Bubble trouble – Problems with the BMW Isetta

March 10, 2012

Bubble trouble – Problems with the BMW Isetta | Top Gear

Jeremy Clarkson takes the BMW Isetta for a spin – only to get caught out by it’s unusual design. A great outtake from series 15 of Top Gear.

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James Vincent
June 13, 2020
Isn't that the same storage area they had the Reliant Robin in?
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Cwabby Scott
June 14, 2020
This is James but as a car
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oliver schmitt
June 16, 2020
😂👍🏻
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Muhammed Gullu
June 17, 2020
Car is car!But honestly, I like the most garbage cars like bmw isetta, reliant robin, wildfire, etc.They are more interesting than luxus cars!
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Daniel Willis
July 15, 2020
Interesting that this is almost exactly what he said in the studio in the actual episode. He even had a fake garage and made James get stuck in the car.
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Michael Carreker
July 30, 2020
…and if you drive this car then you don’t have a wife or girlfriend. 😆
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NoRestForTheWeary
August 1, 2020
Steve Urkel drove it first!
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Great Western Productions2857
August 6, 2020
Some say that Jezza is still there and that the Clarkson we see on The Grand Tour is just a clone.
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TripleSeven
August 7, 2020
"Don't flip it"
"Don't flip it"
"Don't flip it"
"Don't flip it"
"Don't flip it"
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antsolja
August 7, 2020
id love to have a bubble car of some sort
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David Gapp
August 8, 2020
Complete rubbish. I had one of these when I was a teenager, growing up in Scotland. Not only did I have 3 girlfriends (at the same time) I eventually sold my bubble car for 200x more than I paid for it. Only wish I'd bought more of them!
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Psiberzerker
August 8, 2020
I love how they played the theme from Brazil. I assume because Sam Lowry drove a similar tiny Messerschmidt.
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Das Wunder
August 13, 2020
Some say's he is still in the car
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Daniel Ciesinger
August 17, 2020
I am not so sure about this car being a contraceptive. It came from Italy, there was nothing in the way between the 2 front passengers, it was popular among young people and it was called (translated from german) "kissing bubble"…
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ツPlatinum
August 30, 2020
Jeremy clarkson ended up suing bmw
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Radfordperson
September 5, 2020
This car is missing it's rear bumper.
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Thomas Linnemann
September 5, 2020
Imagine dying like that……
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Purnima Maity
September 6, 2020
no sunroof,no fourth wheel,no reverse hence not an Issetta.Original one had all those.It was also used to rescue people out of East Germany.
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QuasarBarkas
September 7, 2020
Fitting they play the theme to "Brazil" in the beginning, as the main character drove a Messerschmitt.
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Tom Bruggeman
September 8, 2020
well then don't park that way!
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Mr. Nationwide
September 16, 2020
Jeremy can get out through the sunroof.
I think he said he is 6 foot 3 inches tall.
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Oliver McCombie
September 24, 2020
Idk man I've played forza and it can do more than 50
Alot more
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Huedra 062
September 24, 2020
This is actually a fake isetta because the original BMW had 4 wheels
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Cortez
September 28, 2020
I did 70 in it in the Forza Horizon ._.
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The Magic Boy
September 29, 2020
and that is why each and every isetta has a sunroof
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STARAVS
September 30, 2020
I got heart attack when he said that car can't go reverse & the door is in the front!
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MrArvinkalai
October 1, 2020
Guess it wasn’t possible to finger your way along the wall in the 50s
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OxyGentleman
October 2, 2020
Jeremy was later found dead from starvation at the back of a garage in an Isetta.
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Super John
October 7, 2020
My favourite car in froza horizon 4 XD
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The Piggy dude From Tik tok
October 7, 2020
That doesn’t look like a bmw the bmw has 4 wheels not 3 also the normal bmw CAN reverse
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eurosonly
October 8, 2020
Simpler to work on than modern bwms I'm sure.
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henrey
October 13, 2020
The BMW Isetta, also known as the East German Human trafficker.
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Mark Plain
October 16, 2020
Errrr ….uhmmm Jeremy….. uhmm some advice…… DON'T PARK TOO CLOSE TO A WALL!!!…. kind of applies with a normal car too hey?
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