For eveyone of you who has written on here and bitten has fallen into JC hands.
Anyone who knows him- knows he feeds off winding people up and youve fallen for it!
Once again JC speaks his mind and manages to get feedback just the way he likes it!
Dont bite and show you frustration- he loves it!!
Hes prob sitting behind his screen reading you angry comments rubbing his hands in glee!
You fools

lewys, West London,

I like reading JC's reviews, why? simply and only that he makes me laugh.

He is obviously crying mindless in his sick subconscious self because all British cars are not British any more. Why? Because they concentrated on making cars that soothes their aristocratic-filled egos so much they forgot to make cars that works. I love British cars but lets face it, they suck in practicality. may it be mechanics, electronic systems, durability, or even modern style. God; even the driving is a complete bore.

And why the country that is famous for its bad weather, has the most convertible car factories (with the usual British lousy financial management) in the world. JC is a racist, anti environmental, and most arrogant car journalist in the world.

Fadi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

It is so refreshing to read Mr.Clarkson, with his completely unbiased view of other countries' cultures, never placing the U.K. above others. After all, toad in the hole is hands down the top culinary dish on the planet. THe gov't. should make Mr. Clarkson the ambassador to the U.N.- it would be funnier than Father Ted.

Laurence Budd, Fort collins, USA/Colorado

I have a Volvo now so that I can crash into trucks without getting hurt. But I did, once, own a Lancia Integrale. The electrics were awful. Third gear sounded like an overloaded spin dryer. The seats fell apart. However, it went like a hot snot. Cornered like it was on rails and gave me more thrills than sex on a waterbed.

When in Florida I drove my father-in-laws 1993 Caddy. The laws there stated that you must not drive alongside another car on the Highway. Why? Because the suspension was so slack the Caddy moved sideways faster than in ahead. But the trunk was air-conditioned and stopped the frozen shrimp from thawing out.

albert hall, Brighton, England

I agree. I think all cars should have seats.

Dandi Blaine, New Britain, Uganda

My 3 year old son thinks Jeremy Clarkson is very funny and he drives cool cars. Mr Clarkson can say whatever he wants and he does. I like that.

Zsoka Williams, Szekesfehervar, Hungary

I am American, and I don't take Clarkson very seriously. He is hilarious, he is brilliant, he does exactly what I would love to do. But he also has tremendous freedom in his writing, and as Ben Weston said, he writes everything tongue-in-cheek. We should all laugh at ourselves sometimes.

But the part that irked me was not the US, but rather the UK. As much as he wants it to be true... the UK isn't perfect. I don't want to live there. The US isn't perfect, either, but it fits me, which is fine. I am waiting impatiently for Bush to leave, and then it will be close to perfection.

And, out of all the above, I prefer German cars! Take that, Clarkson! Although he does love my car. The S4 Cabriolet is his second-favorite convertible, apparently. Whatever.

Eli, Glencoe, IL, USA

By the way...

Clarkson doesn't offend me, but some of the bloggers here do. I am absolutely sick of American stereotypes. Some of them are true, but for the majority of the nation, they simply are not. Live with it.

America is the most diverse country in the world. Saying that you are an "American" isn't saying you're one type of person in particular. There are German, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Canadian, French and yes, even British citizens here... in reality, white, anglo-saxon Christians are a minority. I for one am not.

Eli, Glencoe, IL, USA

There are certainly too many people (mainly Americans and Australians, interestingly) who are taking this far too seriously. It's tounge-in-cheek. And stereotypes usually are rooted in truth, actually.

I think Clarkson's a breath of fresh air in our over-policed, politically-correct world. And the sort of people who are moaning about Clarkson's light-hearted banter are exactly the sort of people that run this country.

And that hasn't exactly been a blast for the last 10 years!

Ben Weston, Norfolk, England, UK

jeremy should take over from gorden brown at no. 10......should give every person a vote at the next election ?......Nix.

Nix., belfast, u.k.

For one thing Jeremy, here in Australia, we actually have sunshine unlike the UK where practically every shot we see on Top Gear, it is raining.
Apart from the rotart clothes line, you might be very surprised what has been invented here.

Maybe it's about time you actually came here and had a look for yourself and you would see why every other visitor here falls in love with the place including Beckham.

Dennis Williams, Brisbane, Australia

I don't understand, how can an english make fun of germans. They are actually the same. I call english people just "smiling germans".

Al from Eastern Europe.

Al, Swindon, Wilts.

The bits about Americans and the outdoors are completely untrue! (As, sitting in my office on a Monday morning, I doff my North Face fleece and backpacking boots)

Spot on, JC. Hilarious as usual.

John, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

The most amusing thing about Clarkson is that he's essentially a motoring comic. He has made a very successful career out of exactly these sort of anti-PC comments. Anyone who posts bile-ridden responses attacking the other 45,000,000 (or so) English is most assuredly missing the point. We all make fun of foreigners no matter what nationality we are, but fun is all it should be. You don't attack xenophobic comments by posting xenophobic comments....


....Unless you're American (Exit stage left)

DanM, Hampton, UK

Living in Australia, but having Malaysian parents, I can confidently claim that everything Jeremy says about Australians and the Pacific Rim has an element of truth to it. Australians do wear shorts to work. And it's been my experience that Asian males of a certain older generation do love making lots of money.

Doesn't the truth hurt?

David L., Hobart, Australia, Tasmania

JC Should be Prime Minister.

Gus, London, UK

England, for all of your self aggrandizement, you are still an island plagued with the worlds worst cuisine and a love affair with carburetors that can not be tuned. It does appear however that you have apparently discovered dentistry, finally.
Its curious your imports here in the US can not handle money and your British males here have hemlines higher than my wife's. and we do have more than one queen where most reside in San Francisco. Your women however are worth their weight in gold. and they may be your only saving grace.
Your immediate neighbors want nothing to do with you which may explain in part why America does exist..
It's true, we love to wear work clothing and walk into the woods for weeks at a time and cut trees down because we can. We are subject to no one and let's not forget, we came to fight by your side twice and gave our lives for you and would do it again willingly because, that is our character. That does not include the current madness at the helm...

Arlos, Monterey Bay, California

Hi,
The diversity of nations has something to do with boarders this especially the case with the Germans. The analysis of nationalities is difficult history is a very important tool but again in the optic of the observer.

Terence Hale, zandvoort, Holland

Regarding: Harriet Hall, London, U.K.

JC is the aftermath of the death of humour....yawn. Harriet you need to stop taking things so seriously and maybe re-think your life.

I have met several Americans over the years and I find them to be offensively stupid, but perhaps the most annoying thing about good old uncle sam is that they can't believe that the rest of the world doesn't want to be like them.

Tom, london, UK

I loved the Clarkson view on England defeating Australia in the Rugby World Cup. JC may, sincerely, believe that we Aussies are incapable of inventing anything that does not go in a back yard (sorry, 'back garden') and that is fine with us, truly, it is. But his comments made me laugh, out loud. I realise now that the English are marvellous losers and terrible winners, because they have so much experience of the former and so little at the latter...

Phil Branagan, Melbourne, Australia

Apparently there are not comments from Japan, so I will try. I'm a Japanese who lives in the US. I always enjoy reading Mr. Clarkson's articles very much. His sense of humour kills me. Yes, I agree with him. Most Japanese cars are certainly soulless. But just one thing. If there existed only cars such as Rolls-Royce Phantom, Aston Martin DB9 and Bentley Continental GTC, all of which definitely have passion, elegance and soul, the world wouldn't work! Most people in the world are not rich enough to dine at an expensive French restaurant everyday. Yes, Japan's automakers can never make Ferrari and know that very well without being told. Their role is rather to do their best to offer cheap, healthy and delicious food unlike expensive French but also unlike fatty McDonald's. But still, even cooking such food is never, ever easy.

Atsushi, East Lansing, Michigan

From an Irish perspective...Brilliant!!!!
FInally an Englishman,or who speaks his mind and to Hell with wether you like it or not.
A very rare breed of man in the politically correct,socialistic,police state in every sense of the word that was once the greatest country on this planet.
JC ,if you ever get fed up of the UK move to Ireland.We have all the amenities of Britan without all the PC nonsense and Nannies attached to it.

Sean, Limerick, Ireland

I find Jeremy Clarkson's xenophobia bewildering. Isn't he proud to be a paid up member of the Anglo-Saxon club?

Was he behind the door at history class when told that England was invaded and settled by the Germanic Angles and the Saxons? Germanic blood, like in most English people, runs in his veins.

Jeremy (derived from the German word garret) must also have been talking to an imaginery car behind the bicycle shed, when England's invasion by the dastardly French speaking Normans was raised.

Dear Jeremy, England and being English, is pure invention. England is a stew, a river fed by hundreds, nay thousands, of years of genetic intervention by Scandinavian Danes, Swedes, Norwegian, Germanic Angles and Saxons, the Dutch, Norman French, and more recently by, well take your pick.

My personal view is that Jeremy may in fact be Swiss. He does exhibit all the outwardly flaws of a malfunctioning cookoo clock.

Donal Fitzpatrick (A Norman German, just like Jeremy)

donal fitzpatrick, London, England

Hi Eric Samuel, JB, malaysia, This is a civilized forum. no need to get all heated up. This is not Malaysia so no need to get defensive. Relax:-) Of course have your say for this is a "free" forum unlike where you came from where free speech is not so free. Try to take it easy and you will be less stressed. Singaporeans who are staying in New York should also relax and "ahem" try harder to get along and assimilate, she does not sound like she is assimilating very well due to hints of whining and complains. Still Kia Su and kap siau. To the defensive nay sayers I'd say have a relaxing drive. One should take life with a pinch of salt and smile:-)

Jeremy Clarkson you can drive my car!

Willis Teoh, Adelaide, South Australia

Always easy to take the micky out of poeple, the Limeys seem to do it with their sarcasm.

Horst Angelkotter, Niagara-on-the-LAKE, cANADA

The last British car I bought (an Austin Montego - yes, I should have known) had an annoying engine rattle. It turned out to be a screw laying on top of the rocker box cover, which should have been holding down said cover. Then when I slammed the bonnet (US 'hood') the dashboard fell off because it was held on by only one screw. We no longer have a home-grown car industry because people stopped buying British cars.

Max , London,

My husband is English, I'm Singaporean.. We now live in New York. We just watched the Top Gear episode where they drive in America and we agree 100% with the comments Jeremy made. Fat (corn -fed), stupid, slow, racist (and every other -ist there is in the world) - and believe me; we do try to get along and assimilate. It just gets on my nerves every time...

We adore Jeremy Clarkson!! He's honest, witty and utterly entertaining.

Farrah, Brooklyn, NY

At 67 I still remember when the British actually manufactured cars. I think I was seven when they stopped, but I vividly recall my dad's Austin, which sprayed little nuts and screws all over the carpet but never quite fell apart. The leather smelled wonderful. Occasionally the car ran for minutes at a time. It had a roof hole as well, and my mates and I are pictured, in Minot, North Dakota, standing in it, probably while my Dad was off looking for someone to get the car running. Still, it's fun to read articles about every other nation's car foibles: keep it up!

Jim Ison, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

I wish Jeremy was the President of the US! We need someone with his obvious intelligence and appreciation of the finer things in life. Plus, his complete and brutal honesty is not only hilarious but something I believe my fellow Americans need to hear!

Delancey, Omaha, NE

I read this whilst eating my lunch at work, till Jeremy described French kissing Bill Oddie, Boark

Otherwise hillarious as ever

Brian Hillier, Whitehaven, UK

I just wish that J.C. was head of the conservertive party he would get my vote, he speaks his mind and doesnt suck up to nobody. He really would make a great P.M.Keep saying what you think J.C.let those that dont like it emigrate.

Ray Groom, littlehampton, west sussex

Jeremy is "having a laugh" as the Brits would say by using xenophobic jokes.

However he is a very clever media person who understands (consciously or otherwise) that these extreme views are deeply held by middle class england who live in the shadow of the achievements of earlier English generations and now feel inferior - he taps into this inferiority and fear because he feels it as well.

Hence his viciousness to those who left the tiny island and build nations overseas in Asia, America, Pacific Rim- these are the people who he actually admires - his insults are in fact compliments to Americans and Australians! Hee Hee

Larry Psycho, London,

CLARKSON FOR PM!!

tom nichol, Bromley,

Best entertainment in the papers-world. I love it. And he is not way off. He should run for office.

I have owned 124 cars during my driving career. I love to buy cars, good and bad, and sell them when I get bored.

michael harding, cedar park, TX - USA

I agree with the basis of this article (Clarkson is an equal opportunity mind).
to JC it must surely be like this: You are not him (JC), so you are there to be told!.

And HOW WE LIKE TO LISTEN. It hurts, (AND HOW WE LIKE TO COMPLAIN). Yet we we ask for more!.

To JC it is really simple: they (anybody other than JC) are all people, with hair (that can be silly), with cars (that can be silly) and with a country (with silly people). Countries, hair, cars, JC will point out what is remarkable. (Note Remarkable does not equal admireable).

And we LIKE IT.

Hugo van den Berg, Hoogeveen, Netherlands

There are an awful lot of garb in these comments about "I don't need soul to get from A to B". Fine, YOU don't. But, JC is a car reviewer. What use is a reviewer who just says "well, it'll get me from A to B". Or a film critic saying "It was an adequate use of a couple of hours.", rather then going into the nitty gritty material of the film and picking fault/praise with these tiny details?

Daniel Blackburn, Leicester,

Rolls is BMW, Bentley VAG's, Land Rover (including, of course, his beloved Range Rover) Ford's and Rover... Chinese!!! Where is the "British" style of making cars?

At least American, Italian, French, German and Japanese ppl make their own cars...

Blas, Spain,

These countries don't build their own cars, they build them in developing nations and just slap a flag on them.

For instance most American cars are built in Mexico, French cars are often built in Algeria, and Toyota Camry's are built in Georgetown, Kentucky.

J Elliott, San Diego, USA

So ALL Japanese cars are soulless except Honda!..
Did you forget to mention Mazda (yes it is Japanese) So, the Mazda MX-5 or the Mazda RX-8 are soulless. If you think they are (obviously you do) then it confirms my belief that you know next to nothing about motor vehicles.
If it is not a Aston/Jag/or a Ford Mondeo it does not rate according to JC.

British and American made cars are still rough as guts,unreliable and money eaters.
Japanese then German cars are still standing long after the BAM modes of transport have died.

Ash, Adelaide, Australia

Jeremy Clarkson, the man who says all the things the rest of us would love to say, but we fear the thought police too much!

David Webb, Warminster, England

Very funny article but the sad irony for Jeremy is he loves driving cars, but lives on an island where only disused WWII airbases (mostly built by his beloved Yanks) give him the room to move without traffic jams. Come to OZ Jeremy! The open space, shorts and the shrimps and prawns are waiting for you !

graeme green, Melbore, Australia

Very funny article but the sad irony for Jeremy is he loves driving cars, but lives on an island where only disused WWII airbases (mostly built by his beloved Yanks) give him the room to move without traffic jams. Come to OZ Jeremy! The open space, shorts and the shrimps and prawns are waiting for you !

graeme green, Melbore, Australia

I've often wondered why the Brits seem so hostile toward Japanese cars. American cars, that's easy, but what the hell's wrong with a Honda that'll turn 7k rpm all day without breaking? In the UK, reliable autos are irrelevant, as few depend on them for transport. But here in the U.S., where more than a couple of sheets of drywall divides most of us from our next-door neighbors, reliable public transport is the exception rather than the rule, so we actually need our automobiles to serve as daily transportation. Every day. Not just on days when the humidity is between 45% and 53% and the ambient temp is between 20C and 23C. The Japanese brands would've completely obliterated most of the mass-market European auto industry if not for protectionist regs that guaranteed Renault, Fiat, Peugeot, et al a much higher market share than they earned.

Scott, Macon, GA, USA

To A.Sass,

You can't call Americans fat and useless, useless yes, and inept at car manufacturing with quality interior surfaces. I had a look at a mate's Chrysler Sebring the other day and the only quality piece of plastic I could find on the car were the number plates!

I think 'mortally obese' are the words you were looking for...... I mean, some of the teenagers in Florida are in pushchairs to get around....get out and bloody walk somewhere!

Matt Jeary, London, UK

Funny... You shouldn't take him too seriously though.

PS: I also used to drive in a Citroen ZX and it was a suprisingly likable car (unlike the corolla I share with my wife now. But as one poster said you don't need soul to get you from a to b)

John, Kildre, Ireland

Brilliantly funny,

I just cant get my head round some of the readers with absolutely no sense of humour at all though.

TonyOz, Bournemouth,

I happen to think that jeremy's views all sound of fair mind.
at the end of the day all you yanks and germans are only upset to hear the truth.
which is that americans are fat and useless...especially when it comes to war and ze germans are still upset for getting slapped about their own country 60years ago...i mean talk about holding a grudge.
A.Sass

adam, lincolnshire, great britain

Jeremy, you said: "After I’d been for the chicken feed I couldn’t think what else I might want to do with it. So it just sat in my drive, making me very happy. That I’m not an American. And that I’m not a van driver."

We're also happy you're not an American, Jer, old boy. Yeeeeeeehaawwwww! Here's to the great outdoors, where most Americans shoot animals with cameras. Oh yeah, I forgot: we still actually do HAVE a great outdoors, unlike your congested little island where the largest wildlife in most places is a cricket.

P.S.: Vans here are different from SUVs and pickup trucks. Vans are for families with 15 kids, and airport shuttle services, and homes for the aged to take the residents shopping twice a week. Nobody in America would buy a van for his/her family except for Mormons or Arkansas fundamentalists..

Uncle Sam, Branston, Missouri

the thing with Jeremy, he loves to open his mouth about other countries etc for a laugh.. or at least he thinks its a laugh. But in reality, I doubt he would like to read some of his 'funny takes' on people, countries and cars if he was on the other end of the stick. I wonder if he would enjoy reading an article written by say a German about Jeremy's homeland that mentions the idiosyncrasy's of the British culture and folks. Poor Jeremy lives in an era when Great meant what it was in Great Britain. If we did everything Greatly, then Jeremy, where exactly has our car industry gone? .. just to name one example of false credibility.

Eric Samuel, JB, malaysia

Jeremy, I love the way you poke fun at us 'ze Germans'.
Your best line in the BMW730 review: “You vill play golf. You vill. It is ze law.”

Keep it coming.

Konrad Grosser, Nottingham,

Bentley belongs to Volkswagen and Rolls Royce is part of the BMW Group. Two very British cars bought by the Germans that must have hurt, Jeremy. Life on the island ain’t that jolly after all.

John, Zurich, Switzerland

I am an American who grew up in Germany and has lived in London for the last 18 years--I've traveled to most of the other countries Jeremy mentions...he is hilarious and absolutely spot-on--anybody who takes offense is just being ridiculous--relax--he made me laugh out loud--he always does!

Lesley , London,

When you need something important done,such as a house built,or the plumbing repaired,or the wiring changed,or a meal cooked,or a bed made,you don't call Jeremy Clarkson,you call someone who knows something,someone who is useful.You call someone who really matters in the world.

ron, toronto,

JC is the aftermath of the death of humour. His appeal is all too understandable since he simply reproduces society (anti-intellectual, blind and unreflective) on print. In his person all ignorant paralytic consciousnesses have their narcissism caressed.

Harriet Hall, London, U.K.

Ah Ah Ah You are my my idol JEREMY! Three best things in the world: 1) German Cars 2) French women and 3) SIcily Oranges. That's all!!!

Dario Giannelli, Pisa, Italy

It's ironic that Mr Clarkson's superiority complex is the classic manifestation of Britain's inflated self-image of its relevance and influence in this world. We're laughing at you, not with you. Wake up, the empire is gone. And by the way, joking jibes at the quality of cars from or driving conditions in various countries is different from labeling a country as the "worse place in the whole world." That's out of line. And look, I'm from China and can write English. Probably didn't know we existed, did you?

Li Kejing, Ningbo, China

Public schoolboy version of Bernard Manning.Took me straight back to the sixth form in the 60s.As dated as his clothes.delayed adolescence personified.

R G James, Braaschaat, belgium

I'm a little disappointed with what Jerry had to say about the US of A. I expected more about fat people, guns and cars that drive like boats.

Mike, Pittsburgh,

'Mr Clarkson MP' thats all i'm saying. Run Jeremy run!

I N, London,

Unfortunately his xenophobic views seem to strike a chord with a lot of British people - I am not sure what this says about Britain. People say that it's all in good humour, does that mean that Bernard Manning's views were humorous too?

Anyway back to cars, just remeber, Japanese cars work (and are quiet, quick and comfortable). I don't remember the last time 'soul' transported me from A to B. Remind me again which cars finish on top of surveys like JD Powers (these are reviews made by members of the public who live with the cars, not some motoring journalist who drives the car for 1 hour and is after some freebie or backhander).

Rb, Hanwoth, UK

I don't think I have ever been so amused with a car review. Jeremy, You are a champ! When I grow up I want to be just like you!

Dan Hewitt, Sheffield, UK

I think that Mr Clarkson must have a ridiculously tiny manhood.

AK, London, England

It may be a jolly place unless you are a Jew, in which case as a Rabbi you now need a security detail if you want to walk on the street. I am there frequently and now I do my best to walk the streets of London with a tee shirt that say "Genuine American Zionist Jew." That makes me jolly when I am there.

George Albert, NYC, NY, USA

If you don't take him seriously, you miss the point. He is quite rightly smiling through gritted teeth. And he does it better than anyone in the Media
And I don't even drive

ian skidmore, cambs, pe159bz

Jeremy is a true Englishman. He takes the "mick" out of everybody and everything, just like 30 minutes of ' Allo Allo, but don't whatever you do take him seriously. I bet everywhere he goes people enjoy being with the big fella, because he doesn't really mean it, he's just having a larf.

Phil de Buquet, Newport, England

Britain used to have an Empire that the sun never set on. These days it's a rather small island off the west coast of Europe. Where did it all go so wrong?

Rick, Cremorne, a part of that old empire

Bang on as usual Jezza!

james haworth, Leeds,

Clarkson is an entertainer.- using cars as accessories for his wit......

LJK Setright was the authority on cars. Funily enough LJKS had a thing about Honda's whereas JC finds little to commend this Brand...

Richard Prior, Bucharest, Romania

Relax folks, remember that Mr. Clarkson is an entertainer! The whole British snob routine is, as the British would say, to wind you up. Come to think of it, speaking about winding up, that's a good way to describe British cars! Hmmm....I wonder if Mr. Clarkson is any relation to Noddy?

John, Christchurch, The British Empire

"And that’s why others don’t like us: because they’re jealous"

You must be kidding. Jealous - certainly not. Not taking seriously, - much rather. I mean think of it, why are large parts of UK's population still entrapped in cultural Chavdom though their houses are worth 1 million pounds? What is this, the curse of class society? I certainly regard Clarkson as one of the great liberators of the British toiling classes, besides Marx and E. Belfort Bax, for that matter, but envy? For a German it is a sight to behold, that from ex-punk to tycoon, everybody's coronation of achievement is still getting knighted by a descendant of a mediocre German dukedom, called Battenberg, ehm, Mountbatten. Now that is hilarious, but maybe better than ending up in Big Brother?
In familiar German humourlessness I remain your's faithfully

Hagi, Munich,

What a load of drivel. Particularly the term "Fatherland" for Germany meke alarm bells ring. What a waste of time, space and kilobytes.

Agreed, J. Clarkson is an authority on automobiles but this report borders on xenophobic paranoia.

Not convinced.

Mathew, Hamburg, Germany

Princess,

if the best mechanics are in Africa, why haven't they got a Formula One team?????

TC, Bristol, UK

I would certainly laugh to death if u ever come to Honduras, if u even know where it is. See driving here is awesomely fun, where else in the world can u throw eggs to a police car without any consequence? We have speed limits, but there is nothing to stop us from breaking them. Police cars here are beaten up beetles and pick-ups that are not capable of going any faster than 120km/h. I'ts become a sort of hobby of me and some friends to bully cops then simply leave them behind. I'm pretty sure u would love the B roads here, they are as twisty and lonely as prostitutes at 8pm. But there is a 95% chance u crash into a taxi driver before u get to any, they all drive while counting money, and they all think the emergecy brake is the fastest way to brake a car from 100. Good fun here..

Fernando, Tegucigalpa,

You really have your opinions, Jeremy, every country has it's problems. I was suprised you weren't even ruder about America. I do find that the problem with Britain is that we complain to much. As you have already mentioned, every home is worth 1,000,000 pounds, and yet people believe that's a bad thing Still, Well Done Mr.Clarkson, and thell The Stig I said hello.

Han Zhao, Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire, UK

having lived and travelled on the roads of west africa for 20 years in 20yr old 4 seaters carrying up to 8 people over indescribable roads , not to mention the odd goat or two either in the car or running to avoid it, in extremely hot or wet conditions, its a great tribute to both japanese manufacturers and african mechanics. nowhere is it more true than on african roads that 'necessity is the mother of invention'. and boy do they know how to invent. no calling the AA you just have to manage

derry, london,

Australians also invented starting stalls for horse racing.

Glad you didn't mention their car industry.

richard, bangkok,

Come now, Mr Clarkson, there's a reason we Americans invented the term 'flyover states'. Because you can fly over them to get to the interesting bits if necessary.

Michael, Pueblo, Colorado, US

"I'm Welsh and I just thank God we don't make cars.
Nerletto, Milton Keynes, "

You used to! Remember the Gilbern?? :)

Great article JC, as usual :)

Barry, London

Barry, london, UK

yeah that was really funny 'princess', and certainly worth the 'lol' tacked on at the end, no question. I don't understand why people get so annoyed and frustrated with Jeremy Clarkson, every time I look at an article from him there are always at least twenty people who want to 'set him straight', and who hope to change what is quite clearly a very succesful persona. The point is, if you hate Jeremy Clarkson, you're still doing exactly what Jeremy Clarkson wants you to; if you really want to dislike him, be wholly and irrevocably ambivalent, with no strong feelings either way. So basically, if you don't like what Jeremy has to say, pipe down.

Leroy, London, U.K.

Jeremy is very funny and I always read his articles for the laughter they invariably generate.

But he knows very little about cars, which is strange. For many, many years now I have been driving a Citroen ZX which is agile, great fun to drive, feels glued to the road, has never, ever gone wrong or let me down and does 45-49 mpg. I have often thought I should change it because it is getting on, but it feels just like it did the day I bought it, so what am I to buy instead?

And for elegant motoring the old DS19 was hard to beat - still used by film companies for moving camera work beause of its stability at speed.

Go figure.

Although you write absolute crap nonsense about cars, Jeremy, don't stop, because you're a ray of sunshine in a dismal world where 'they' are trying to stop us driving them.

Peter Lloyd, Blacker Hill, South Yorkshire

The words "Equal Opportunity Offender" have never applied to anyone more... :)

Being part German and part American, I must say the man has insight...

Gus, Los Angeles, USA / CA

What, Jeremy, worst place in the world not France after all? Seems to me you're getting like a Mon Chéri as you get on, all hard ".. outer shell, and then find the soft centre has dribbled all down your shirt", to quote you!!! So, you've a hard shell hiding a soft centre but with a hard-to-crack stone in the middle!! Yep, perfect description!!

elizabeth schumann, Paris, France

Kansas is not useless, unless you consider food useless. The entire state is one big farm. Having just driven the entire length of the state I will grant you that is not the most scenic, but useless it is not.

M. Williams, Asheville, NC, USA

Jeremy Clarkson - he has a way with words which, if applied to car manufacture, would probably result in the finest model ever made. Thank you for being so incorrect politically - how you manage to stay off most fanatics' death list is yet another mircale of the Modern World which escaped all those involved in the recent National Geographic survey!

Colin MIESCH, Lausanne, Switzerland

What is there to say? You've hit it all right on the noggin old boy! Shame you let so many off so easily though!

Harry Toll, Wilton,

Oh isn't it fun to bash the Germans, French, Italians and others for their crappy cars when there are no British car manufacturers left. They can't poke the same jokes at us! Brilliant! I blame the euro, it ruined us!

Toby Martin, Beeby, Leicester

This is complete and utter nonsense! All bad things do come from France and I should know since I live in the country next to it: Belgium.
Who else but the french put a leash round their pig's neck to go for a stroll and decide to sell whatever said pig diggs up as a delicatesse? Where else can you find yourself leaning on the same bridge Molière once peeed against in a fit of outrage with the recent increase in frog-related products?
What other country is so world-renowned for putting mouldy things together , selling the result and thinking the world of it (I'm talking of course of wine and cheese)?
If even Nicolas Sarkozy says his country is in a bit of a pickle then who am I to argue about it?
We now drive a Peugeot 307 and I have to say it's been nothing but electrical failure from day 1. We used to drive a Peugeot 405 with nothing but an electric clock and it worked like charm! This leads me to believe that the French can be trusted with little more than an electronic clock!

Maarten, Oudenaarde, Flanders

hear hear ,j.c...the best mechanics of this world are in africa..try and remember that next time you break down in subsaharan africa lol....

princess, wanstead, uk

Why don't we ask Jeremy to be become our Belgian king, or at least the head of the UN?! Someone who hides so much social insight and savvy behind a seemingly funny exterior could surely do better things than languish in front of the tvcameras?

Derek Koch, Ghent, Belgium

I'm Welsh and I just thank God we don't make cars.

Nerletto, Milton Keynes,