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Not only is Mr. Clarkson a blithering idiot we all love to watch in Top Gear's features like "building the Caterham" , "repave a road in 24 hours", " make a toyboata" and so on, but the act carries over to his home life as well.

Everybody knows the story of the Jeremy's Ford GT, his love of the car, the increase in asking price, the issue with the car alarm, his buy-back he got from Ford, and ultimately, his re-ownership of the GT shortly afterward. But, there is another side of this tale which has yet to be told!

Some crap Euro legislation requires cars like the Ford GT be equiped with a anti-theft imobilizer; which Ford does not have OEM. Jeremy opted for a Cobra system Imobilizer; which requires the owner to carry with him a credit card sized device which activates, or deactivates the system. Jeremy paid the system's operation little heed, and often found himself being called to be informed that his GT was in fact stolen. Good job Jeremy, but I'll let you slide on that one; no matter how far you throw your voice at Ford, and the system's installers; it is still your fault.

Next comes the trickle charger event, this is where Jeremy started calling ford demanding his money back as a show of force and solidarity. Clarkson often found himself not driving his beloved Ford GT for a few months, only to decide it was a good day here and there, few and far between. In that time, the GT's battery goes dry from lack of use and abuse; so Jeremy does the logical thing, and attach the trickle charger, right?

As many of you know, a trickle charger is designed to keep a battery charged at the same value while not being used over a significant period of time. A trickle charger does not in fact charge a battery. Go figure.

There is some vindication for the TV presenter, as there was a legitimate problem somewhat later with the Cobra alarm system, and periodically activating itself.

Was any of this worthy of by back from Ford? No. And mighty Jeremy Clarkson knew this when he bought the car back; ah life is good now, and a few lessons have been learned. Will we see such a vocal Clarkson for his next supercar purchass?