Rolls Royce Cheapskate alternatives | Fifth Gear Classic
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ค. 2021
- In this classic clip, taken from series 24, first broadcast in 2014, Jason hunts for the best cheapskate alternative to a Rolls. Prices correct at the time of broadcast. For access to exclusive Fifth Gear content and all FULL episodes from this series , join our channel / @fifthgearuk
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People always moan about maintaining old cars then pay huge monthly amounts for new ones doesn’t make sense to me.
Jags are one of the most beautifully sculptured car I have ever seen
I own a jaguar sovereign 4.2 v8 2006 x350 model, bought it for £4000, yes the maintenance is a bit pricy ( seems like £1000 everytime I go to the garage 😀 ) and she is thirsty but it is an absolute dream to drive, and it is unique nothing looks like it on the road literally you can park next to the German cars and the jaguar will always get the looks and a smile 😃😊
Lexus Ls430. Cant go wrong 👌
Sorry Jason, but my ‘02 x308 gives a genuine 30mpg+ on a run and averages about 25 in normal use. The same advice re ‘sealed for life’ boxes applies to both the Jag and the BMW.
Jags are such a bargain, even with the inevitable maintenance of a used auto
Of course. Along with all the electronic gremlins known to totaled these monsters of a thing.
My XJ Sport, metal timing chain tensioners. Electrical gremlins are exactly that. Drive her regularly and all of your warning lights dissapear. If you don't drive em, don't buy em.
Shame you didn't mention the endless repairs and oil leaks on the BMW and the never ending mineral oil leaks on the Rolls. The Jag has some maintenance as well but its mainly rust that totals it.
bang on.
Got a gorgeous XJV8 1997 aubergine all extras. gorgeous car. you really do NO EXAGGERATION feel so relaxed calm peaceful imperious even in London traffic. and flick the sport mode 💥 it’s like the luxury swedish massage becomes a bangkok tittie bar then flick back ....and the massage continues.
only rust but who cares at £2k. show me another car that gives you sweden 🇸🇪 ❤️ and bangkok 💋 at that price.
BMW…. Oil leak ?? Best car brand by far until these ugly new models arrived.
That Panerai is really nice
I kept looking at that too lol
That's nothing, I have an AP royal Oak, patek philippe nautilus, Rolex no date sub, All from AliExpress 😂
They’re cheap until you see the repair bills…….
the jag wont be so bad honestly but the other 2 are so bad
@@danbi2000 the jag is the least unreliable out of the 3, but it is still far from being very reliable.
i guess if you're after this sort of thing, you don't mind. i agree it's going to go wrong and all that but if you want something cheap to repair, toyota and honda have got your back.
@@joriuschuwa if you're comparing these to a corolla then you shouldn't even think of buying them.
Still scared and want luxury? Get lexus ES350 then.
Just don't buy neglected/abused example.
@Andrew Ball fix the valve stem seals and cooling pipe issue and that's it for the N62 in particular. It costs some money, but not too bad compared to what you're getting.
i had a jag x300 xjr . Loved it . I miss it.
I still own a 1981 Rolls-Royce silver spur
Oh no
I love that 7 series. I drove one for a good few years, super smooth. 👍🏻
Deffiently the jaguar xj would be the best to go for. Parts a reasonably priced and there easy enough to work on. Main issue is corrosion but welding repairs are cheap enough to sort of you know what your doing. Only one serious issue with the jag is the timing chan tensioner but yet again easy enough job and in expensive
If I didn't do 500 miles a week I would definitely get the Jag.
I own a immaculate 2002 E65 735i with low mileage. I must be lucky as it has been faultless but I am very well aware of the issues they are known for.
It is not my Daily driver and so the rubbish fuel economy does not bother me at all. It is just a bit of a toy and has been a bit of a treat to drive now and then.
Scotty Kilmer be like: *“ENDLESS MONEY PITS!”*
Like? Maybe he might have said...
Get a Celica.
I like searching for the plates on these old episodes to see which are still on thr road
What rubbish about the Jag fuel consumption, I had a 2000MY 4.0 long wheelbase Sovereign for nearly eight years before someone drove into the side of it and it never returned less than 24mpg and would regularly return 34mpg on a run, I cannot comment on the BMW as I have never owned one but I was lucky enough to have the use of a Rolls Royce of this vintage one summer and I never bettered more than 18mpg also Jaguar have massive parts backup for older models not only from the manufacturer but from reputable companies like SNG Barrett and David Manners whereas I found with Rolls Royce although there are a number of specialists that will service and repair them for sensible money many of the parts are Rolls Royce supply only and are bloody expensive.
Would maybe add a Merc S class to the list.
Rofl, there’s nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
Saab 9.5 2.3 Turbo
Agreee
Is it just me or I do adore this gen BMW 7-series design? It look so right compared to 3-series and 5-series of that time.
It was the toned down facelift version which came about after BMW afficionados made BMW change the hideous design of the E65.
It’s ugly
@@stupidvideos1449 Maybe for the pre-facelift, but the facelift version look so good that I started to adore it. By contrast, I still hate the E60 5-series and E90 3-series shape to this day.
The Nikasil thing is a non issue, anything that had the sulphur in fuel eating the Nikasil will be long gone. If any are still around and running well, they won't be any worse than an iron liner engine of same mileage. More of an issue is timing chain tensioners falling apart, it needs the latest version to be reliable.
Jason Plato is a much better presenter than any of them on top gear. Such a shame what's happened to fifth gear dissapeaing and Tiff leaving
Ls430 👑
Plato good luck. Artur from Poland.
Jaguar please
2003 (X350) XJ 4.2 is a better option and will cost no more than the BMW.
Jaguar. When Land Rover is just too reliable!
If you cant afford a new one, you cant afford an old one
Should have compared with a Lexus LS430 or LS400. Also known as the Japanese Rolls Royce. Much less maintenance than these money pits and built to out live you and your kids
Ls400 is one beautiful car
A LEXUS will out live us all.
But with the same class as a Toyota
@@lukestocks4370 are you okay in the head? Same class as a toyota? Go back to driving your mondeo
Johnny said a Ford Puma was an alterative to an Aston Martin. I watched one segment. 😆😅🤣😂
All these cheapskates have four doors. The obvious cheaper coupe is the Bentley Continental GT but significantly more expensive than these to buy and to run. The maybe less obvious alternative is the Mercedes CL (C216) from 2006+, which you can get from 7K for one with moderate miles with a 383hp n-a V8. You can also get a 510hp V12 turbo for about double that, as well as the later 4.7L V8 turbo, and an AMG V8 and V12. Maintenance costs certainly shoudn't be more than the BMW or RR, and good examples of all but the AMG V12 can be had for less than 15k. A C216 V12 (CL600) actually delivers an experience quite similar to the Wraith (better in some respects, not quite as good in others) for less than a seventh of the price of cheapest Wraith currently for sale.
How old is this video?!?! 🤔
7 years, check description
Re-upload?
Ask Hoovie's garage
Emo Phillips on cars.
That BMW is council estate fodder.
Mo Merc, Lexus LS is missing.. LS400, hybrid.. and reliability as standard.. even rear Is the Honda Legend.
Ha, Plato does look like Parker.
so whey do this before the diesel problem was known
Far and away the best is Jaguar. I feel it runs and drives better than the BMW or even the Rolls-Royce. I have driven all of them extensively. Rolls-Royce these days sends absolutely the wrong message.
@It's Joel
Lexus may be more reliable than Jag, but even my 2004 Jaguar XJ8 has more presence than a new Lexus, except for maybe the LC500.
And the ls400 ls470 gs300
You should've compared it to newer models.
Jaguar "kediri iri iri iri..."
My xj8 went through 3 motors in a year. With non stop issues. They should all be scraped in my opinion
Shouldn't have had the alley mechanic touch it to begin with.
3 motors in 1 yr. Is unheard of in the auto industry.
@@lop8828 all were replaced at the dealer
❤ an old Jaaaagggg.
An LS430 would probably be more sensible.
And more boring for sure.
LS600L for the compromise?
LS600 best choice by far but 460 or 430 are good
Rob C Check out what the Japanese are doing to the older LS 430 with the rims and the body kits there’s no boring there and the turbo chargers. You may think it’s boring but it’s the most reliable car ever built since the history of the automobile that’s a fact now.
@@MrMrremmington Putting bodykits and turbos on it.... You’re not making it nicer, cooler, classier nor making the case you think you make. Also stating that it’s a fact doesn’t make it a fact.
Les 3 choix se valent mais je pense que je choisirais la Jaguar.
And they all look better too
Fakin' round ......
I'm playing in my own rules
Lexus LS would of been my choice.
I miss the s class in thie vid
Who are you trying to impress by driving a old depreciated luxury car?
That Jag spoiled by a hideous choice of colour.
Ha ha I have 2 of those 3 because I can't afford a new ROLLS
Jag is fabulous but they’ve all turned to rust
All of these cars are absolute money pits but we still want one anyway because of how silky smooth they are.
Why do you Brits still use mpg when you fill up in LITRES!!!??? do litres per km. Not muffins per decibels.
Maintenance will kill you on the Rolls they leak like a sieve
It's just rust protection
Rolls Royce Cheapskate is a terrible name for a car.
Two beautiful British classics and one hideous Chris Bangle monstrosity. I don't know if the 1st Generation iDrive in the BMW is really more "modern", but it will probably have you tearing your hair out in frustration. They are very trouble-prone as well. Hoovies Garage went through two of them and wasn't able to get either one fixed properly. Bad valve seals on the V8 were an unfixable problem that junked the car.
Avoid the E65 BMW at all costs. If you want an old 7-Series, go for the "James Bond" E39, or earlier models.
That would be an E38, dumb dumb. Valve seals unfixable? lol
@@oumaniac Yeah sorry, typo. As for the valves, they replaced the seals, but the engine was still burning oil. You can watch the video s. Search for "BMW V8 engines are JUNK"
@@geoffk777 Search for "BMW V8 engines are JUNK"
I wanted to but whenever I type a "B" into google it auto fills "big grannies being fisted" then I'm busy for an hour or two🤣🤣
@@geoffk777 I and a lot of other people fixed the N62 🤣 it costs some money, but not too bad.
@@oumaniac I'm glad that you got yours working again, but it's still a big risk and not a project that I'd recommend to someone looking for a fairly reliable and cheap used luxury car.
Stay away from the BMW - it’s rubbish.
my small town mechanic would agree lol. In all seriousness, avoid unless you have money to burn.
That bmw is just a horrible ugly car
They are very beautiful cars but utterly unreliable. Often they cannot be fixed. It’s not unusual to have an $8000 repair bill on a BMW. There’s only one way to go. An LS 430 Lexus or an LS 460 if you want something modern.
Who wants a Toyota?
David Peters: Well, Toyota tries so hard to say that Lexus is a separate brand. You can’t get your Lexus serviced at Toyota. Most of the parts are different but not all. My friend thought by buying an LE Toyota Camry that it would be like the Lexus LS 430 and he realized, absolutely not. I guess until you’ve owned one u wouldn’t know. I’ve had a brand new Mercedes E430 4Matic topping out at $101,000, it was a lemon. We had a BMW seven series and BMW three series they were lemons. Seven BMWs on our street, all of them were replaced in three years by all the doctors. We had an Audi TT brand new it was a lemon. We had a Volkswagen, repair and service was horrible almost as bad as Mercedes. I mean if you’re smart and you don’t have time to waste and you’ve got money why play a fool’s game.
@@davidpeters6536 Many people