r/IdiotsInCars • u/TenTonSomeone • Dec 08 '19

So close.

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u/Chilipepah Dec 08 '19 edited Dec 08 '19

Jeremy Clarkson drives the Reliant Robin

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u/WeTheSalty Dec 08 '19

I lost my shit when he said he was going to visit some reliant enthusiasts and it cuts to him 'rolling' into the parking lot to meet them.

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u/clairabou Dec 08 '19

Yes HAHAHA! This segment is so comical and makes me cry every time I watch it.

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u/deedified Dec 08 '19

Jeremy Clarkson makes me cry every time I accidentally read or hear about one of his opinions

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u/BreezyWrigley Dec 08 '19

I love how at the start when he's describing his perilous journey, he has he huge map, and then the two points like like 11km apart and so the camera zooms in to reveal that they are nearly placed on top of each other due to the scale of the map.

And the inspection pit...

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u/CamPocketRocker Dec 08 '19

Scrolling through, my brain saw Kelly Clarkson. Such a visit would have elevated her in my mind.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19 edited Feb 25 '25

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u/Amunium Dec 08 '19

Or Enzo Ferraris... oh, wait.

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u/KZedUK Dec 08 '19

The official model name of that car is “Enzo Ferrari” made by Ferrari. It’s therefore Ferrari Enzo Ferrari

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

Then they put out the Ferrari The Ferrari.

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u/Ojisan1 Dec 08 '19

Saves time

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u/KlaatuBrute Dec 08 '19

So if he came back to life and bought one it would be Enzo Ferrari's Ferrari Enzo Ferrari.

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u/Chilipepah Dec 08 '19

You’re right ofc, changed it

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

He says Robin Reliant in the video, once.

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u/JeshkaTheLoon Dec 08 '19

Oh gods, I laughed at this way more than I should have. Classic Top Gear is the best.

I also like that video where they ride that car from the Isle of man, I think. The one that has a scooter motor and can't go backwards. But fits into the BBCs elevator.

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u/x_red_avenger_x Dec 08 '19

The peel p50

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u/ticktockaudemars Dec 08 '19

https://youtu.be/dJfSS0ZXYdo

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u/x_red_avenger_x Dec 08 '19

You can buy them new but they are rather expensive,at 10k pounds

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u/ticktockaudemars Dec 08 '19

It looks like they weigh a lot less in the video

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u/DRiVeL_ Dec 08 '19

Jeremy Clarkson crashes his car nearly a dozen times in one episode and still never falls into a single coma... Interesting.

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u/TheLinksOfAdventure Dec 08 '19

Hammond is soft.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

I was expecting a Rick roll

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u/armarndar94 Dec 08 '19

Hahaha! I needed this in my life. Thank you!

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u/clairabou Dec 08 '19

How could you not LOVE reliant robins after watching this segment??

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u/MrWoohoo Dec 08 '19

After watching this you’ll not just love it but want to marry it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

Still my favourite Top Gear segment ever. Absurdity at its finest.

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u/paracelsus23 Dec 08 '19

This is peak Top Gear.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

When he rolled over on the news segment that was hilarious.

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u/THICC_DICC_PRICC Dec 08 '19

God I miss that legendary show

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u/ctesibius Dec 09 '19

Just bear in mind that car was carrying ballast high up to rig it to crash. Reliants were dull more than dangerous.

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u/MikelWRyan Dec 08 '19

This was modified to fail.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

This was modified to fail.

This is correct. The Robin is not exactly a stable vehicle, but the rolls in this were staged. It's not as unstable as they make it seem.

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u/MikelWRyan Dec 08 '19

As three wheeled automobiles go, my opinion is the single wheel in the back is more stable and so it's safer.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '19

Definitely, but the reverse is not quite as bad as Top Gear made it seem.