Videos Blast from the past: Jeremy Clarkson "destroys" the Vauxhall Vectra

[Kowalski]

Clarkson's review damaged the Vectra's sales and Vauxhall was so upset by his review, that they actually complained to the BBC and got Top Gear to do another, more balanced review.

This a video that I have been looking for this video for ages and it's quite a find, so you better be quick before the BBC removes it. Enjoy!

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[Kowalski]

Bump...

 

[Michael]

I am in class right now and wish I could see this. Hopefully when I get out it will still be up.

I had heard about this and I find it interesting that Jeremy hurt their sales so much.

lol

 

[MikeJ]

I wonder if the sales of the Vectra weren't hurt by the fact that it simply was not a good car.

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Ouch!

...check out Jezza's hair!!

 

[Kowalski]

I am in class right now and wish I could see this. Hopefully when I get out it will still be up.

I had heard about this and I find it interesting that Jeremy hurt their sales so much.

lol

The review was originally broadcast in 1995 and soon after it was broadcast, the entire workforce in Luton downed their tools and demanded to know what the management was going to do about it. What the management did was to complain to BBC that they could tolerate criticism, but Clarkson's review was totally unbalanced.

The old Vectra was sold in America as the Saturn L-series, btw.

I wonder if the sales of the Vectra weren't hurt by the fact that it simply was not a good car.

Interesting you mention that, because I found another old Top Gear video about a J.D Power survey in 1998, where the Vectra was voted by its owners as the least satisfying car to own in Britain.

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Ouch!

...check out Jezza's hair!!

Check out his hair back in 1991!

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[Kowalski]

There was one Vectra that he almost liked it. Almost.

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[Michael]

I am really liking this thread and I would welcome a thread that would collect classic Jeremy youtube videos.

Love this guy.