--- title: "11 Car Quotes By James May" description: "11 Car quotes by James May. Plus more from James May and more Car sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/james-may-4243_car_the-v50-is-a-genuinely-great-car-even-as_2105202.png" --- > [The V50 is a genuinely great car, even as a diesel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/the-v50-is-a-genuinely-great-car-even-as-a-diesel/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/james-may-4243_car_the-v50-is-a-genuinely-great-car-even-as_2105202.png) > [It's healthy to have two car shows. Why not? The viewer gets twice as much car show to watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/it-s-healthy-to-have-two-car-shows-why-not-the-viewer-gets-twice-as/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/james-may-4243_car_it-s-healthy-to-have-two-car-shows-why-n_2392989.png) > [Would the Element be a car for people who like hip-hop, or for people waiting for a hip-op?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/would-the-element-be-a-car-for-people-who-like-hip-hop-or-for-people/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/420/james-may-4243_car_would-the-element-be-a-car-for-people-wh_2376870.png) > [Look - think very hard about the car you want. Then buy that one, brand new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/look-think-very-hard-about-the-car-you-want-then-buy-that-one-brand/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60b/james-may-4243_brand-new_look-think-very-hard-about-the-car-you-w_1800829.png) > [When I get into a car - any car - I still find it amazing that I'm allowed to drive it away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/when-i-get-into-a-car-any-car-i-still-find-it-amazing-that-i-m/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/james-may-4243_allowed_when-i-get-into-a-car-any-car-i-still-fi_760559.png) > [Jeremy can't do anything. I've never discovered anything he can do. I mean, he can drive a car round a track pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/jeremy-can-t-do-anything-i-ve-never-discovered-anything-he-can-do-i/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/james-may-4243_able_jeremy-can-t-do-anything-i-ve-never-disc_2440138.jpg) > ['Top Gear''s popularity is a complete mystery to me. Maybe it's because it's still a car programme, but it's turned into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/top-gear-s-popularity-is-a-complete-mystery-to-me-maybe-it-s-because/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/james-may-4243_car_top-gear-s-popularity-is-a-complete-myst_3085251.png) > [In 1988, before I'd written a word for a car magazine or stood in front of a camera, I was a subeditor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/in-1988-before-i-d-written-a-word-for-a-car-magazine-or-stood-in/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/james-may-4243_camera_in-1988-before-i-d-written-a-word-for-a_438745.png) > [I think any carmaker that had a brain and was looking very long-term would think about 'Personalised Transport Solutions' - which may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-think-any-carmaker-that-had-a-brain-and-was-looking-very-long-term/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/james-may-4243_brain_i-think-any-carmaker-that-had-a-brain-an_2661597.png) > [A car isn't a classic just because it's old. To be a classic, a car has to tell us something of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/a-car-isn-t-a-classic-just-because-it-s-old-to-be-a-classic-a-car-has/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/james-may-4243_car_a-car-isn-t-a-classic-just-because-it-s_126676.png) > [I was a car journalist when I started on 'Top Gear.' It was all about cars. And then it all spun out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-was-a-car-journalist-when-i-started-on-top-gear-it-was-all-about/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/james-may-4243_car_i-was-a-car-journalist-when-i-started-on_341016.png) ## Other authors on Car ## More by James May > [Men think that not being able to wire a plug somehow makes them more creative or intellectual. It just makes them morons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/men-think-that-not-being-able-to-wire-a-plug-somehow-makes-them-more/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I am actually a perfectly capable modern man who can cook, clean, wash, and find my way to places, but nobody believes it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-am-actually-a-perfectly-capable-modern-man-who-can-cook-clean-wash/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I don't have any quarrel with the BBC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-don-t-have-any-quarrel-with-the-bbc/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I can't stand the need to be fashionable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-can-t-stand-the-need-to-be-fashionable/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [A car isn't a classic just because it's old. To be a classic, a car has to tell us something of its time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/a-car-isn-t-a-classic-just-because-it-s-old-to-be-a-classic-a-car-has/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I love a bicycle, and I haven't been without at least one since I was three years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-love-a-bicycle-and-i-haven-t-been-without-at-least-one-since-i-was/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [There are very few things in real life on which I agree with Jeremy Clarkson, surprisingly few for people who have to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/there-are-very-few-things-in-real-life-on-which-i-agree-with-jeremy/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [As far as I can work out, no-one really loses out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/as-far-as-i-can-work-out-no-one-really-loses-out/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I'm only a freelance TV presenter and, in many ways, it's all just been a massive fluke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-m-only-a-freelance-tv-presenter-and-in-many-ways-it-s-all-just-been/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I'm conflicted because I like being in deserts. I find them sort of cleansing, but there's another part of me that hates dust. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-m-conflicted-because-i-like-being-in-deserts-i-find-them-sort-of/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I was a car journalist when I started on 'Top Gear.' It was all about cars. And then it all spun out of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-was-a-car-journalist-when-i-started-on-top-gear-it-was-all-about/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I've never quite trusted water; I don't think it's entirely healthy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-ve-never-quite-trusted-water-i-don-t-think-it-s-entirely-healthy/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I think women, especially, are bored of blokes being useless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-think-women-especially-are-bored-of-blokes-being-useless/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [I always found it hard to motivate myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-always-found-it-hard-to-motivate-myself/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) > [In 1988, before I'd written a word for a car magazine or stood in front of a camera, I was a subeditor on 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/in-1988-before-i-d-written-a-word-for-a-car-magazine-or-stood-in/) [James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car/james-may/#itemlist", "name": "11 Car Quotes By James May", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The V50 is a genuinely great car, even as a diesel.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James May" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/the-v50-is-a-genuinely-great-car-even-as-a-diesel/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/james-may-4243_car_the-v50-is-a-genuinely-great-car-even-as_2105202.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/james-may-4243_car_the-v50-is-a-genuinely-great-car-even-as_2105202.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/james-may-4243_car_the-v50-is-a-genuinely-great-car-even-as_2105202.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The V50 is a genuinely great car, even as a diesel.” — James May", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's healthy to have two car shows. 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