:42) Hammond: "It's a minor scuff."
It'll buff right out, right Jeremy? =)
7:27 happens to me all the time
I absolutely love the Top Gear rolling roadblock
i like how there was what looked like an open wheel racer on the track LOL
Welcome to track day
Oh my god the brakes!! lol