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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Hello. Welcome to Top Gear.

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In tonight's show,

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we've got every sort of car
you can imagine.

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We're rammed to the gills
with 'em.

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We've got dirt-cheap cars.

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We've got Italian supercars.

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We've got electric cars.
We've got pick-up trucks.

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And, ladies and gentlemen,

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we've also got
a Vauxhall Agila!

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Rrrrr-reee!
Agila! Agila!

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Whatever your tastes,
whatever your budget,

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we've got something for you
tonight.

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But we're kicking off with one of
the greatest names

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in motoring.

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Maserati.

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The Italian sports car company with
a truly glorious history.

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COMMENTATOR: Stirling Moss in his
Maserati number 7 wins the race.

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There at the very
dawn of Formula 1,

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this was the team that took the
great Juan Manuel Fangio

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to his final F1 title

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and went on to build

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some of the most beautiful
race cars, and road cars,

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ever seen.

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But in recent times,

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the shine has faded
on the old trident badge.

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Yes, there have been
some decent saloons

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and pretty coupes,

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but the closest Maserati has
come to a real head-turner

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was 2004's MC12,

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which was just a Ferrari Enzo
with a body kit.

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For the last genuine
Maserati supercar

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you've got
to go back to this...

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..the beautiful Bora.

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This was the last genuine
Maserati supercar,

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and it was built in 1971.

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So we haven't had a new one
in over 50 years.

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Must be time for a new one,
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This is the all-new

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Maserati MC20.

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It's got supercar looks.

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It's got supercar doors.

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And with prices
starting at £190,000,

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it's got a proper
supercar price tag.

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But after 50 years
out of the game,

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what sort of a supercar
has Maserati built?

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You might think

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if you were building a
supercar from scratch

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fit for the third decade
of the 21st century

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that you'd go for some electric
hybrid plug-in thingy.

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But the MC20 is at heart
quite old school.

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No e-motor,
no regenerative braking,

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just a turbo-charged V6
behind me

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sending power
to the rear wheels.

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That turbo-charged V6
makes 621 horsepower...

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..which, in a car that weighs
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is plenty.

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It'll do 0-60 in 2.9 seconds...

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..and over 200mph flat out.

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By any standards,
it's a very fast car!

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You're not going to be late
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So, it definitely does the
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..but with a super-stiff
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and double wishbone
suspension all round,

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where the MC20
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..is through the corners.

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This chassis can handle
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Wind the lock on, it's so fast

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it darts around in a way
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could possibly hope to do.

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You've got to be
on top of your game.

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That's the way it should be.

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Good front-end grip. The back wants
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but it's nicely balanced.

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This is, really, a massive
620-horsepower go-kart!

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Issues?
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Of course there are issues.

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The brakes - they're effective,
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The pedal requires much, much more
effort than any rival car.

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Maserati's done this
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a kind of race-car feel.

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But the steering is so light
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between the input required
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and the little delicate
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for the light steering.

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I think the biggest problem
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60 litres.

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And this V6 likes a drink.

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And then there's the question

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of where on earth you're actually
going to put anything.

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Now, normally, when your engine's in
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you have lots of luggage
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Ah.

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About enough room
for a pair of undercrackers

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and maybe a sock.

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However, there is more
boot space back here.

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The trouble is,
it's right next to the engine,

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which means it gets quite hot
- bad news

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if you're transporting
ice cream,

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very good news

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if you're a high-speed
pizza delivery service.

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Argh, that's hot!

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But look,

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it wouldn't be a Maserati
without a few...foibles.

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And in truth, it's just good
to have that badge

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back in the supercar game.

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Would I have this MC20
over a McLaren or a Ferrari?

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You know what? I think I would.

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I love the simplicity.

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It's not trying
to be a clever hybrid.

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I love the way it looks.

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I love the way it drives.

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It's unlike anything else
on sale.

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Will it provide a prosperous

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and stable financial future
for Maserati?

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Probably not.

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But I'm so glad it exists
anyway.

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Whoo-hoo-hooo!

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Ha!

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HE LAUGHS
Dip a wheel in the dirt!

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Dip a wheel in the dirt!

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I'll tell you what,
it's a really great car!

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Welcome back, Maserati.

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We have missed you!

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Beautiful.

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Look at that.

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I love it. Last week Lotus,

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this week Maserati -

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those legendary names coming back
out the woodwork

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and absolutely smashing it.

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You wouldn't put your money
on it. This is Maserati,

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and its track record
isn't great. When they say,

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"We're gonna make
a carbon-fibre supercar

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"from scratch,
including the engine,"

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the correct answer is,
"Course you are, lads."

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LAUGHTER

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But actually, they've gone
and done it.

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And it's good. And I believe
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in the pipeline. Is there, Pad?
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there's a convertible and an
electric version

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in a couple of years.

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However, this is Maserati.
A couple of years could mean

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four or five
financial implosions,

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so we won't hold our breath!
But this is still a great car.

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Well, now it's time to find out
just how fast the MC20 is

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by putting it round our track
in the hands of...The Stig.

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CHRIS: Here we go. The MC20, looking
menacing in black,

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our test track looking
almost entirely under water.

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The car stepping out of line at
100mph there on the straight.

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Look at the standing water.

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The MC20's carbon-fibre tub

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made by the legendary
Italian race outfit Dallara.

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This car is built
of the good stuff.

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Stig working his way through
that eight-speed

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double-clutch gearbox.

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ENGINE HUMS

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That V6, not the most exciting
sounding.

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Into the Follow Through.
This could be interesting.

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Stig getting his money out
of that steering wheel today.

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Holding it together there.

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And across the line.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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All right.

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Straight away, off the bat,
it was a very, very wet lap -

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tipping it down. So...
Yeah? The time was rock bottom.

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1:30.4.

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Ah. And not a good tyre
in the wet either. No, no.

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So, when it dried out,

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and just after
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Oh.

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..we sent The Stig out again.

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On a dry lap,
what do you reckon?

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So, 1:30.4 on a wet lap.

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17 dead.

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17? Ooh... Ooh. So we're down here.
Yeah. Ooh.

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1:20. Higher.

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Higher.

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I reckon... Higher.

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About there. About...
Where are you thinking?

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A bit slower than the GTS
AMG. Behind the Bugatti?

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Not a million miles away.
Yeah?

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1:16.6.

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Oh.

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It's faster than a Veyron SS!

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Faster than a Veyron SS.

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Look at that.

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Unbelievable.

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And now it's time to move on
and talk about money saving.

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Correct,
because we've all noticed

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everything's getting very expensive
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including cars.

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In the last year, the average
price of a second-hand car

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has gone up by five grand.
Wow.

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But are there still
cheap, cheerful, reliable

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used-car bargains to be had?

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We decided to find out.

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To see if you can still pick up a
dependable runabout

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for not a lot of cash,
the producers had rounded up

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a load of used cars
for us to have a look at...

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..all bought for less
than 500 quid,

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all with MOTs, ready to roll...

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..in theory.

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Wow. Well, I've got to say!

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Do you know what?
Looking round already...

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How are they this cheap?
Bargains!

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They can't have
MOTs, can they?

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Oh. Challenge.

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250 quid.

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What, this? Yeah. These are great
cars, tough as you like.

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Here you are.
Yeah.

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"You have five minutes
to each choose a car."

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"You may start the engine but you
may not move the car.

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"Whichever car you're in
when the time's up" - oh! -

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"is the one you're going
to be driving."

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When does the five minutes start?

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Don't know.
HORN HONKS

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Oh, there it is. Ay-oh-ay!
Right, I've seen that.

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First things first,

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rear suspension
I think's the problem.

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That's quite solid.

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This is the one that young Paddy
would have bought,

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cos I'd have been skint

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and I'd have known it'd run
and run and run.

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ENGINE RUNS

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Not too bad, that. I'll put
that in the old reserves.

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HE LAUGHS

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What's in there, Chris?

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Air. Lots of fresh air!

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Paddy, what do you reckon?

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A bit of headroom for you!

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Practical.

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ENGINE RUNS

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No. Can't do it.

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There's a little MX-5 here!

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Have you seen the
rust on that thing, Paddy?

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Rust? Oh, it's just a bit of...

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Oh...

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Oh, dear.

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That's not good.

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For 500 quid,
the Merc's got to be

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the one that appeals,
hasn't it?

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She's done 380,000
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ENGINE RUNS

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Starts OK.

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That is a good car.

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Oh, I'm going to look
at the MG.

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I'm panic...panicking.

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Lads, 364! It's got the chequered
flag on and everything!

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Start it up, Pad.

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ENGINE RUNS

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Absolutely sweet as a nut,
this one.

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Oh-ho. No, out of that one.
Diesel.

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00:14:07,115 --> 00:14:09,795
I couldn't live with that, even
if it was the best car here,

255
00:14:11,235 --> 00:14:14,355
Oh, my Lord.
That's had a bit of a life.

256
00:14:14,355 --> 00:14:15,595
Did you have a look
at the Celica?

257
00:14:15,595 --> 00:14:18,195
Sounds good. Is it all right? Sounds
good, you know.

258
00:14:18,195 --> 00:14:19,155
Here we go.

259
00:14:19,155 --> 00:14:20,795
ENGINE RUNS

260
00:14:20,795 --> 00:14:23,315
Oh! That's the frontrunner
so far.

261
00:14:23,315 --> 00:14:25,595
ENGINE REVS
Listen to that.

262
00:14:25,595 --> 00:14:28,075
Volvo.
Best seats of the lot.

263
00:14:28,075 --> 00:14:29,715
Oh.

264
00:14:29,715 --> 00:14:30,915
ENGINE RUNS

265
00:14:30,915 --> 00:14:32,315
Hey. Five cylinder...

266
00:14:32,315 --> 00:14:33,955
I've had me eye on this one.

267
00:14:33,955 --> 00:14:35,595
Frederick, sit in this.

268
00:14:35,595 --> 00:14:37,195
Do you like it?
It's lovely.

269
00:14:37,195 --> 00:14:40,195
ENGINE REVS
That's all right, that is.

270
00:14:40,195 --> 00:14:41,275
MAN: 30 seconds!

271
00:14:41,275 --> 00:14:44,315
Oh, I'm torn between
two very different cars.

272
00:14:44,315 --> 00:14:46,875
I know where I'm going.
Merc it is for me.

273
00:14:46,875 --> 00:14:49,155
PADDY: How much is that?
450 quid.

274
00:14:49,155 --> 00:14:50,395
Come on.

275
00:14:50,395 --> 00:14:52,475
Once I've finished the film,
I can do a bit of minicabbing

276
00:14:52,475 --> 00:14:54,115
to Luton Airport,
so I'm going to be...

277
00:14:54,115 --> 00:14:55,675
And I even look right
for the job, don't I?

278
00:14:55,675 --> 00:14:56,915
Aarrgh.

279
00:14:56,915 --> 00:14:58,715
Oh, he's gone Celica!

280
00:14:58,715 --> 00:15:01,075
No, no, no.

281
00:15:01,075 --> 00:15:03,275
No, I'm going Volvo.
HORN HONKS

282
00:15:03,275 --> 00:15:04,835
You can't make your mind up
for anything,

283
00:15:04,835 --> 00:15:07,875
can you, Flintoff? Volvo. Going back
to my Scandinavian roots.

284
00:15:07,875 --> 00:15:09,435
CHRIS LAUGHS
Thank you.

285
00:15:10,635 --> 00:15:12,835
ENGINES START

286
00:15:12,835 --> 00:15:15,795
Having each
put our chips on a car,

287
00:15:15,795 --> 00:15:20,395
it was time to find out what
we'd actually ended up with.

288
00:15:20,395 --> 00:15:22,995
And to do that,
we'd been given the run

289
00:15:22,995 --> 00:15:26,115
of an empty
Army training ground...

290
00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:31,555
..where, it has to be said,
the early news was...

291
00:15:31,555 --> 00:15:33,075
Go on, the little Cooper!

292
00:15:33,075 --> 00:15:34,635
Wahey!

293
00:15:34,635 --> 00:15:38,115
..I had bagged a winner.

294
00:15:38,115 --> 00:15:43,275
This Mini runs like
an absolute dream.

295
00:15:45,675 --> 00:15:48,675
114 brake horsepower
to the front wheels.

296
00:15:48,675 --> 00:15:51,835
£364.

297
00:15:54,395 --> 00:15:59,435
Aside from a few warning
lights on the dash, it's mega.

298
00:15:59,435 --> 00:16:02,875
And come on,
it might be 21 years old...

299
00:16:02,875 --> 00:16:04,875
Whoa-oa-oa!

300
00:16:04,875 --> 00:16:08,595
..but that classic Mini
styling still looks fantastic.

301
00:16:10,835 --> 00:16:13,835
It were designed
by Frank Stephenson,

302
00:16:13,835 --> 00:16:19,555
who had a hand
in designing the Ferrari F430.

303
00:16:19,555 --> 00:16:21,995
Practically a supercar,
this thing.

304
00:16:21,995 --> 00:16:25,035
Well, that's clearly not true.

305
00:16:26,475 --> 00:16:29,955
But, if you're talking
about a super car,

306
00:16:29,955 --> 00:16:32,595
for 450 quid...

307
00:16:32,595 --> 00:16:34,195
HE LAUGHS

308
00:16:34,195 --> 00:16:37,235
..my C-Class was a joy.

309
00:16:38,235 --> 00:16:40,555
The W203, launched in 2000.

310
00:16:41,915 --> 00:16:45,035
2.1-litre turbo-diesel engine.

311
00:16:45,035 --> 00:16:48,595
I've got about 140
horsepower, a load of torque.

312
00:16:48,595 --> 00:16:52,235
The fact is, I got seduced
by the rear-wheel drive

313
00:16:52,235 --> 00:16:54,115
and I've done four slides
already.

314
00:16:54,115 --> 00:16:57,355
This is, I'm sure,
the one to have.

315
00:16:57,355 --> 00:17:00,635
Although, with all the fun
you'll get from buying

316
00:17:00,635 --> 00:17:02,875
a turn-of-the-century
Mercedes like this one,

317
00:17:02,875 --> 00:17:05,475
there are...certain risks
attached.

318
00:17:06,675 --> 00:17:08,275
They're not that tough.

319
00:17:08,275 --> 00:17:10,355
This is the era when
Mercedes-Benz rusted,

320
00:17:10,355 --> 00:17:12,075
the engines
weren't that reliable.

321
00:17:12,075 --> 00:17:14,435
But come on, look at it!
For the money,

322
00:17:14,435 --> 00:17:16,915
I'm driving round
in a silver Mercedes.

323
00:17:16,915 --> 00:17:18,875
It has to be the choice,
doesn't it?

324
00:17:21,515 --> 00:17:22,955
Look at Harris.

325
00:17:22,955 --> 00:17:25,035
He's loving life in that,
sliding it about.

326
00:17:26,395 --> 00:17:28,795
I went for the Volvo V70.

327
00:17:28,795 --> 00:17:30,435
Not sure it's the right car.

328
00:17:33,035 --> 00:17:34,555
The Celica was calling me.

329
00:17:34,555 --> 00:17:36,275
I think that might have
been more fun,

330
00:17:36,275 --> 00:17:39,395
but I'm thinking £495, Volvo -

331
00:17:39,395 --> 00:17:41,035
bulletproof, reliable.

332
00:17:41,035 --> 00:17:44,075
This has done 193,000 miles,

333
00:17:44,075 --> 00:17:46,315
which for a Volvo is nothing.

334
00:17:47,515 --> 00:17:50,755
Look at Harris there, going
sideways. Nothing for me there.

335
00:17:50,755 --> 00:17:54,115
What sold it in the end
was the seat.

336
00:17:54,115 --> 00:17:58,515
As soon as I sat in it,
it was so comfy.

337
00:17:58,515 --> 00:18:00,715
I'm just worried
I've gone boring.

338
00:18:02,555 --> 00:18:04,915
GRAVEL HITS CAR
Whoa! Thanks, Chris.

339
00:18:04,915 --> 00:18:06,755
Lads, I've got to tell yer,

340
00:18:06,755 --> 00:18:10,475
this Mini is driving
like an absolute dream!

341
00:18:10,475 --> 00:18:13,555
That Mini looks far too good
for the money.

342
00:18:13,555 --> 00:18:16,755
But I've got car envy
for the Volvo as well.

343
00:18:16,755 --> 00:18:18,195
I know how good
those Volvos are.

344
00:18:18,195 --> 00:18:21,875
It's the comfiest car seat
I've ever sat in!

345
00:18:21,875 --> 00:18:27,155
There is an untold joy
in this type of car.

346
00:18:27,155 --> 00:18:28,955
I just love the fact
that you feel like

347
00:18:28,955 --> 00:18:31,395
you're beating the system.
You get in it and you think,

348
00:18:31,395 --> 00:18:33,795
"Why would you want to
spend any more money?"

349
00:18:35,675 --> 00:18:38,675
Well, it was time to find out.

350
00:18:39,715 --> 00:18:41,915
Because to see if
our bargain-basement cars

351
00:18:41,915 --> 00:18:44,995
were something you should
actually consider living with,

352
00:18:44,995 --> 00:18:48,475
the producers had decided we should
drive them through

353
00:18:48,475 --> 00:18:50,315
a tank test track.

354
00:18:50,315 --> 00:18:51,435
SOLDIER: Stop!

355
00:18:51,435 --> 00:18:52,755
Back!

356
00:18:52,755 --> 00:18:54,475
Yes, allegedly simulating

357
00:18:54,475 --> 00:18:58,035
a full year's wear and tear
on 'em,

358
00:18:58,035 --> 00:18:59,435
first would be a strength test,

359
00:18:59,435 --> 00:19:01,675
where we'd have to drag
a tractor tyre

360
00:19:01,675 --> 00:19:05,355
up and over a very steep hill.

361
00:19:05,355 --> 00:19:07,875
Then, suspension wear -

362
00:19:07,875 --> 00:19:11,035
bouncing across
a series of very bumpy dips...

363
00:19:12,355 --> 00:19:16,715
..before finally reaching
the water splash...

364
00:19:17,915 --> 00:19:19,755
..a reliability-testing wade

365
00:19:19,755 --> 00:19:23,195
through three feet
of murky water.

366
00:19:25,035 --> 00:19:28,075
Now, the tank overcame
the three obstacles

367
00:19:28,075 --> 00:19:30,235
in five minutes, 56 seconds.

368
00:19:30,235 --> 00:19:33,155
Question was, working together,

369
00:19:33,155 --> 00:19:37,435
how fast could we get
all three cars through?

370
00:19:37,435 --> 00:19:42,075
Boys, remember,
never leave a man behind.

371
00:19:42,075 --> 00:19:44,675
Or a sub-£500 car.

372
00:19:47,395 --> 00:19:48,875
ENGINES REV

373
00:19:48,875 --> 00:19:51,875
Three, two, one, go!

374
00:19:58,235 --> 00:19:59,555
What is that?

375
00:20:02,555 --> 00:20:03,635
Oh, dear, dear.

376
00:20:03,635 --> 00:20:06,675
Flintoff, you've got
a tow hook on. Let's tow it up.

377
00:20:06,675 --> 00:20:08,555
Right, come on,
we're against the clock.

378
00:20:09,915 --> 00:20:12,715
There we go, boys.

379
00:20:12,715 --> 00:20:15,435
Here we go.
Oh, he's off.

380
00:20:15,435 --> 00:20:17,435
Not a chance. Watch this.

381
00:20:17,435 --> 00:20:19,035
He's going up.

382
00:20:19,035 --> 00:20:21,475
Not a chance.
He's done it. Go on.

383
00:20:21,475 --> 00:20:24,315
Nowhere near.
Oh, God.

384
00:20:24,315 --> 00:20:26,035
She's not gonna go!

385
00:20:26,035 --> 00:20:28,395
Teamwork! You've shot off.

386
00:20:28,395 --> 00:20:30,755
I thought you wanted me
to go.

387
00:20:30,755 --> 00:20:32,675
We're gonna have to give you
a bit of a shove, aren't we?

388
00:20:34,915 --> 00:20:37,995
Right, hold on. Wait.
Don't go yet!

389
00:20:39,435 --> 00:20:40,795
CLUNK!

390
00:20:42,635 --> 00:20:44,635
Right, three,

391
00:20:44,635 --> 00:20:48,115
two, one, go!

392
00:20:51,155 --> 00:20:52,475
CLUNK

393
00:20:58,275 --> 00:21:00,075
On an angle at the top.

394
00:21:02,635 --> 00:21:04,075
Whoa!

395
00:21:04,075 --> 00:21:07,155
ENGINES REV

396
00:21:07,155 --> 00:21:08,435
Oh, dear.

397
00:21:10,795 --> 00:21:13,475
Oh, so close! So close!

398
00:21:13,475 --> 00:21:16,235
Stay there, Fred.
We've got this. Stay there.

399
00:21:16,235 --> 00:21:18,595
I'm gonna come
and ram your tyre, Fred.

400
00:21:24,555 --> 00:21:25,915
ENGINE REVS

401
00:21:25,915 --> 00:21:28,195
Oh, dear.
HE LAUGHS

402
00:21:33,595 --> 00:21:35,715
With it becoming
increasingly clear

403
00:21:35,715 --> 00:21:37,875
that our cars
didn't have enough grunt

404
00:21:37,875 --> 00:21:39,995
to get even themselves
over the hill...

405
00:21:39,995 --> 00:21:41,115
Lift it.

406
00:21:43,355 --> 00:21:45,595
There we go! Hey-hey!

407
00:21:45,595 --> 00:21:47,675
..I decided to spin
the Merc around

408
00:21:47,675 --> 00:21:50,315
and give Fred a shove
from behind.

409
00:21:51,595 --> 00:21:54,235
Flintoff, just get it
pinned in first now.

410
00:21:54,235 --> 00:21:56,235
I'm gonna go up backwards

411
00:21:56,235 --> 00:21:57,995
so I don't do my radiator
and I've got more traction,

412
00:21:57,995 --> 00:22:00,675
like I'm front-wheel drive.
Go, Chris!

413
00:22:00,675 --> 00:22:03,515
He's coming. Oh, here we go.

414
00:22:03,515 --> 00:22:06,235
Come on, Chris. Come on,
Chris. Hit me. Hit me, Chris.

415
00:22:06,235 --> 00:22:09,355
Give it the beans, Fred.
I am. Give it the beans!

416
00:22:09,355 --> 00:22:10,995
Spin it, Fred!

417
00:22:12,995 --> 00:22:16,275
Yes!
PADDY LAUGHS

418
00:22:16,275 --> 00:22:17,395
HE LAUGHS

419
00:22:17,395 --> 00:22:19,315
Oh, my God. Oh!

420
00:22:19,315 --> 00:22:20,515
Right. Yes!

421
00:22:21,955 --> 00:22:24,595
Take the tyre off quick!

422
00:22:24,595 --> 00:22:26,195
Now we've got
to get these two over.

423
00:22:26,195 --> 00:22:28,435
Give yourself
a run at it. Go on.

424
00:22:33,235 --> 00:22:34,355
Oh, dear.

425
00:22:34,355 --> 00:22:36,595
BEEPING

426
00:22:36,595 --> 00:22:38,035
Paddy, I'm beached.

427
00:22:38,035 --> 00:22:40,435
I'll give you a nudge!

428
00:22:44,875 --> 00:22:46,115
ENGINE REVS

429
00:22:47,115 --> 00:22:48,435
CLUNK

430
00:22:50,635 --> 00:22:52,435
ENGINE REVS DIMINISH

431
00:22:52,435 --> 00:22:53,835
Oooh.

432
00:22:53,835 --> 00:22:56,235
That's not even...
That is not even possible.

433
00:22:56,235 --> 00:22:57,915
How is that even possible?

434
00:22:57,915 --> 00:22:59,315
BOTH LAUGH

435
00:22:59,315 --> 00:23:01,355
I slowed down
cos I didn't want to...

436
00:23:01,355 --> 00:23:02,795
I didn't want to hurt your car.

437
00:23:02,795 --> 00:23:05,075
So that was two of us
now stuck,

438
00:23:05,075 --> 00:23:08,595
and the only option for help
was Flintoff.

439
00:23:08,595 --> 00:23:10,715
I'm coming, boys. I'm coming.

440
00:23:10,715 --> 00:23:12,315
Oh, God, no.

441
00:23:12,315 --> 00:23:13,355
No, no, no, no, no.

442
00:23:13,355 --> 00:23:15,555
No, no, no, no.

443
00:23:15,555 --> 00:23:16,635
I'm just gonna go for it.

444
00:23:23,915 --> 00:23:25,915
Yes! Whoo-hoo-hoo!

445
00:23:27,155 --> 00:23:29,115
Where's he gone?

446
00:23:29,115 --> 00:23:31,275
Oh, it's like bloody Jaws, this.

447
00:23:31,275 --> 00:23:33,875
I'm coming. Here we go.

448
00:23:35,075 --> 00:23:36,915
Oh!

449
00:23:36,915 --> 00:23:38,115
Ooh, Jeez!

450
00:23:39,395 --> 00:23:40,915
LAUGHTER

451
00:23:40,915 --> 00:23:42,435
That wasn't nice!

452
00:23:44,075 --> 00:23:47,955
Having now all just about proven
our cars' strength...

453
00:23:49,275 --> 00:23:50,915
Oh, oh, oh.

454
00:23:50,915 --> 00:23:54,595
Oh, lads...I see danger.

455
00:23:54,595 --> 00:23:58,315
..next up
was the suspension test.

456
00:24:00,715 --> 00:24:02,515
Hang back, lads, I'm going in.

457
00:24:02,515 --> 00:24:04,675
Here he goes!

458
00:24:06,955 --> 00:24:07,995
Whoa!

459
00:24:10,835 --> 00:24:12,035
Go on.

460
00:24:13,755 --> 00:24:15,635
Oh-ho! Upsy-dais...!

461
00:24:18,275 --> 00:24:21,075
Oh, no. This is not good
for this car!

462
00:24:21,075 --> 00:24:24,195
It is not enjoying it. Oh, no!

463
00:24:24,195 --> 00:24:25,475
Ooh!

464
00:24:25,475 --> 00:24:28,515
Oh, no! The Volvo is through.

465
00:24:28,515 --> 00:24:32,155
I'll tell you what, my car
did not enjoy that one bit.

466
00:24:32,155 --> 00:24:33,595
Shall I have a go?
Go on, Chris.

467
00:24:33,595 --> 00:24:35,395
Get that water out
for my little Mini.

468
00:24:36,995 --> 00:24:39,275
Oh, no!

469
00:24:39,275 --> 00:24:40,475
Oh, dear.

470
00:24:43,435 --> 00:24:45,355
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no!

471
00:24:45,355 --> 00:24:47,795
Might have to have a bit
more of a run-up at this.

472
00:24:47,795 --> 00:24:49,355
Come on, little Merc.

473
00:24:49,355 --> 00:24:51,275
That is horrendous.

474
00:24:51,275 --> 00:24:53,635
That is horrendous!

475
00:24:53,635 --> 00:24:55,315
Here we go.

476
00:24:56,955 --> 00:24:59,195
Oh! Ooh!

477
00:24:59,195 --> 00:25:00,555
God!

478
00:25:03,115 --> 00:25:05,155
Whoa, me little Mini!

479
00:25:07,515 --> 00:25:09,515
Oh, my God!

480
00:25:09,515 --> 00:25:10,595
Go on, the Cooper!

481
00:25:12,995 --> 00:25:14,595
HE LAUGHS
The Cooper's done it!

482
00:25:16,515 --> 00:25:18,475
We should have
made some time up there.

483
00:25:18,475 --> 00:25:20,595
We must have
smashed it over that, surely.

484
00:25:20,595 --> 00:25:22,555
Definitely
smashed something.

485
00:25:22,555 --> 00:25:24,275
Leaving what looked like

486
00:25:24,275 --> 00:25:26,995
an important piece of the
Mini behind...

487
00:25:26,995 --> 00:25:29,955
I literally do not know
how this Cooper's still going!

488
00:25:29,955 --> 00:25:33,315
..the car-killing dips
were done with.

489
00:25:33,315 --> 00:25:35,955
And there was just one very
unpleasant obstacle left

490
00:25:35,955 --> 00:25:39,595
between us and the finish line.

491
00:25:39,595 --> 00:25:41,915
What is going...? Oh, no...
That... That is deep.

492
00:25:44,875 --> 00:25:48,355
HE LAUGHS
This is ridiculous!

493
00:25:48,355 --> 00:25:50,555
Oh, my word.

494
00:25:50,555 --> 00:25:52,995
Go on, Pad. Get through it.
Go on.

495
00:25:52,995 --> 00:25:54,435
I'm going in.

496
00:26:00,755 --> 00:26:03,155
Go on, the Mini.
Go on, the Mini!

497
00:26:05,395 --> 00:26:06,795
Go on. Go on.

498
00:26:08,635 --> 00:26:11,155
Go on, the Mini.
Go on, the Mini!

499
00:26:12,475 --> 00:26:14,795
Go on, the Mini!

500
00:26:17,355 --> 00:26:18,395
He's done it. He's done it!

501
00:26:18,395 --> 00:26:21,835
The finishing line is ahead,
boys. The Mini's through!

502
00:26:23,995 --> 00:26:25,915
Come on, the Mercedes!

503
00:26:25,915 --> 00:26:27,515
Come on, old girl.

504
00:26:27,515 --> 00:26:28,555
Come on, girl.

505
00:26:32,835 --> 00:26:35,475
Come on, girl. Oh, my God,
I'm actually floating.

506
00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:37,915
I'm floating.

507
00:26:40,515 --> 00:26:42,355
I'm floating. I'm stuck.

508
00:26:42,355 --> 00:26:44,595
The engine's still going
but I'm stuck.

509
00:26:45,915 --> 00:26:48,275
I'm coming, Chris.

510
00:26:48,275 --> 00:26:49,595
Oh, my God.

511
00:26:51,155 --> 00:26:53,675
Go on. Come on, the Volvo!

512
00:26:57,195 --> 00:26:58,795
Don't hit me too hard!

513
00:27:01,995 --> 00:27:05,035
Yes, Fred. Yes, Fred!

514
00:27:05,035 --> 00:27:06,275
Yes, Fred.

515
00:27:06,275 --> 00:27:07,355
Keep on it.

516
00:27:10,115 --> 00:27:11,195
Yes, Fred!

517
00:27:11,195 --> 00:27:13,635
Or, to put it
more accurately...

518
00:27:13,635 --> 00:27:15,875
ENGINE FAILS

519
00:27:15,875 --> 00:27:17,555
..no, Fred.

520
00:27:17,555 --> 00:27:19,555
Me car won't start.

521
00:27:19,555 --> 00:27:21,755
Me... Me exhaust is bubbling.

522
00:27:21,755 --> 00:27:24,195
ENGINE FAILS
Oh, God.

523
00:27:24,195 --> 00:27:26,835
FRED ON RADIO:
I'm stuck now.

524
00:27:26,835 --> 00:27:29,955
Now, while Flintoff
was busy discovering

525
00:27:29,955 --> 00:27:31,835
just how deep he was stuck...

526
00:27:31,835 --> 00:27:33,555
Oh, no!
WATER WHOOSHES

527
00:27:33,555 --> 00:27:35,195
No!

528
00:27:36,395 --> 00:27:38,635
Oh, no!

529
00:27:38,635 --> 00:27:42,475
..we decided to give plan A
another good go...

530
00:27:42,475 --> 00:27:45,715
Handbrake off. Neutral.
Get it whacked out.

531
00:27:45,715 --> 00:27:47,995
Go on, push.
Speed, Chris! Speed!

532
00:27:47,995 --> 00:27:50,835
No speed! No speed!
Speed!

533
00:27:50,835 --> 00:27:53,475
Yes. Go on, son!

534
00:27:53,475 --> 00:27:55,875
..and...
Right!

535
00:27:55,875 --> 00:27:58,275
..once we'd concluded
that wasn't going to work...

536
00:27:58,275 --> 00:28:01,395
Chris! Stop. Kill it!

537
00:28:01,395 --> 00:28:05,595
..it was time
to break out plan B.

538
00:28:05,595 --> 00:28:08,715
Right. Are you ready?

539
00:28:08,715 --> 00:28:10,115
I'm gonna drop it
onto t'bonnet.

540
00:28:10,115 --> 00:28:12,555
One, two, three.
All right.

541
00:28:13,755 --> 00:28:15,195
There.
You...

542
00:28:15,195 --> 00:28:16,595
You knob!

543
00:28:16,595 --> 00:28:19,515
When I grab hold...
Oi... Oi, look at me.

544
00:28:19,515 --> 00:28:22,075
When I grab hold of that,
do not pull it.

545
00:28:22,075 --> 00:28:23,555
Have you got it?
Yeah.

546
00:28:23,555 --> 00:28:24,995
Come...

547
00:28:24,995 --> 00:28:27,115
BLEEP! You absolute...

548
00:28:27,115 --> 00:28:30,235
I've got a bad knee! You absolute
tit! I've got a bad knee!

549
00:28:30,235 --> 00:28:32,035
Do you know how cold this
is?

550
00:28:32,035 --> 00:28:34,195
Has it escaped you
that we've actually got

551
00:28:34,195 --> 00:28:35,875
to get out of here in time?
Come on.

552
00:28:35,875 --> 00:28:37,315
Yeah, you've got a point.

553
00:28:37,315 --> 00:28:39,995
So, once we'd successfully

554
00:28:39,995 --> 00:28:42,635
teamworked the tow rope
onto the Volvo...

555
00:28:42,635 --> 00:28:45,035
I can't feel me feet.

556
00:28:45,035 --> 00:28:48,275
..it was just a simple case
of hauling it out.

557
00:28:49,515 --> 00:28:51,435
Go on, Chrissy.

558
00:28:51,435 --> 00:28:52,555
Come on, the Merc!

559
00:28:54,235 --> 00:28:55,195
She's out!

560
00:28:55,195 --> 00:28:56,635
Argh!

561
00:28:56,635 --> 00:28:58,795
You big BLEEP!

562
00:28:58,795 --> 00:29:02,475
And, having successfully
demonstrated precisely

563
00:29:02,475 --> 00:29:04,715
why it was called plan B...

564
00:29:04,715 --> 00:29:08,515
You just fired a load of
bricks at me shins, you dick!

565
00:29:08,515 --> 00:29:10,155
Let's get to the finish.

566
00:29:10,155 --> 00:29:12,755
..just 100 metres short
of the chequered flag...

567
00:29:12,755 --> 00:29:15,395
WHIRRING CLUNK
Oh, God, it's gone.

568
00:29:15,395 --> 00:29:20,635
..our used-car bargains decided
enough was enough.

569
00:29:20,635 --> 00:29:22,555
Oh, God, no.

570
00:29:22,555 --> 00:29:24,355
Oh, no, no. No, no, no.

571
00:29:27,475 --> 00:29:28,915
Yeah, this is gone.

572
00:29:28,915 --> 00:29:30,555
The Merc is dead.

573
00:29:35,595 --> 00:29:37,875
Oh, here comes Tank Man!

574
00:29:40,115 --> 00:29:42,155
He looks smug.
Thank you.

575
00:29:42,155 --> 00:29:43,635
Oh, it's the results.

576
00:29:44,635 --> 00:29:46,795
"The tank completed the course

577
00:29:46,795 --> 00:29:49,035
"in five minutes
and 56 seconds."

578
00:29:49,035 --> 00:29:50,355
Oh.

579
00:29:50,355 --> 00:29:52,275
"You did not complete
the course

580
00:29:52,275 --> 00:29:56,555
"in 21 minutes and 23
seconds."

581
00:29:56,555 --> 00:29:59,995
Well, no surprise
on the result there, really.

582
00:30:05,075 --> 00:30:06,715
Where are you going?
Where are we going?

583
00:30:06,715 --> 00:30:10,195
I'll tell you where
we're going - find another car.

584
00:30:11,595 --> 00:30:12,795
I wanna dry me feet.

585
00:30:15,635 --> 00:30:17,195
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

586
00:30:17,195 --> 00:30:18,355
Ah!

587
00:30:20,715 --> 00:30:24,795
Not a good start, is it? Three
cars driven, three cars killed.

588
00:30:24,795 --> 00:30:28,075
Was that Mini dead, Pad?
Or was you being melodramatic?

589
00:30:28,075 --> 00:30:30,355
A couple of dents. It still
looked very drivable to me.

590
00:30:30,355 --> 00:30:32,715
I thought so as well. But it
turns out - common issue

591
00:30:32,715 --> 00:30:34,475
with that generation
of Mini -

592
00:30:34,475 --> 00:30:36,555
is when you drive over
a submerged telegraph pole

593
00:30:36,555 --> 00:30:38,595
on an Army barracks, it rips
the radiator clean out.

594
00:30:38,595 --> 00:30:40,035
I've heard that.
Very common.

595
00:30:40,035 --> 00:30:41,795
I've heard that. Very common.

596
00:30:41,795 --> 00:30:43,475
Anyway, we'll get back
to that film later.

597
00:30:43,475 --> 00:30:45,755
Now we must move on to EVs.

598
00:30:45,755 --> 00:30:47,875
We know everything
is going electric nowadays,

599
00:30:47,875 --> 00:30:49,795
and for some types of car,
though,

600
00:30:49,795 --> 00:30:51,675
it's not that much of
a leap from petrol, really.

601
00:30:51,675 --> 00:30:53,795
Exactly. Little city runabouts
going electric,

602
00:30:53,795 --> 00:30:55,275
it's hardly a big deal.

603
00:30:55,275 --> 00:30:57,075
But some other corners
of the car world

604
00:30:57,075 --> 00:30:59,075
might be a tougher nut
to crack.

605
00:31:08,075 --> 00:31:10,435
The good
old-fashioned pick-up truck...

606
00:31:12,115 --> 00:31:17,395
..which, here in America,
is big business.

607
00:31:17,395 --> 00:31:21,395
Literally millions of these
are sold over here every year.

608
00:31:21,395 --> 00:31:24,115
And they're not just bought
by farmers and lumberjacks,

609
00:31:24,115 --> 00:31:26,275
they're bought by everyone.

610
00:31:26,275 --> 00:31:29,715
So far, they've been
very much not electric,

611
00:31:29,715 --> 00:31:31,275
very petrol.

612
00:31:31,275 --> 00:31:34,635
But all that could
be about to change,

613
00:31:34,635 --> 00:31:36,715
thanks to that lad.

614
00:31:40,275 --> 00:31:43,435
It's called the R1T.

615
00:31:43,435 --> 00:31:48,675
And it comes from an American
start-up called Rivian.

616
00:31:50,115 --> 00:31:54,155
Yes, the race to launch the
world's first electric pick-up

617
00:31:54,155 --> 00:31:57,715
has been won not by Ford
or even Tesla...

618
00:31:59,355 --> 00:32:03,075
..but by a company
you've never heard of.

619
00:32:04,515 --> 00:32:08,235
And they're doing things
a little bit different.

620
00:32:13,875 --> 00:32:15,275
Your traditional pick-up truck,

621
00:32:15,275 --> 00:32:19,155
well, they're generally
a bit rough and ready inside.

622
00:32:19,155 --> 00:32:22,555
Not this one.
This is business class.

623
00:32:22,555 --> 00:32:27,715
It's all big screens, recycled,
sustainable materials.

624
00:32:27,715 --> 00:32:29,155
And because it's electric...

625
00:32:31,235 --> 00:32:34,155
..it's quiet,
it's effortless to drive.

626
00:32:34,155 --> 00:32:35,835
It's classy.

627
00:32:37,115 --> 00:32:39,075
This is a good start.

628
00:32:41,315 --> 00:32:43,515
But then it needs to be...

629
00:32:44,835 --> 00:32:46,555
..because the world's
expecting big things

630
00:32:46,555 --> 00:32:48,275
from this truck.

631
00:32:49,635 --> 00:32:54,355
Last year, after Rivian had
built just a handful of cars,

632
00:32:54,355 --> 00:32:56,515
the company offered up
a load of shares for sale.

633
00:32:57,555 --> 00:33:02,395
They were so popular that
within just a couple of days

634
00:33:02,395 --> 00:33:04,075
Rivian was worth...

635
00:33:05,275 --> 00:33:09,675
..$127 billion.

636
00:33:11,315 --> 00:33:12,555
Billion.

637
00:33:13,915 --> 00:33:16,595
Which meant
that this tiny start-up,

638
00:33:16,595 --> 00:33:20,475
that had never made a penny in
profit, was suddenly

639
00:33:20,475 --> 00:33:22,915
more valuable than Kuwait.

640
00:33:24,355 --> 00:33:26,875
What that says about the
world of stocks and shares

641
00:33:26,875 --> 00:33:28,635
I have no idea,

642
00:33:28,635 --> 00:33:31,635
but what it does mean
is that a lot of people

643
00:33:31,635 --> 00:33:35,075
have got a lot riding
on this being good.

644
00:33:36,595 --> 00:33:38,195
And let's face it,

645
00:33:38,195 --> 00:33:41,195
you don't buy a pick-up just
to potter along the highways.

646
00:33:42,435 --> 00:33:47,515
The Rivian needs to cut it
in the great outdoors.

647
00:33:52,795 --> 00:33:53,915
And weirdly,

648
00:33:53,915 --> 00:33:56,675
that's where electric
makes a whole lot of sense...

649
00:33:58,195 --> 00:34:00,915
..because regular pick-ups
have the engine at the front,

650
00:34:00,915 --> 00:34:03,115
sending power
to the four wheels,

651
00:34:03,115 --> 00:34:06,555
with a lot of complicated
drive shafts and differentials.

652
00:34:06,555 --> 00:34:10,675
But the Rivian has an individual
motor on each wheel.

653
00:34:12,955 --> 00:34:16,715
And that means...
it can do this.

654
00:34:18,195 --> 00:34:19,675
Yes!

655
00:34:20,875 --> 00:34:23,715
Oh, it sends just
the right amount of power

656
00:34:23,715 --> 00:34:25,995
to whichever corner

657
00:34:25,995 --> 00:34:28,355
needs it most,
so that means plenty of grip,

658
00:34:28,355 --> 00:34:31,595
plenty of torque,
but plenty of fun!

659
00:34:32,915 --> 00:34:34,435
Whoa-oh!

660
00:34:34,435 --> 00:34:36,875
Get up. There we go!

661
00:34:36,875 --> 00:34:38,835
Up the hill.

662
00:34:38,835 --> 00:34:40,515
It just eats anything up.

663
00:34:44,755 --> 00:34:47,875
Oh, yes. Look at you go!

664
00:34:49,475 --> 00:34:52,515
Now I'm on the straight
and I'm just gonna go.

665
00:34:53,915 --> 00:34:55,475
Oh, my word.

666
00:34:55,475 --> 00:34:57,995
55, 60.

667
00:34:59,395 --> 00:35:02,675
75. I'm off-road.

668
00:35:02,675 --> 00:35:05,675
This thing, I'm telling you,
is a weapon.

669
00:35:07,755 --> 00:35:11,675
And that's before
you find drift mode,

670
00:35:11,675 --> 00:35:13,835
which shuts down
the stability control,

671
00:35:13,835 --> 00:35:16,075
stiffens up the suspension,

672
00:35:16,075 --> 00:35:19,515
and sends a whole heap
of torque to the back.

673
00:35:21,755 --> 00:35:24,475
HE LAUGHS
Come on. Here we go.

674
00:35:27,795 --> 00:35:31,515
Oh, yeah, go on, lad!
HE LAUGHS

675
00:35:36,595 --> 00:35:37,635
HE LAUGHS

676
00:35:42,075 --> 00:35:43,515
This is immense.

677
00:35:53,835 --> 00:35:55,595
What a car!

678
00:35:55,595 --> 00:35:59,955
So the Rivian will definitely
get you off the beaten track.

679
00:35:59,955 --> 00:36:01,555
HE LAUGHS

680
00:36:02,595 --> 00:36:04,235
..and a 300-mile range

681
00:36:04,235 --> 00:36:07,515
should be enough
to get you back on it...

682
00:36:09,075 --> 00:36:10,915
..but just like any EV,

683
00:36:10,915 --> 00:36:15,195
that half-decent range
does come at a cost.

684
00:36:16,795 --> 00:36:21,995
Because to get a 300-mile
range in a truck this size,

685
00:36:21,995 --> 00:36:23,955
you're gonna need
a big battery.

686
00:36:23,955 --> 00:36:26,155
A really big battery.

687
00:36:27,515 --> 00:36:34,315
And that means this R1T
weighs three tonnes.

688
00:36:34,315 --> 00:36:36,355
That's pretty much
three Ford Fiestas.

689
00:36:36,355 --> 00:36:40,395
If this new electric-car era
is all about efficiency

690
00:36:40,395 --> 00:36:42,595
and treading a little lighter,

691
00:36:42,595 --> 00:36:45,835
I'm not sure a three-tonne
truck is the way forward.

692
00:36:47,835 --> 00:36:49,715
But if Rivian's
going to succeed,

693
00:36:49,715 --> 00:36:53,395
to be honest, it's not me
that needs convincing,

694
00:36:53,395 --> 00:36:55,395
it's these guys -

695
00:36:55,395 --> 00:36:58,435
traditional pick-up
petrolheads.

696
00:37:02,315 --> 00:37:03,835
Now, this is gonna be
a big test,

697
00:37:03,835 --> 00:37:05,835
getting the opinion
of the locals.

698
00:37:07,595 --> 00:37:10,275
Oh, oh, they're having a look
already.

699
00:37:12,275 --> 00:37:14,715
Afternoon, gentlemen.
What are we thinking?

700
00:37:14,715 --> 00:37:19,595
What is it? What is it? It's a
Rivian. All-electric pick-up truck.

701
00:37:19,595 --> 00:37:22,235
No way! What do you reckon?
Come and have a look.

702
00:37:22,235 --> 00:37:24,315
Got their attention.
Here we go.

703
00:37:24,315 --> 00:37:25,875
300-mile range.

704
00:37:25,875 --> 00:37:27,395
Here's the cockpit.

705
00:37:27,395 --> 00:37:29,435
Nice little one to start with,
lads.

706
00:37:29,435 --> 00:37:30,955
Just push that there.

707
00:37:30,955 --> 00:37:32,635
Just push that.
Go on, push that.

708
00:37:32,635 --> 00:37:35,835
A nice little handy torch
for them outdoor evenings.

709
00:37:37,195 --> 00:37:39,315
Here you go, lads.
Watch this, watch this.

710
00:37:39,315 --> 00:37:40,915
Storage in there.

711
00:37:42,115 --> 00:37:43,555
Hello.

712
00:37:43,555 --> 00:37:45,355
Hey? Hello!

713
00:37:45,355 --> 00:37:46,995
Look at this here.

714
00:37:46,995 --> 00:37:48,515
Air compressor.

715
00:37:48,515 --> 00:37:50,235
Blow your tyres up there?

716
00:37:50,235 --> 00:37:52,355
Blow your tyres up.
Air compressor.

717
00:37:52,355 --> 00:37:54,715
Hey? Look at you. Ha.

718
00:37:54,715 --> 00:37:57,275
Underneath the console...
Pulls out.

719
00:37:57,275 --> 00:37:58,515
MUSIC PLAYS

720
00:37:59,995 --> 00:38:02,235
Now, you wouldn't have
thought the Rivian's portable

721
00:38:02,235 --> 00:38:05,075
Bluetooth speaker would be
the thing to swing it...

722
00:38:05,075 --> 00:38:06,235
60 grand, basic.

723
00:38:06,235 --> 00:38:08,315
77, this one.
It's amazing.

724
00:38:08,315 --> 00:38:11,155
..but this crowd were
definitely coming round.

725
00:38:11,155 --> 00:38:12,395
MAN: Very, actually.

726
00:38:12,395 --> 00:38:14,035
Look at the headroom
here. Look at this!

727
00:38:14,035 --> 00:38:16,755
Holy crap. You've got like a foot.
This is a nice interior.

728
00:38:16,755 --> 00:38:19,675
There we go.
Oh! Holy cow.

729
00:38:19,675 --> 00:38:21,155
Wow.
Check that out!

730
00:38:21,155 --> 00:38:22,555
Is this a cool box?
That is cool.

731
00:38:22,555 --> 00:38:24,755
Fill this with ice,
put your beers in.

732
00:38:24,755 --> 00:38:26,835
There's your plug -
drain it through.

733
00:38:26,835 --> 00:38:28,275
MAN: Now you're ready to
party.

734
00:38:28,275 --> 00:38:30,795
Huh?
Yeah. OK.

735
00:38:30,795 --> 00:38:32,195
ENGINE REVS
Oh!

736
00:38:32,195 --> 00:38:35,955
Right, thanks for that, lads.
I've got to go.

737
00:38:35,955 --> 00:38:37,395
I think I've just been
challenged.

738
00:38:37,395 --> 00:38:39,155
Uh-oh.
Here we go.

739
00:38:40,995 --> 00:38:44,715
Oh, yes, when you take Rivian's
pick-up to the drag strip,

740
00:38:44,715 --> 00:38:48,955
you don't have to leave it
in the car park.

741
00:38:50,155 --> 00:38:52,835
That is a Dodge Viper,

742
00:38:52,835 --> 00:38:55,635
one of the fastest,
most powerful

743
00:38:55,635 --> 00:38:57,955
American sports cars ever made.

744
00:38:58,915 --> 00:39:01,995
Its 8.4-litre V10

745
00:39:01,995 --> 00:39:03,995
makes over 600 horsepower...

746
00:39:03,995 --> 00:39:05,595
ENGINE REVS

747
00:39:05,595 --> 00:39:10,035
..in a car that's less than
half the weight of the Rivian.

748
00:39:10,035 --> 00:39:12,715
But what I've failed
to mention so far is...

749
00:39:12,715 --> 00:39:17,795
..is that I've got
835 horsepower.

750
00:39:17,795 --> 00:39:19,035
ENGINES REV

751
00:39:19,035 --> 00:39:20,835
So I'm keen to race that.

752
00:39:20,835 --> 00:39:22,675
Right, here we go.

753
00:39:22,675 --> 00:39:24,595
Stick it into sport.

754
00:39:24,595 --> 00:39:25,915
Reduce the ride height.

755
00:39:30,795 --> 00:39:32,875
Let's catch me a Viper.

756
00:39:33,875 --> 00:39:35,635
ENGINES REV

757
00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:39,755
Ooh, I'm tense, I'm tense.

758
00:39:39,755 --> 00:39:41,955
STARTING BEEPS

759
00:39:52,555 --> 00:39:54,995
Oh, I'm off in the Rivian!

760
00:39:54,995 --> 00:39:57,955
Come on! 0-60, three seconds!

761
00:39:58,955 --> 00:40:02,555
Why am I shouting? It's so
quiet. Where's the Viper?

762
00:40:02,555 --> 00:40:04,995
He's coming up.
He's catching, he's catching.

763
00:40:05,955 --> 00:40:07,955
Come on, the Rivian.
Come on, the Rivian.

764
00:40:07,955 --> 00:40:10,915
Go, go, go, go!

765
00:40:10,915 --> 00:40:12,035
Come on!

766
00:40:14,635 --> 00:40:17,915
And the win!
That is something else!

767
00:40:19,275 --> 00:40:20,755
Wow!

768
00:40:22,595 --> 00:40:25,795
Get me a form.
Sign me up. I am sold!

769
00:40:30,515 --> 00:40:33,355
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

770
00:40:33,355 --> 00:40:36,515
It's very slidey. Very slidey.

771
00:40:36,515 --> 00:40:39,235
What a machine!
But, Fred, I thought

772
00:40:39,235 --> 00:40:41,275
you weren't sold
on the old electric cars?

773
00:40:41,275 --> 00:40:44,355
Honestly, I wasn't.
Every time I've driven an EV,

774
00:40:44,355 --> 00:40:45,955
I found them a bit clinical.

775
00:40:45,955 --> 00:40:47,595
And the Rivian - all right,

776
00:40:47,595 --> 00:40:49,595
the peace and quiet
I found a bit weird...

777
00:40:49,595 --> 00:40:51,835
Yeah?
But it worked amazing.

778
00:40:51,835 --> 00:40:53,875
I think I'm on the turn.

779
00:40:53,875 --> 00:40:55,155
I thought I could smell summat!

780
00:40:55,155 --> 00:40:58,555
I tell you what, though,
the Rivian, I want one.

781
00:40:58,555 --> 00:41:00,515
Problem is, Pad,
not coming to the UK.

782
00:41:00,515 --> 00:41:02,915
If you want one, you're gonna
have to move to America.

783
00:41:02,915 --> 00:41:04,875
Oh. I'll buy you a ticket.

784
00:41:04,875 --> 00:41:05,835
HE LAUGHS
I'll pack your bags.

785
00:41:05,835 --> 00:41:07,475
No need for that, is there?

786
00:41:07,475 --> 00:41:09,515
Now, this might surprise you,
but I've got a slight issue.

787
00:41:09,515 --> 00:41:11,355
Oh, here we go!
There's a bunch

788
00:41:11,355 --> 00:41:13,235
of these American trucks
coming, and if Americans

789
00:41:13,235 --> 00:41:14,795
want to cut their consumption,
that's one answer.

790
00:41:14,795 --> 00:41:17,235
The other answer is just
to buy something smaller!

791
00:41:17,235 --> 00:41:19,275
Why does it all have
to be so big and heavy?

792
00:41:19,275 --> 00:41:22,115
You do know that this show
is on in America?

793
00:41:22,115 --> 00:41:23,595
LAUGHTER
Fair point.

794
00:41:23,595 --> 00:41:25,715
You've literally just insulted
an entire nation there.

795
00:41:25,715 --> 00:41:27,155
Sorry.

796
00:41:27,155 --> 00:41:31,035
Anyway, now it's time to get back
to our cheap-car adventure.

797
00:41:34,515 --> 00:41:36,035
Right...

798
00:41:36,035 --> 00:41:38,515
This looks like it might be
quite good.

799
00:41:38,515 --> 00:41:40,995
..with our choice
of used-car options

800
00:41:40,995 --> 00:41:43,315
becoming
increasingly limited...

801
00:41:43,315 --> 00:41:44,995
Absolute dog!

802
00:41:44,995 --> 00:41:48,515
..for another crack at proving
sturdy and reliable bargains

803
00:41:48,515 --> 00:41:53,395
do exist, we'd each picked another
steed and hit the road.

804
00:42:02,115 --> 00:42:03,955
I have lucked out big time
here.

805
00:42:03,955 --> 00:42:06,995
Honda Civic. Reliability.

806
00:42:06,995 --> 00:42:09,635
They're absolutely bulletproof,
these things.

807
00:42:09,635 --> 00:42:14,115
1.6-litre five-speed manual.

808
00:42:14,115 --> 00:42:16,195
Yes, it might have only had
four days left on its MOT,

809
00:42:16,195 --> 00:42:20,115
but what a four days
they could be!

810
00:42:20,115 --> 00:42:23,275
Bodywork's OK.
Engine sounds great.

811
00:42:23,275 --> 00:42:26,715
It runs like an absolute dream.

812
00:42:26,715 --> 00:42:28,355
God rest me Mini's soul...

813
00:42:29,435 --> 00:42:31,315
..I think I might prefer
this one.

814
00:42:33,395 --> 00:42:36,475
Lads, I'm...I'm gonna
miss the Mini,

815
00:42:36,475 --> 00:42:38,875
but can you believe
the three of us are now

816
00:42:38,875 --> 00:42:41,195
in little Japanese runarounds?

817
00:42:43,275 --> 00:42:46,635
I have secretly always wanted
a Mazda 323.

818
00:42:47,835 --> 00:42:51,035
Mazda, as a company
in the '90s, made such

819
00:42:51,035 --> 00:42:52,115
beautifully engineered cars -

820
00:42:52,115 --> 00:42:53,515
everyone thought
they were like a Ford,

821
00:42:53,515 --> 00:42:54,955
but they were miles better.

822
00:42:54,955 --> 00:42:59,715
And with a peppy 1.8-litre
four-cylinder engine,

823
00:42:59,715 --> 00:43:03,515
mated to a silky-smooth
four-speed auto box,

824
00:43:03,515 --> 00:43:07,115
250 quid feels like
an absolute steal.

825
00:43:08,115 --> 00:43:09,555
The steering's lovely as well.

826
00:43:09,555 --> 00:43:12,155
You know, this is a nicer car
to drive than that Mercedes.

827
00:43:13,715 --> 00:43:17,075
I am gutted
for the Volvo.

828
00:43:17,075 --> 00:43:20,115
The good news is, it gives me a
chance to drive the Celica.

829
00:43:23,195 --> 00:43:24,395
When I was a kid,

830
00:43:24,395 --> 00:43:27,275
the Celica round our way
was a bit of a legend.

831
00:43:27,275 --> 00:43:30,995
You saw one of them,
oh, it was aspirational.

832
00:43:30,995 --> 00:43:32,715
And you can see why.

833
00:43:32,715 --> 00:43:34,555
1.8 litre.

834
00:43:34,555 --> 00:43:38,875
Variable valve timing.
Six-speed manual.

835
00:43:38,875 --> 00:43:41,835
It's every inch
the sports car...

836
00:43:41,835 --> 00:43:45,315
..now...for just 450 quid.

837
00:43:47,115 --> 00:43:48,155
Got to say, lads,

838
00:43:48,155 --> 00:43:50,515
apart from having to rev
this one to death,

839
00:43:50,515 --> 00:43:53,155
it's sweet as a nut.

840
00:43:53,155 --> 00:43:58,115
Looking around, though,
it's dirty. It is not nice.

841
00:43:58,115 --> 00:43:59,755
And a car of this age,

842
00:43:59,755 --> 00:44:02,555
you always worry about touching the
steering wheel, don't you?

843
00:44:02,555 --> 00:44:06,035
It always looks a bit...
DNAey.

844
00:44:06,035 --> 00:44:08,115
Yeah, and a cloth seat
as well, Chris.

845
00:44:08,115 --> 00:44:10,235
At least with leather,
you can just wipe 'em down.

846
00:44:10,235 --> 00:44:11,835
You don't know
what's in this seat.

847
00:44:11,835 --> 00:44:12,955
HE LAUGHS

848
00:44:12,955 --> 00:44:15,195
We live in heady
times, though, boys.

849
00:44:15,195 --> 00:44:18,235
Everyone's cars
are going up in value.

850
00:44:18,235 --> 00:44:20,915
If you just buy a car now,
sit on it for six months,

851
00:44:20,915 --> 00:44:22,355
it will probably go up 10%

852
00:44:22,355 --> 00:44:25,555
because there's a shortage of
new cars coming through

853
00:44:25,555 --> 00:44:27,635
and it's pushed
the values of all used cars up.

854
00:44:27,635 --> 00:44:31,635
So if I sit on this for six
months, I might get 500 quid.

855
00:44:31,635 --> 00:44:34,915
If you sat on that for six
months, all you'd get is TB!

856
00:44:34,915 --> 00:44:36,515
HE LAUGHS

857
00:44:38,475 --> 00:44:40,755
Now, to see
whether our second pick

858
00:44:40,755 --> 00:44:43,195
of used-car bargains
could go the distance...

859
00:44:43,195 --> 00:44:44,395
Ooh, look at this.

860
00:44:45,595 --> 00:44:47,995
..the producers had
cooked up another test...

861
00:44:49,315 --> 00:44:50,835
Deary me.

862
00:44:50,835 --> 00:44:52,155
This is a fancy place.

863
00:44:52,155 --> 00:44:55,435
..which, in a slightly
worrying development

864
00:44:55,435 --> 00:44:59,475
for our cars, appeared to be
at a massive scrapyard.

865
00:45:00,675 --> 00:45:02,115
Here we go.

866
00:45:02,115 --> 00:45:05,835
We've come to your happy
place!

867
00:45:05,835 --> 00:45:08,595
Have you ever seen
so many cars

868
00:45:08,595 --> 00:45:10,515
in one place like that?

869
00:45:10,515 --> 00:45:14,075
Look at this.
Wow. Oh, I'm happy here, lads!

870
00:45:14,075 --> 00:45:15,555
Gonna have
a little mooch about?

871
00:45:15,555 --> 00:45:17,635
Oh, yes. Right,
looking for parts now, boys.

872
00:45:17,635 --> 00:45:20,395
If you find a V8 diesel Land
Cruiser, I need a dashboard.

873
00:45:20,395 --> 00:45:22,915
LAUGHTER

874
00:45:22,915 --> 00:45:25,595
We might find one an' all,

875
00:45:25,595 --> 00:45:28,715
because this wasn't just
any old scrapper..

876
00:45:28,715 --> 00:45:30,955
..this was one of the largest

877
00:45:30,955 --> 00:45:33,795
vehicle dismantling yards
in Europe.

878
00:45:35,035 --> 00:45:39,355
A 32-acre Aladdin's cave...

879
00:45:39,355 --> 00:45:41,475
..of knackered old motors.

880
00:45:41,475 --> 00:45:43,075
There's a Capri.

881
00:45:43,075 --> 00:45:44,955
There's a Capri!
Where? Where? Where?

882
00:45:44,955 --> 00:45:47,155
LAUGHTER
What a treat!

883
00:45:47,155 --> 00:45:48,395
Look at that!

884
00:45:48,395 --> 00:45:50,675
Which one is it?
Two litre, isn't it?

885
00:45:50,675 --> 00:45:52,875
Did they sell them
on a D plate?

886
00:45:52,875 --> 00:45:54,795
That must be one
of the last Capris ever sold.

887
00:45:54,795 --> 00:45:56,555
Look at that there. That's...
That's nearly a minter.

888
00:45:56,555 --> 00:45:58,555
Tell you what,
a new wing for the front...

889
00:45:58,555 --> 00:46:01,235
Yeah.
..a bit of T-Cut, right as rain.

890
00:46:01,235 --> 00:46:02,475
Look at this.

891
00:46:03,875 --> 00:46:07,195
Ooh. "Rat in boot?"

892
00:46:07,195 --> 00:46:10,715
Is that like a new panto I've
missed out on? Rats In Boots!

893
00:46:10,715 --> 00:46:13,555
Can we see if the aforementioned
rats are living comfortably?

894
00:46:13,555 --> 00:46:15,075
Where's the rats?

895
00:46:15,075 --> 00:46:16,435
Argh! You...

896
00:46:16,435 --> 00:46:18,395
LAUGHTER

897
00:46:19,875 --> 00:46:21,315
As good as it is
looking at smashed-up cars,

898
00:46:21,315 --> 00:46:22,955
what are we doing here?

899
00:46:24,475 --> 00:46:28,635
To find out, we'd
have to wait until nightfall.

900
00:46:31,675 --> 00:46:33,915
Because with the scrapyard
closed,

901
00:46:33,915 --> 00:46:36,555
the producers had been
hard at work

902
00:46:36,555 --> 00:46:38,835
turning it...

903
00:46:38,835 --> 00:46:41,275
..into a racetrack.

904
00:46:48,555 --> 00:46:50,355
Got to say, I love
what they've done with it.

905
00:46:50,355 --> 00:46:53,035
It's like an '80s pop video.
Lovely, isn't it? Very nice.

906
00:46:53,035 --> 00:46:54,835
I love the lights
and everything else.

907
00:46:54,835 --> 00:46:56,035
Oh. Here we go.

908
00:46:56,035 --> 00:46:58,035
Thank you. Challenge.
Yeah.

909
00:46:58,035 --> 00:47:01,315
"Welcome to the Top Gear
Death Race.

910
00:47:02,995 --> 00:47:05,435
"You and your cheap cars will
now race against The Stig."

911
00:47:05,435 --> 00:47:06,555
Hmm.

912
00:47:06,555 --> 00:47:08,235
Oh, no.

913
00:47:08,235 --> 00:47:10,875
"Losing cars will be crushed."

914
00:47:11,875 --> 00:47:13,315
Oh, no, no.
I'm attached to the Civic.

915
00:47:13,315 --> 00:47:15,555
No, I don't want
the Celica crushed.

916
00:47:15,555 --> 00:47:17,195
Right.
Who's up first?

917
00:47:17,195 --> 00:47:18,195
Him.

918
00:47:18,195 --> 00:47:21,115
Ho-ho. Go on, Chris,
save your car.

919
00:47:21,115 --> 00:47:24,155
Yes, in a final bid to see

920
00:47:24,155 --> 00:47:27,355
whether any of our used-car
picks were worth saving,

921
00:47:27,355 --> 00:47:29,155
we'd now be racing...

922
00:47:32,395 --> 00:47:33,835
..to the death.

923
00:47:44,315 --> 00:47:49,355
And apparently determined to show
where we'd gone wrong,

924
00:47:49,355 --> 00:47:52,315
Stig would be driving three
of the cars we'd rejected

925
00:47:52,315 --> 00:47:54,635
the day before.

926
00:47:54,635 --> 00:47:58,595
And now, starting on
opposite sides of the yard,

927
00:47:58,595 --> 00:48:01,435
we'd be given
a three-second head start,

928
00:48:01,435 --> 00:48:03,915
aiming to stay ahead
for two laps,

929
00:48:03,915 --> 00:48:07,435
with the last to cross the
finish line getting crushed.

930
00:48:08,755 --> 00:48:09,995
Oi, clown brothers.

931
00:48:09,995 --> 00:48:11,835
Oi, you two, listen to me.

932
00:48:11,835 --> 00:48:14,475
I've noticed that
the two big strapping lads,

933
00:48:14,475 --> 00:48:17,915
combined height 72 feet,
and all the muscle,

934
00:48:17,915 --> 00:48:20,155
you've pushed me
into battle first.

935
00:48:20,155 --> 00:48:22,675
Well, yeah,
you're the pro racing driver.

936
00:48:22,675 --> 00:48:25,635
We, even though we take
the mickey, we look up to you.

937
00:48:25,635 --> 00:48:27,875
Well, we look down...up to you.
You know what I mean.

938
00:48:27,875 --> 00:48:30,915
PADDY ON RADIO: So you've got
to set us an example.

939
00:48:32,315 --> 00:48:35,155
And to take on Harris
and his Mazda,

940
00:48:35,155 --> 00:48:39,275
Stig had lined up the Rover 25.

941
00:48:45,715 --> 00:48:46,755
Are you ready, my mate?

942
00:48:46,755 --> 00:48:51,235
Do it for the good of the
second-hand car market. Three!

943
00:48:51,235 --> 00:48:52,755
BOTH: Two! One! Go!

944
00:48:52,755 --> 00:48:54,395
Oh, he's got a good start.

945
00:48:55,675 --> 00:48:56,715
'Ey!

946
00:48:56,715 --> 00:48:58,355
Come on, old girl.

947
00:49:00,315 --> 00:49:02,595
Where is he? Here we are.
Oh, there he is. Here he is.

948
00:49:04,715 --> 00:49:06,435
Right, I'm struggling a bit
with the gearbox here.

949
00:49:06,435 --> 00:49:07,995
I'm struggling a bit
with the gearbox here.

950
00:49:07,995 --> 00:49:10,195
Who's on here now? Who is
it? This is The Stig.

951
00:49:12,395 --> 00:49:13,595
Chris is on the back.

952
00:49:13,595 --> 00:49:14,675
Lovely stuff.

953
00:49:14,675 --> 00:49:17,755
You're doing fantastic, Chris.
Well ahead, pal!

954
00:49:17,755 --> 00:49:18,755
Come on!

955
00:49:24,675 --> 00:49:26,915
Got to carry more speed
through the corners, Harris!

956
00:49:26,915 --> 00:49:27,955
Go on, Chris!

957
00:49:31,955 --> 00:49:33,555
That's The Stig.
Smashed him. Well through.

958
00:49:35,395 --> 00:49:37,675
Come on,
find me a gear, you old girl!

959
00:49:41,395 --> 00:49:42,715
Go on, Chris.
Keep pushing, son.

960
00:49:42,715 --> 00:49:44,235
Really throw it in now!

961
00:49:44,235 --> 00:49:45,875
The Stig's going through here now.
He's got him.

962
00:49:45,875 --> 00:49:48,115
Go on, Chris. Go on, Chris.
Up against the tyres.

963
00:49:48,115 --> 00:49:49,675
Go on, son.
You've got this.

964
00:49:49,675 --> 00:49:50,955
Go on, Chris.
No, he's not got him.

965
00:49:50,955 --> 00:49:52,995
He's not got him.
Come on, come on. Push.

966
00:49:52,995 --> 00:49:55,235
Trying to give it everything
but my gearbox is sticking.

967
00:49:56,635 --> 00:49:59,075
That was close.
That was close.

968
00:50:03,955 --> 00:50:05,235
Here we go, here we go!

969
00:50:05,235 --> 00:50:07,475
He's got him. He's through.
Push. Come on, Chris!

970
00:50:07,475 --> 00:50:08,675
BOTH EXCLAIM

971
00:50:08,675 --> 00:50:10,315
Chris Harris.

972
00:50:10,315 --> 00:50:12,715
That was the best I could do.

973
00:50:12,715 --> 00:50:14,515
Oh!
Paddy...

974
00:50:14,515 --> 00:50:16,955
That were tight.
Do us a favour.

975
00:50:16,955 --> 00:50:18,795
Just humour him.
Oh, God...

976
00:50:18,795 --> 00:50:21,635
You know when he starts?
Excuses. Just humour him.

977
00:50:21,635 --> 00:50:24,035
This will go on and on.
Oh, it will.

978
00:50:25,675 --> 00:50:28,955
PADDY AND FRED CHEER

979
00:50:28,955 --> 00:50:31,355
Chrissy! Well done!
Is there some sarcasm here?

980
00:50:31,355 --> 00:50:32,795
Oh, no.
Hey, I'll tell you what,

981
00:50:32,795 --> 00:50:34,435
it was close, though.
You were close to him.

982
00:50:34,435 --> 00:50:36,235
I had a bit of a mechanical,
lads, I'm afraid.

983
00:50:36,235 --> 00:50:38,675
Oh! It happens in these cars,
Paddy. It does.

984
00:50:38,675 --> 00:50:40,715
The Mazda's going
to the crusher, is it?

985
00:50:40,715 --> 00:50:42,755
It's looking like it.
Do you know what?

986
00:50:42,755 --> 00:50:44,595
After it did that to me in
that race, I'm not that sad.

987
00:50:44,595 --> 00:50:45,795
What did it do, Chris?
What happened?

988
00:50:45,795 --> 00:50:47,195
Oh, the old automatic went. Ooh.

989
00:50:47,195 --> 00:50:49,835
So you've just thrown the Mazda
under the crusher? That's it?

990
00:50:49,835 --> 00:50:52,355
Well, what am I supposed
to do with it? It didn't...

991
00:50:52,355 --> 00:50:54,115
It didn't perform in
the race for me.

992
00:50:54,115 --> 00:50:57,035
Well, don't be bitter. Glitter.

993
00:50:57,035 --> 00:50:58,315
Now go on, off you pop.

994
00:50:58,315 --> 00:51:00,035
Get yourself a cup of tea.
I don't know.

995
00:51:00,035 --> 00:51:01,515
You did well. Well done,
Paddy.

996
00:51:03,235 --> 00:51:05,675
Oh, yes,
with Harris's reputation

997
00:51:05,675 --> 00:51:08,155
for snaffling out a bargain

998
00:51:08,155 --> 00:51:10,995
now being reduced
to the size of a wheelie bin,

999
00:51:10,995 --> 00:51:13,235
next it was time

1000
00:51:13,235 --> 00:51:16,275
for the battle
of the sports cars.

1001
00:51:16,275 --> 00:51:19,755
Because to chase down
Fred's Celica,

1002
00:51:19,755 --> 00:51:25,675
Stig had chosen
the MG ZT-T diesel estate.

1003
00:51:25,675 --> 00:51:27,435
I don't...

1004
00:51:27,435 --> 00:51:30,475
Don't... Come...
Just come back breathing.

1005
00:51:30,475 --> 00:51:31,595
All right.

1006
00:51:31,595 --> 00:51:33,115
I was trying to say,
"Don't die."

1007
00:51:33,115 --> 00:51:35,755
Don't say that.
I was just... Be alive.

1008
00:51:35,755 --> 00:51:38,395
You've got this, big lad!
Come on, Fred.

1009
00:51:38,395 --> 00:51:41,635
I'll put t'window up.
Yeah, that'll help.

1010
00:51:42,795 --> 00:51:44,675
Here we go.

1011
00:51:44,675 --> 00:51:46,315
Come on, the Celica.
Don't let me down.

1012
00:51:46,315 --> 00:51:50,595
Best of luck, Fred.
Three, two, one, go!

1013
00:51:56,035 --> 00:51:58,555
Well, it's a keen start.
Come on, the Celica!

1014
00:51:58,555 --> 00:51:59,915
I like this. This works well.

1015
00:51:59,915 --> 00:52:01,355
It's lovely.
It's brilliant.

1016
00:52:01,355 --> 00:52:03,995
It's like a computer game.
Wzz-vroom! It's like Fred-vision.

1017
00:52:05,395 --> 00:52:07,675
Ooh, that was
a bit close to them cars.

1018
00:52:09,315 --> 00:52:10,795
This is The Stig.

1019
00:52:13,155 --> 00:52:14,155
I think he might have him,

1020
00:52:14,155 --> 00:52:16,395
cos I think that is a heavy
old boat, that estate car.

1021
00:52:16,395 --> 00:52:17,915
A bit of a bump. Wahey!

1022
00:52:17,915 --> 00:52:19,835
Here we are.
Come on. Go, go, go.

1023
00:52:19,835 --> 00:52:22,235
He's ahead, isn't he?
Ooh.

1024
00:52:22,235 --> 00:52:25,115
Last lap, Fred. Last lap. Keep
pushing, son! Keep pushing!

1025
00:52:25,115 --> 00:52:27,195
Come on, the Celica!
Get round.

1026
00:52:32,915 --> 00:52:34,675
That was close.
Keep going, Fred!

1027
00:52:34,675 --> 00:52:37,915
You're doing a great job!
Oh, I missed it!

1028
00:52:37,915 --> 00:52:40,155
I think he's just overshot it
and gone straight on.

1029
00:52:40,155 --> 00:52:42,435
I missed it.
I was daydreaming!

1030
00:52:42,435 --> 00:52:43,595
OK, so we're done.

1031
00:52:46,715 --> 00:52:48,275
HE LAUGHS

1032
00:52:48,275 --> 00:52:49,995
He's definitely behind...

1033
00:52:49,995 --> 00:52:51,755
I think the old GPS failed!

1034
00:52:54,795 --> 00:52:57,395
No! It was going so well.

1035
00:53:02,275 --> 00:53:04,355
Here he comes.

1036
00:53:04,355 --> 00:53:07,195
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

1037
00:53:08,995 --> 00:53:12,955
Jeez! One mistake cost me.

1038
00:53:12,955 --> 00:53:15,875
How are we gonna play this?
Do the applause thingy.

1039
00:53:15,875 --> 00:53:17,395
BOTH CHEER

1040
00:53:19,995 --> 00:53:21,395
Fantastic!
All in one piece.

1041
00:53:21,395 --> 00:53:23,115
Fantastic!
Well done, Andrew.

1042
00:53:23,115 --> 00:53:25,035
Fantastic!
That was amazing!

1043
00:53:25,035 --> 00:53:26,835
Thank you for
your patronising tones.

1044
00:53:26,835 --> 00:53:28,235
PADDY AND CHRIS LAUGH

1045
00:53:28,235 --> 00:53:29,955
Did you see The Stig
actually behind you?

1046
00:53:29,955 --> 00:53:33,555
I just lost me bearings.
I was going straight.

1047
00:53:33,555 --> 00:53:35,715
The Celica
is in one piece.

1048
00:53:35,715 --> 00:53:37,875
And, more importantly,
so is he.

1049
00:53:37,875 --> 00:53:39,875
And we're only 2-0 down.
Thanks, Pad.

1050
00:53:39,875 --> 00:53:42,475
So... Oh, that's two cars
crushed.

1051
00:53:42,475 --> 00:53:43,715
On you go.

1052
00:53:43,715 --> 00:53:45,235
Oh. Go get 'em, tiger.

1053
00:53:45,235 --> 00:53:47,915
Got to do it for the Civic.
Got to do it for the Civic!

1054
00:53:47,915 --> 00:53:50,315
Yeah, that's three cars
crushed.

1055
00:53:50,315 --> 00:53:52,075
CHRIS LAUGHS

1056
00:53:52,075 --> 00:53:54,675
So, with Fred's Celica

1057
00:53:54,675 --> 00:53:56,515
now off to the great track day
in the sky...

1058
00:53:57,795 --> 00:53:59,115
..trying to stop the crusher

1059
00:53:59,115 --> 00:54:03,035
from enjoying
a full three-course supper...

1060
00:54:03,035 --> 00:54:05,875
..would be McGuinness
and his Civic.

1061
00:54:05,875 --> 00:54:10,955
And in a clear statement
of contempt for his chances,

1062
00:54:10,955 --> 00:54:15,755
Stig had decided to take him
on in the Vauxhall Agila.

1063
00:54:15,755 --> 00:54:17,755
Paddy, we need you here.

1064
00:54:17,755 --> 00:54:21,915
Leave it to the gaffer, boys.
Oh, here we go.

1065
00:54:25,955 --> 00:54:27,275
Are you ready, Pad?

1066
00:54:27,275 --> 00:54:31,955
In three, two, one, go!

1067
00:54:31,955 --> 00:54:34,915
Go, Paddy. Go on, son!

1068
00:54:34,915 --> 00:54:36,715
We're off.

1069
00:54:38,555 --> 00:54:39,995
Oh, 'ey up.
This is a bit tricky.

1070
00:54:39,995 --> 00:54:42,715
'Ey up. There we go. Wahey!

1071
00:54:42,715 --> 00:54:45,115
Stig's got his eye in now. Look at
the speed he's going at here.

1072
00:54:48,275 --> 00:54:51,595
There we go. Hey-hey!
He looks a bit slow.

1073
00:54:53,115 --> 00:54:54,835
The Stig's round here now.

1074
00:54:54,835 --> 00:54:56,235
Is he ahead?
Comfortably.

1075
00:54:56,235 --> 00:54:57,835
Oh, he's killing him.
He's killing him.

1076
00:54:57,835 --> 00:55:00,115
Oh, my Lord.
Come on, Pad.

1077
00:55:00,115 --> 00:55:01,515
Man alive!

1078
00:55:01,515 --> 00:55:04,555
Over the line. Over the line!
Keep going. Come on, Pad!

1079
00:55:04,555 --> 00:55:06,395
That's one.
He's nowhere near.

1080
00:55:06,395 --> 00:55:07,835
BOTH LAUGH

1081
00:55:08,835 --> 00:55:10,315
Come on.

1082
00:55:12,515 --> 00:55:13,515
Where's The Stig?

1083
00:55:15,755 --> 00:55:17,795
What's McGuinness playing at?
He's here again, the Stig.

1084
00:55:17,795 --> 00:55:19,395
Come on, Paddy!

1085
00:55:19,395 --> 00:55:21,835
Oh, God. Oh, God.
Come on, come on, Pad.

1086
00:55:21,835 --> 00:55:23,835
Argh! Come on.

1087
00:55:25,595 --> 00:55:27,155
Go! Go, go, go!

1088
00:55:28,355 --> 00:55:31,995
Oh, no. He's... Where is he?
Come on, Pad. Paddy!

1089
00:55:31,995 --> 00:55:33,915
There he goes.

1090
00:55:33,915 --> 00:55:35,235
Is that it?

1091
00:55:35,235 --> 00:55:37,155
FRED ON RADIO: Paddy,
you've finished. Come in.

1092
00:55:37,155 --> 00:55:38,235
Oh.

1093
00:55:39,355 --> 00:55:40,835
He's no idea. He's no idea.

1094
00:55:40,835 --> 00:55:42,395
Lost by about 200 metres.

1095
00:55:42,395 --> 00:55:43,835
BOTH LAUGH

1096
00:55:43,835 --> 00:55:46,915
Dear me. OK, ready? Ready?
Wait, wait, wait. Here we go.

1097
00:55:46,915 --> 00:55:48,235
Big applause.

1098
00:55:48,235 --> 00:55:51,195
CHRIS AND FRED CHEER

1099
00:55:51,195 --> 00:55:54,435
Go get in!
Go on, son!

1100
00:55:54,435 --> 00:55:55,955
Is it three for the scrapper??

1101
00:55:55,955 --> 00:55:57,595
BOTH LAUGH

1102
00:55:57,595 --> 00:56:01,075
Listen, you're too happy.
You're too happy.

1103
00:56:01,075 --> 00:56:03,995
I take it that's me.

1104
00:56:03,995 --> 00:56:05,835
You came second.

1105
00:56:05,835 --> 00:56:08,475
That's the way we look at it.
See? Positive.

1106
00:56:08,475 --> 00:56:11,395
Second place. Never mind.
So what does that mean?

1107
00:56:14,435 --> 00:56:17,275
Well, first of all,
it meant the crusher

1108
00:56:17,275 --> 00:56:19,315
had had a busy evening.

1109
00:56:19,315 --> 00:56:20,755
Oh!

1110
00:56:21,795 --> 00:56:23,475
Oh, no!

1111
00:56:23,475 --> 00:56:24,795
No, no, no.

1112
00:56:24,795 --> 00:56:28,035
Oh...

1113
00:56:29,395 --> 00:56:30,915
My word.

1114
00:56:30,915 --> 00:56:33,915
Me little Civic. Here it comes.

1115
00:56:33,915 --> 00:56:35,155
ALL GROAN

1116
00:56:35,155 --> 00:56:37,475
It's pooing out a Civic.

1117
00:56:37,475 --> 00:56:38,835
What a shame.

1118
00:56:42,275 --> 00:56:43,915
My gosh.

1119
00:56:43,915 --> 00:56:47,555
What's more,
it was time to conclude that,

1120
00:56:47,555 --> 00:56:50,395
while there may well be
a few diamonds out there

1121
00:56:50,395 --> 00:56:52,035
in the used-car rough...

1122
00:56:52,035 --> 00:56:53,355
Oh, dear.

1123
00:56:54,475 --> 00:56:57,515
..over the last couple
of days of intensive testing...

1124
00:56:57,515 --> 00:57:00,555
..we hadn't found them.

1125
00:57:00,555 --> 00:57:04,195
Well, our sub-£500 cars

1126
00:57:04,195 --> 00:57:06,875
reduced to furniture.

1127
00:57:06,875 --> 00:57:08,475
I've go to tell you, lads...

1128
00:57:08,475 --> 00:57:09,915
..I'm crushed!

1129
00:57:09,915 --> 00:57:13,155
I'm cru...! Come on,
let's get a cup of tea.

1130
00:57:15,315 --> 00:57:17,835
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1131
00:57:17,835 --> 00:57:19,875
No, I'm not sure about that.

1132
00:57:21,475 --> 00:57:24,395
So, the question was...

1133
00:57:24,395 --> 00:57:27,555
..for less than 500 quid,
could you get something

1134
00:57:27,555 --> 00:57:29,995
that will give you years
of reliable motoring?

1135
00:57:29,995 --> 00:57:33,275
And the answer is yes -
well, as long as you don't go

1136
00:57:33,275 --> 00:57:36,315
ragging it round
a tank assault course

1137
00:57:36,315 --> 00:57:38,395
or race The Stig through
a deserted scrapyard.

1138
00:57:38,395 --> 00:57:40,915
I thought it was horrible,
watching 'em get scrapped.

1139
00:57:40,915 --> 00:57:42,795
That big claw coming in...
It was medieval.

1140
00:57:42,795 --> 00:57:44,875
Hung, drawn and quartered.

1141
00:57:44,875 --> 00:57:46,195
It was like Mad Max meets

1142
00:57:46,195 --> 00:57:48,515
that grabby machine thing you play
with down in the arcade.

1143
00:57:48,515 --> 00:57:50,635
I hate to see a car die.
But we have to say,

1144
00:57:50,635 --> 00:57:53,155
all these cars were going to the
scrapper anyhow, all right?

1145
00:57:53,155 --> 00:57:55,475
Exactly. If we hadn't
have bought 'em,

1146
00:57:55,475 --> 00:57:59,195
the breakers would have. They
died so others could live.

1147
00:57:59,195 --> 00:58:00,635
And at least we gave 'em
a bit of excitement

1148
00:58:00,635 --> 00:58:02,315
before they finally kicked
the bucket.

1149
00:58:02,315 --> 00:58:03,555
And look at this -

1150
00:58:03,555 --> 00:58:06,995
we've got three beautiful
coffee tables, hey?

1151
00:58:06,995 --> 00:58:08,875
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Ah!

1152
00:58:08,875 --> 00:58:10,795
That's the end of the show
for tonight.

1153
00:58:10,795 --> 00:58:12,315
We'll be back next week,

1154
00:58:12,315 --> 00:58:14,075
when we're letting
Chris Harris loose

1155
00:58:14,075 --> 00:58:15,835
in an actual World Rally car.

1156
00:58:15,835 --> 00:58:17,715
CHEERING

1157
00:58:17,715 --> 00:58:19,995
And we're gonna
go back in time

1158
00:58:19,995 --> 00:58:23,635
to tackle motorsport
1920s-style.

1159
00:58:23,635 --> 00:58:24,915
See you then. Goodnight.

1160
00:58:24,915 --> 00:58:26,675
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE