That time when James and Richard went to test a range of new convertibles by taking them to the Lake District – the wettest part of the country. From Series 2, Episode 8 Watch the full episodes on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006mj59/top-gear Chapters: 00:00 Britain’s wettest campsite 01:20 Volkswagen Beetle 02:45 Daihatsu Copen 03:33 Audi A4 04:47 Mercedes CLK 05:56 Citroën Pluriel Welcome to the official home of Top Gear Classic on YouTube. Here you'll find all the best clips from your favourite episodes, whether that’s Richard Hammond driving Oliver, Jeremy Clarkson in the P45, James May getting hopelessly lost, or the fastest power laps from our in-house performance benchmark: The Stig. This is a commercial channel from BBC Studios. Service & Feedback https://www.bbcstudios.com/contact/contact-us/ #topgear #topgearclassic #jeremyclarkson #richardhammond #jamesmay #convertible #cabriolet #volkswagenbeetle #daihatsucopen #audia4 #mercedesclk #citroenpluriel
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*Original Air Date: July 6, 2003*
Two men in a VW Beetle convertible. You might think they’re a couple, and they’re making sure everyone knows it.
"Being French, most of the trim will fall off."
Hammond wasn’t old enough to drive without adult supervision yet
James May is coming to my local ABC store to sell his gin next week and I got a ticket to meet him. I grew up watching Top Gear, so I'm incredibly excited to meet Captain Slow and get a bottle of James Gin!
this was james and richards romantic getaway jeremy kept talking about
Every other car : makes a automatic tent like roof Citroën : Makes a tent on wheels
"When do you usually have summer?" "We had one last Thursday"
Wow. Its funny coming back to this. I loved top gear when it was a bit over the top but I loved it more back in the early days. Whats even more charming is seeing the guys in Buttermere and later in life seeing Richard talk on the drivetribe channel about how this is his favourite place in the entire world
These 2004 prices should remind everyone how the Central Banks (and their owners) steal our wages and savings through inflation!
I used to work in a Citroen dealership, it was my job to do the pre delivery inspections where we had to check everything was present and functional from the factory. Not once did I manage to get the roof down on a C3 Puriel.
4:04 "Let's have another Country Sound." Audi TDI: 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜
2:35 is a core memory of Top Gear 😂
"So? Is it going to rain then?" "Yep, almost certainly" "Well, I've brought the roof, just to be on the safe"
😂😂😂 that thumbnail is perfect 🍻🇺🇸🦅
This video feels like home for some strange reason
1:50 anyone notice barking dog like noises alternating between left and right output?
we didn't know how good we had it back in those days.
I remember watching this when I was a boy. How time flies 😢
May looks so young.