MOTORING: Clarkson's Car Years

Channel: BBC2

Date: Thursday 8th November 2001

Time: 20:00 to 20:30 (starting in 1 hour and 29 minutes)

Duration: 30 minutes.

 

(How Japan Took Over the World... And Then Lost It)

Jeremy Clarkson presents a series charting defining moments in motoring history. In this programme, he reveals how the Japanese car industry has boomed over the last 50 years, to the extent that the country is now producing the most advanced vehicles on the planet. But he argues that although Europe may have learned from Japan about reliability, Japan still needs to learn how to make cars with heart and soul

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nice one andy p ill definatly watch that. you have to agree that european car manufacturers tend to have more pizaz in there cars when it comes to style, and drama, but the japs do it best in my opinion.

nope sorry peeps but there's no a single mention of a z in it although the lancer subaru and skyline feature a lot in it

Quote of the day:

 

Clarkson, on the top selling car in Japan, a people carrier.

 

"It's a bloody wendy house!"

Wasn't it Clarkson who said that the 300ZX was the best car that Japan ever produced? It was the only Japanese car in his top 10 cars of all time, I remember that.

 

Given that, I'd be suprised if he didn't mention it tonight.

 

Andy

AndyP,

 

Thats the comment that sticks in my head, I laughed out loud when I heard him say that!!

 

 

Matty.

 

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Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce... (sorry no sound!) LOL

AndyP,

 

Thats the comment that sticks in my head, I laughed out loud when I heard him say that!!

 

 

Matty.

 

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Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce... (sorry no sound!) LOL

Kept you lot quiet for half an hour! LMFAO

 

For those of us at work, had to go and consume half an hour on the Z Centre site looking through the gallery.

 

Something good did come out of that browsing though...ROFL

 

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The best line from that show was when he was discussing the merrits of a Carolla.

 

"Buying a car because it's reliable is like marrying someone because they are punctual"

 

Classic.

 

Simon

Clarkson's dcescription of the 34 Skyline:

"Its a £50000 Playstation"

Excellent show, Clarkey boy is a pillock but his shows are great!!

(Even tho he had to get Needells to do all the fancy tooley spin around stuff)

 

 

 

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Glen

:)