clarkson attacks Rover cars, sales plummet.
clarkson shows Reliants being tipped over, a spate of copycat incidents take place.
clarkson endorses running cyclists over..
If celebrity endorsements have no affect on behaviour I guess companies waste their money having slebs in adverts?
The sad point is that his "reviews" and thise on Top Gear were never actually honest
He was (allegedly) infamous for demanding cars to test drive and then threatening bad reviews if they had the audacity to ask for the car back.
.. and Top Gear was a laughing stock. It was well known in the trade that they were a bunch of cowboys and once they had a test car anyone further down the list would get a car that had been destroyed by irresponsible driving
This is a classic:
A naive owner leant the team a 1.1 million pound rare Jaguar C type to film an article on the Le Mans Race anniversary
He expected it to be driven fast and take part in filming
What he hadn't expected was the top gear team to destroy the car doing "Donuts" round an industrial car park.
When the vehicle was returned the gearbox was a write off, the crank shaft bent and the tyres worn to the canvas
