But it's strange, because most of the people I know who speak Latin find cars really rather trivial and infantile.
“November 2nd, 2003” · Season 3, Episode 2
In this episode: Jeremy Clarkson (14), Stephen Ladyman (7), James May (5), Richard Hammond (4)
Yes... yes... you've written well and turgidly about Norfolk! Not turgidly, exactly.
Well, it was just, that time, the first - well, not the first time I went there, but I can remember, not that long ago, driving along a main road, filled up with petrol and I gave the bloke in the cashpoint my credit card... he just put it in the till! "No, no... no, no... you're supposed to swipe it..."
This is the home of Lotus! It's an advanced, sophisticated county!
Now, you see, that was a bad example.
Well, there were the - all right, but it's a... it's a mysterious county. There are - you go through a beautiful Old World village with a sort of mullion-windowed rectory with ivy over it and the squire's house and a beautiful old church, and then a sign saying, "HOT RODDING".
[watching himself on tape driving the reasonably-priced car]
Look at him, doesn't he look a dick.
Obviously, driving a convertible yellow Porsche raises certain sociological issues. I mean, some people are going to look at me, I know, and think I'm a merchant banker.
[on the Honda S2000]
So it's powerful, extraordinary value for money, and more reliable than a wood-burning stove.
The reason the Porsche, I think, is the best car is, you know when you drive some cars, you get a, a sense that the car is smiling, when you're driving?
What on Earth are you talking about?
[on the BMW Z4]
This ride is totally unacceptable.
You're such a pair of wittering nancy boys.
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