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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,
then.

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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
just under 1,500 kilos,

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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
for anything.

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So, it definitely does the
whole supercar speed thing...

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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,
but they take a huge push.

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The pedal requires much, much more
effort than any rival car.

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Maserati's done this
deliberately to give it

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a kind of race-car feel.

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But the steering is so light
there's a bit of a mismatch

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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
the rear,

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you have lots of luggage
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Ah.

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About enough room
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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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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
kilometres.

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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.

253
00:14:03,364 --> 00:14:07,204
Oh-ho. No, out of that one.
Diesel.

254
00:14:07,204 --> 00:14:09,844
I couldn't live with that, even
if it was the best car here,

255
00:14:11,324 --> 00:14:14,444
Oh, my Lord.
That's had a bit of a life.

256
00:14:14,444 --> 00:14:15,684
Did you have a look
at the Celica?

257
00:14:15,684 --> 00:14:18,284
Sounds good. Is it all right? Sounds
good, you know.

258
00:14:18,284 --> 00:14:19,244
Here we go.

259
00:14:19,244 --> 00:14:20,884
ENGINE RUNS

260
00:14:20,884 --> 00:14:23,404
Oh! That's the frontrunner
so far.

261
00:14:23,404 --> 00:14:25,684
ENGINE REVS
Listen to that.

262
00:14:25,684 --> 00:14:28,124
Volvo.
Best seats of the lot.

263
00:14:28,124 --> 00:14:29,764
Oh.

264
00:14:29,764 --> 00:14:30,964
ENGINE RUNS

265
00:14:30,964 --> 00:14:32,364
Hey. Five cylinder...

266
00:14:32,364 --> 00:14:34,044
I've had me eye on this one.

267
00:14:34,044 --> 00:14:35,684
Frederick, sit in this.

268
00:14:35,684 --> 00:14:37,284
Do you like it?
It's lovely.

269
00:14:37,284 --> 00:14:40,244
ENGINE REVS
That's all right, that is.

270
00:14:40,244 --> 00:14:41,364
MAN: 30 seconds!

271
00:14:41,364 --> 00:14:44,404
Oh, I'm torn between
two very different cars.

272
00:14:44,404 --> 00:14:46,964
I know where I'm going.
Merc it is for me.

273
00:14:46,964 --> 00:14:49,204
PADDY: How much is that?
450 quid.

274
00:14:49,204 --> 00:14:50,484
Come on.

275
00:14:50,484 --> 00:14:52,564
Once I've finished the film,
I can do a bit of minicabbing

276
00:14:52,564 --> 00:14:54,204
to Luton Airport,
so I'm going to be...

277
00:14:54,204 --> 00:14:55,764
And I even look right
for the job, don't I?

278
00:14:55,764 --> 00:14:56,964
Aarrgh.

279
00:14:56,964 --> 00:14:58,764
Oh, he's gone Celica!

280
00:14:58,764 --> 00:15:01,164
No, no, no.

281
00:15:01,164 --> 00:15:03,364
No, I'm going Volvo.
HORN HONKS

282
00:15:03,364 --> 00:15:04,924
You can't make your mind up
for anything,

283
00:15:04,924 --> 00:15:07,964
can you, Flintoff? Volvo. Going back
to my Scandinavian roots.

284
00:15:07,964 --> 00:15:09,484
CHRIS LAUGHS
Thank you.

285
00:15:10,684 --> 00:15:12,924
ENGINES START

286
00:15:12,924 --> 00:15:15,884
Having each
put our chips on a car,

287
00:15:15,884 --> 00:15:20,484
it was time to find out what
we'd actually ended up with.

288
00:15:20,484 --> 00:15:23,084
And to do that,
we'd been given the run

289
00:15:23,084 --> 00:15:26,204
of an empty
Army training ground...

290
00:15:28,484 --> 00:15:31,644
..where, it has to be said,
the early news was...

291
00:15:31,644 --> 00:15:33,124
Go on, the little Cooper!

292
00:15:33,124 --> 00:15:34,724
Wahey!

293
00:15:34,724 --> 00:15:38,204
..I had bagged a winner.

294
00:15:38,204 --> 00:15:43,324
This Mini runs like
an absolute dream.

295
00:15:45,764 --> 00:15:48,764
114 brake horsepower
to the front wheels.

296
00:15:48,764 --> 00:15:51,884
£364.

297
00:15:54,484 --> 00:15:59,524
Aside from a few warning
lights on the dash, it's mega.

298
00:15:59,524 --> 00:16:02,964
And come on,
it might be 21 years old...

299
00:16:02,964 --> 00:16:04,964
Whoa-oa-oa!

300
00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:08,684
..but that classic Mini
styling still looks fantastic.

301
00:16:10,924 --> 00:16:13,924
It were designed
by Frank Stephenson,

302
00:16:13,924 --> 00:16:19,644
who had a hand
in designing the Ferrari F430.

303
00:16:19,644 --> 00:16:22,084
Practically a supercar,
this thing.

304
00:16:22,084 --> 00:16:25,124
Well, that's clearly not true.

305
00:16:26,564 --> 00:16:30,004
But, if you're talking
about a super car,

306
00:16:30,004 --> 00:16:32,644
for 450 quid...

307
00:16:32,644 --> 00:16:34,284
HE LAUGHS

308
00:16:34,284 --> 00:16:37,284
..my C-Class was a joy.

309
00:16:38,284 --> 00:16:40,604
The W203, launched in 2000.

310
00:16:41,964 --> 00:16:45,124
2.1-litre turbo-diesel engine.

311
00:16:45,124 --> 00:16:48,684
I've got about 140
horsepower, a load of torque.

312
00:16:48,684 --> 00:16:52,324
The fact is, I got seduced
by the rear-wheel drive

313
00:16:52,324 --> 00:16:54,204
and I've done four slides
already.

314
00:16:54,204 --> 00:16:57,444
This is, I'm sure,
the one to have.

315
00:16:57,444 --> 00:17:00,724
Although, with all the fun
you'll get from buying

316
00:17:00,724 --> 00:17:02,964
a turn-of-the-century
Mercedes like this one,

317
00:17:02,964 --> 00:17:05,524
there are...certain risks
attached.

318
00:17:06,764 --> 00:17:08,364
They're not that tough.

319
00:17:08,364 --> 00:17:10,444
This is the era when
Mercedes-Benz rusted,

320
00:17:10,444 --> 00:17:12,164
the engines
weren't that reliable.

321
00:17:12,164 --> 00:17:14,524
But come on, look at it!
For the money,

322
00:17:14,524 --> 00:17:17,004
I'm driving round
in a silver Mercedes.

323
00:17:17,004 --> 00:17:18,924
It has to be the choice,
doesn't it?

324
00:17:21,564 --> 00:17:23,044
Look at Harris.

325
00:17:23,044 --> 00:17:25,124
He's loving life in that,
sliding it about.

326
00:17:26,444 --> 00:17:28,844
I went for the Volvo V70.

327
00:17:28,844 --> 00:17:30,484
Not sure it's the right car.

328
00:17:33,124 --> 00:17:34,644
The Celica was calling me.

329
00:17:34,644 --> 00:17:36,364
I think that might have
been more fun,

330
00:17:36,364 --> 00:17:39,444
but I'm thinking £495, Volvo -

331
00:17:39,444 --> 00:17:41,084
bulletproof, reliable.

332
00:17:41,084 --> 00:17:44,124
This has done 193,000 miles,

333
00:17:44,124 --> 00:17:46,364
which for a Volvo is nothing.

334
00:17:47,604 --> 00:17:50,844
Look at Harris there, going
sideways. Nothing for me there.

335
00:17:50,844 --> 00:17:54,204
What sold it in the end
was the seat.

336
00:17:54,204 --> 00:17:58,604
As soon as I sat in it,
it was so comfy.

337
00:17:58,604 --> 00:18:00,804
I'm just worried
I've gone boring.

338
00:18:02,644 --> 00:18:04,964
GRAVEL HITS CAR
Whoa! Thanks, Chris.

339
00:18:04,964 --> 00:18:06,844
Lads, I've got to tell yer,

340
00:18:06,844 --> 00:18:10,564
this Mini is driving
like an absolute dream!

341
00:18:10,564 --> 00:18:13,644
That Mini looks far too good
for the money.

342
00:18:13,644 --> 00:18:16,844
But I've got car envy
for the Volvo as well.

343
00:18:16,844 --> 00:18:18,284
I know how good
those Volvos are.

344
00:18:18,284 --> 00:18:21,964
It's the comfiest car seat
I've ever sat in!

345
00:18:21,964 --> 00:18:27,244
There is an untold joy
in this type of car.

346
00:18:27,244 --> 00:18:29,044
I just love the fact
that you feel like

347
00:18:29,044 --> 00:18:31,484
you're beating the system.
You get in it and you think,

348
00:18:31,484 --> 00:18:33,884
"Why would you want to
spend any more money?"

349
00:18:35,724 --> 00:18:38,724
Well, it was time to find out.

350
00:18:39,804 --> 00:18:42,004
Because to see if
our bargain-basement cars

351
00:18:42,004 --> 00:18:45,084
were something you should
actually consider living with,

352
00:18:45,084 --> 00:18:48,564
the producers had decided we should
drive them through

353
00:18:48,564 --> 00:18:50,364
a tank test track.

354
00:18:50,364 --> 00:18:51,484
SOLDIER: Stop!

355
00:18:51,484 --> 00:18:52,804
Back!

356
00:18:52,804 --> 00:18:54,564
Yes, allegedly simulating

357
00:18:54,564 --> 00:18:58,084
a full year's wear and tear
on 'em,

358
00:18:58,084 --> 00:18:59,524
first would be a strength test,

359
00:18:59,524 --> 00:19:01,724
where we'd have to drag
a tractor tyre

360
00:19:01,724 --> 00:19:05,404
up and over a very steep hill.

361
00:19:05,404 --> 00:19:07,964
Then, suspension wear -

362
00:19:07,964 --> 00:19:11,124
bouncing across
a series of very bumpy dips...

363
00:19:12,444 --> 00:19:16,764
..before finally reaching
the water splash...

364
00:19:18,004 --> 00:19:19,844
..a reliability-testing wade

365
00:19:19,844 --> 00:19:23,244
through three feet
of murky water.

366
00:19:25,124 --> 00:19:28,164
Now, the tank overcame
the three obstacles

367
00:19:28,164 --> 00:19:30,284
in five minutes, 56 seconds.

368
00:19:30,284 --> 00:19:33,244
Question was, working together,

369
00:19:33,244 --> 00:19:37,524
how fast could we get
all three cars through?

370
00:19:37,524 --> 00:19:42,164
Boys, remember,
never leave a man behind.

371
00:19:42,164 --> 00:19:44,764
Or a sub-£500 car.

372
00:19:47,444 --> 00:19:48,924
ENGINES REV

373
00:19:48,924 --> 00:19:51,964
Three, two, one, go!

374
00:19:58,324 --> 00:19:59,604
What is that?

375
00:20:02,644 --> 00:20:03,724
Oh, dear, dear.

376
00:20:03,724 --> 00:20:06,764
Flintoff, you've got
a tow hook on. Let's tow it up.

377
00:20:06,764 --> 00:20:08,604
Right, come on,
we're against the clock.

378
00:20:10,004 --> 00:20:12,804
There we go, boys.

379
00:20:12,804 --> 00:20:15,524
Here we go.
Oh, he's off.

380
00:20:15,524 --> 00:20:17,484
Not a chance. Watch this.

381
00:20:17,484 --> 00:20:19,124
He's going up.

382
00:20:19,124 --> 00:20:21,564
Not a chance.
He's done it. Go on.

383
00:20:21,564 --> 00:20:24,364
Nowhere near.
Oh, God.

384
00:20:24,364 --> 00:20:26,124
She's not gonna go!

385
00:20:26,124 --> 00:20:28,484
Teamwork! You've shot off.

386
00:20:28,484 --> 00:20:30,844
I thought you wanted me
to go.

387
00:20:30,844 --> 00:20:32,764
We're gonna have to give you
a bit of a shove, aren't we?

388
00:20:35,004 --> 00:20:38,084
Right, hold on. Wait.
Don't go yet!

389
00:20:39,524 --> 00:20:40,884
CLUNK!

390
00:20:42,684 --> 00:20:44,724
Right, three,

391
00:20:44,724 --> 00:20:48,164
two, one, go!

392
00:20:51,244 --> 00:20:52,524
CLUNK

393
00:20:58,364 --> 00:21:00,164
On an angle at the top.

394
00:21:02,684 --> 00:21:04,124
Whoa!

395
00:21:04,124 --> 00:21:07,204
ENGINES REV

396
00:21:07,204 --> 00:21:08,524
Oh, dear.

397
00:21:10,844 --> 00:21:13,564
Oh, so close! So close!

398
00:21:13,564 --> 00:21:16,324
Stay there, Fred.
We've got this. Stay there.

399
00:21:16,324 --> 00:21:18,644
I'm gonna come
and ram your tyre, Fred.

400
00:21:24,604 --> 00:21:26,004
ENGINE REVS

401
00:21:26,004 --> 00:21:28,244
Oh, dear.
HE LAUGHS

402
00:21:33,684 --> 00:21:35,804
With it becoming
increasingly clear

403
00:21:35,804 --> 00:21:37,964
that our cars
didn't have enough grunt

404
00:21:37,964 --> 00:21:40,044
to get even themselves
over the hill...

405
00:21:40,044 --> 00:21:41,164
Lift it.

406
00:21:43,404 --> 00:21:45,684
There we go! Hey-hey!

407
00:21:45,684 --> 00:21:47,764
..I decided to spin
the Merc around

408
00:21:47,764 --> 00:21:50,404
and give Fred a shove
from behind.

409
00:21:51,684 --> 00:21:54,284
Flintoff, just get it
pinned in first now.

410
00:21:54,284 --> 00:21:56,324
I'm gonna go up backwards

411
00:21:56,324 --> 00:21:58,084
so I don't do my radiator
and I've got more traction,

412
00:21:58,084 --> 00:22:00,724
like I'm front-wheel drive.
Go, Chris!

413
00:22:00,724 --> 00:22:03,604
He's coming. Oh, here we go.

414
00:22:03,604 --> 00:22:06,324
Come on, Chris. Come on,
Chris. Hit me. Hit me, Chris.

415
00:22:06,324 --> 00:22:09,404
Give it the beans, Fred.
I am. Give it the beans!

416
00:22:09,404 --> 00:22:11,044
Spin it, Fred!

417
00:22:13,084 --> 00:22:16,324
Yes!
PADDY LAUGHS

418
00:22:16,324 --> 00:22:17,444
HE LAUGHS

419
00:22:17,444 --> 00:22:19,404
Oh, my God. Oh!

420
00:22:19,404 --> 00:22:20,564
Right. Yes!

421
00:22:22,044 --> 00:22:24,684
Take the tyre off quick!

422
00:22:24,684 --> 00:22:26,284
Now we've got
to get these two over.

423
00:22:26,284 --> 00:22:28,484
Give yourself
a run at it. Go on.

424
00:22:33,284 --> 00:22:34,444
Oh, dear.

425
00:22:34,444 --> 00:22:36,684
BEEPING

426
00:22:36,684 --> 00:22:38,124
Paddy, I'm beached.

427
00:22:38,124 --> 00:22:40,524
I'll give you a nudge!

428
00:22:44,964 --> 00:22:46,204
ENGINE REVS

429
00:22:47,204 --> 00:22:48,484
CLUNK

430
00:22:50,724 --> 00:22:52,524
ENGINE REVS DIMINISH

431
00:22:52,524 --> 00:22:53,924
Oooh.

432
00:22:53,924 --> 00:22:56,324
That's not even...
That is not even possible.

433
00:22:56,324 --> 00:22:57,964
How is that even possible?

434
00:22:57,964 --> 00:22:59,404
BOTH LAUGH

435
00:22:59,404 --> 00:23:01,444
I slowed down
cos I didn't want to...

436
00:23:01,444 --> 00:23:02,884
I didn't want to hurt your car.

437
00:23:02,884 --> 00:23:05,164
So that was two of us
now stuck,

438
00:23:05,164 --> 00:23:08,684
and the only option for help
was Flintoff.

439
00:23:08,684 --> 00:23:10,804
I'm coming, boys. I'm coming.

440
00:23:10,804 --> 00:23:12,404
Oh, God, no.

441
00:23:12,404 --> 00:23:13,404
No, no, no, no, no.

442
00:23:13,404 --> 00:23:15,644
No, no, no, no.

443
00:23:15,644 --> 00:23:16,684
I'm just gonna go for it.

444
00:23:23,964 --> 00:23:26,004
Yes! Whoo-hoo-hoo!

445
00:23:27,244 --> 00:23:29,164
Where's he gone?

446
00:23:29,164 --> 00:23:31,324
Oh, it's like bloody Jaws, this.

447
00:23:31,324 --> 00:23:33,964
I'm coming. Here we go.

448
00:23:35,124 --> 00:23:36,964
Oh!

449
00:23:36,964 --> 00:23:38,204
Ooh, Jeez!

450
00:23:39,484 --> 00:23:40,964
LAUGHTER

451
00:23:40,964 --> 00:23:42,484
That wasn't nice!

452
00:23:44,164 --> 00:23:48,004
Having now all just about proven
our cars' strength...

453
00:23:49,324 --> 00:23:50,964
Oh, oh, oh.

454
00:23:50,964 --> 00:23:54,684
Oh, lads...I see danger.

455
00:23:54,684 --> 00:23:58,404
..next up
was the suspension test.

456
00:24:00,804 --> 00:24:02,564
Hang back, lads, I'm going in.

457
00:24:02,564 --> 00:24:04,764
Here he goes!

458
00:24:07,044 --> 00:24:08,044
Whoa!

459
00:24:10,884 --> 00:24:12,124
Go on.

460
00:24:13,804 --> 00:24:15,724
Oh-ho! Upsy-dais...!

461
00:24:18,364 --> 00:24:21,164
Oh, no. This is not good
for this car!

462
00:24:21,164 --> 00:24:24,244
It is not enjoying it. Oh, no!

463
00:24:24,244 --> 00:24:25,524
Ooh!

464
00:24:25,524 --> 00:24:28,604
Oh, no! The Volvo is through.

465
00:24:28,604 --> 00:24:32,244
I'll tell you what, my car
did not enjoy that one bit.

466
00:24:32,244 --> 00:24:33,684
Shall I have a go?
Go on, Chris.

467
00:24:33,684 --> 00:24:35,484
Get that water out
for my little Mini.

468
00:24:37,084 --> 00:24:39,364
Oh, no!

469
00:24:39,364 --> 00:24:40,564
Oh, dear.

470
00:24:43,524 --> 00:24:45,444
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no!

471
00:24:45,444 --> 00:24:47,884
Might have to have a bit
more of a run-up at this.

472
00:24:47,884 --> 00:24:49,444
Come on, little Merc.

473
00:24:49,444 --> 00:24:51,324
That is horrendous.

474
00:24:51,324 --> 00:24:53,684
That is horrendous!

475
00:24:53,684 --> 00:24:55,364
Here we go.

476
00:24:57,004 --> 00:24:59,244
Oh! Ooh!

477
00:24:59,244 --> 00:25:00,644
God!

478
00:25:03,204 --> 00:25:05,244
Whoa, me little Mini!

479
00:25:07,604 --> 00:25:09,604
Oh, my God!

480
00:25:09,604 --> 00:25:10,684
Go on, the Cooper!

481
00:25:13,084 --> 00:25:14,684
HE LAUGHS
The Cooper's done it!

482
00:25:16,604 --> 00:25:18,564
We should have
made some time up there.

483
00:25:18,564 --> 00:25:20,684
We must have
smashed it over that, surely.

484
00:25:20,684 --> 00:25:22,604
Definitely
smashed something.

485
00:25:22,604 --> 00:25:24,364
Leaving what looked like

486
00:25:24,364 --> 00:25:27,084
an important piece of the
Mini behind...

487
00:25:27,084 --> 00:25:30,044
I literally do not know
how this Cooper's still going!

488
00:25:30,044 --> 00:25:33,404
..the car-killing dips
were done with.

489
00:25:33,404 --> 00:25:36,004
And there was just one very
unpleasant obstacle left

490
00:25:36,004 --> 00:25:39,684
between us and the finish line.

491
00:25:39,684 --> 00:25:42,004
What is going...? Oh, no...
That... That is deep.

492
00:25:44,964 --> 00:25:48,404
HE LAUGHS
This is ridiculous!

493
00:25:48,404 --> 00:25:50,644
Oh, my word.

494
00:25:50,644 --> 00:25:53,084
Go on, Pad. Get through it.
Go on.

495
00:25:53,084 --> 00:25:54,524
I'm going in.

496
00:26:00,844 --> 00:26:03,204
Go on, the Mini.
Go on, the Mini!

497
00:26:05,444 --> 00:26:06,844
Go on. Go on.

498
00:26:08,724 --> 00:26:11,204
Go on, the Mini.
Go on, the Mini!

499
00:26:12,524 --> 00:26:14,884
Go on, the Mini!

500
00:26:17,444 --> 00:26:18,484
He's done it. He's done it!

501
00:26:18,484 --> 00:26:21,884
The finishing line is ahead,
boys. The Mini's through!

502
00:26:24,044 --> 00:26:25,964
Come on, the Mercedes!

503
00:26:25,964 --> 00:26:27,564
Come on, old girl.

504
00:26:27,564 --> 00:26:28,644
Come on, girl.

505
00:26:32,924 --> 00:26:35,524
Come on, girl. Oh, my God,
I'm actually floating.

506
00:26:36,644 --> 00:26:37,964
I'm floating.

507
00:26:40,604 --> 00:26:42,444
I'm floating. I'm stuck.

508
00:26:42,444 --> 00:26:44,644
The engine's still going
but I'm stuck.

509
00:26:45,964 --> 00:26:48,364
I'm coming, Chris.

510
00:26:48,364 --> 00:26:49,684
Oh, my God.

511
00:26:51,204 --> 00:26:53,724
Go on. Come on, the Volvo!

512
00:26:57,244 --> 00:26:58,844
Don't hit me too hard!

513
00:27:02,084 --> 00:27:05,084
Yes, Fred. Yes, Fred!

514
00:27:05,084 --> 00:27:06,324
Yes, Fred.

515
00:27:06,324 --> 00:27:07,404
Keep on it.

516
00:27:10,204 --> 00:27:11,284
Yes, Fred!

517
00:27:11,284 --> 00:27:13,684
Or, to put it
more accurately...

518
00:27:13,684 --> 00:27:15,964
ENGINE FAILS

519
00:27:15,964 --> 00:27:17,604
..no, Fred.

520
00:27:17,604 --> 00:27:19,604
Me car won't start.

521
00:27:19,604 --> 00:27:21,844
Me... Me exhaust is bubbling.

522
00:27:21,844 --> 00:27:24,284
ENGINE FAILS
Oh, God.

523
00:27:24,284 --> 00:27:26,924
FRED ON RADIO:
I'm stuck now.

524
00:27:26,924 --> 00:27:30,004
Now, while Flintoff
was busy discovering

525
00:27:30,004 --> 00:27:31,924
just how deep he was stuck...

526
00:27:31,924 --> 00:27:33,604
Oh, no!
WATER WHOOSHES

527
00:27:33,604 --> 00:27:35,244
No!

528
00:27:36,484 --> 00:27:38,724
Oh, no!

529
00:27:38,724 --> 00:27:42,564
..we decided to give plan A
another good go...

530
00:27:42,564 --> 00:27:45,804
Handbrake off. Neutral.
Get it whacked out.

531
00:27:45,804 --> 00:27:48,084
Go on, push.
Speed, Chris! Speed!

532
00:27:48,084 --> 00:27:50,884
No speed! No speed!
Speed!

533
00:27:50,884 --> 00:27:53,564
Yes. Go on, son!

534
00:27:53,564 --> 00:27:55,964
..and...
Right!

535
00:27:55,964 --> 00:27:58,364
..once we'd concluded
that wasn't going to work...

536
00:27:58,364 --> 00:28:01,484
Chris! Stop. Kill it!

537
00:28:01,484 --> 00:28:05,644
..it was time
to break out plan B.

538
00:28:05,644 --> 00:28:08,804
Right. Are you ready?

539
00:28:08,804 --> 00:28:10,204
I'm gonna drop it
onto t'bonnet.

540
00:28:10,204 --> 00:28:12,604
One, two, three.
All right.

541
00:28:13,844 --> 00:28:15,284
There.
You...

542
00:28:15,284 --> 00:28:16,684
You knob!

543
00:28:16,684 --> 00:28:19,604
When I grab hold...
Oi... Oi, look at me.

544
00:28:19,604 --> 00:28:22,164
When I grab hold of that,
do not pull it.

545
00:28:22,164 --> 00:28:23,644
Have you got it?
Yeah.

546
00:28:23,644 --> 00:28:25,084
Come...

547
00:28:25,084 --> 00:28:27,204
BLEEP! You absolute...

548
00:28:27,204 --> 00:28:30,324
I've got a bad knee! You absolute
tit! I've got a bad knee!

549
00:28:30,324 --> 00:28:32,124
Do you know how cold this
is?

550
00:28:32,124 --> 00:28:34,284
Has it escaped you
that we've actually got

551
00:28:34,284 --> 00:28:35,924
to get out of here in time?
Come on.

552
00:28:35,924 --> 00:28:37,364
Yeah, you've got a point.

553
00:28:37,364 --> 00:28:40,084
So, once we'd successfully

554
00:28:40,084 --> 00:28:42,684
teamworked the tow rope
onto the Volvo...

555
00:28:42,684 --> 00:28:45,124
I can't feel me feet.

556
00:28:45,124 --> 00:28:48,364
..it was just a simple case
of hauling it out.

557
00:28:49,604 --> 00:28:51,484
Go on, Chrissy.

558
00:28:51,484 --> 00:28:52,644
Come on, the Merc!

559
00:28:54,324 --> 00:28:55,284
She's out!

560
00:28:55,284 --> 00:28:56,684
Argh!

561
00:28:56,684 --> 00:28:58,884
You big BLEEP!

562
00:28:58,884 --> 00:29:02,524
And, having successfully
demonstrated precisely

563
00:29:02,524 --> 00:29:04,804
why it was called plan B...

564
00:29:04,804 --> 00:29:08,564
You just fired a load of
bricks at me shins, you dick!

565
00:29:08,564 --> 00:29:10,244
Let's get to the finish.

566
00:29:10,244 --> 00:29:12,844
..just 100 metres short
of the chequered flag...

567
00:29:12,844 --> 00:29:15,484
WHIRRING CLUNK
Oh, God, it's gone.

568
00:29:15,484 --> 00:29:20,724
..our used-car bargains decided
enough was enough.

569
00:29:20,724 --> 00:29:22,604
Oh, God, no.

570
00:29:22,604 --> 00:29:24,444
Oh, no, no. No, no, no.

571
00:29:27,564 --> 00:29:29,004
Yeah, this is gone.

572
00:29:29,004 --> 00:29:30,604
The Merc is dead.

573
00:29:35,684 --> 00:29:37,924
Oh, here comes Tank Man!

574
00:29:40,204 --> 00:29:42,204
He looks smug.
Thank you.

575
00:29:42,204 --> 00:29:43,684
Oh, it's the results.

576
00:29:44,684 --> 00:29:46,884
"The tank completed the course

577
00:29:46,884 --> 00:29:49,084
"in five minutes
and 56 seconds."

578
00:29:49,084 --> 00:29:50,444
Oh.

579
00:29:50,444 --> 00:29:52,364
"You did not complete
the course

580
00:29:52,364 --> 00:29:56,644
"in 21 minutes and 23
seconds."

581
00:29:56,644 --> 00:30:00,084
Well, no surprise
on the result there, really.

582
00:30:05,164 --> 00:30:06,804
Where are you going?
Where are we going?

583
00:30:06,804 --> 00:30:10,244
I'll tell you where
we're going - find another car.

584
00:30:11,644 --> 00:30:12,844
I wanna dry me feet.

585
00:30:15,724 --> 00:30:17,284
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

586
00:30:17,284 --> 00:30:18,404
Ah!

587
00:30:20,804 --> 00:30:24,884
Not a good start, is it? Three
cars driven, three cars killed.

588
00:30:24,884 --> 00:30:28,164
Was that Mini dead, Pad?
Or was you being melodramatic?

589
00:30:28,164 --> 00:30:30,444
A couple of dents. It still
looked very drivable to me.

590
00:30:30,444 --> 00:30:32,804
I thought so as well. But it
turns out - common issue

591
00:30:32,804 --> 00:30:34,564
with that generation
of Mini -

592
00:30:34,564 --> 00:30:36,644
is when you drive over
a submerged telegraph pole

593
00:30:36,644 --> 00:30:38,684
on an Army barracks, it rips
the radiator clean out.

594
00:30:38,684 --> 00:30:40,084
I've heard that.
Very common.

595
00:30:40,084 --> 00:30:41,884
I've heard that. Very common.

596
00:30:41,884 --> 00:30:43,524
Anyway, we'll get back
to that film later.

597
00:30:43,524 --> 00:30:45,844
Now we must move on to EVs.

598
00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:47,964
We know everything
is going electric nowadays,

599
00:30:47,964 --> 00:30:49,884
and for some types of car,
though,

600
00:30:49,884 --> 00:30:51,764
it's not that much of
a leap from petrol, really.

601
00:30:51,764 --> 00:30:53,844
Exactly. Little city runabouts
going electric,

602
00:30:53,844 --> 00:30:55,364
it's hardly a big deal.

603
00:30:55,364 --> 00:30:57,164
But some other corners
of the car world

604
00:30:57,164 --> 00:30:59,164
might be a tougher nut
to crack.

605
00:31:08,164 --> 00:31:10,484
The good
old-fashioned pick-up truck...

606
00:31:12,204 --> 00:31:17,484
..which, here in America,
is big business.

607
00:31:17,484 --> 00:31:21,484
Literally millions of these
are sold over here every year.

608
00:31:21,484 --> 00:31:24,164
And they're not just bought
by farmers and lumberjacks,

609
00:31:24,164 --> 00:31:26,364
they're bought by everyone.

610
00:31:26,364 --> 00:31:29,764
So far, they've been
very much not electric,

611
00:31:29,764 --> 00:31:31,364
very petrol.

612
00:31:31,364 --> 00:31:34,724
But all that could
be about to change,

613
00:31:34,724 --> 00:31:36,764
thanks to that lad.

614
00:31:40,364 --> 00:31:43,524
It's called the R1T.

615
00:31:43,524 --> 00:31:48,764
And it comes from an American
start-up called Rivian.

616
00:31:50,204 --> 00:31:54,244
Yes, the race to launch the
world's first electric pick-up

617
00:31:54,244 --> 00:31:57,804
has been won not by Ford
or even Tesla...

618
00:31:59,444 --> 00:32:03,124
..but by a company
you've never heard of.

619
00:32:04,604 --> 00:32:08,324
And they're doing things
a little bit different.

620
00:32:13,924 --> 00:32:15,364
Your traditional pick-up truck,

621
00:32:15,364 --> 00:32:19,244
well, they're generally
a bit rough and ready inside.

622
00:32:19,244 --> 00:32:22,644
Not this one.
This is business class.

623
00:32:22,644 --> 00:32:27,804
It's all big screens, recycled,
sustainable materials.

624
00:32:27,804 --> 00:32:29,204
And because it's electric...

625
00:32:31,324 --> 00:32:34,204
..it's quiet,
it's effortless to drive.

626
00:32:34,204 --> 00:32:35,884
It's classy.

627
00:32:37,204 --> 00:32:39,124
This is a good start.

628
00:32:41,364 --> 00:32:43,564
But then it needs to be...

629
00:32:44,924 --> 00:32:46,644
..because the world's
expecting big things

630
00:32:46,644 --> 00:32:48,364
from this truck.

631
00:32:49,724 --> 00:32:54,444
Last year, after Rivian had
built just a handful of cars,

632
00:32:54,444 --> 00:32:56,564
the company offered up
a load of shares for sale.

633
00:32:57,644 --> 00:33:02,444
They were so popular that
within just a couple of days

634
00:33:02,444 --> 00:33:04,124
Rivian was worth...

635
00:33:05,324 --> 00:33:09,724
..$127 billion.

636
00:33:11,364 --> 00:33:12,604
Billion.

637
00:33:14,004 --> 00:33:16,684
Which meant
that this tiny start-up,

638
00:33:16,684 --> 00:33:20,524
that had never made a penny in
profit, was suddenly

639
00:33:20,524 --> 00:33:22,964
more valuable than Kuwait.

640
00:33:24,444 --> 00:33:26,964
What that says about the
world of stocks and shares

641
00:33:26,964 --> 00:33:28,724
I have no idea,

642
00:33:28,724 --> 00:33:31,724
but what it does mean
is that a lot of people

643
00:33:31,724 --> 00:33:35,124
have got a lot riding
on this being good.

644
00:33:36,684 --> 00:33:38,284
And let's face it,

645
00:33:38,284 --> 00:33:41,244
you don't buy a pick-up just
to potter along the highways.

646
00:33:42,524 --> 00:33:47,564
The Rivian needs to cut it
in the great outdoors.

647
00:33:52,844 --> 00:33:54,004
And weirdly,

648
00:33:54,004 --> 00:33:56,724
that's where electric
makes a whole lot of sense...

649
00:33:58,284 --> 00:34:01,004
..because regular pick-ups
have the engine at the front,

650
00:34:01,004 --> 00:34:03,204
sending power
to the four wheels,

651
00:34:03,204 --> 00:34:06,644
with a lot of complicated
drive shafts and differentials.

652
00:34:06,644 --> 00:34:10,724
But the Rivian has an individual
motor on each wheel.

653
00:34:13,044 --> 00:34:16,804
And that means...
it can do this.

654
00:34:18,284 --> 00:34:19,724
Yes!

655
00:34:20,964 --> 00:34:23,804
Oh, it sends just
the right amount of power

656
00:34:23,804 --> 00:34:26,084
to whichever corner

657
00:34:26,084 --> 00:34:28,444
needs it most,
so that means plenty of grip,

658
00:34:28,444 --> 00:34:31,644
plenty of torque,
but plenty of fun!

659
00:34:32,964 --> 00:34:34,524
Whoa-oh!

660
00:34:34,524 --> 00:34:36,964
Get up. There we go!

661
00:34:36,964 --> 00:34:38,884
Up the hill.

662
00:34:38,884 --> 00:34:40,604
It just eats anything up.

663
00:34:44,804 --> 00:34:47,964
Oh, yes. Look at you go!

664
00:34:49,564 --> 00:34:52,564
Now I'm on the straight
and I'm just gonna go.

665
00:34:53,964 --> 00:34:55,524
Oh, my word.

666
00:34:55,524 --> 00:34:58,084
55, 60.

667
00:34:59,444 --> 00:35:02,764
75. I'm off-road.

668
00:35:02,764 --> 00:35:05,724
This thing, I'm telling you,
is a weapon.

669
00:35:07,844 --> 00:35:11,764
And that's before
you find drift mode,

670
00:35:11,764 --> 00:35:13,924
which shuts down
the stability control,

671
00:35:13,924 --> 00:35:16,164
stiffens up the suspension,

672
00:35:16,164 --> 00:35:19,604
and sends a whole heap
of torque to the back.

673
00:35:21,844 --> 00:35:24,564
HE LAUGHS
Come on. Here we go.

674
00:35:27,884 --> 00:35:31,564
Oh, yeah, go on, lad!
HE LAUGHS

675
00:35:36,644 --> 00:35:37,684
HE LAUGHS

676
00:35:42,164 --> 00:35:43,604
This is immense.

677
00:35:53,924 --> 00:35:55,684
What a car!

678
00:35:55,684 --> 00:36:00,004
So the Rivian will definitely
get you off the beaten track.

679
00:36:00,004 --> 00:36:01,644
HE LAUGHS

680
00:36:02,684 --> 00:36:04,324
..and a 300-mile range

681
00:36:04,324 --> 00:36:07,604
should be enough
to get you back on it...

682
00:36:09,164 --> 00:36:11,004
..but just like any EV,

683
00:36:11,004 --> 00:36:15,244
that half-decent range
does come at a cost.

684
00:36:16,884 --> 00:36:22,084
Because to get a 300-mile
range in a truck this size,

685
00:36:22,084 --> 00:36:24,004
you're gonna need
a big battery.

686
00:36:24,004 --> 00:36:26,244
A really big battery.

687
00:36:27,604 --> 00:36:34,404
And that means this R1T
weighs three tonnes.

688
00:36:34,404 --> 00:36:36,444
That's pretty much
three Ford Fiestas.

689
00:36:36,444 --> 00:36:40,444
If this new electric-car era
is all about efficiency

690
00:36:40,444 --> 00:36:42,684
and treading a little lighter,

691
00:36:42,684 --> 00:36:45,924
I'm not sure a three-tonne
truck is the way forward.

692
00:36:47,924 --> 00:36:49,804
But if Rivian's
going to succeed,

693
00:36:49,804 --> 00:36:53,484
to be honest, it's not me
that needs convincing,

694
00:36:53,484 --> 00:36:55,484
it's these guys -

695
00:36:55,484 --> 00:36:58,484
traditional pick-up
petrolheads.

696
00:37:02,404 --> 00:37:03,924
Now, this is gonna be
a big test,

697
00:37:03,924 --> 00:37:05,884
getting the opinion
of the locals.

698
00:37:07,684 --> 00:37:10,364
Oh, oh, they're having a look
already.

699
00:37:12,364 --> 00:37:14,804
Afternoon, gentlemen.
What are we thinking?

700
00:37:14,804 --> 00:37:19,684
What is it? What is it? It's a
Rivian. All-electric pick-up truck.

701
00:37:19,684 --> 00:37:22,324
No way! What do you reckon?
Come and have a look.

702
00:37:22,324 --> 00:37:24,364
Got their attention.
Here we go.

703
00:37:24,364 --> 00:37:25,964
300-mile range.

704
00:37:25,964 --> 00:37:27,484
Here's the cockpit.

705
00:37:27,484 --> 00:37:29,524
Nice little one to start with,
lads.

706
00:37:29,524 --> 00:37:31,044
Just push that there.

707
00:37:31,044 --> 00:37:32,724
Just push that.
Go on, push that.

708
00:37:32,724 --> 00:37:35,884
A nice little handy torch
for them outdoor evenings.

709
00:37:37,284 --> 00:37:39,364
Here you go, lads.
Watch this, watch this.

710
00:37:39,364 --> 00:37:40,964
Storage in there.

711
00:37:42,204 --> 00:37:43,604
Hello.

712
00:37:43,604 --> 00:37:45,444
Hey? Hello!

713
00:37:45,444 --> 00:37:47,044
Look at this here.

714
00:37:47,044 --> 00:37:48,564
Air compressor.

715
00:37:48,564 --> 00:37:50,324
Blow your tyres up there?

716
00:37:50,324 --> 00:37:52,404
Blow your tyres up.
Air compressor.

717
00:37:52,404 --> 00:37:54,804
Hey? Look at you. Ha.

718
00:37:54,804 --> 00:37:57,324
Underneath the console...
Pulls out.

719
00:37:57,324 --> 00:37:58,604
MUSIC PLAYS

720
00:38:00,084 --> 00:38:02,324
Now, you wouldn't have
thought the Rivian's portable

721
00:38:02,324 --> 00:38:05,124
Bluetooth speaker would be
the thing to swing it...

722
00:38:05,124 --> 00:38:06,324
60 grand, basic.

723
00:38:06,324 --> 00:38:08,404
77, this one.
It's amazing.

724
00:38:08,404 --> 00:38:11,204
..but this crowd were
definitely coming round.

725
00:38:11,204 --> 00:38:12,484
MAN: Very, actually.

726
00:38:12,484 --> 00:38:14,124
Look at the headroom
here. Look at this!

727
00:38:14,124 --> 00:38:16,844
Holy crap. You've got like a foot.
This is a nice interior.

728
00:38:16,844 --> 00:38:19,764
There we go.
Oh! Holy cow.

729
00:38:19,764 --> 00:38:21,244
Wow.
Check that out!

730
00:38:21,244 --> 00:38:22,644
Is this a cool box?
That is cool.

731
00:38:22,644 --> 00:38:24,844
Fill this with ice,
put your beers in.

732
00:38:24,844 --> 00:38:26,924
There's your plug -
drain it through.

733
00:38:26,924 --> 00:38:28,364
MAN: Now you're ready to
party.

734
00:38:28,364 --> 00:38:30,884
Huh?
Yeah. OK.

735
00:38:30,884 --> 00:38:32,284
ENGINE REVS
Oh!

736
00:38:32,284 --> 00:38:36,044
Right, thanks for that, lads.
I've got to go.

737
00:38:36,044 --> 00:38:37,484
I think I've just been
challenged.

738
00:38:37,484 --> 00:38:39,204
Uh-oh.
Here we go.

739
00:38:41,084 --> 00:38:44,804
Oh, yes, when you take Rivian's
pick-up to the drag strip,

740
00:38:44,804 --> 00:38:49,004
you don't have to leave it
in the car park.

741
00:38:50,244 --> 00:38:52,924
That is a Dodge Viper,

742
00:38:52,924 --> 00:38:55,684
one of the fastest,
most powerful

743
00:38:55,684 --> 00:38:58,004
American sports cars ever made.

744
00:38:59,004 --> 00:39:02,044
Its 8.4-litre V10

745
00:39:02,044 --> 00:39:04,044
makes over 600 horsepower...

746
00:39:04,044 --> 00:39:05,684
ENGINE REVS

747
00:39:05,684 --> 00:39:10,124
..in a car that's less than
half the weight of the Rivian.

748
00:39:10,124 --> 00:39:12,804
But what I've failed
to mention so far is...

749
00:39:12,804 --> 00:39:17,884
..is that I've got
835 horsepower.

750
00:39:17,884 --> 00:39:19,084
ENGINES REV

751
00:39:19,084 --> 00:39:20,884
So I'm keen to race that.

752
00:39:20,884 --> 00:39:22,724
Right, here we go.

753
00:39:22,724 --> 00:39:24,684
Stick it into sport.

754
00:39:24,684 --> 00:39:25,964
Reduce the ride height.

755
00:39:30,844 --> 00:39:32,964
Let's catch me a Viper.

756
00:39:33,964 --> 00:39:35,684
ENGINES REV

757
00:39:37,124 --> 00:39:39,804
Ooh, I'm tense, I'm tense.

758
00:39:39,804 --> 00:39:42,004
STARTING BEEPS

759
00:39:52,604 --> 00:39:55,084
Oh, I'm off in the Rivian!

760
00:39:55,084 --> 00:39:58,044
Come on! 0-60, three seconds!

761
00:39:59,044 --> 00:40:02,644
Why am I shouting? It's so
quiet. Where's the Viper?

762
00:40:02,644 --> 00:40:05,044
He's coming up.
He's catching, he's catching.

763
00:40:06,044 --> 00:40:08,004
Come on, the Rivian.
Come on, the Rivian.

764
00:40:08,004 --> 00:40:10,964
Go, go, go, go!

765
00:40:10,964 --> 00:40:12,124
Come on!

766
00:40:14,724 --> 00:40:18,004
And the win!
That is something else!

767
00:40:19,324 --> 00:40:20,804
Wow!

768
00:40:22,684 --> 00:40:25,884
Get me a form.
Sign me up. I am sold!

769
00:40:30,604 --> 00:40:33,444
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

770
00:40:33,444 --> 00:40:36,604
It's very slidey. Very slidey.

771
00:40:36,604 --> 00:40:39,324
What a machine!
But, Fred, I thought

772
00:40:39,324 --> 00:40:41,364
you weren't sold
on the old electric cars?

773
00:40:41,364 --> 00:40:44,404
Honestly, I wasn't.
Every time I've driven an EV,

774
00:40:44,404 --> 00:40:46,044
I found them a bit clinical.

775
00:40:46,044 --> 00:40:47,684
And the Rivian - all right,

776
00:40:47,684 --> 00:40:49,684
the peace and quiet
I found a bit weird...

777
00:40:49,684 --> 00:40:51,924
Yeah?
But it worked amazing.

778
00:40:51,924 --> 00:40:53,924
I think I'm on the turn.

779
00:40:53,924 --> 00:40:55,244
I thought I could smell summat!

780
00:40:55,244 --> 00:40:58,644
I tell you what, though,
the Rivian, I want one.

781
00:40:58,644 --> 00:41:00,604
Problem is, Pad,
not coming to the UK.

782
00:41:00,604 --> 00:41:03,004
If you want one, you're gonna
have to move to America.

783
00:41:03,004 --> 00:41:04,964
Oh. I'll buy you a ticket.

784
00:41:04,964 --> 00:41:05,884
HE LAUGHS
I'll pack your bags.

785
00:41:05,884 --> 00:41:07,564
No need for that, is there?

786
00:41:07,564 --> 00:41:09,604
Now, this might surprise you,
but I've got a slight issue.

787
00:41:09,604 --> 00:41:11,444
Oh, here we go!
There's a bunch

788
00:41:11,444 --> 00:41:13,324
of these American trucks
coming, and if Americans

789
00:41:13,324 --> 00:41:14,884
want to cut their consumption,
that's one answer.

790
00:41:14,884 --> 00:41:17,324
The other answer is just
to buy something smaller!

791
00:41:17,324 --> 00:41:19,364
Why does it all have
to be so big and heavy?

792
00:41:19,364 --> 00:41:22,204
You do know that this show
is on in America?

793
00:41:22,204 --> 00:41:23,684
LAUGHTER
Fair point.

794
00:41:23,684 --> 00:41:25,764
You've literally just insulted
an entire nation there.

795
00:41:25,764 --> 00:41:27,244
Sorry.

796
00:41:27,244 --> 00:41:31,084
Anyway, now it's time to get back
to our cheap-car adventure.

797
00:41:34,564 --> 00:41:36,124
Right...

798
00:41:36,124 --> 00:41:38,604
This looks like it might be
quite good.

799
00:41:38,604 --> 00:41:41,084
..with our choice
of used-car options

800
00:41:41,084 --> 00:41:43,364
becoming
increasingly limited...

801
00:41:43,364 --> 00:41:45,084
Absolute dog!

802
00:41:45,084 --> 00:41:48,604
..for another crack at proving
sturdy and reliable bargains

803
00:41:48,604 --> 00:41:53,444
do exist, we'd each picked another
steed and hit the road.

804
00:42:02,204 --> 00:42:04,004
I have lucked out big time
here.

805
00:42:04,004 --> 00:42:07,084
Honda Civic. Reliability.

806
00:42:07,084 --> 00:42:09,724
They're absolutely bulletproof,
these things.

807
00:42:09,724 --> 00:42:14,204
1.6-litre five-speed manual.

808
00:42:14,204 --> 00:42:16,284
Yes, it might have only had
four days left on its MOT,

809
00:42:16,284 --> 00:42:20,204
but what a four days
they could be!

810
00:42:20,204 --> 00:42:23,324
Bodywork's OK.
Engine sounds great.

811
00:42:23,324 --> 00:42:26,764
It runs like an absolute dream.

812
00:42:26,764 --> 00:42:28,444
God rest me Mini's soul...

813
00:42:29,524 --> 00:42:31,404
..I think I might prefer
this one.

814
00:42:33,484 --> 00:42:36,564
Lads, I'm...I'm gonna
miss the Mini,

815
00:42:36,564 --> 00:42:38,924
but can you believe
the three of us are now

816
00:42:38,924 --> 00:42:41,244
in little Japanese runarounds?

817
00:42:43,364 --> 00:42:46,684
I have secretly always wanted
a Mazda 323.

818
00:42:47,924 --> 00:42:51,084
Mazda, as a company
in the '90s, made such

819
00:42:51,084 --> 00:42:52,204
beautifully engineered cars -

820
00:42:52,204 --> 00:42:53,604
everyone thought
they were like a Ford,

821
00:42:53,604 --> 00:42:55,044
but they were miles better.

822
00:42:55,044 --> 00:42:59,804
And with a peppy 1.8-litre
four-cylinder engine,

823
00:42:59,804 --> 00:43:03,604
mated to a silky-smooth
four-speed auto box,

824
00:43:03,604 --> 00:43:07,164
250 quid feels like
an absolute steal.

825
00:43:08,204 --> 00:43:09,644
The steering's lovely as well.

826
00:43:09,644 --> 00:43:12,244
You know, this is a nicer car
to drive than that Mercedes.

827
00:43:13,804 --> 00:43:17,164
I am gutted
for the Volvo.

828
00:43:17,164 --> 00:43:20,204
The good news is, it gives me a
chance to drive the Celica.

829
00:43:23,284 --> 00:43:24,484
When I was a kid,

830
00:43:24,484 --> 00:43:27,364
the Celica round our way
was a bit of a legend.

831
00:43:27,364 --> 00:43:31,084
You saw one of them,
oh, it was aspirational.

832
00:43:31,084 --> 00:43:32,764
And you can see why.

833
00:43:32,764 --> 00:43:34,644
1.8 litre.

834
00:43:34,644 --> 00:43:38,964
Variable valve timing.
Six-speed manual.

835
00:43:38,964 --> 00:43:41,884
It's every inch
the sports car...

836
00:43:41,884 --> 00:43:45,364
..now...for just 450 quid.

837
00:43:47,204 --> 00:43:48,244
Got to say, lads,

838
00:43:48,244 --> 00:43:50,604
apart from having to rev
this one to death,

839
00:43:50,604 --> 00:43:53,244
it's sweet as a nut.

840
00:43:53,244 --> 00:43:58,204
Looking around, though,
it's dirty. It is not nice.

841
00:43:58,204 --> 00:43:59,844
And a car of this age,

842
00:43:59,844 --> 00:44:02,644
you always worry about touching the
steering wheel, don't you?

843
00:44:02,644 --> 00:44:06,124
It always looks a bit...
DNAey.

844
00:44:06,124 --> 00:44:08,204
Yeah, and a cloth seat
as well, Chris.

845
00:44:08,204 --> 00:44:10,324
At least with leather,
you can just wipe 'em down.

846
00:44:10,324 --> 00:44:11,924
You don't know
what's in this seat.

847
00:44:11,924 --> 00:44:13,044
HE LAUGHS

848
00:44:13,044 --> 00:44:15,284
We live in heady
times, though, boys.

849
00:44:15,284 --> 00:44:18,324
Everyone's cars
are going up in value.

850
00:44:18,324 --> 00:44:20,964
If you just buy a car now,
sit on it for six months,

851
00:44:20,964 --> 00:44:22,444
it will probably go up 10%

852
00:44:22,444 --> 00:44:25,644
because there's a shortage of
new cars coming through

853
00:44:25,644 --> 00:44:27,724
and it's pushed
the values of all used cars up.

854
00:44:27,724 --> 00:44:31,724
So if I sit on this for six
months, I might get 500 quid.

855
00:44:31,724 --> 00:44:35,004
If you sat on that for six
months, all you'd get is TB!

856
00:44:35,004 --> 00:44:36,564
HE LAUGHS

857
00:44:38,564 --> 00:44:40,844
Now, to see
whether our second pick

858
00:44:40,844 --> 00:44:43,244
of used-car bargains
could go the distance...

859
00:44:43,244 --> 00:44:44,484
Ooh, look at this.

860
00:44:45,684 --> 00:44:48,044
..the producers had
cooked up another test...

861
00:44:49,364 --> 00:44:50,924
Deary me.

862
00:44:50,924 --> 00:44:52,244
This is a fancy place.

863
00:44:52,244 --> 00:44:55,524
..which, in a slightly
worrying development

864
00:44:55,524 --> 00:44:59,524
for our cars, appeared to be
at a massive scrapyard.

865
00:45:00,764 --> 00:45:02,204
Here we go.

866
00:45:02,204 --> 00:45:05,924
We've come to your happy
place!

867
00:45:05,924 --> 00:45:08,644
Have you ever seen
so many cars

868
00:45:08,644 --> 00:45:10,604
in one place like that?

869
00:45:10,604 --> 00:45:14,164
Look at this.
Wow. Oh, I'm happy here, lads!

870
00:45:14,164 --> 00:45:15,644
Gonna have
a little mooch about?

871
00:45:15,644 --> 00:45:17,724
Oh, yes. Right,
looking for parts now, boys.

872
00:45:17,724 --> 00:45:20,444
If you find a V8 diesel Land
Cruiser, I need a dashboard.

873
00:45:20,444 --> 00:45:22,964
LAUGHTER

874
00:45:22,964 --> 00:45:25,684
We might find one an' all,

875
00:45:25,684 --> 00:45:28,764
because this wasn't just
any old scrapper..

876
00:45:28,764 --> 00:45:31,044
..this was one of the largest

877
00:45:31,044 --> 00:45:33,844
vehicle dismantling yards
in Europe.

878
00:45:35,084 --> 00:45:39,404
A 32-acre Aladdin's cave...

879
00:45:39,404 --> 00:45:41,524
..of knackered old motors.

880
00:45:41,524 --> 00:45:43,164
There's a Capri.

881
00:45:43,164 --> 00:45:45,044
There's a Capri!
Where? Where? Where?

882
00:45:45,044 --> 00:45:47,244
LAUGHTER
What a treat!

883
00:45:47,244 --> 00:45:48,484
Look at that!

884
00:45:48,484 --> 00:45:50,764
Which one is it?
Two litre, isn't it?

885
00:45:50,764 --> 00:45:52,964
Did they sell them
on a D plate?

886
00:45:52,964 --> 00:45:54,884
That must be one
of the last Capris ever sold.

887
00:45:54,884 --> 00:45:56,644
Look at that there. That's...
That's nearly a minter.

888
00:45:56,644 --> 00:45:58,644
Tell you what,
a new wing for the front...

889
00:45:58,644 --> 00:46:01,324
Yeah.
..a bit of T-Cut, right as rain.

890
00:46:01,324 --> 00:46:02,524
Look at this.

891
00:46:03,964 --> 00:46:07,284
Ooh. "Rat in boot?"

892
00:46:07,284 --> 00:46:10,804
Is that like a new panto I've
missed out on? Rats In Boots!

893
00:46:10,804 --> 00:46:13,604
Can we see if the aforementioned
rats are living comfortably?

894
00:46:13,604 --> 00:46:15,164
Where's the rats?

895
00:46:15,164 --> 00:46:16,524
Argh! You...

896
00:46:16,524 --> 00:46:18,444
LAUGHTER

897
00:46:19,964 --> 00:46:21,404
As good as it is
looking at smashed-up cars,

898
00:46:21,404 --> 00:46:23,004
what are we doing here?

899
00:46:24,564 --> 00:46:28,724
To find out, we'd
have to wait until nightfall.

900
00:46:31,764 --> 00:46:34,004
Because with the scrapyard
closed,

901
00:46:34,004 --> 00:46:36,644
the producers had been
hard at work

902
00:46:36,644 --> 00:46:38,924
turning it...

903
00:46:38,924 --> 00:46:41,324
..into a racetrack.

904
00:46:48,644 --> 00:46:50,444
Got to say, I love
what they've done with it.

905
00:46:50,444 --> 00:46:53,124
It's like an '80s pop video.
Lovely, isn't it? Very nice.

906
00:46:53,124 --> 00:46:54,884
I love the lights
and everything else.

907
00:46:54,884 --> 00:46:56,124
Oh. Here we go.

908
00:46:56,124 --> 00:46:58,124
Thank you. Challenge.
Yeah.

909
00:46:58,124 --> 00:47:01,404
"Welcome to the Top Gear
Death Race.

910
00:47:03,084 --> 00:47:05,524
"You and your cheap cars will
now race against The Stig."

911
00:47:05,524 --> 00:47:06,604
Hmm.

912
00:47:06,604 --> 00:47:08,284
Oh, no.

913
00:47:08,284 --> 00:47:10,924
"Losing cars will be crushed."

914
00:47:11,964 --> 00:47:13,404
Oh, no, no.
I'm attached to the Civic.

915
00:47:13,404 --> 00:47:15,644
No, I don't want
the Celica crushed.

916
00:47:15,644 --> 00:47:17,244
Right.
Who's up first?

917
00:47:17,244 --> 00:47:18,284
Him.

918
00:47:18,284 --> 00:47:21,164
Ho-ho. Go on, Chris,
save your car.

919
00:47:21,164 --> 00:47:24,244
Yes, in a final bid to see

920
00:47:24,244 --> 00:47:27,404
whether any of our used-car
picks were worth saving,

921
00:47:27,404 --> 00:47:29,244
we'd now be racing...

922
00:47:32,484 --> 00:47:33,884
..to the death.

923
00:47:44,404 --> 00:47:49,444
And apparently determined to show
where we'd gone wrong,

924
00:47:49,444 --> 00:47:52,364
Stig would be driving three
of the cars we'd rejected

925
00:47:52,364 --> 00:47:54,724
the day before.

926
00:47:54,724 --> 00:47:58,684
And now, starting on
opposite sides of the yard,

927
00:47:58,684 --> 00:48:01,524
we'd be given
a three-second head start,

928
00:48:01,524 --> 00:48:04,004
aiming to stay ahead
for two laps,

929
00:48:04,004 --> 00:48:07,524
with the last to cross the
finish line getting crushed.

930
00:48:08,804 --> 00:48:10,084
Oi, clown brothers.

931
00:48:10,084 --> 00:48:11,924
Oi, you two, listen to me.

932
00:48:11,924 --> 00:48:14,564
I've noticed that
the two big strapping lads,

933
00:48:14,564 --> 00:48:18,004
combined height 72 feet,
and all the muscle,

934
00:48:18,004 --> 00:48:20,244
you've pushed me
into battle first.

935
00:48:20,244 --> 00:48:22,764
Well, yeah,
you're the pro racing driver.

936
00:48:22,764 --> 00:48:25,724
We, even though we take
the mickey, we look up to you.

937
00:48:25,724 --> 00:48:27,964
Well, we look down...up to you.
You know what I mean.

938
00:48:27,964 --> 00:48:30,964
PADDY ON RADIO: So you've got
to set us an example.

939
00:48:32,404 --> 00:48:35,204
And to take on Harris
and his Mazda,

940
00:48:35,204 --> 00:48:39,364
Stig had lined up the Rover 25.

941
00:48:45,804 --> 00:48:46,844
Are you ready, my mate?

942
00:48:46,844 --> 00:48:51,284
Do it for the good of the
second-hand car market. Three!

943
00:48:51,284 --> 00:48:52,804
BOTH: Two! One! Go!

944
00:48:52,804 --> 00:48:54,444
Oh, he's got a good start.

945
00:48:55,724 --> 00:48:56,804
'Ey!

946
00:48:56,804 --> 00:48:58,404
Come on, old girl.

947
00:49:00,404 --> 00:49:02,684
Where is he? Here we are.
Oh, there he is. Here he is.

948
00:49:04,804 --> 00:49:06,524
Right, I'm struggling a bit
with the gearbox here.

949
00:49:06,524 --> 00:49:08,084
I'm struggling a bit
with the gearbox here.

950
00:49:08,084 --> 00:49:10,244
Who's on here now? Who is
it? This is The Stig.

951
00:49:12,444 --> 00:49:13,644
Chris is on the back.

952
00:49:13,644 --> 00:49:14,764
Lovely stuff.

953
00:49:14,764 --> 00:49:17,844
You're doing fantastic, Chris.
Well ahead, pal!

954
00:49:17,844 --> 00:49:18,844
Come on!

955
00:49:24,764 --> 00:49:27,004
Got to carry more speed
through the corners, Harris!

956
00:49:27,004 --> 00:49:28,004
Go on, Chris!

957
00:49:32,044 --> 00:49:33,604
That's The Stig.
Smashed him. Well through.

958
00:49:35,484 --> 00:49:37,764
Come on,
find me a gear, you old girl!

959
00:49:41,484 --> 00:49:42,804
Go on, Chris.
Keep pushing, son.

960
00:49:42,804 --> 00:49:44,324
Really throw it in now!

961
00:49:44,324 --> 00:49:45,964
The Stig's going through here now.
He's got him.

962
00:49:45,964 --> 00:49:48,204
Go on, Chris. Go on, Chris.
Up against the tyres.

963
00:49:48,204 --> 00:49:49,764
Go on, son.
You've got this.

964
00:49:49,764 --> 00:49:51,044
Go on, Chris.
No, he's not got him.

965
00:49:51,044 --> 00:49:53,084
He's not got him.
Come on, come on. Push.

966
00:49:53,084 --> 00:49:55,284
Trying to give it everything
but my gearbox is sticking.

967
00:49:56,724 --> 00:49:59,124
That was close.
That was close.

968
00:50:04,044 --> 00:50:05,324
Here we go, here we go!

969
00:50:05,324 --> 00:50:07,564
He's got him. He's through.
Push. Come on, Chris!

970
00:50:07,564 --> 00:50:08,764
BOTH EXCLAIM

971
00:50:08,764 --> 00:50:10,404
Chris Harris.

972
00:50:10,404 --> 00:50:12,804
That was the best I could do.

973
00:50:12,804 --> 00:50:14,604
Oh!
Paddy...

974
00:50:14,604 --> 00:50:17,044
That were tight.
Do us a favour.

975
00:50:17,044 --> 00:50:18,884
Just humour him.
Oh, God...

976
00:50:18,884 --> 00:50:21,724
You know when he starts?
Excuses. Just humour him.

977
00:50:21,724 --> 00:50:24,084
This will go on and on.
Oh, it will.

978
00:50:25,764 --> 00:50:29,044
PADDY AND FRED CHEER

979
00:50:29,044 --> 00:50:31,444
Chrissy! Well done!
Is there some sarcasm here?

980
00:50:31,444 --> 00:50:32,884
Oh, no.
Hey, I'll tell you what,

981
00:50:32,884 --> 00:50:34,524
it was close, though.
You were close to him.

982
00:50:34,524 --> 00:50:36,324
I had a bit of a mechanical,
lads, I'm afraid.

983
00:50:36,324 --> 00:50:38,764
Oh! It happens in these cars,
Paddy. It does.

984
00:50:38,764 --> 00:50:40,804
The Mazda's going
to the crusher, is it?

985
00:50:40,804 --> 00:50:42,844
It's looking like it.
Do you know what?

986
00:50:42,844 --> 00:50:44,684
After it did that to me in
that race, I'm not that sad.

987
00:50:44,684 --> 00:50:45,844
What did it do, Chris?
What happened?

988
00:50:45,844 --> 00:50:47,284
Oh, the old automatic went. Ooh.

989
00:50:47,284 --> 00:50:49,924
So you've just thrown the Mazda
under the crusher? That's it?

990
00:50:49,924 --> 00:50:52,444
Well, what am I supposed
to do with it? It didn't...

991
00:50:52,444 --> 00:50:54,204
It didn't perform in
the race for me.

992
00:50:54,204 --> 00:50:57,084
Well, don't be bitter. Glitter.

993
00:50:57,084 --> 00:50:58,404
Now go on, off you pop.

994
00:50:58,404 --> 00:51:00,124
Get yourself a cup of tea.
I don't know.

995
00:51:00,124 --> 00:51:01,564
You did well. Well done,
Paddy.

996
00:51:03,324 --> 00:51:05,724
Oh, yes,
with Harris's reputation

997
00:51:05,724 --> 00:51:08,244
for snaffling out a bargain

998
00:51:08,244 --> 00:51:11,044
now being reduced
to the size of a wheelie bin,

999
00:51:11,044 --> 00:51:13,324
next it was time

1000
00:51:13,324 --> 00:51:16,364
for the battle
of the sports cars.

1001
00:51:16,364 --> 00:51:19,844
Because to chase down
Fred's Celica,

1002
00:51:19,844 --> 00:51:25,724
Stig had chosen
the MG ZT-T diesel estate.

1003
00:51:25,724 --> 00:51:27,524
I don't...

1004
00:51:27,524 --> 00:51:30,564
Don't... Come...
Just come back breathing.

1005
00:51:30,564 --> 00:51:31,684
All right.

1006
00:51:31,684 --> 00:51:33,204
I was trying to say,
"Don't die."

1007
00:51:33,204 --> 00:51:35,844
Don't say that.
I was just... Be alive.

1008
00:51:35,844 --> 00:51:38,484
You've got this, big lad!
Come on, Fred.

1009
00:51:38,484 --> 00:51:41,684
I'll put t'window up.
Yeah, that'll help.

1010
00:51:42,844 --> 00:51:44,764
Here we go.

1011
00:51:44,764 --> 00:51:46,404
Come on, the Celica.
Don't let me down.

1012
00:51:46,404 --> 00:51:50,644
Best of luck, Fred.
Three, two, one, go!

1013
00:51:56,124 --> 00:51:58,644
Well, it's a keen start.
Come on, the Celica!

1014
00:51:58,644 --> 00:52:00,004
I like this. This works well.

1015
00:52:00,004 --> 00:52:01,444
It's lovely.
It's brilliant.

1016
00:52:01,444 --> 00:52:04,084
It's like a computer game.
Wzz-vroom! It's like Fred-vision.

1017
00:52:05,484 --> 00:52:07,724
Ooh, that was
a bit close to them cars.

1018
00:52:09,364 --> 00:52:10,844
This is The Stig.

1019
00:52:13,204 --> 00:52:14,244
I think he might have him,

1020
00:52:14,244 --> 00:52:16,444
cos I think that is a heavy
old boat, that estate car.

1021
00:52:16,444 --> 00:52:18,004
A bit of a bump. Wahey!

1022
00:52:18,004 --> 00:52:19,924
Here we are.
Come on. Go, go, go.

1023
00:52:19,924 --> 00:52:22,324
He's ahead, isn't he?
Ooh.

1024
00:52:22,324 --> 00:52:25,204
Last lap, Fred. Last lap. Keep
pushing, son! Keep pushing!

1025
00:52:25,204 --> 00:52:27,284
Come on, the Celica!
Get round.

1026
00:52:33,004 --> 00:52:34,764
That was close.
Keep going, Fred!

1027
00:52:34,764 --> 00:52:38,004
You're doing a great job!
Oh, I missed it!

1028
00:52:38,004 --> 00:52:40,244
I think he's just overshot it
and gone straight on.

1029
00:52:40,244 --> 00:52:42,484
I missed it.
I was daydreaming!

1030
00:52:42,484 --> 00:52:43,644
OK, so we're done.

1031
00:52:46,804 --> 00:52:48,324
HE LAUGHS

1032
00:52:48,324 --> 00:52:50,044
He's definitely behind...

1033
00:52:50,044 --> 00:52:51,844
I think the old GPS failed!

1034
00:52:54,844 --> 00:52:57,484
No! It was going so well.

1035
00:53:02,324 --> 00:53:04,404
Here he comes.

1036
00:53:04,404 --> 00:53:07,244
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

1037
00:53:09,044 --> 00:53:13,044
Jeez! One mistake cost me.

1038
00:53:13,044 --> 00:53:15,924
How are we gonna play this?
Do the applause thingy.

1039
00:53:15,924 --> 00:53:17,484
BOTH CHEER

1040
00:53:20,084 --> 00:53:21,484
Fantastic!
All in one piece.

1041
00:53:21,484 --> 00:53:23,204
Fantastic!
Well done, Andrew.

1042
00:53:23,204 --> 00:53:25,124
Fantastic!
That was amazing!

1043
00:53:25,124 --> 00:53:26,924
Thank you for
your patronising tones.

1044
00:53:26,924 --> 00:53:28,324
PADDY AND CHRIS LAUGH

1045
00:53:28,324 --> 00:53:30,044
Did you see The Stig
actually behind you?

1046
00:53:30,044 --> 00:53:33,644
I just lost me bearings.
I was going straight.

1047
00:53:33,644 --> 00:53:35,804
The Celica
is in one piece.

1048
00:53:35,804 --> 00:53:37,964
And, more importantly,
so is he.

1049
00:53:37,964 --> 00:53:39,964
And we're only 2-0 down.
Thanks, Pad.

1050
00:53:39,964 --> 00:53:42,564
So... Oh, that's two cars
crushed.

1051
00:53:42,564 --> 00:53:43,764
On you go.

1052
00:53:43,764 --> 00:53:45,324
Oh. Go get 'em, tiger.

1053
00:53:45,324 --> 00:53:48,004
Got to do it for the Civic.
Got to do it for the Civic!

1054
00:53:48,004 --> 00:53:50,404
Yeah, that's three cars
crushed.

1055
00:53:50,404 --> 00:53:52,124
CHRIS LAUGHS

1056
00:53:52,124 --> 00:53:54,764
So, with Fred's Celica

1057
00:53:54,764 --> 00:53:56,564
now off to the great track day
in the sky...

1058
00:53:57,884 --> 00:53:59,204
..trying to stop the crusher

1059
00:53:59,204 --> 00:54:03,124
from enjoying
a full three-course supper...

1060
00:54:03,124 --> 00:54:05,964
..would be McGuinness
and his Civic.

1061
00:54:05,964 --> 00:54:11,044
And in a clear statement
of contempt for his chances,

1062
00:54:11,044 --> 00:54:15,844
Stig had decided to take him
on in the Vauxhall Agila.

1063
00:54:15,844 --> 00:54:17,844
Paddy, we need you here.

1064
00:54:17,844 --> 00:54:22,004
Leave it to the gaffer, boys.
Oh, here we go.

1065
00:54:26,004 --> 00:54:27,324
Are you ready, Pad?

1066
00:54:27,324 --> 00:54:32,044
In three, two, one, go!

1067
00:54:32,044 --> 00:54:35,004
Go, Paddy. Go on, son!

1068
00:54:35,004 --> 00:54:36,804
We're off.

1069
00:54:38,644 --> 00:54:40,084
Oh, 'ey up.
This is a bit tricky.

1070
00:54:40,084 --> 00:54:42,804
'Ey up. There we go. Wahey!

1071
00:54:42,804 --> 00:54:45,164
Stig's got his eye in now. Look at
the speed he's going at here.

1072
00:54:48,364 --> 00:54:51,644
There we go. Hey-hey!
He looks a bit slow.

1073
00:54:53,204 --> 00:54:54,924
The Stig's round here now.

1074
00:54:54,924 --> 00:54:56,324
Is he ahead?
Comfortably.

1075
00:54:56,324 --> 00:54:57,924
Oh, he's killing him.
He's killing him.

1076
00:54:57,924 --> 00:55:00,204
Oh, my Lord.
Come on, Pad.

1077
00:55:00,204 --> 00:55:01,604
Man alive!

1078
00:55:01,604 --> 00:55:04,644
Over the line. Over the line!
Keep going. Come on, Pad!

1079
00:55:04,644 --> 00:55:06,444
That's one.
He's nowhere near.

1080
00:55:06,444 --> 00:55:07,884
BOTH LAUGH

1081
00:55:08,884 --> 00:55:10,404
Come on.

1082
00:55:12,564 --> 00:55:13,564
Where's The Stig?

1083
00:55:15,844 --> 00:55:17,884
What's McGuinness playing at?
He's here again, the Stig.

1084
00:55:17,884 --> 00:55:19,484
Come on, Paddy!

1085
00:55:19,484 --> 00:55:21,884
Oh, God. Oh, God.
Come on, come on, Pad.

1086
00:55:21,884 --> 00:55:23,884
Argh! Come on.

1087
00:55:25,684 --> 00:55:27,204
Go! Go, go, go!

1088
00:55:28,444 --> 00:55:32,044
Oh, no. He's... Where is he?
Come on, Pad. Paddy!

1089
00:55:32,044 --> 00:55:33,964
There he goes.

1090
00:55:33,964 --> 00:55:35,324
Is that it?

1091
00:55:35,324 --> 00:55:37,204
FRED ON RADIO: Paddy,
you've finished. Come in.

1092
00:55:37,204 --> 00:55:38,284
Oh.

1093
00:55:39,444 --> 00:55:40,884
He's no idea. He's no idea.

1094
00:55:40,884 --> 00:55:42,444
Lost by about 200 metres.

1095
00:55:42,444 --> 00:55:43,924
BOTH LAUGH

1096
00:55:43,924 --> 00:55:47,004
Dear me. OK, ready? Ready?
Wait, wait, wait. Here we go.

1097
00:55:47,004 --> 00:55:48,324
Big applause.

1098
00:55:48,324 --> 00:55:51,284
CHRIS AND FRED CHEER

1099
00:55:51,284 --> 00:55:54,524
Go get in!
Go on, son!

1100
00:55:54,524 --> 00:55:56,004
Is it three for the scrapper??

1101
00:55:56,004 --> 00:55:57,684
BOTH LAUGH

1102
00:55:57,684 --> 00:56:01,124
Listen, you're too happy.
You're too happy.

1103
00:56:01,124 --> 00:56:04,044
I take it that's me.

1104
00:56:04,044 --> 00:56:05,924
You came second.

1105
00:56:05,924 --> 00:56:08,564
That's the way we look at it.
See? Positive.

1106
00:56:08,564 --> 00:56:11,484
Second place. Never mind.
So what does that mean?

1107
00:56:14,524 --> 00:56:17,364
Well, first of all,
it meant the crusher

1108
00:56:17,364 --> 00:56:19,364
had had a busy evening.

1109
00:56:19,364 --> 00:56:20,844
Oh!

1110
00:56:21,884 --> 00:56:23,524
Oh, no!

1111
00:56:23,524 --> 00:56:24,884
No, no, no.

1112
00:56:24,884 --> 00:56:26,724
Oh...

1113
00:56:26,724 --> 00:56:28,084
Oh...

1114
00:56:29,484 --> 00:56:30,964
My word.

1115
00:56:30,964 --> 00:56:33,964
Me little Civic. Here it comes.

1116
00:56:33,964 --> 00:56:35,204
ALL GROAN

1117
00:56:35,204 --> 00:56:37,524
It's pooing out a Civic.

1118
00:56:37,524 --> 00:56:38,924
What a shame.

1119
00:56:42,324 --> 00:56:44,004
My gosh.

1120
00:56:44,004 --> 00:56:47,644
What's more,
it was time to conclude that,

1121
00:56:47,644 --> 00:56:50,444
while there may well be
a few diamonds out there

1122
00:56:50,444 --> 00:56:52,084
in the used-car rough...

1123
00:56:52,084 --> 00:56:53,444
Oh, dear.

1124
00:56:54,564 --> 00:56:57,604
..over the last couple
of days of intensive testing...

1125
00:56:57,604 --> 00:57:00,644
..we hadn't found them.

1126
00:57:00,644 --> 00:57:04,244
Well, our sub-£500 cars

1127
00:57:04,244 --> 00:57:06,924
reduced to furniture.

1128
00:57:06,924 --> 00:57:08,524
I've go to tell you, lads...

1129
00:57:08,524 --> 00:57:10,004
..I'm crushed!

1130
00:57:10,004 --> 00:57:13,244
I'm cru...! Come on,
let's get a cup of tea.

1131
00:57:15,364 --> 00:57:17,884
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1132
00:57:17,884 --> 00:57:19,964
No, I'm not sure about that.

1133
00:57:21,524 --> 00:57:24,484
So, the question was...

1134
00:57:24,484 --> 00:57:27,644
..for less than 500 quid,
could you get something

1135
00:57:27,644 --> 00:57:30,084
that will give you years
of reliable motoring?

1136
00:57:30,084 --> 00:57:33,364
And the answer is yes -
well, as long as you don't go

1137
00:57:33,364 --> 00:57:36,404
ragging it round
a tank assault course

1138
00:57:36,404 --> 00:57:38,484
or race The Stig through
a deserted scrapyard.

1139
00:57:38,484 --> 00:57:41,004
I thought it was horrible,
watching 'em get scrapped.

1140
00:57:41,004 --> 00:57:42,844
That big claw coming in...
It was medieval.

1141
00:57:42,844 --> 00:57:44,924
Hung, drawn and quartered.

1142
00:57:44,924 --> 00:57:46,284
It was like Mad Max meets

1143
00:57:46,284 --> 00:57:48,604
that grabby machine thing you play
with down in the arcade.

1144
00:57:48,604 --> 00:57:50,724
I hate to see a car die.
But we have to say,

1145
00:57:50,724 --> 00:57:53,244
all these cars were going to the
scrapper anyhow, all right?

1146
00:57:53,244 --> 00:57:55,564
Exactly. If we hadn't
have bought 'em,

1147
00:57:55,564 --> 00:57:59,284
the breakers would have. They
died so others could live.

1148
00:57:59,284 --> 00:58:00,724
And at least we gave 'em
a bit of excitement

1149
00:58:00,724 --> 00:58:02,364
before they finally kicked
the bucket.

1150
00:58:02,364 --> 00:58:03,644
And look at this -

1151
00:58:03,644 --> 00:58:07,084
we've got three beautiful
coffee tables, hey?

1152
00:58:07,084 --> 00:58:08,964
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Ah!

1153
00:58:08,964 --> 00:58:10,844
That's the end of the show
for tonight.

1154
00:58:10,844 --> 00:58:12,404
We'll be back next week,

1155
00:58:12,404 --> 00:58:14,124
when we're letting
Chris Harris loose

1156
00:58:14,124 --> 00:58:15,924
in an actual World Rally car.

1157
00:58:15,924 --> 00:58:17,804
CHEERING

1158
00:58:17,804 --> 00:58:20,084
And we're gonna
go back in time

1159
00:58:20,084 --> 00:58:23,684
to tackle motorsport
1920s-style.

1160
00:58:23,684 --> 00:58:25,004
See you then. Goodnight.

1161
00:58:25,004 --> 00:58:26,724
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE