James May has crashed his Tesla! | Everything wrong with his Model S

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10 ай бұрын

James May revealed his Tesla Model S years ago on the DriveTribe channel, and he has been using it as a daily ever since. It has taken a bit of a hammering since then, and he admits to having crashed it on more than one occasion. He decided to take Mike Fernie for a tour of the bumps and scrapes, before sending him off to fix them.
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@nickolastiguan 10 ай бұрын

Came for a car video, stayed for May’s iconic shirt.

@ghomerhust 10 ай бұрын

i want to know what it is made of, because it's been around a LONG time

@mrflippant 10 ай бұрын

@@ghomerhust I think that, for posterity, someone ought to go back into the TG archives and find every bit of him wearing that shirt, and then make a compilation showing the color fading over time. I suspect it will have faded entirely to white before he stops wearing it.

@jlancaster7482 10 ай бұрын

100%!

@colmmorley 10 ай бұрын

I watched one of May's travel shows last week and he was wearing that same shirt🤣😂

@AsadNazif 10 ай бұрын

He wore this on the Patagonia special didn’t he? He was in the lotus 😂

@andljoy 10 ай бұрын

I did not know James could drive fast enough to have a crash .

@austinmoore5334 10 ай бұрын

Unless its a sweet old Mitsubishi evo before they turned to garbage. Those also get him in trouble 😅

@TheProject_Clu 10 ай бұрын

I didn't either until the Scandi flick special.😂

@JaegerDreadful 10 ай бұрын

@@austinmoore5334 Nothing suprised me as much as that crash. And I am sure that wall also quiet suprised James aswell, maybe he had his reading glasses on then too?

@dodgywheelsandropeywiring5697 10 ай бұрын

My dad always said, driving slowly is the hard part. (he was a truck driver).

@notman05 10 ай бұрын

Only in tunnels

@fuzzy3440 10 ай бұрын

part of James' problem is that it is so wide. At 77 inches (195.58cm) it is nearly as wide as an F150 (79.9 inches). It was designed for the U.S. road system, not the UK.

@khanikun 10 ай бұрын

Actually, that's about the width of any large luxury sedan. Audi A8, BMW 7 series, BMW 8 series, Merc S class, etc. They're all around 194-196 cm. Then you got all the different SUVs roaming the roads in the UK, which are just as wide.

@emilysmith6670 10 ай бұрын

@@khanikun but in an SUV you have an unconsciousness awareness about how big it is, the model S just looks like a pretty normal saloon car so maybe psychologically you dont think its as large as it actually is

@typhoon-7 10 ай бұрын

We have cars and trucks in the UK as wide as in the USA. Our motorway lanes are the same width as highway lanes in the US etc... We have some old villages with narrow roads but you always see 7.5 ton trucks and long wheelbase sprinter vans everywhere all of which are bigger than a Tesla or an F150 for that matter.

@ricardo1e93 10 ай бұрын

London is literally the world capital of asfalt crawlers, just for info.

@xXBurntBaconXx 10 ай бұрын

A Range Rover is 80.1" wide, designed in the UK.

@enffootballlab2022 10 ай бұрын

Captain slow clearly not been driving slowly

@stiprus_garsas 10 ай бұрын

Captain "doing 6 in the 5 zone" now 😁

@jameslewis8227 10 ай бұрын

Well, his nickname isn’t Captain Cautious…

@dengernoodle4391 10 ай бұрын

Half his accidents seem to be on the driveway or putting the car away lol

@tomix2210 10 ай бұрын

I'm glad James appears in this episode, and I hope he comes back again, Drive Tribe has its own style, but he and also Jeremy, could be part of this sometimes, it's nostalgic😅

@HankAaronJoseph19 10 ай бұрын

I only watch this channel for May and Hammond.

@Yvolve 10 ай бұрын

It was set up by all three, but Clarkson has sold his share I think. May is doing more of the cooking side of the Tribe websites, Hammond mainly does the DriveTribes as he can combine it with his workshop and get exposure for that as well. Unlikely for Clarkson to show up any time soon unfortunately.

@Wraithdagger 10 ай бұрын

First it's Hammond crashing everything now it's May. How times have changed.

@Elwaves2925 10 ай бұрын

James didn't want to be left behind, now Clarkson is crashing his farm machinery and Hammond is being Hammond.

@EliteLucarioRS 10 ай бұрын

He basically wrote off the evo

@BMack37 10 ай бұрын

Wish this happened sooner since James normally goes really slow so he only scratches paint. Hammond totals cars and almost kills himself every time.

@iamanangryob 10 ай бұрын

James is becoming Hammond…

@GloomGaiGar 10 ай бұрын

@@Elwaves2925 It's more the countryside crashing into the orangutan's massive tractor.

@ethan999oz 10 ай бұрын

I'd have never imagined one of James' car to be in such a condition. Hammond's,... I'd be surprised if it's still in one piece.

@briskyfeet 10 ай бұрын

why is james taking richards place ? richard is the crash man 🤣

@michaelrice500 10 ай бұрын

Richard crashes with much more enthusiasm.

@xrocketsinghx 10 ай бұрын

@@michaelrice500 James starting to give competition to RH with the Scandi Crash

@elizabethshoemaker2008 10 ай бұрын

I am so, so happy to see James on Drivetribe. I hope Lucy continues to make cameos as well. This is gonna be fun!

@mycha7244 10 ай бұрын

2:33 Sarah my other half helpfully put rocks on the driveway of our house so I can drive into them.. "helpfully" LOL love James' sense of humor 😄

@LethalJizzle Ай бұрын

Possibly in retaliation for taking her to a plywood exhibition

@armandsimonis7992 10 ай бұрын

Most simple explanation for James' Tesla has more bruises than all his other cars is that James drives most of his daily miles with his Tesla.

@pauliewalnuts240 10 ай бұрын

I agree he used this car as his daily beater. Most damage happens during routine tasks where complacency reduces your attention. It does also make me wonder if it's related to his age though. @@jagvette1I hate electric cars aswell but I can talk about them without mentioning my dislike, especially when it's irrelevant to what was initially said.

@Ryzza5 10 ай бұрын

I drive all of my miles with my one car which is not banged up like this Tesla.

@lockingdiff 10 ай бұрын

Yeah but the thing is that all of the damage has occurred at the ends of his journeys (parking or entering a garage), with the wheel damage being the exception.

@foxxster3565 10 ай бұрын

Forgot to get the Alcolock option by the sounds of it.

@JamesMorgan2 10 ай бұрын

@@jagvette1 having lived with one for 4 years, I can safely say over that period I've spent a substantially less amount of time waiting for my car to charge than you have at petrol/gas stations filling up. I've also had zero fires :/

@tajulislam1522 10 ай бұрын

Respect to you James and Richard, for keeping the saga alive. I've been an avid fan since 2003 so still watch the re-runs on a certain media platform which isn't Dave. Would've been nice if Jeremy was still involved.

@oliverkachani 10 ай бұрын

Im confused why he isn't tho, I guess he's just too busy with the farm but still odd cause it seems he still loves the grand tour and has been on drivetribe in the past.

@1ybr 10 ай бұрын

@@oliverkachani some say he sold his share of the channel, some say he didn't liked it, some say its because of what he said, all we know is... He's probably won't be featured any time soon

@anthonywaller4911 10 ай бұрын

From my far off days as an automotive engineer, I think many wheels are 5 spoke is because the stress calculation is easy with 5 spokes. This was explained to me by Bob Upcott-Gill, the suspension guru at Rolls-Royce in the 80's, where I worked at the time.

@cameratool 10 ай бұрын

Odd number of spokes gives wheel equal gyroscopic inertia at all fractions of rotation. Same reason windmills have three blades instead of two.

@sjwright2 10 ай бұрын

@@cameratool Odd number of spokes... one is an odd number 🤣

@waynedl99 10 ай бұрын

@@sjwright2 Citroen did it with steering wheels

@Its-Just-Gizmo 10 ай бұрын

I heard this years ago too actually. Dunno if it's true but that's what I heard 🤷‍♂️

@pauldavies6037 10 ай бұрын

@@cameratool correct

@pcfps1156 10 ай бұрын

As a new driver (I'm 17), it's nice to know that even a long time car journalist has the occasional bump and scrape even on a modern car with a multitude of sensors and technologies. Makes me feel less bad about relying too much on my own car's sensors and having a couple scratches.

@Jonny_The_Organism 10 ай бұрын

That's the problem with the newbies....too much reliance on technology and sensors....in the olden days, people like myself relied on our own senses and spacial awareness.....

@ph0nkwalk3r 10 ай бұрын

that pfp says so many things!!!!!

@danpaul4975 10 ай бұрын

Seeing a more experienced driver constantly scraping a car isn't the benchmark any 17 year old should be comparing to

@Gaspard129 5 ай бұрын

Still, learn the techniques on how to drive and avoid these bumps/scraps WITHOUT the tech and sensors. We're far too reliant on technology as it is, and learning the old ways can be rewarding.

@andrerenault 10 ай бұрын

James May's tractor story is oddly reminiscent of the story of the fastest rental car… in the world.

@jeremyfong5684 10 ай бұрын

Was that the Sailboat vs Car challenge in New Zealand?

@JoseAlfonsoChavez 10 ай бұрын

@@jeremyfong5684 Yes

@grigorsamsa6564 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate James taking the time to properly do a completely 2023-appropriate clickbaity thumbnail for the video. That is true professionalism.

@lord_scrubington 10 ай бұрын

the jab at Lucy Brown is savage XD

@midnightrider6985 10 ай бұрын

James is getting great mileage out of that T~shirt. I remember it on top gear when the stig .. I mean James did a record lap .. 😂

@austinmoore5334 10 ай бұрын

I feel like the odd number of rivets and such looking better comes from it being easier to havr a rivet be direct center so its easier to be perfectly symmetrical. Say theres 31 rivets. 15 will be on 1 side working towards center and 15 on other side with the 16th rivet matching directly center.

@kelsyschoenhaar8717 10 ай бұрын

We need a Lucy rebuttal... or JM roast. :-) Get 'em Lucy!

@spiller83 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@jinsoku2079 10 ай бұрын

The legend James May! I’m excited for the show from India.

@OfflineSetup 10 ай бұрын

“Sugar on the seat” I think we now know why it is prone to scrapes

@MasakoX 10 ай бұрын

Let's not forget that at the beginning, James had a Bentley now THAT is a big car.

@KidsQuizes 10 ай бұрын

'Sarah, my other half helped me out rocks on my driveway so I can run into them'😂😂😂😂

@jameslewis8227 10 ай бұрын

James seems to have collected the scuffs and scratches just so he could get Mike to have them all corrected/fixed with channel sponsor money…

@doritofan1002 10 ай бұрын

James may is the guy who walks around with the newest iphone with no case… and crashes it more than once

@navidtayari5418 10 ай бұрын

Him saying "i am very old" just makes me sad, worse than my dad saying it😂

@tyronewhitehead3123 10 ай бұрын

Hello you. Allways a pleasure to watch anything you do James

@AmauryJacquot 10 ай бұрын

problem is between the seat and the steering wheel 🤣

@jacfox7263 10 ай бұрын

May is turning into hammond with the amount of crashes he's having

@shannono8397 10 ай бұрын

This video made my day! Your shirt too!!! YASSS even numbers are very pleasing to me too: in math...to make art & stencil patterns. James I can't wait till you get your new Tesla! I bet it'll feel great. Thank you for making me feel not as bad, I still haven't bonded with my new Toyota, she is a magnet for dings too...but drove through the high waters in Vermont this week so well. I CANT WAIT FOR "Our Man in India"

@-PLAYER0NE- 10 ай бұрын

I love these guys. I need to find a way to watch all the old top gear episodes without paying a fortune.

@noneofyourbiz982 10 ай бұрын

Pluto TV has them all free on demand

@Jistarii 10 ай бұрын

So does utorrent

@nadnerb2k 10 ай бұрын

James scuffed his electric car, so he's taking it to the bloke who destroyed a Rimac . . .

@agungsedayu6219 10 ай бұрын

you should restore james may evo, it would be amazing project

@H.K_R 10 ай бұрын

It was way beyond repair. The whole chassis was bent out of shape and would cost more than the value of the car x3 over.

@bobgenghiskhan2499 10 ай бұрын

Yup. All those sensors on my Model 3 and I've dinged the back at zero miles an hour and fell off the road thanks to black ice. Dinged the NSR wheel three times in one year. It's also horrendously expensive to repair! Deep blue metallic is also a lot of paint as it's a three-stage job.

@djmouseshadow4735 10 ай бұрын

Been driving a Bolt EUV and I absolutely LOVE it's small form to slice through traffic, easy to park.

@MadShadow_ 10 ай бұрын

Leaving the Tesla in Hammonds care? I kinda expect some form of pranking with the car.

@Bratfalken 10 ай бұрын

Boardwalk feelers connected to the emergencybrake! 🤣

@stevebutterworth1937 10 ай бұрын

Deck chair for a seat!….and a V12 in the rear!

@parklife27 10 ай бұрын

he will break the air conditioner and make the heater goes full

@thomasawl 10 ай бұрын

Superglue the volume dial.

@Bratfalken 10 ай бұрын

@@thomasawl old and in an iPad Tesla????

@davidupton8100 10 ай бұрын

I moved from a blue Model S exactly like this (that I'd run into various things) to a Model 3 Performance, and I didn't look back, the M3P is brilliant for all the reasons James mentioned. This feels like me!

@GloomGaiGar 10 ай бұрын

but you don't have the other machines he has. Maybe 5% you?

@theJohnGaltLine 10 ай бұрын

Well done on the camera pan to show the wheel when May was waxing on about spokes.

@bnightm 10 ай бұрын

Take a shot every time James gestures with his hands to the sides.

@nickolastiguan 10 ай бұрын

May needs to get full PPF and ceramic coating for his cars 😂

@waynedl99 10 ай бұрын

I think that's the plan for the plug - probably on the new car though, but maybe on the S for when it's sold..

@marvinpollmann232 10 ай бұрын

Anyone else had to think about "the fastest car in the world" Top gear episode, where Jeremy crashed into a wall while moving out of the way of an agricultural vehicle, when james talked about his curbed rims?

@ethanhunt2263 10 ай бұрын

Newzealand toyota rental episode in which a maniacal tractor driver driving at 70 mph swerved in front of jeremy😂

@MSI2k 10 ай бұрын

I just love James.. I was alarmed as Mike when he said he might not live that long.. but then he just said a typical James thing lol

@Glassjar34 10 ай бұрын

The rustling of May's jacket as he's doing the impression of Lucy is golden.

@rayfowler5038 10 ай бұрын

Get Richard to take the motor out and fit a proper V8 😂

@NotUrDJ 10 ай бұрын

Richard as in Rich Rebuilds tho

@goldreverre 10 ай бұрын

So that it will take off slower, have less carrying space and will also need regular maintenance... OK, interesting idea.

@F8Tributo 10 ай бұрын

Three spoke wheels looked wickedly cool on the Gen 1 Viper. Especially with the ones on the concept car seen on the show circuit, which were even more deeply dished.

@JohnySv 10 ай бұрын

The striped jumper with the yellow hoodie is an explosive mixture!

@coryxj6er873 10 ай бұрын

I was exactly the same with my kia stinger James, I liked it, but I wasn't that attached to it as I though I would be and got complacent when driving and had a couple of low speed dings. Back in a ford ranger pick up now and love it. Weird isn't it how things like that happen.

@JP-lz6gc 10 ай бұрын

I got to the 4-minute mark before I realised James was not having a seizure at the beginning of the video 😂

@ConvincedIdiot 10 ай бұрын

If anything, this makes me think the paint is better on a Tesla than the rumors suggest.

@Cherokeelion 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see James on Drivetribe!

@user-gc1zn5mn4p 10 ай бұрын

It's time for James to hire a chauffeur. ;)

@tobiasgoeller6592 10 ай бұрын

OBJECTION. SAABs 3-Spoke wheels are still cult!

@VespaPhil 10 ай бұрын

Correct. That’s the first thing I thought.

@acptelford1307 10 ай бұрын

And they’re a perfect fit on a Citroen CX

@andydufresne8034 10 ай бұрын

I've always puzzled over gravel driveways. Isn't the idea to keep pebbles away from cars? Don't the tires kick them up into the paint?

@GloomGaiGar 10 ай бұрын

cheaper? less aquaplaning? if you drive slowly (look at the owner) then it won't kick any pebbles up

@sahhull 10 ай бұрын

Gravel driveways are excellent at discouraging thieves. Gravel driveways are noisey, there is no way a scumbag and sneek in without waking a dog.

@timpellett9701 10 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for the follow up to this one! ✌️

@YTcolinT 10 ай бұрын

Odd spoked wheels are not only pleasing to the eye but also best casting practice with rolling benefits in that stresses are better relieved when spokes don’t oppose each other.

@MrREDSTAR20 10 ай бұрын

James may never crashes cars he just stops slowly into things lol

@TheJoeMB 10 ай бұрын

James is just the coolest guy ever.

@luketaylor4653 10 ай бұрын

What’s with the hand movements at the start 😂 man I love James ❤

@iamjohndeleon 10 ай бұрын

what's with the opening and closing of the hands XD

@matsnaxxusson6022 10 ай бұрын

They're making fun of Lucy Brown doing those hand gestures in her videos lol he says it at 0:19

@ant647448336 10 ай бұрын

This is considered "as new" in Spain 😆

@rossrichards8021 10 ай бұрын

Is it Christmas time in the UK?! Why did it take so long to release?!

@pedrocheJ 10 ай бұрын

The comment of the rims is perfect, I've thought it many times. The exception could be the 6 spoke rims in the c63 AMG years ago, they look stuning.

@wraith1977 10 ай бұрын

A Tesla is a toaster. It's not a car you're inspired by, or fall in love with. It does a job. The end.

@RichardLordRix 10 ай бұрын

"A Tesla is a toaster" - Yep, especially when they decide to spontaneously combust during charging. 😂

@calvinallan2208 9 ай бұрын

@@RichardLordRixget a jobe mate 😅

@harriska 7 ай бұрын

@@RichardLordRixmy toaster has never done that tbh

@RichardLordRix 7 ай бұрын

@@harriska You've been lucky 🤣 I've seen a couple cremate a toasted teacake or two

@bensharpe64 10 ай бұрын

“ToP reASOnS WHy JaMes hATes HiS TEsLA” 1- he bumps it into things 2-it has a lot of sensors

@0o0ification 10 ай бұрын

I’d recommend starting with a neon yellow, then slowly dialing in blanch until it becomes barely pastel.

@Frankman232 10 ай бұрын

It’s soooo brave to admit you keep the key on the wiper.

@BSA_Airgunning 10 ай бұрын

James May has crashed his Tesla Like, comment, subscribe

@xboxlive6 10 ай бұрын

Time to take his license off him. 🤣

@infidel1993 10 ай бұрын

The slow transition of James May into Richard Hammond has me fascinated. Next thing you know, he'll be driving fast cars in a straight line on a runway in the north.

@pinkfedoras 10 ай бұрын

happy 600 videos!

@kevmackintosh7953 10 ай бұрын

James May is a national treasure 😊👍🏼

@iamanangryob 10 ай бұрын

We must protect him at all costs

@grahamjesson5464 10 ай бұрын

Thats how you introduce some individual character to a tesla. Glad to see it is being treated with the respect it deserves.

@GloomGaiGar 10 ай бұрын

You'll find all Tesla's are treated the same way. I ubered around LA for a week and every Tesla I rode in had some damage just like this.

@sahhull 10 ай бұрын

The respect it deserves. You mean it needs to be dropped from a great height by a helicopter onto a caravan.

@grahamjesson5464 10 ай бұрын

or smashed to bits with a baseball bat outside the dealership, like the kia pride was by clarkson. @@sahhull

@kellingtonlink956 10 ай бұрын

I do the same things with my keys too. I don’t 100% trust keyless/key fob technology yet. Thanks for the video

@johnnycanuck250 10 ай бұрын

THE RUGBY SHIRT, with the hi-vis yellow jacket. I've had a crisis.

@AdamsHangar 10 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh, the dirtyness of that car makes me cringe. Can't wait to see it cleaned up! I think in his older age, James has inherited some of Richards driving or shall we say, crashing habits! LOL

@nm2712 10 ай бұрын

His other cars are fine, seems that this one he takes as an appliance more than a car.

@rkan2 10 ай бұрын

@@nm2712Or rather a car and not a mantle piece.

@EisbaerLES 10 ай бұрын

If James is looking for a new electric car, I can recommend the Hyundai Ioniq 5. I drive it now for nearly one and a half year and it's great. Lots of space inside, great look, ultra fast charging and a pretty well range.

@Formula1-Dave 10 ай бұрын

I missed the old timer so much 😂😂😂 haven't seen him since the grand tour break up

@bcrock8655 10 ай бұрын

Agree on 3 spoke wheels. My Saab 900 turbo had 3 spoke wheels and I never loved the look. I'm so glad that James agrees with me!

@olifen10 10 ай бұрын

Id like a tour of James May's bicycles please.

@dubplatenate 10 ай бұрын

I'd pretend to be annoyed by it, but I'd be delighted lol

@JohnJohnLemon 10 ай бұрын

I love the way he keeps moving his arms

@ZiKoN22 10 ай бұрын

Judging by the most recent Grand Tour episode, I'm not surprised James May likes driving into things XD .

@VinegarAndSaltedFries 10 ай бұрын

Well I guess James is finally at that age…time to give up the driving. Unfortunate really but everyone eventually goes thru it.

@royed31 10 ай бұрын

He needs a mobility scooter

@roywall8169 10 ай бұрын

For someone as cautious as James, he seems to be a careless low speed driver. 😂

@sidsharma4771 10 ай бұрын

The hand gestures 😂😂

@shane-porter 10 ай бұрын

Nobody cares if you were (or actually weren’t) first.

@brucegriffin1404 10 ай бұрын

I do

@CUMBICA1970 10 ай бұрын

Nah let the kids have fun 🧒👶🧒

@smashkh8314 10 ай бұрын

Fun fact: James May has owned that purple shirt for over 20 years.

@1111Sean1111 10 ай бұрын

James really loves that jumper!

@iCrapBubbles 10 ай бұрын

Dunno how they could make a video about a car I don’t like actually entertaining, but here I am!

@eze8970 10 ай бұрын

TY 🙏🙏

@lukew2194 10 ай бұрын

This is some exciting content.

@palmeristo 10 ай бұрын

I thought this as soon as they hit the streets, people are so reliant upon these new sensors that they don't use their eyes and by the looks of it they aren't 100% which should be a worry.