1 00:00:26,740 --> 00:00:29,820 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 2 00:00:36,620 --> 00:00:39,280 Hello. Welcome to Top Gear. 3 00:00:39,380 --> 00:00:40,520 In tonight's show, 4 00:00:40,620 --> 00:00:42,760 we've got every sort of car you can imagine. 5 00:00:42,860 --> 00:00:44,440 We're rammed to the gills with 'em. 6 00:00:44,540 --> 00:00:46,001 We've got dirt-cheap cars. 7 00:00:46,101 --> 00:00:47,561 We've got Italian supercars. 8 00:00:47,661 --> 00:00:49,881 - We've got electric cars. - We've got pick-up trucks. 9 00:00:49,981 --> 00:00:51,521 And, ladies and gentlemen, 10 00:00:51,621 --> 00:00:55,361 we've also got a Vauxhall Agila! 11 00:00:55,461 --> 00:00:57,761 - Rrrrr-reee! - Agila! Agila! 12 00:00:57,861 --> 00:00:59,881 Whatever your tastes, whatever your budget, 13 00:00:59,981 --> 00:01:01,721 we've got something for you tonight. 14 00:01:01,821 --> 00:01:04,161 But we're kicking off with one of the greatest names 15 00:01:04,261 --> 00:01:06,261 in motoring. 16 00:01:09,022 --> 00:01:11,022 CHRIS: Maserati. 17 00:01:13,342 --> 00:01:18,922 The Italian sports car company with a truly glorious history. 18 00:01:19,022 --> 00:01:20,722 COMMENTATOR: Stirling Moss in his Maserati number 7 19 00:01:20,822 --> 00:01:21,962 wins the race. 20 00:01:22,062 --> 00:01:24,522 CHRIS: There at the very dawn of Formula 1, 21 00:01:24,622 --> 00:01:28,362 this was the team that took the great Juan Manuel Fangio 22 00:01:28,462 --> 00:01:30,683 to his final F1 title 23 00:01:30,783 --> 00:01:32,443 and went on to build 24 00:01:32,543 --> 00:01:36,203 some of the most beautiful race cars, and road cars, 25 00:01:36,303 --> 00:01:38,303 ever seen. 26 00:01:41,983 --> 00:01:44,083 But in recent times, 27 00:01:44,183 --> 00:01:47,963 the shine has faded on the old trident badge. 28 00:01:48,063 --> 00:01:50,563 Yes, there have been some decent saloons 29 00:01:50,663 --> 00:01:52,524 and pretty coupés, 30 00:01:52,624 --> 00:01:55,764 but the closest Maserati has come to a real head-turner 31 00:01:55,864 --> 00:01:58,364 was 2004's MC12, 32 00:01:58,464 --> 00:02:02,024 which was just a Ferrari Enzo with a body kit. 33 00:02:07,104 --> 00:02:09,964 For the last genuine Maserati supercar 34 00:02:10,064 --> 00:02:12,064 you've got to go back to this... 35 00:02:13,344 --> 00:02:16,105 ...the beautiful Bora. 36 00:02:23,465 --> 00:02:25,685 This was the last genuine Maserati supercar, 37 00:02:25,785 --> 00:02:28,545 and it was built in 1971. 38 00:02:31,825 --> 00:02:35,825 So we haven't had a new one in over 50 years. 39 00:02:39,546 --> 00:02:42,026 Must be time for a new one, then. 40 00:02:47,146 --> 00:02:49,246 This is the all-new 41 00:02:49,346 --> 00:02:53,926 Maserati MC20. 42 00:02:54,026 --> 00:02:56,026 It's got supercar looks. 43 00:02:57,026 --> 00:02:59,026 It's got supercar doors. 44 00:03:00,147 --> 00:03:03,927 And with prices starting at £190,000, 45 00:03:04,027 --> 00:03:06,947 it's got a proper supercar price tag. 46 00:03:19,947 --> 00:03:23,568 But after 50 years out of the game, 47 00:03:23,668 --> 00:03:28,208 what sort of a supercar has Maserati built? 48 00:03:28,308 --> 00:03:29,688 You might think 49 00:03:29,788 --> 00:03:33,408 if you were building a supercar from scratch 50 00:03:33,508 --> 00:03:35,728 fit for the third decade of the 21st century 51 00:03:35,828 --> 00:03:39,848 that you'd go for some electric hybrid plug-in thingy. 52 00:03:39,948 --> 00:03:44,128 But the MC20 is at heart quite old school. 53 00:03:44,228 --> 00:03:47,009 No e-motor, no regenerative braking, 54 00:03:47,109 --> 00:03:50,569 just a turbo-charged V6 behind me 55 00:03:50,669 --> 00:03:53,229 sending power to the rear wheels. 56 00:03:58,309 --> 00:04:03,629 That turbo-charged V6 makes 621 horsepower... 57 00:04:05,189 --> 00:04:08,530 ...which, in a car that weighs just under 1,500 kilos, 58 00:04:08,630 --> 00:04:10,630 is plenty. 59 00:04:15,550 --> 00:04:19,270 It'll do 0-60 in 2.9 seconds... 60 00:04:20,750 --> 00:04:23,290 ...and over 200mph flat out. 61 00:04:23,390 --> 00:04:27,810 By any standards, it's a very fast car! 62 00:04:27,910 --> 00:04:32,031 You're not going to be late for anything. 63 00:04:39,071 --> 00:04:43,151 So, it definitely does the whole supercar speed thing... 64 00:04:45,431 --> 00:04:48,651 ...but with a super-stiff carbon-fibre tub, 65 00:04:48,751 --> 00:04:51,771 and double wishbone suspension all round, 66 00:04:51,871 --> 00:04:54,212 where the MC20 really comes to life... 67 00:04:54,312 --> 00:04:57,032 ...is through the corners. 68 00:04:58,072 --> 00:05:02,652 This chassis can handle really rapid direction changes. 69 00:05:02,752 --> 00:05:05,292 Wind the lock on, it's so fast 70 00:05:05,392 --> 00:05:07,812 it darts around in a way that no Porsche 911 71 00:05:07,912 --> 00:05:10,452 could possibly hope to do. 72 00:05:10,552 --> 00:05:12,132 You've got to be on top of your game. 73 00:05:12,232 --> 00:05:14,232 That's the way it should be. 74 00:05:14,913 --> 00:05:18,013 Good front-end grip. The back wants to come round, 75 00:05:18,113 --> 00:05:20,113 but it's nicely balanced. 76 00:05:29,393 --> 00:05:34,193 This is, really, a massive 620-horsepower go-kart! 77 00:05:40,154 --> 00:05:44,454 Issues? Well, it's an Italian supercar. 78 00:05:44,554 --> 00:05:46,854 Of course there are issues. 79 00:05:46,954 --> 00:05:51,414 The brakes - they're effective, but they take a huge push. 80 00:05:51,514 --> 00:05:56,054 The pedal requires much, much more effort than any rival car. 81 00:05:56,154 --> 00:05:58,014 Maserati's done this deliberately to give it 82 00:05:58,114 --> 00:06:00,115 a kind of race-car feel. 83 00:06:01,235 --> 00:06:03,975 But the steering is so light there's a bit of a mismatch 84 00:06:04,075 --> 00:06:05,575 between the input required for the brake 85 00:06:05,675 --> 00:06:08,175 and the little delicate steering inputs required 86 00:06:08,275 --> 00:06:09,535 for the light steering. 87 00:06:09,635 --> 00:06:12,255 I think the biggest problem is the size of the fuel tank - 88 00:06:12,355 --> 00:06:14,135 60 litres. 89 00:06:14,235 --> 00:06:16,435 And this V6 likes a drink. 90 00:06:17,915 --> 00:06:19,295 And then there's the question 91 00:06:19,395 --> 00:06:22,876 of where on earth you're actually going to put anything. 92 00:06:24,156 --> 00:06:26,496 Now, normally, when your engine's in the rear, 93 00:06:26,596 --> 00:06:28,716 you have lots of luggage space up front. 94 00:06:31,356 --> 00:06:32,376 Ah. 95 00:06:32,476 --> 00:06:35,336 About enough room for a pair of undercrackers 96 00:06:35,436 --> 00:06:36,736 and maybe a sock. 97 00:06:36,836 --> 00:06:39,456 However, there is more boot space back here. 98 00:06:39,556 --> 00:06:42,336 The trouble is, it's right next to the engine, 99 00:06:42,436 --> 00:06:45,097 which means it gets quite hot - bad news 100 00:06:45,197 --> 00:06:47,337 if you're transporting ice cream, 101 00:06:47,437 --> 00:06:48,577 very good news 102 00:06:48,677 --> 00:06:52,557 if you're a high-speed pizza delivery service. 103 00:06:54,397 --> 00:06:56,397 Argh, that's hot! 104 00:06:57,677 --> 00:06:59,537 But look, 105 00:06:59,637 --> 00:07:04,057 it wouldn't be a Maserati without a few...foibles. 106 00:07:04,157 --> 00:07:07,298 And in truth, it's just good to have that badge 107 00:07:07,398 --> 00:07:10,338 back in the supercar game. 108 00:07:10,438 --> 00:07:15,218 Would I have this MC20 over a McLaren or a Ferrari? 109 00:07:15,318 --> 00:07:17,818 You know what? I think I would. 110 00:07:17,918 --> 00:07:19,498 I love the simplicity. 111 00:07:19,598 --> 00:07:21,378 It's not trying to be a clever hybrid. 112 00:07:21,478 --> 00:07:22,658 I love the way it looks. 113 00:07:22,758 --> 00:07:24,258 I love the way it drives. 114 00:07:24,358 --> 00:07:27,258 It's unlike anything else on sale. 115 00:07:27,358 --> 00:07:29,819 Will it provide a prosperous 116 00:07:29,919 --> 00:07:32,979 and stable financial future for Maserati? 117 00:07:33,079 --> 00:07:34,779 Probably not. 118 00:07:34,879 --> 00:07:37,599 But I'm so glad it exists anyway. 119 00:07:39,679 --> 00:07:41,539 Whoo-hoo-hooo! 120 00:07:41,639 --> 00:07:43,639 Ha! 121 00:07:44,599 --> 00:07:47,839 (LAUGHS) Dip a wheel in the dirt! Dip a wheel in the dirt! 122 00:07:50,599 --> 00:07:54,200 I'll tell you what, it's a really great car! 123 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,860 Welcome back, Maserati. 124 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,200 We have missed you! 125 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,000 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 126 00:08:14,481 --> 00:08:15,421 Beautiful. 127 00:08:15,521 --> 00:08:17,501 Look at that. 128 00:08:17,601 --> 00:08:19,741 I love it. Last week Lotus, 129 00:08:19,841 --> 00:08:21,621 this week Maserati - 130 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,140 those legendary names coming back out the woodwork 131 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:25,941 and absolutely smashing it. 132 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:27,980 You wouldn't put your money on it. This is Maserati, 133 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,700 and its track record isn't great. When they say, 134 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,820 "We're gonna make a carbon-fibre supercar 135 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:34,781 "from scratch, including the engine," 136 00:08:34,881 --> 00:08:36,742 the correct answer is, "Course you are, lads." 137 00:08:36,842 --> 00:08:37,781 (LAUGHTER) 138 00:08:37,882 --> 00:08:40,462 But actually, they've gone and done it. And it's good. 139 00:08:40,561 --> 00:08:41,942 And I believe there's an electric version 140 00:08:42,041 --> 00:08:42,982 in the pipeline. 141 00:08:43,082 --> 00:08:44,742 - Is there, Pad? - Yeah, they're saying 142 00:08:44,842 --> 00:08:46,382 there's a convertible and an electric version 143 00:08:46,482 --> 00:08:47,742 in a couple of years. 144 00:08:47,842 --> 00:08:50,102 However, this is Maserati. A couple of years could mean 145 00:08:50,202 --> 00:08:51,661 four or five financial implosions, 146 00:08:51,762 --> 00:08:54,822 so we won't hold our breath! But this is still a great car. 147 00:08:54,921 --> 00:08:58,862 Well, now it's time to find out just how fast the MC20 is 148 00:08:58,963 --> 00:09:03,163 by putting it round our track in the hands of...The Stig. 149 00:09:05,043 --> 00:09:07,663 CHRIS: Here we go. The MC20, looking menacing in black, 150 00:09:07,762 --> 00:09:10,282 our test track looking almost entirely under water. 151 00:09:13,642 --> 00:09:16,282 The car stepping out of line at 100mph there on the straight. 152 00:09:24,044 --> 00:09:26,644 Look at the standing water. 153 00:09:27,723 --> 00:09:29,704 The MC20's carbon-fibre tub 154 00:09:29,804 --> 00:09:32,103 made by the legendary Italian race outfit Dallara. 155 00:09:32,204 --> 00:09:34,444 This car is built of the good stuff. 156 00:09:37,603 --> 00:09:39,103 Stig working his way through that eight-speed 157 00:09:39,204 --> 00:09:40,904 double-clutch gearbox. 158 00:09:41,003 --> 00:09:44,484 (ENGINE HUMS) 159 00:09:45,844 --> 00:09:48,685 That V6, not the most exciting sounding. 160 00:09:51,604 --> 00:09:54,645 Into the Follow Through. This could be interesting. 161 00:09:57,685 --> 00:09:59,964 Stig getting his money out of that steering wheel today. 162 00:10:11,445 --> 00:10:13,445 Holding it together there. 163 00:10:14,445 --> 00:10:16,305 And across the line. 164 00:10:16,406 --> 00:10:18,966 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 165 00:10:20,045 --> 00:10:22,045 PADDY: All right. 166 00:10:24,406 --> 00:10:28,226 Straight away, off the bat, it was a very, very wet lap - 167 00:10:28,325 --> 00:10:29,507 tipping it down. 168 00:10:29,607 --> 00:10:30,867 - So... - Yeah? 169 00:10:30,967 --> 00:10:33,067 The time was rock bottom. 170 00:10:33,166 --> 00:10:35,026 1:30.4. 171 00:10:35,127 --> 00:10:37,067 CHRIS: Ah. And not a good tyre 172 00:10:37,166 --> 00:10:38,266 - in the wet either. - No, no. 173 00:10:38,367 --> 00:10:39,867 So, when it dried out, 174 00:10:39,967 --> 00:10:41,906 and just after the cameras had left... 175 00:10:42,007 --> 00:10:43,067 Oh. 176 00:10:43,166 --> 00:10:44,906 ...we sent The Stig out again. 177 00:10:45,007 --> 00:10:47,347 On a dry lap, what do you reckon? 178 00:10:47,447 --> 00:10:51,068 So, 1:30.4 on a wet lap. 179 00:10:51,168 --> 00:10:52,668 17 dead. 180 00:10:52,767 --> 00:10:54,387 - 17?. - Ooh... Ooh. 181 00:10:54,487 --> 00:10:55,907 - So we're down here. - Yeah. 182 00:10:56,007 --> 00:10:56,948 Ooh. 183 00:10:57,048 --> 00:10:58,548 1:20. Higher. 184 00:10:58,647 --> 00:10:59,867 Higher. 185 00:10:59,968 --> 00:11:01,308 - I reckon... - Higher. 186 00:11:01,407 --> 00:11:03,548 - About there. About... - Where are you thinking? 187 00:11:03,647 --> 00:11:04,948 A bit slower than the GTS AMG. 188 00:11:05,048 --> 00:11:06,747 Behind the Bugatti? 189 00:11:06,848 --> 00:11:08,907 - Not a million miles away. - CHRIS: Yeah? 190 00:11:09,007 --> 00:11:10,348 1:16.6. 191 00:11:10,448 --> 00:11:11,668 CHRIS: Oh. 192 00:11:11,767 --> 00:11:14,909 It's faster than a Veyron SS! 193 00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:17,329 - (APPLAUSE) - Faster than a Veyron SS. 194 00:11:18,409 --> 00:11:19,388 Look at that. 195 00:11:19,488 --> 00:11:21,468 Unbelievable. 196 00:11:21,569 --> 00:11:24,868 And now it's time to move on and talk about money saving. 197 00:11:24,968 --> 00:11:27,029 Correct, because we've all noticed 198 00:11:27,128 --> 00:11:30,069 everything's getting very expensive right now in the UK, 199 00:11:30,169 --> 00:11:31,669 including cars. 200 00:11:31,769 --> 00:11:34,468 In the last year, the average price of a second-hand car 201 00:11:34,569 --> 00:11:37,189 - has gone up by five grand. - PADDY: Wow. 202 00:11:37,290 --> 00:11:39,430 But are there still cheap, cheerful, reliable 203 00:11:39,530 --> 00:11:41,349 used-car bargains to be had? 204 00:11:41,449 --> 00:11:43,449 We decided to find out. 205 00:11:52,530 --> 00:11:54,949 PADDY: To see if you can still pick up a dependable runabout 206 00:11:55,050 --> 00:11:57,189 for not a lot of cash, 207 00:11:57,290 --> 00:11:58,751 the producers had rounded up 208 00:11:58,851 --> 00:12:01,330 a load of used cars for us to have a look at... 209 00:12:02,371 --> 00:12:05,031 ...all bought for less than 500 quid, 210 00:12:05,131 --> 00:12:08,111 all with MOTs, ready to roll... 211 00:12:08,210 --> 00:12:10,210 ...in theory. 212 00:12:13,450 --> 00:12:16,310 - CHRIS: Wow. - PADDY: Well, I've got to say! 213 00:12:16,411 --> 00:12:19,391 Do you know what? Looking round already... 214 00:12:19,491 --> 00:12:22,512 - How are they this cheap? - Bargains! 215 00:12:22,612 --> 00:12:25,512 CHRIS: They can't have MOTs, can they? 216 00:12:25,612 --> 00:12:27,612 PADDY: Oh. Challenge. 217 00:12:28,732 --> 00:12:29,832 250 quid. 218 00:12:29,931 --> 00:12:31,271 - FRED: What, this? - PADDY: Yeah. 219 00:12:31,372 --> 00:12:32,592 CHRIS: These are great cars, tough as you like. 220 00:12:32,692 --> 00:12:34,712 - PADDY: Here you are. - Yeah. 221 00:12:34,811 --> 00:12:37,151 "You have five minutes to each choose a car." 222 00:12:37,252 --> 00:12:41,472 "You may start the engine but you may not move the car. 223 00:12:41,572 --> 00:12:44,392 "Whichever car you're in when the time's up" - oh! - 224 00:12:44,492 --> 00:12:46,553 "is the one you're going to be driving." 225 00:12:46,652 --> 00:12:47,833 When does the five minutes start? 226 00:12:47,933 --> 00:12:49,512 - Don't know. - (HORN) 227 00:12:49,612 --> 00:12:52,353 - Oh, there it is. Ay-oh-ay! - Right, I've seen that. 228 00:12:52,453 --> 00:12:53,593 First things first, 229 00:12:53,693 --> 00:12:55,913 rear suspension I think's the problem. 230 00:12:56,012 --> 00:12:57,553 That's quite solid. 231 00:12:57,652 --> 00:13:00,032 PADDY: This is the one that young Paddy would have bought, 232 00:13:00,132 --> 00:13:01,833 cos I'd have been skint 233 00:13:01,933 --> 00:13:04,093 and I'd have known it'd run and run and run. 234 00:13:05,372 --> 00:13:07,154 (ENGINE RUNS) 235 00:13:07,253 --> 00:13:09,554 Not too bad, that. I'll put that in the old reserves. 236 00:13:09,654 --> 00:13:11,353 (LAUGHS) 237 00:13:11,454 --> 00:13:13,394 FRED: What's in there, Chris? 238 00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:14,674 CHRIS: Air. Lots of fresh air! 239 00:13:14,774 --> 00:13:16,154 FRED: Paddy, what do you reckon? 240 00:13:16,253 --> 00:13:18,194 PADDY: A bit of headroom for you! 241 00:13:18,294 --> 00:13:20,074 FRED: Practical. 242 00:13:20,174 --> 00:13:23,194 (ENGINE RUNS) 243 00:13:23,294 --> 00:13:25,373 No. Can't do it. 244 00:13:29,175 --> 00:13:30,954 PADDY: There's a little MX-5 here! 245 00:13:31,055 --> 00:13:32,915 CHRIS: Have you seen the rust on that thing, Paddy? 246 00:13:33,015 --> 00:13:36,234 Rust? Oh, it's just a bit of... 247 00:13:36,334 --> 00:13:38,275 Oh... 248 00:13:38,375 --> 00:13:40,155 Oh, dear. 249 00:13:40,255 --> 00:13:42,234 That's not good. 250 00:13:42,334 --> 00:13:44,354 For 500 quid, the Merc's got to be 251 00:13:44,454 --> 00:13:46,115 the one that appeals, hasn't it? 252 00:13:46,214 --> 00:13:48,155 She's done 380,000 kilometres. 253 00:13:48,255 --> 00:13:50,194 (ENGINE RUNS) 254 00:13:50,295 --> 00:13:51,876 Starts OK. 255 00:13:51,976 --> 00:13:53,195 That is a good car. 256 00:13:53,295 --> 00:13:55,236 Oh, I'm going to look at the MG. 257 00:13:55,336 --> 00:13:57,795 I'm panic...panicking. 258 00:13:57,896 --> 00:13:58,996 Lads, 364! 259 00:13:59,096 --> 00:14:01,075 It's got the chequered flag on and everything! 260 00:14:01,175 --> 00:14:02,996 Start it up, Pad. 261 00:14:03,096 --> 00:14:05,036 (ENGINE RUNS) 262 00:14:05,136 --> 00:14:08,716 Absolutely sweet as a nut, this one. 263 00:14:08,815 --> 00:14:12,476 Oh-ho. No, out of that one. Diesel. 264 00:14:12,575 --> 00:14:15,217 I couldn't live with that, even if it was the best car here, 265 00:14:16,737 --> 00:14:19,717 Oh, my Lord. That's had a bit of a life. 266 00:14:19,817 --> 00:14:20,957 Did you have a look at the Celica? 267 00:14:21,056 --> 00:14:22,237 - PADDY: Sounds good. - FRED: Is it all right? 268 00:14:22,337 --> 00:14:23,597 PADDY: Sounds good, you know. 269 00:14:23,697 --> 00:14:24,637 FRED: Here we go. 270 00:14:24,737 --> 00:14:26,197 (ENGINE RUNS) 271 00:14:26,296 --> 00:14:28,676 Oh! That's the frontrunner so far. 272 00:14:28,776 --> 00:14:30,916 - (ENGINE REVS) - Listen to that. 273 00:14:31,016 --> 00:14:33,516 CHRIS: Volvo. Best seats of the lot. 274 00:14:33,617 --> 00:14:35,157 Oh. 275 00:14:35,257 --> 00:14:36,237 (ENGINE RUNS) 276 00:14:36,338 --> 00:14:37,678 - FRED: Hey. - Five cylinder... 277 00:14:37,777 --> 00:14:39,397 I've had me eye on this one. 278 00:14:39,497 --> 00:14:41,038 Frederick, sit in this. 279 00:14:41,137 --> 00:14:42,558 - Do you like it? - It's lovely. 280 00:14:42,657 --> 00:14:45,558 - (ENGINE REVS) - That's all right, that is. 281 00:14:45,657 --> 00:14:46,718 MAN: 30 seconds! 282 00:14:46,818 --> 00:14:49,718 Oh, I'm torn between two very different cars. 283 00:14:49,818 --> 00:14:52,237 I know where I'm going. Merc it is for me. 284 00:14:52,338 --> 00:14:54,558 - PADDY: How much is that? - CHRIS: 450 quid. 285 00:14:54,657 --> 00:14:55,798 Come on. 286 00:14:55,897 --> 00:14:57,838 Once I've finished the film, I can do a bit of minicabbing 287 00:14:57,939 --> 00:14:59,519 to Luton Airport, so I'm going to be... 288 00:14:59,618 --> 00:15:01,118 And I even look right for the job, don't I? 289 00:15:01,218 --> 00:15:02,399 Aarrgh. 290 00:15:02,498 --> 00:15:04,079 Oh, he's gone Celica! 291 00:15:04,179 --> 00:15:06,439 No, no, no. 292 00:15:06,539 --> 00:15:08,679 - No, I'm going Volvo. - (HORN) 293 00:15:08,779 --> 00:15:10,199 You can't make your mind up for anything, 294 00:15:10,299 --> 00:15:11,639 - can you, Flintoff? - Volvo. 295 00:15:11,738 --> 00:15:13,238 Going back to my Scandinavian roots. 296 00:15:13,338 --> 00:15:15,338 - (CHRIS LAUGHS) - FRED: Thank you. 297 00:15:16,138 --> 00:15:18,238 (ENGINES START) 298 00:15:18,338 --> 00:15:21,199 PADDY: Having each put our chips on a car, 299 00:15:21,300 --> 00:15:25,760 it was time to find out what we'd actually ended up with. 300 00:15:25,859 --> 00:15:28,400 And to do that, we'd been given the run 301 00:15:28,500 --> 00:15:31,579 of an empty Army training ground... 302 00:15:33,819 --> 00:15:37,000 ...where, it has to be said, the early news was... 303 00:15:37,099 --> 00:15:38,520 Go on, the little Cooper! 304 00:15:38,620 --> 00:15:40,000 Wahey! 305 00:15:40,099 --> 00:15:43,521 ...I had bagged a winner. 306 00:15:43,621 --> 00:15:48,741 This Mini runs like an absolute dream. 307 00:15:51,141 --> 00:15:54,121 114 brake horsepower to the front wheels. 308 00:15:54,221 --> 00:15:57,300 £364. 309 00:15:59,901 --> 00:16:04,021 Aside from a few warning lights on the dash, it's mega. 310 00:16:04,820 --> 00:16:08,242 And come on, it might be 21 years old... 311 00:16:08,342 --> 00:16:10,242 Whoa-oa-oa! 312 00:16:10,342 --> 00:16:14,102 ...but that classic Mini styling still looks fantastic. 313 00:16:16,301 --> 00:16:19,161 It were designed by Frank Stephenson, 314 00:16:19,262 --> 00:16:24,882 who had a hand in designing the Ferrari F430. 315 00:16:24,982 --> 00:16:27,402 Practically a supercar, this thing. 316 00:16:27,502 --> 00:16:30,543 CHRIS: Well, that's clearly not true. 317 00:16:31,943 --> 00:16:35,402 But, if you're talking about a super car, 318 00:16:35,502 --> 00:16:38,002 for 450 quid... 319 00:16:38,103 --> 00:16:39,642 (LAUGHS) 320 00:16:39,742 --> 00:16:42,663 ...my C-Class was a joy. 321 00:16:43,823 --> 00:16:46,063 The W203, launched in 2000. 322 00:16:47,423 --> 00:16:50,444 2.1-litre turbo-diesel engine. 323 00:16:50,544 --> 00:16:53,924 I've got about 140 horsepower, a load of torque. 324 00:16:54,024 --> 00:16:57,603 The fact is, I got seduced by the rear-wheel drive 325 00:16:57,704 --> 00:16:59,483 and I've done four slides already. 326 00:16:59,584 --> 00:17:02,723 This is, I'm sure, the one to have. 327 00:17:02,824 --> 00:17:06,043 Although, with all the fun you'll get from buying 328 00:17:06,144 --> 00:17:08,323 a turn-of-the-century Mercedes like this one, 329 00:17:08,424 --> 00:17:10,984 there are...certain risks attached. 330 00:17:12,264 --> 00:17:13,605 They're not that tough. 331 00:17:13,705 --> 00:17:15,764 This is the era when Mercedes-Benz rusted, 332 00:17:15,865 --> 00:17:17,485 the engines weren't that reliable. 333 00:17:17,585 --> 00:17:19,805 But come on, look at it! For the money, 334 00:17:19,905 --> 00:17:22,325 I'm driving round in a silver Mercedes. 335 00:17:22,425 --> 00:17:24,425 It has to be the choice, doesn't it? 336 00:17:26,985 --> 00:17:28,325 FRED: Look at Harris. 337 00:17:28,425 --> 00:17:30,504 He's loving life in that, sliding it about. 338 00:17:31,865 --> 00:17:34,205 I went for the Volvo V70. 339 00:17:34,305 --> 00:17:36,306 Not sure it's the right car. 340 00:17:38,505 --> 00:17:39,886 The Celica was calling me. 341 00:17:39,985 --> 00:17:41,686 I think that might have been more fun, 342 00:17:41,786 --> 00:17:44,846 but I'm thinking £495, Volvo - 343 00:17:44,946 --> 00:17:46,406 bulletproof, reliable. 344 00:17:46,505 --> 00:17:49,566 This has done 193,000 miles, 345 00:17:49,666 --> 00:17:51,826 which for a Volvo is nothing. 346 00:17:53,026 --> 00:17:54,485 Look at Harris there, going sideways. 347 00:17:54,586 --> 00:17:56,166 Nothing for me there. 348 00:17:56,265 --> 00:17:59,527 What sold it in the end was the seat. 349 00:17:59,627 --> 00:18:03,847 As soon as I sat in it, it was so comfy. 350 00:18:03,947 --> 00:18:06,187 I'm just worried I've gone boring. 351 00:18:07,986 --> 00:18:10,327 - (GRAVEL HITS CAR) - Whoa! Thanks, Chris. 352 00:18:10,427 --> 00:18:12,087 Lads, I've got to tell yer, 353 00:18:12,187 --> 00:18:15,887 this Mini is driving like an absolute dream! 354 00:18:15,986 --> 00:18:18,966 That Mini looks far too good for the money. 355 00:18:19,067 --> 00:18:22,128 But I've got car envy for the Volvo as well. 356 00:18:22,228 --> 00:18:23,568 I know how good those Volvos are. 357 00:18:23,668 --> 00:18:27,207 It's the comfiest car seat I've ever sat in! 358 00:18:27,308 --> 00:18:32,568 CHRIS: There is an untold joy in this type of car. 359 00:18:32,668 --> 00:18:34,288 I just love the fact that you feel like 360 00:18:34,388 --> 00:18:36,768 you're beating the system. You get in it and you think, 361 00:18:36,868 --> 00:18:39,227 "Why would you want to spend any more money?" 362 00:18:41,227 --> 00:18:44,149 PADDY: Well, it was time to find out. 363 00:18:45,188 --> 00:18:47,289 Because to see if our bargain-basement cars 364 00:18:47,389 --> 00:18:50,408 were something you should actually consider living with, 365 00:18:50,509 --> 00:18:53,889 the producers had decided we should drive them through 366 00:18:53,989 --> 00:18:55,688 a tank test track. 367 00:18:55,789 --> 00:18:56,849 SOLDIER: Stop! 368 00:18:56,948 --> 00:18:58,209 Back! 369 00:18:58,309 --> 00:18:59,889 Yes, allegedly simulating 370 00:18:59,989 --> 00:19:03,369 a full year's wear and tear on 'em, 371 00:19:03,469 --> 00:19:04,810 first would be a strength test, 372 00:19:04,909 --> 00:19:07,050 where we'd have to drag a tractor tyre 373 00:19:07,149 --> 00:19:10,770 up and over a very steep hill. 374 00:19:10,870 --> 00:19:13,250 Then, suspension wear - 375 00:19:13,350 --> 00:19:16,590 bouncing across a series of very bumpy dips... 376 00:19:17,830 --> 00:19:22,149 ...before finally reaching the water splash... 377 00:19:23,430 --> 00:19:25,169 ...a reliability-testing wade 378 00:19:25,270 --> 00:19:28,630 through three feet of murky water. 379 00:19:30,511 --> 00:19:33,531 Now, the tank overcame the three obstacles 380 00:19:33,630 --> 00:19:35,651 in five minutes, 56 seconds. 381 00:19:35,751 --> 00:19:38,531 Question was, working together, 382 00:19:38,630 --> 00:19:42,811 how fast could we get all three cars through? 383 00:19:42,911 --> 00:19:47,610 Boys, remember, never leave a man behind. 384 00:19:47,711 --> 00:19:50,111 Or a sub-£500 car. 385 00:19:52,912 --> 00:19:54,331 (ENGINES REV) 386 00:19:54,432 --> 00:19:57,392 Three, two, one, go! 387 00:20:03,752 --> 00:20:05,752 What is that? 388 00:20:08,072 --> 00:20:08,972 Oh, dear, dear. 389 00:20:09,072 --> 00:20:12,013 Flintoff, you've got a tow hook on. Let's tow it up. 390 00:20:12,113 --> 00:20:14,113 Right, come on, we're against the clock. 391 00:20:15,513 --> 00:20:18,052 PADDY: There we go, boys. 392 00:20:18,153 --> 00:20:20,893 - Here we go. - PADDY: Oh, he's off. 393 00:20:20,993 --> 00:20:22,853 CHRIS: Not a chance. Watch this. 394 00:20:22,953 --> 00:20:24,373 PADDY: He's going up. 395 00:20:24,473 --> 00:20:26,853 - CHRIS: Not a chance. - PADDY: He's done it. Go on. 396 00:20:26,953 --> 00:20:29,773 - CHRIS: Nowhere near. - PADDY: Oh, God. 397 00:20:29,873 --> 00:20:31,493 She's not gonna go. 398 00:20:31,592 --> 00:20:33,812 Teamwork! You've shot off. 399 00:20:33,913 --> 00:20:36,134 I thought you wanted me to go. 400 00:20:36,234 --> 00:20:38,234 We're gonna have to give you a bit of a shove, aren't we? 401 00:20:40,354 --> 00:20:43,474 Right, hold on. Wait. Don't go yet! 402 00:20:44,954 --> 00:20:46,954 (CLUNK) 403 00:20:48,114 --> 00:20:50,094 Right, three, 404 00:20:50,194 --> 00:20:53,594 two, one, go! 405 00:20:56,634 --> 00:20:58,635 (CLUNK) 406 00:21:03,835 --> 00:21:05,835 PADDY: On an angle at the top. 407 00:21:08,155 --> 00:21:09,495 Whoa! 408 00:21:09,595 --> 00:21:12,534 (ENGINES REV) 409 00:21:12,635 --> 00:21:14,635 Oh, dear. 410 00:21:16,315 --> 00:21:18,895 Oh, so close! So close! 411 00:21:18,995 --> 00:21:21,616 PADDY: Stay there, Fred. We've got this. Stay there. 412 00:21:21,716 --> 00:21:24,036 I'm gonna come and ram your tyre, Fred. 413 00:21:30,076 --> 00:21:31,336 (ENGINE REVS) 414 00:21:31,436 --> 00:21:33,676 - Oh, dear. - (LAUGHS) 415 00:21:39,116 --> 00:21:41,136 CHRIS: With it becoming increasingly clear 416 00:21:41,235 --> 00:21:43,216 that our cars didn't have enough grunt 417 00:21:43,317 --> 00:21:45,417 to get even themselves over the hill... 418 00:21:45,517 --> 00:21:47,517 Lift it. 419 00:21:48,956 --> 00:21:51,017 There we go! Hey-hey! 420 00:21:51,117 --> 00:21:53,097 ...I decided to spin the Merc around 421 00:21:53,197 --> 00:21:55,837 and give Fred a shove from behind. 422 00:21:57,077 --> 00:21:59,657 CHRIS: Flintoff, just get it pinned in first now. 423 00:21:59,757 --> 00:22:01,617 I'm gonna go up backwards 424 00:22:01,716 --> 00:22:03,377 so I don't do my radiator and I've got more traction, 425 00:22:03,476 --> 00:22:06,098 - like I'm front-wheel drive. - PADDY: Go, Chris! 426 00:22:06,197 --> 00:22:08,937 He's coming. Oh, here we go. 427 00:22:09,038 --> 00:22:11,578 Come on, Chris. Come on, Chris. Hit me. Hit me, Chris. 428 00:22:11,677 --> 00:22:13,258 - Give it the beans, Fred. - I am. 429 00:22:13,358 --> 00:22:14,778 Give it the beans! 430 00:22:14,878 --> 00:22:16,878 PADDY: Spin it, Fred! 431 00:22:18,558 --> 00:22:21,618 Yes! (LAUGHS) 432 00:22:21,717 --> 00:22:22,778 (LAUGHS) 433 00:22:22,878 --> 00:22:24,778 Oh, my God. Oh! 434 00:22:24,878 --> 00:22:26,879 - CHRIS: Right. - Yes! 435 00:22:27,479 --> 00:22:30,019 Take the tyre off quick! 436 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:31,539 CHRIS: Now we've got to get these two over. 437 00:22:31,639 --> 00:22:33,959 PADDY: Give yourself a run at it. Go on. 438 00:22:38,759 --> 00:22:39,779 Oh, dear. 439 00:22:39,879 --> 00:22:42,059 (BEEPING) 440 00:22:42,158 --> 00:22:43,539 Paddy, I'm beached. 441 00:22:43,639 --> 00:22:45,918 PADDY: I'll give you a nudge! 442 00:22:50,399 --> 00:22:52,399 (ENGINE REVS) 443 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,720 (CLUNK) 444 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:57,899 (ENGINE REVS DIMINISH) 445 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,220 Oooh. 446 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,620 That's not even... That is not even possible. 447 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:03,340 How is that even possible? 448 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:04,659 (BOTH LAUGH) 449 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:06,740 PADDY: I slowed down cos I didn't want to... 450 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:08,180 I didn't want to hurt your car. 451 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:10,460 CHRIS: So that was two of us now stuck, 452 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:14,021 and the only option for help was Flintoff. 453 00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:16,140 FRED: I'm coming, boys. I'm coming. 454 00:23:16,241 --> 00:23:17,781 Oh, God, no. 455 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:18,821 No, no, no, no, no. 456 00:23:18,921 --> 00:23:20,981 PADDY: No, no, no, no. 457 00:23:21,081 --> 00:23:23,081 I'm just gonna go for it. 458 00:23:29,401 --> 00:23:31,401 Yes! Whoo-hoo-hoo! 459 00:23:32,681 --> 00:23:34,542 PADDY: Where's he gone? 460 00:23:34,642 --> 00:23:36,742 Oh, it's like bloody Jaws, this. 461 00:23:36,841 --> 00:23:39,442 FRED: I'm coming. Here we go. 462 00:23:40,562 --> 00:23:42,302 Oh! 463 00:23:42,402 --> 00:23:44,402 Ooh, Jeez! 464 00:23:44,922 --> 00:23:46,302 (LAUGHTER) 465 00:23:46,402 --> 00:23:48,402 PADDY: That wasn't nice! 466 00:23:49,562 --> 00:23:51,942 CHRIS: Having now all just about proven 467 00:23:52,042 --> 00:23:54,042 our cars' strength... 468 00:23:54,841 --> 00:23:56,263 PADDY: Oh, oh, oh. 469 00:23:56,363 --> 00:23:59,943 Oh, lads...I see danger. 470 00:24:00,043 --> 00:24:03,802 ...next up was the suspension test. 471 00:24:06,283 --> 00:24:07,903 Hang back, lads, I'm going in. 472 00:24:08,003 --> 00:24:10,123 PADDY: Here he goes! 473 00:24:12,443 --> 00:24:14,443 Whoa! 474 00:24:16,363 --> 00:24:18,363 Go on. 475 00:24:19,283 --> 00:24:21,283 Oh-ho! Upsy-dais...! 476 00:24:23,764 --> 00:24:26,504 Oh, no. This is not good for this car! 477 00:24:26,604 --> 00:24:29,624 It is not enjoying it. Oh, no! 478 00:24:29,724 --> 00:24:30,904 Ooh! 479 00:24:31,004 --> 00:24:33,984 Oh, no! The Volvo is through. 480 00:24:34,084 --> 00:24:37,584 I'll tell you what, my car did not enjoy that one bit. 481 00:24:37,684 --> 00:24:39,024 - Shall I have a go? - PADDY: Go on, Chris. 482 00:24:39,124 --> 00:24:41,124 Get that water out for my little Mini. 483 00:24:42,485 --> 00:24:44,665 Oh, no! 484 00:24:44,764 --> 00:24:46,764 Oh, dear. 485 00:24:48,965 --> 00:24:50,745 Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no! 486 00:24:50,845 --> 00:24:53,305 Might have to have a bit more of a run-up at this. 487 00:24:53,405 --> 00:24:54,784 CHRIS: Come on, little Merc. 488 00:24:54,885 --> 00:24:56,705 That is horrendous. 489 00:24:56,805 --> 00:24:59,065 That is horrendous! 490 00:24:59,165 --> 00:25:01,165 PADDY: Here we go. 491 00:25:02,524 --> 00:25:04,586 Oh! Ooh! 492 00:25:04,686 --> 00:25:06,686 God! 493 00:25:08,686 --> 00:25:10,686 Whoa, me little Mini! 494 00:25:13,086 --> 00:25:14,906 CHRIS: Oh, my God! 495 00:25:15,005 --> 00:25:17,005 Go on, the Cooper! 496 00:25:18,485 --> 00:25:20,485 (LAUGHS) The Cooper's done it! 497 00:25:22,046 --> 00:25:23,826 FRED: We should have made some time up there. 498 00:25:23,926 --> 00:25:26,027 CHRIS: We must have smashed it over that, surely. 499 00:25:26,127 --> 00:25:28,067 PADDY: Definitely smashed something. 500 00:25:28,167 --> 00:25:29,706 FRED: Leaving what looked like 501 00:25:29,807 --> 00:25:32,347 an important piece of the Mini behind... 502 00:25:32,447 --> 00:25:35,387 I literally do not know how this Cooper's still going! 503 00:25:35,486 --> 00:25:38,747 ...the car-killing dips were done with. 504 00:25:38,847 --> 00:25:41,427 And there was just one very unpleasant obstacle left 505 00:25:41,527 --> 00:25:45,027 between us and the finish line. 506 00:25:45,127 --> 00:25:47,407 What is going...? Oh, no... That... That is deep. 507 00:25:50,447 --> 00:25:53,828 (LAUGHS) This is ridiculous! 508 00:25:53,927 --> 00:25:55,908 Oh, my word. 509 00:25:56,008 --> 00:25:58,508 Go on, Pad. Get through it. Go on. 510 00:25:58,608 --> 00:26:00,608 I'm going in. 511 00:26:06,288 --> 00:26:08,648 Go on, the Mini. Go on, the Mini! 512 00:26:10,888 --> 00:26:12,889 Go on. Go on. 513 00:26:14,168 --> 00:26:16,688 Go on, the Mini. Go on, the Mini! 514 00:26:17,969 --> 00:26:20,329 Go on, the Mini! 515 00:26:22,889 --> 00:26:23,789 He's done it. He's done it! 516 00:26:23,889 --> 00:26:27,329 The finishing line is ahead, boys. The Mini's through! 517 00:26:29,489 --> 00:26:31,349 Come on, the Mercedes! 518 00:26:31,448 --> 00:26:32,989 CHRIS: Come on, old girl. 519 00:26:33,089 --> 00:26:35,090 Come on, girl. 520 00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:40,930 Come on, girl. Oh, my God, I'm actually floating. 521 00:26:42,090 --> 00:26:44,090 I'm floating. 522 00:26:46,129 --> 00:26:47,750 I'm floating. I'm stuck. 523 00:26:47,850 --> 00:26:50,090 The engine's still going but I'm stuck. 524 00:26:51,450 --> 00:26:53,750 I'm coming, Chris. 525 00:26:53,850 --> 00:26:55,850 Oh, my God. 526 00:26:56,731 --> 00:26:59,130 Go on. Come on, the Volvo! 527 00:27:02,731 --> 00:27:04,731 Don't hit me too hard! 528 00:27:07,531 --> 00:27:10,471 Yes, Fred. Yes, Fred! 529 00:27:10,571 --> 00:27:11,671 Yes, Fred. 530 00:27:11,771 --> 00:27:13,771 Keep on it. 531 00:27:15,610 --> 00:27:16,630 Yes, Fred! 532 00:27:16,731 --> 00:27:19,111 PADDY: Or, to put it more accurately... 533 00:27:19,212 --> 00:27:21,312 (ENGINE FAILS) 534 00:27:21,412 --> 00:27:23,032 ...no, Fred. 535 00:27:23,132 --> 00:27:24,912 FRED: Me car won't start. 536 00:27:25,012 --> 00:27:27,152 Me... Me exhaust is bubbling. 537 00:27:27,252 --> 00:27:29,632 - (ENGINE FAILS) - PADDY: Oh, God. 538 00:27:29,732 --> 00:27:32,312 FRED ON RADIO: I'm stuck now. 539 00:27:32,412 --> 00:27:35,432 PADDY: Now, while Flintoff was busy discovering 540 00:27:35,532 --> 00:27:37,192 just how deep he was stuck... 541 00:27:37,292 --> 00:27:38,992 - Oh, no! - (WATER WHOOSHES) 542 00:27:39,091 --> 00:27:41,092 No! 543 00:27:42,013 --> 00:27:44,033 Oh, no! 544 00:27:44,133 --> 00:27:47,873 ...we decided to give plan A another good go... 545 00:27:47,973 --> 00:27:51,113 Handbrake off. Neutral. Get it whacked out. 546 00:27:51,213 --> 00:27:53,433 - FRED: Go on, push. - Speed, Chris! Speed! 547 00:27:53,533 --> 00:27:56,312 - No speed! No speed! - Speed! 548 00:27:56,413 --> 00:27:58,953 PADDY: Yes. Go on, son! 549 00:27:59,052 --> 00:28:01,233 - ...and... - Right! 550 00:28:01,332 --> 00:28:03,714 ...once we'd concluded that wasn't going to work... 551 00:28:03,813 --> 00:28:06,834 PADDY: Chris! Stop. Kill it! 552 00:28:06,934 --> 00:28:10,994 ...it was time to break out plan B. 553 00:28:11,094 --> 00:28:14,114 Right. Are you ready? 554 00:28:14,214 --> 00:28:15,474 I'm gonna drop it onto t'bonnet. 555 00:28:15,573 --> 00:28:17,974 - One, two, three. - FRED: All right. 556 00:28:19,214 --> 00:28:20,674 - There. - You... 557 00:28:20,774 --> 00:28:22,073 You knob! 558 00:28:22,174 --> 00:28:24,954 When I grab hold... Oi... Oi, look at me. 559 00:28:25,053 --> 00:28:27,435 When I grab hold of that, do not pull it. 560 00:28:27,534 --> 00:28:29,034 - Have you got it? - Yeah. 561 00:28:29,135 --> 00:28:30,514 Come... 562 00:28:30,615 --> 00:28:32,514 (BLEEP) You absolute... 563 00:28:32,615 --> 00:28:33,715 I've got a bad knee! 564 00:28:33,815 --> 00:28:35,635 - You absolute tit! - I've got a bad knee! 565 00:28:35,735 --> 00:28:37,395 Do you know how cold this is? 566 00:28:37,495 --> 00:28:39,635 Has it escaped you that we've actually got 567 00:28:39,735 --> 00:28:41,274 to get out of here in time? Come on. 568 00:28:41,375 --> 00:28:42,794 Yeah, you've got a point. 569 00:28:42,895 --> 00:28:45,395 CHRIS: So, once we'd successfully 570 00:28:45,495 --> 00:28:48,076 teamworked the tow rope onto the Volvo... 571 00:28:48,176 --> 00:28:50,515 I can't feel me feet. 572 00:28:50,616 --> 00:28:53,776 ...it was just a simple case of hauling it out. 573 00:28:55,136 --> 00:28:56,836 PADDY: Go on, Chrissy. 574 00:28:56,936 --> 00:28:58,936 CHRIS: Come on, the Merc! 575 00:28:59,776 --> 00:29:00,636 She's out! 576 00:29:00,735 --> 00:29:02,076 Argh! 577 00:29:02,176 --> 00:29:04,156 You big (BLEEP)! 578 00:29:04,255 --> 00:29:07,916 And, having successfully demonstrated precisely 579 00:29:08,015 --> 00:29:10,116 why it was called plan B... 580 00:29:10,216 --> 00:29:13,917 You just fired a load of bricks at me shins, you dick! 581 00:29:14,017 --> 00:29:15,517 Let's get to the finish. 582 00:29:15,617 --> 00:29:18,157 ...just 100 metres short of the chequered flag... 583 00:29:18,257 --> 00:29:20,797 - (WHIRRING CLUNK) - Oh, God, it's gone. 584 00:29:20,897 --> 00:29:26,157 ...our used-car bargains decided enough was enough. 585 00:29:26,257 --> 00:29:27,996 Oh, God, no. 586 00:29:28,097 --> 00:29:30,097 Oh, no, no. No, no, no. 587 00:29:33,018 --> 00:29:34,358 Yeah, this is gone. 588 00:29:34,457 --> 00:29:36,457 The Merc is dead. 589 00:29:41,138 --> 00:29:43,418 Oh, here comes Tank Man! 590 00:29:45,618 --> 00:29:47,598 - PADDY: He looks smug. - CHRIS: Thank you. 591 00:29:47,697 --> 00:29:49,697 FRED: Oh, it's the results. 592 00:29:50,217 --> 00:29:52,238 "The tank completed the course 593 00:29:52,338 --> 00:29:54,518 in five minutes and 56 seconds." 594 00:29:54,618 --> 00:29:55,719 PADDY: Oh. 595 00:29:55,819 --> 00:29:57,678 "You did not complete the course 596 00:29:57,779 --> 00:30:01,959 "in 21 minutes and 23 seconds." 597 00:30:02,059 --> 00:30:05,539 PADDY: Well, no surprise on the result there, really. 598 00:30:10,579 --> 00:30:12,119 FRED: Where are you going? Where are we going? 599 00:30:12,219 --> 00:30:15,619 PADDY: I'll tell you where we're going - find another car. 600 00:30:17,178 --> 00:30:19,180 FRED: I wanna dry me feet. 601 00:30:21,180 --> 00:30:22,600 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 602 00:30:22,700 --> 00:30:24,700 PADDY: Ah! 603 00:30:26,139 --> 00:30:30,200 Not a good start, is it? Three cars driven, three cars killed. 604 00:30:30,300 --> 00:30:33,560 Was that Mini dead, Pad? Or was you being melodramatic? 605 00:30:33,659 --> 00:30:35,760 A couple of dents. It still looked very drivable to me. 606 00:30:35,860 --> 00:30:38,159 I thought so as well. But it turns out - common issue 607 00:30:38,260 --> 00:30:39,879 with that generation of Mini - 608 00:30:39,980 --> 00:30:42,001 is when you drive over a submerged telegraph pole 609 00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:44,081 on an Army barracks, it rips the radiator clean out. 610 00:30:44,181 --> 00:30:45,441 - I've heard that. - Very common. 611 00:30:45,541 --> 00:30:47,161 - I've heard that. - Very common. 612 00:30:47,261 --> 00:30:48,921 Anyway, we'll get back to that film later. 613 00:30:49,021 --> 00:30:51,201 Now we must move on to EVs. 614 00:30:51,301 --> 00:30:53,321 We know everything is going electric nowadays, 615 00:30:53,421 --> 00:30:55,161 and for some types of car, though, 616 00:30:55,261 --> 00:30:57,081 it's not that much of a leap from petrol, really. 617 00:30:57,181 --> 00:30:59,201 Exactly. Little city runabouts going electric, 618 00:30:59,301 --> 00:31:00,640 it's hardly a big deal. 619 00:31:00,741 --> 00:31:02,521 But some other corners of the car world 620 00:31:02,620 --> 00:31:04,621 might be a tougher nut to crack. 621 00:31:13,542 --> 00:31:15,902 FRED: The good old-fashioned pick-up truck... 622 00:31:17,581 --> 00:31:22,802 ...which, here in America, is big business. 623 00:31:22,902 --> 00:31:26,763 Literally millions of these are sold over here every year. 624 00:31:26,863 --> 00:31:29,523 And they're not just bought by farmers and lumberjacks, 625 00:31:29,623 --> 00:31:31,723 they're bought by everyone. 626 00:31:31,822 --> 00:31:35,123 So far, they've been very much not electric, 627 00:31:35,223 --> 00:31:36,723 very petrol. 628 00:31:36,822 --> 00:31:40,043 But all that could be about to change, 629 00:31:40,143 --> 00:31:42,223 thanks to that lad. 630 00:31:45,863 --> 00:31:48,803 It's called the R1T. 631 00:31:48,904 --> 00:31:54,184 And it comes from an American start-up called Rivian. 632 00:31:55,664 --> 00:31:59,484 Yes, the race to launch the world's first electric pick-up 633 00:31:59,584 --> 00:32:03,224 has been won not by Ford or even Tesla... 634 00:32:04,904 --> 00:32:08,584 ...but by a company you've never heard of. 635 00:32:10,024 --> 00:32:13,784 And they're doing things a little bit different. 636 00:32:19,425 --> 00:32:20,725 Your traditional pick-up truck, 637 00:32:20,825 --> 00:32:24,524 well, they're generally a bit rough and ready inside. 638 00:32:24,625 --> 00:32:27,965 Not this one. This is business class. 639 00:32:28,065 --> 00:32:33,206 It's all big screens, recycled, sustainable materials. 640 00:32:33,306 --> 00:32:35,306 And because it's electric... 641 00:32:36,745 --> 00:32:39,606 ...it's quiet, it's effortless to drive. 642 00:32:39,706 --> 00:32:41,706 It's classy. 643 00:32:42,706 --> 00:32:44,706 This is a good start. 644 00:32:46,906 --> 00:32:49,106 But then it needs to be... 645 00:32:50,386 --> 00:32:52,046 ...because the world's expecting big things 646 00:32:52,146 --> 00:32:54,146 from this truck. 647 00:32:55,107 --> 00:32:59,807 Last year, after Rivian had built just a handful of cars, 648 00:32:59,907 --> 00:33:02,027 the company offered up a load of shares for sale. 649 00:33:03,067 --> 00:33:07,767 They were so popular that within just a couple of days 650 00:33:07,867 --> 00:33:09,867 Rivian was worth... 651 00:33:10,827 --> 00:33:15,187 ...$127 billion. 652 00:33:16,867 --> 00:33:18,868 Billion. 653 00:33:19,467 --> 00:33:22,008 Which meant that this tiny start-up, 654 00:33:22,108 --> 00:33:26,008 that had never made a penny in profit, was suddenly 655 00:33:26,108 --> 00:33:28,508 more valuable than Kuwait. 656 00:33:29,868 --> 00:33:32,368 What that says about the world of stocks and shares 657 00:33:32,467 --> 00:33:34,088 I have no idea, 658 00:33:34,187 --> 00:33:36,967 but what it does mean is that a lot of people 659 00:33:37,068 --> 00:33:40,589 have got a lot riding on this being good. 660 00:33:42,149 --> 00:33:43,688 And let's face it, 661 00:33:43,789 --> 00:33:46,789 you don't buy a pick-up just to potter along the highways. 662 00:33:47,989 --> 00:33:52,948 The Rivian needs to cut it in the great outdoors. 663 00:33:58,389 --> 00:33:59,329 And weirdly, 664 00:33:59,428 --> 00:34:02,229 that's where electric makes a whole lot of sense... 665 00:34:03,710 --> 00:34:06,290 ...because regular pick-ups have the engine at the front, 666 00:34:06,389 --> 00:34:08,490 sending power to the four wheels, 667 00:34:08,590 --> 00:34:11,930 with a lot of complicated drive shafts and differentials. 668 00:34:12,029 --> 00:34:16,229 But the Rivian has an individual motor on each wheel. 669 00:34:18,470 --> 00:34:22,229 And that means... it can do this. 670 00:34:23,830 --> 00:34:25,831 Yes! 671 00:34:26,430 --> 00:34:29,171 Oh, it sends just the right amount of power 672 00:34:29,270 --> 00:34:31,411 to whichever corner 673 00:34:31,510 --> 00:34:33,850 needs it most, so that means plenty of grip, 674 00:34:33,951 --> 00:34:37,071 plenty of torque, but plenty of fun! 675 00:34:38,510 --> 00:34:39,970 Whoa-oh! 676 00:34:40,071 --> 00:34:42,291 Get up. There we go! 677 00:34:42,390 --> 00:34:44,291 Up the hill. 678 00:34:44,390 --> 00:34:46,390 It just eats anything up. 679 00:34:50,312 --> 00:34:53,432 Oh, yes. Look at you go! 680 00:34:55,032 --> 00:34:58,032 Now I'm on the straight and I'm just gonna go. 681 00:34:59,551 --> 00:35:00,892 Oh, my word. 682 00:35:00,992 --> 00:35:03,591 55, 60. 683 00:35:04,952 --> 00:35:08,091 75. I'm off-road. 684 00:35:08,192 --> 00:35:11,193 This thing, I'm telling you, is a weapon. 685 00:35:13,313 --> 00:35:17,133 And that's before you find drift mode, 686 00:35:17,233 --> 00:35:19,372 which shuts down the stability control, 687 00:35:19,473 --> 00:35:21,533 stiffens up the suspension, 688 00:35:21,633 --> 00:35:25,073 and sends a whole heap of torque to the back. 689 00:35:27,273 --> 00:35:30,033 (LAUGHS) Come on. Here we go. 690 00:35:33,274 --> 00:35:37,073 Oh, yeah, go on, lad! (LAUGHS) 691 00:35:42,113 --> 00:35:44,113 (LAUGHS) 692 00:35:47,674 --> 00:35:49,674 This is immense. 693 00:35:59,354 --> 00:36:01,015 What a car! 694 00:36:01,115 --> 00:36:05,455 So the Rivian will definitely get you off the beaten track. 695 00:36:05,555 --> 00:36:07,555 (LAUGHS) 696 00:36:08,154 --> 00:36:09,654 ...and a 300-mile range 697 00:36:09,755 --> 00:36:13,075 should be enough to get you back on it... 698 00:36:14,675 --> 00:36:16,415 ...but just like any EV, 699 00:36:16,515 --> 00:36:20,716 that half-decent range does come at a cost. 700 00:36:22,316 --> 00:36:27,416 Because to get a 300-mile range in a truck this size, 701 00:36:27,515 --> 00:36:29,456 you're gonna need a big battery. 702 00:36:29,555 --> 00:36:31,676 A really big battery. 703 00:36:32,996 --> 00:36:39,657 And that means this R1T weighs three tonnes. 704 00:36:39,756 --> 00:36:41,817 That's pretty much three Ford Fiestas. 705 00:36:41,917 --> 00:36:45,857 If this new electric-car era is all about efficiency 706 00:36:45,957 --> 00:36:48,096 and treading a little lighter, 707 00:36:48,197 --> 00:36:51,397 I'm not sure a three-tonne truck is the way forward. 708 00:36:53,317 --> 00:36:55,176 But if Rivian's going to succeed, 709 00:36:55,277 --> 00:36:58,897 to be honest, it's not me that needs convincing, 710 00:36:58,997 --> 00:37:00,817 it's these guys - 711 00:37:00,917 --> 00:37:04,037 traditional pick-up petrolheads. 712 00:37:07,758 --> 00:37:09,258 Now, this is gonna be a big test, 713 00:37:09,358 --> 00:37:11,398 getting the opinion of the locals. 714 00:37:13,118 --> 00:37:15,837 Oh, oh, they're having a look already. 715 00:37:17,798 --> 00:37:20,098 Afternoon, gentlemen. What are we thinking? 716 00:37:20,198 --> 00:37:21,698 - What is it? - What is it? 717 00:37:21,798 --> 00:37:25,059 It's a Rivian. All-electric pick-up truck. 718 00:37:25,158 --> 00:37:26,099 No way! 719 00:37:26,198 --> 00:37:27,658 What do you reckon? Come and have a look. 720 00:37:27,759 --> 00:37:29,818 Got their attention. Here we go. 721 00:37:29,919 --> 00:37:31,339 300-mile range. 722 00:37:31,439 --> 00:37:32,778 Here's the cockpit. 723 00:37:32,879 --> 00:37:34,899 Nice little one to start with, lads. 724 00:37:34,999 --> 00:37:36,459 Just push that there. 725 00:37:36,559 --> 00:37:38,059 Just push that. Go on, push that. 726 00:37:38,158 --> 00:37:41,399 A nice little handy torch for them outdoor evenings. 727 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:44,818 Here you go, lads. Watch this, watch this. 728 00:37:44,919 --> 00:37:46,920 Storage in there. 729 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:48,899 Hello. 730 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:50,859 Hey? Hello! 731 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:52,420 Look at this here. 732 00:37:52,519 --> 00:37:54,019 Air compressor. 733 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:55,660 Blow your tyres up there? 734 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:57,859 Blow your tyres up. Air compressor. 735 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:00,140 - Hey? Look at you. - Ha. 736 00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:02,740 Underneath the console... Pulls out. 737 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:04,840 (MUSIC PLAYS) 738 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:07,660 Now, you wouldn't have thought the Rivian's portable 739 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:10,461 Bluetooth speaker would be the thing to swing it... 740 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:11,661 60 grand, basic. 741 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:13,741 - 77, this one. - It's amazing. 742 00:38:13,841 --> 00:38:16,661 ...but this crowd were definitely coming round. 743 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:17,781 MAN: Very, actually. 744 00:38:17,881 --> 00:38:19,421 Look at the headroom here. Look at this! 745 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:20,861 - Holy crap. - You've got like a foot. 746 00:38:20,961 --> 00:38:22,220 This is a nice interior. 747 00:38:22,321 --> 00:38:25,020 - FRED: There we go. - Oh! Holy cow. 748 00:38:25,121 --> 00:38:26,581 - Wow. - Check that out! 749 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:27,980 - Is this a cool box? - That is cool. 750 00:38:28,081 --> 00:38:30,140 Fill this with ice, put your beers in. 751 00:38:30,241 --> 00:38:32,261 There's your plug - drain it through. 752 00:38:32,362 --> 00:38:33,742 MAN: Now you're ready to party. 753 00:38:33,841 --> 00:38:36,261 - Huh? - Yeah. OK. 754 00:38:36,362 --> 00:38:37,662 - (ENGINE REVS) - Oh! 755 00:38:37,761 --> 00:38:41,381 Right, thanks for that, lads. I've got to go. 756 00:38:41,482 --> 00:38:42,822 I think I've just been challenged. 757 00:38:42,921 --> 00:38:44,921 - Uh-oh. - Here we go. 758 00:38:46,482 --> 00:38:47,461 Oh, yes, 759 00:38:47,562 --> 00:38:50,142 when you take Rivian's pick-up to the drag strip, 760 00:38:50,242 --> 00:38:54,443 you don't have to leave it in the car park. 761 00:38:55,763 --> 00:38:58,183 That is a Dodge Viper, 762 00:38:58,283 --> 00:39:01,103 one of the fastest, most powerful 763 00:39:01,202 --> 00:39:03,523 American sports cars ever made. 764 00:39:04,563 --> 00:39:07,462 Its 8.4-litre V10 765 00:39:07,563 --> 00:39:09,462 makes over 600 horsepower... 766 00:39:09,563 --> 00:39:11,063 (ENGINE REVS) 767 00:39:11,162 --> 00:39:15,423 ...in a car that's less than half the weight of the Rivian. 768 00:39:15,523 --> 00:39:18,144 But what I've failed to mention so far is... 769 00:39:18,243 --> 00:39:23,304 ...is that I've got 835 horsepower. 770 00:39:23,403 --> 00:39:24,544 (ENGINES REV) 771 00:39:24,644 --> 00:39:26,264 So I'm keen to race that. 772 00:39:26,363 --> 00:39:28,144 Right, here we go. 773 00:39:28,243 --> 00:39:30,104 Stick it into sport. 774 00:39:30,203 --> 00:39:32,203 Reduce the ride height. 775 00:39:36,323 --> 00:39:38,443 Let's catch me a Viper. 776 00:39:39,484 --> 00:39:41,484 (ENGINES REV) 777 00:39:42,604 --> 00:39:45,185 Ooh, I'm tense, I'm tense. 778 00:39:45,285 --> 00:39:47,484 (STARTING BEEPS) 779 00:39:58,125 --> 00:40:00,505 Oh, I'm off in the Rivian! 780 00:40:00,604 --> 00:40:03,486 Come on! 0-60, three seconds! 781 00:40:04,486 --> 00:40:08,026 Why am I shouting? It's so quiet. Where's the Viper? 782 00:40:08,126 --> 00:40:10,526 He's coming up. He's catching, he's catching. 783 00:40:11,486 --> 00:40:13,426 Come on, the Rivian. Come on, the Rivian. 784 00:40:13,526 --> 00:40:16,385 Go, go, go, go! 785 00:40:16,486 --> 00:40:18,486 Come on! 786 00:40:20,126 --> 00:40:23,486 And the win! That is something else! 787 00:40:24,846 --> 00:40:26,846 Wow! 788 00:40:28,167 --> 00:40:31,327 Get me a form. Sign me up. I am sold! 789 00:40:36,086 --> 00:40:38,907 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 790 00:40:39,006 --> 00:40:41,987 CHRIS: It's very slidey. Very slidey. 791 00:40:42,086 --> 00:40:44,667 What a machine! But, Fred, I thought 792 00:40:44,767 --> 00:40:46,667 you weren't sold on the old electric cars? 793 00:40:46,768 --> 00:40:49,908 Honestly, I wasn't. Every time I've driven an EV, 794 00:40:50,008 --> 00:40:51,508 I found them a bit clinical. 795 00:40:51,608 --> 00:40:53,068 And the Rivian - all right, 796 00:40:53,167 --> 00:40:55,108 the peace and quiet I found a bit weird... 797 00:40:55,207 --> 00:40:57,308 - Yeah? - But it worked amazing. 798 00:40:57,408 --> 00:40:59,268 I think I'm on the turn. 799 00:40:59,368 --> 00:41:00,627 I thought I could smell summat! 800 00:41:00,728 --> 00:41:03,948 I tell you what, though, the Rivian, I want one. 801 00:41:04,048 --> 00:41:05,948 Problem is, Pad, not coming to the UK. 802 00:41:06,048 --> 00:41:08,428 If you want one, you're gonna have to move to America. 803 00:41:08,528 --> 00:41:10,309 - Oh. - I'll buy you a ticket. 804 00:41:10,408 --> 00:41:11,389 (LAUGHS) I'll pack your bags. 805 00:41:11,488 --> 00:41:12,868 PADDY: No need for that, is there? 806 00:41:12,969 --> 00:41:14,868 Now, this might surprise you, but I've got a slight issue. 807 00:41:14,969 --> 00:41:16,749 - Oh, here we go! - There's a bunch 808 00:41:16,849 --> 00:41:18,669 of these American trucks coming, and if Americans 809 00:41:18,769 --> 00:41:20,269 want to cut their consumption, that's one answer. 810 00:41:20,368 --> 00:41:22,749 The other answer is just to buy something smaller! 811 00:41:22,849 --> 00:41:24,749 Why does it all have to be so big and heavy? 812 00:41:24,849 --> 00:41:27,509 You do know that this show is on in America? 813 00:41:27,609 --> 00:41:29,068 - (LAUGHTER) - Fair point. 814 00:41:29,169 --> 00:41:31,149 You've literally just insulted an entire nation there. 815 00:41:31,250 --> 00:41:32,590 Sorry. 816 00:41:32,689 --> 00:41:34,029 Anyway, now it's time 817 00:41:34,130 --> 00:41:36,569 to get back to our cheap-car adventure. 818 00:41:40,090 --> 00:41:41,430 PADDY: Right... 819 00:41:41,529 --> 00:41:43,950 This looks like it might be quite good. 820 00:41:44,050 --> 00:41:46,470 ...with our choice of used-car options 821 00:41:46,569 --> 00:41:48,830 becoming increasingly limited... 822 00:41:48,930 --> 00:41:50,390 Absolute dog! 823 00:41:50,490 --> 00:41:53,911 ...for another crack at proving sturdy and reliable bargains 824 00:41:54,010 --> 00:41:55,111 do exist, 825 00:41:55,211 --> 00:41:57,111 we'd each picked another steed 826 00:41:57,211 --> 00:41:59,211 and hit the road. 827 00:42:07,611 --> 00:42:09,430 I have lucked out big time here. 828 00:42:09,531 --> 00:42:12,470 Honda Civic. Reliability. 829 00:42:12,571 --> 00:42:15,071 They're absolutely bulletproof, these things. 830 00:42:15,171 --> 00:42:19,511 1.6-litre five-speed manual. 831 00:42:19,612 --> 00:42:21,631 Yes, it might have only had four days left on its MOT, 832 00:42:21,732 --> 00:42:25,591 but what a four days they could be! 833 00:42:25,692 --> 00:42:28,832 Bodywork's OK. Engine sounds great. 834 00:42:28,932 --> 00:42:32,232 It runs like an absolute dream. 835 00:42:32,332 --> 00:42:34,332 God rest me Mini's soul... 836 00:42:35,011 --> 00:42:37,011 ...I think I might prefer this one. 837 00:42:39,013 --> 00:42:41,912 Lads, I'm...I'm gonna miss the Mini, 838 00:42:42,013 --> 00:42:44,353 but can you believe the three of us are now 839 00:42:44,452 --> 00:42:46,693 in little Japanese runarounds? 840 00:42:48,813 --> 00:42:52,212 I have secretly always wanted a Mazda 323. 841 00:42:53,332 --> 00:42:56,473 Mazda, as a company in the '90s, made such 842 00:42:56,573 --> 00:42:57,633 beautifully engineered cars - 843 00:42:57,733 --> 00:42:58,993 everyone thought they were like a Ford, 844 00:42:59,093 --> 00:43:00,393 but they were miles better. 845 00:43:00,493 --> 00:43:05,113 And with a peppy 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine, 846 00:43:05,214 --> 00:43:08,953 mated to a silky-smooth four-speed auto box, 847 00:43:09,054 --> 00:43:12,653 250 quid feels like an absolute steal. 848 00:43:13,693 --> 00:43:14,953 The steering's lovely as well. 849 00:43:15,054 --> 00:43:17,653 You know, this is a nicer car to drive than that Mercedes. 850 00:43:19,254 --> 00:43:22,474 FRED: I am gutted for the Volvo. 851 00:43:22,573 --> 00:43:23,715 The good news is, 852 00:43:23,814 --> 00:43:25,814 it gives me a chance to drive the Celica. 853 00:43:28,854 --> 00:43:29,835 When I was a kid, 854 00:43:29,935 --> 00:43:32,715 the Celica round our way was a bit of a legend. 855 00:43:32,814 --> 00:43:36,475 You saw one of them, oh, it was aspirational. 856 00:43:36,575 --> 00:43:38,234 And you can see why. 857 00:43:38,335 --> 00:43:40,035 1.8 litre. 858 00:43:40,135 --> 00:43:44,314 Variable valve timing. Six-speed manual. 859 00:43:44,415 --> 00:43:47,316 It's every inch the sports car... 860 00:43:47,416 --> 00:43:50,855 ...now...for just 450 quid. 861 00:43:52,656 --> 00:43:53,595 PADDY: Got to say, lads, 862 00:43:53,696 --> 00:43:55,956 apart from having to rev this one to death, 863 00:43:56,055 --> 00:43:58,555 it's sweet as a nut. 864 00:43:58,656 --> 00:44:03,676 Looking around, though, it's dirty. It is not nice. 865 00:44:03,776 --> 00:44:05,276 CHRIS: And a car of this age, 866 00:44:05,376 --> 00:44:07,996 you always worry about touching the steering wheel, don't you? 867 00:44:08,095 --> 00:44:11,437 It always looks a bit... DNAey. 868 00:44:11,537 --> 00:44:13,557 Yeah, and a cloth seat as well, Chris. 869 00:44:13,657 --> 00:44:15,676 At least with leather, you can just wipe 'em down. 870 00:44:15,777 --> 00:44:17,357 You don't know what's in this seat. 871 00:44:17,457 --> 00:44:18,357 (LAUGHS) 872 00:44:18,457 --> 00:44:20,716 CHRIS: We live in heady times, though, boys. 873 00:44:20,817 --> 00:44:23,676 Everyone's cars are going up in value. 874 00:44:23,777 --> 00:44:26,437 If you just buy a car now, sit on it for six months, 875 00:44:26,537 --> 00:44:27,836 it will probably go up 10% 876 00:44:27,937 --> 00:44:30,957 because there's a shortage of new cars coming through 877 00:44:31,058 --> 00:44:33,077 and it's pushed the values of all used cars up. 878 00:44:33,178 --> 00:44:37,077 So if I sit on this for six months, I might get 500 quid. 879 00:44:37,178 --> 00:44:40,438 If you sat on that for six months, all you'd get is TB! 880 00:44:40,537 --> 00:44:42,537 (LAUGHS) 881 00:44:44,018 --> 00:44:46,198 CHRIS: Now, to see whether our second pick 882 00:44:46,298 --> 00:44:48,638 of used-car bargains could go the distance... 883 00:44:48,738 --> 00:44:50,738 Ooh, look at this. 884 00:44:51,098 --> 00:44:53,499 ...the producers had cooked up another test... 885 00:44:54,899 --> 00:44:56,318 Deary me. 886 00:44:56,419 --> 00:44:57,559 This is a fancy place. 887 00:44:57,658 --> 00:45:00,879 ...which, in a slightly worrying development 888 00:45:00,979 --> 00:45:04,979 for our cars, appeared to be at a massive scrapyard. 889 00:45:06,259 --> 00:45:07,599 PADDY: Here we go. 890 00:45:07,698 --> 00:45:11,278 We've come to your happy place. (LAUGHS) 891 00:45:11,379 --> 00:45:14,118 CHRIS: Have you ever seen so many cars 892 00:45:14,219 --> 00:45:16,000 in one place like that? 893 00:45:16,100 --> 00:45:17,479 - FRED: Look at this. - CHRIS: Wow. 894 00:45:17,580 --> 00:45:19,479 Oh, I'm happy here, lads! 895 00:45:19,580 --> 00:45:21,080 Gonna have a little mooch about? 896 00:45:21,180 --> 00:45:23,120 CHRIS: Oh, yes. Right, looking for parts now, boys. 897 00:45:23,220 --> 00:45:25,880 If you find a V8 diesel Land Cruiser, I need a dashboard. 898 00:45:25,979 --> 00:45:28,439 (LAUGHTER) 899 00:45:28,540 --> 00:45:31,000 PADDY: We might find one an' all, 900 00:45:31,100 --> 00:45:34,279 because this wasn't just any old scrapper.. 901 00:45:34,380 --> 00:45:36,439 ...this was one of the largest 902 00:45:36,540 --> 00:45:39,301 vehicle dismantling yards in Europe. 903 00:45:40,581 --> 00:45:44,841 A 32-acre Aladdin's cave... 904 00:45:44,941 --> 00:45:46,921 ...of knackered old motors. 905 00:45:47,020 --> 00:45:48,520 CHRIS: There's a Capri. 906 00:45:48,621 --> 00:45:50,441 - There's a Capri! - FRED: Where? Where? Where? 907 00:45:50,541 --> 00:45:52,640 - (LAUGHTER) - PADDY: What a treat! 908 00:45:52,741 --> 00:45:53,881 Look at that! 909 00:45:53,980 --> 00:45:56,201 - Which one is it? - Two litre, isn't it? 910 00:45:56,301 --> 00:45:58,321 Did they sell them on a D plate? 911 00:45:58,421 --> 00:46:00,241 That must be one of the last Capris ever sold. 912 00:46:00,341 --> 00:46:02,042 Look at that there. That's... That's nearly a minter. 913 00:46:02,142 --> 00:46:04,002 PADDY: Tell you what, a new wing for the front... 914 00:46:04,102 --> 00:46:05,682 - FRED: Yeah. - ...a bit of T-Cut, 915 00:46:05,782 --> 00:46:06,761 right as rain. 916 00:46:06,862 --> 00:46:08,862 CHRIS: Look at this. 917 00:46:09,502 --> 00:46:12,682 Ooh. "Rat in boot?" 918 00:46:12,782 --> 00:46:16,122 Is that like a new panto I've missed out on? Rats In Boots! 919 00:46:16,221 --> 00:46:17,961 Can we see if the aforementioned rats 920 00:46:18,062 --> 00:46:19,002 are living comfortably? 921 00:46:19,102 --> 00:46:20,562 PADDY: Where's the rats? 922 00:46:20,662 --> 00:46:21,961 Argh! You... 923 00:46:22,062 --> 00:46:24,063 (LAUGHTER) 924 00:46:25,383 --> 00:46:26,763 As good as it is looking at smashed-up cars, 925 00:46:26,863 --> 00:46:28,863 what are we doing here? 926 00:46:30,023 --> 00:46:34,263 CHRIS: To find out, we'd have to wait until nightfall. 927 00:46:37,223 --> 00:46:39,403 Because with the scrapyard closed, 928 00:46:39,502 --> 00:46:42,082 the producers had been hard at work 929 00:46:42,183 --> 00:46:44,323 turning it... 930 00:46:44,423 --> 00:46:46,823 ...into a racetrack. 931 00:46:54,144 --> 00:46:55,884 PADDY: Got to say, I love what they've done with it. 932 00:46:55,984 --> 00:46:57,203 It's like an '80s pop video. 933 00:46:57,304 --> 00:46:58,443 - Lovely, isn't it? - Very nice. 934 00:46:58,544 --> 00:47:00,283 I love the lights and everything else. 935 00:47:00,384 --> 00:47:01,484 - Oh. - Here we go. 936 00:47:01,584 --> 00:47:03,484 - Thank you. Challenge. - Yeah. 937 00:47:03,584 --> 00:47:06,903 "Welcome to the Top Gear Death Race. 938 00:47:08,585 --> 00:47:10,965 "You and your cheap cars will now race against The Stig." 939 00:47:11,064 --> 00:47:12,005 Hmm. 940 00:47:12,104 --> 00:47:13,685 Oh, no. 941 00:47:13,785 --> 00:47:15,085 "Losing cars 942 00:47:15,185 --> 00:47:17,325 will be crushed." 943 00:47:17,425 --> 00:47:18,845 - Oh, no, no. - I'm attached to the Civic. 944 00:47:18,944 --> 00:47:21,005 No, I don't want the Celica crushed. 945 00:47:21,104 --> 00:47:22,604 - Right. - FRED: Who's up first? 946 00:47:22,705 --> 00:47:23,685 Him. 947 00:47:23,785 --> 00:47:26,604 Ho-ho. Go on, Chris, save your car. 948 00:47:26,705 --> 00:47:29,604 PADDY: Yes, in a final bid to see 949 00:47:29,705 --> 00:47:32,926 whether any of our used-car picks were worth saving, 950 00:47:33,026 --> 00:47:35,026 we'd now be racing... 951 00:47:37,986 --> 00:47:39,986 ...to the death. 952 00:47:49,866 --> 00:47:54,846 And apparently determined to show where we'd gone wrong, 953 00:47:54,947 --> 00:47:57,886 Stig would be driving three of the cars we'd rejected 954 00:47:57,987 --> 00:48:00,086 the day before. 955 00:48:00,187 --> 00:48:04,046 And now, starting on opposite sides of the yard, 956 00:48:04,147 --> 00:48:06,966 we'd be given a three-second head start, 957 00:48:07,067 --> 00:48:09,407 aiming to stay ahead for two laps, 958 00:48:09,506 --> 00:48:12,987 with the last to cross the finish line getting crushed. 959 00:48:14,386 --> 00:48:15,528 CHRIS: Oi, clown brothers. 960 00:48:15,627 --> 00:48:17,287 Oi, you two, listen to me. 961 00:48:17,388 --> 00:48:19,848 I've noticed that the two big strapping lads, 962 00:48:19,948 --> 00:48:23,327 combined height 72 feet, and all the muscle, 963 00:48:23,428 --> 00:48:25,568 you've pushed me into battle first. 964 00:48:25,667 --> 00:48:28,167 Well, yeah, you're the pro racing driver. 965 00:48:28,268 --> 00:48:31,048 We, even though we take the mickey, we look up to you. 966 00:48:31,148 --> 00:48:33,287 Well, we look down...up to you. You know what I mean. 967 00:48:33,388 --> 00:48:36,508 PADDY ON RADIO: So you've got to set us an example. 968 00:48:37,828 --> 00:48:40,649 FRED: And to take on Harris and his Mazda, 969 00:48:40,749 --> 00:48:44,868 Stig had lined up the Rover 25. 970 00:48:51,309 --> 00:48:52,169 Are you ready, my mate? 971 00:48:52,269 --> 00:48:53,849 Do it for the good of the second-hand 972 00:48:53,948 --> 00:48:58,288 - car market. Three! - BOTH: Two! One! Go! 973 00:48:58,389 --> 00:49:00,390 FRED: Oh, he's got a good start. 974 00:49:01,269 --> 00:49:02,210 PADDY: 'Ey! 975 00:49:02,310 --> 00:49:04,310 Come on, old girl. 976 00:49:05,870 --> 00:49:08,189 - Where is he? Here we are. - Oh, there he is. Here he is. 977 00:49:10,310 --> 00:49:11,970 Right, I'm struggling a bit with the gearbox here. 978 00:49:12,069 --> 00:49:13,490 I'm struggling a bit with the gearbox here. 979 00:49:13,590 --> 00:49:15,750 - Who's on here now? Who is it? - This is The Stig. 980 00:49:18,029 --> 00:49:19,130 FRED: Chris is on the back. 981 00:49:19,229 --> 00:49:20,170 PADDY: Lovely stuff. 982 00:49:20,269 --> 00:49:23,251 You're doing fantastic, Chris. Well ahead, pal! 983 00:49:23,350 --> 00:49:25,350 Come on! 984 00:49:30,191 --> 00:49:32,451 Got to carry more speed through the corners, Harris! 985 00:49:32,551 --> 00:49:34,551 Go on, Chris! 986 00:49:37,510 --> 00:49:39,510 - That's The Stig. - Smashed him. Well through. 987 00:49:40,991 --> 00:49:43,191 Come on, find me a gear, you old girl! 988 00:49:46,992 --> 00:49:48,252 Go on, Chris. Keep pushing, son. 989 00:49:48,352 --> 00:49:49,772 CHRIS: Really throw it in now! 990 00:49:49,872 --> 00:49:51,332 FRED: The Stig's going through here now. He's got him. 991 00:49:51,432 --> 00:49:53,612 - Go on, Chris. Go on, Chris. - CHRIS: Up against the tyres. 992 00:49:53,711 --> 00:49:55,091 PADDY: Go on, son. You've got this. 993 00:49:55,192 --> 00:49:56,492 - Go on, Chris. - No, he's not got him. 994 00:49:56,591 --> 00:49:58,452 - He's not got him. - Come on, come on. Push. 995 00:49:58,551 --> 00:50:00,711 Trying to give it everything but my gearbox is sticking. 996 00:50:02,192 --> 00:50:04,631 That was close. That was close. 997 00:50:09,553 --> 00:50:10,773 Here we go, here we go! 998 00:50:10,872 --> 00:50:12,973 - He's got him. He's through. - Push. Come on, Chris! 999 00:50:13,073 --> 00:50:14,173 (BOTH EXCLAIM) 1000 00:50:14,273 --> 00:50:15,853 Chris Harris. 1001 00:50:15,952 --> 00:50:18,212 That was the best I could do. 1002 00:50:18,313 --> 00:50:20,013 - Oh! - Paddy... 1003 00:50:20,113 --> 00:50:22,452 - That were tight. - Do us a favour. 1004 00:50:22,553 --> 00:50:24,252 - Just humour him. - Oh, God... 1005 00:50:24,353 --> 00:50:27,013 You know when he starts? Excuses. Just humour him. 1006 00:50:27,113 --> 00:50:29,553 - This will go on and on. - Oh, it will. 1007 00:50:31,314 --> 00:50:34,374 (PADDY AND FRED CHEER) 1008 00:50:34,474 --> 00:50:36,814 - PADDY: Chrissy! Well done! - Is there some sarcasm here? 1009 00:50:36,913 --> 00:50:38,174 - Oh, no. - Hey, I'll tell you what, 1010 00:50:38,274 --> 00:50:39,854 - it was close, though. - You were close to him. 1011 00:50:39,953 --> 00:50:41,693 I had a bit of a mechanical, lads, I'm afraid. 1012 00:50:41,794 --> 00:50:42,734 Oh! It happens 1013 00:50:42,834 --> 00:50:44,214 - in these cars, Paddy. - It does. 1014 00:50:44,314 --> 00:50:46,214 The Mazda's going to the crusher, is it? 1015 00:50:46,314 --> 00:50:48,174 - It's looking like it. - Do you know what? 1016 00:50:48,274 --> 00:50:50,054 After it did that to me in that race, I'm not that sad. 1017 00:50:50,153 --> 00:50:51,294 What did it do, Chris? What happened? 1018 00:50:51,394 --> 00:50:52,774 - Oh, the old automatic went. - Ooh. 1019 00:50:52,875 --> 00:50:55,295 So you've just thrown the Mazda under the crusher? That's it? 1020 00:50:55,394 --> 00:50:57,814 Well, what am I supposed to do with it? It didn't... 1021 00:50:57,915 --> 00:50:59,654 It didn't perform in the race for me. 1022 00:50:59,755 --> 00:51:02,575 Well, don't be bitter. Glitter. 1023 00:51:02,675 --> 00:51:03,774 Now go on, off you pop. 1024 00:51:03,875 --> 00:51:05,535 Get yourself a cup of tea. I don't know. 1025 00:51:05,635 --> 00:51:07,635 You did well. Well done, Paddy. 1026 00:51:08,795 --> 00:51:11,215 PADDY: Oh, yes, with Harris's reputation 1027 00:51:11,314 --> 00:51:13,654 for snaffling out a bargain 1028 00:51:13,755 --> 00:51:16,456 now being reduced to the size of a wheelie bin, 1029 00:51:16,555 --> 00:51:18,656 next it was time 1030 00:51:18,756 --> 00:51:21,696 for the battle of the sports cars. 1031 00:51:21,796 --> 00:51:25,216 Because to chase down Fred's Celica, 1032 00:51:25,316 --> 00:51:31,176 Stig had chosen the MG ZT-T diesel estate. 1033 00:51:31,276 --> 00:51:32,895 I don't... 1034 00:51:32,996 --> 00:51:33,935 Don't... 1035 00:51:34,036 --> 00:51:35,935 Come... Just come back breathing. 1036 00:51:36,036 --> 00:51:37,017 FRED: All right. 1037 00:51:37,117 --> 00:51:38,657 I was trying to say, "Don't die." 1038 00:51:38,756 --> 00:51:41,256 - Don't say that. - I was just... Be alive. 1039 00:51:41,357 --> 00:51:43,817 - You've got this, big lad! - Come on, Fred. 1040 00:51:43,917 --> 00:51:47,237 - I'll put t'window up. - Yeah, that'll help. 1041 00:51:48,397 --> 00:51:50,176 PADDY: Here we go. 1042 00:51:50,277 --> 00:51:51,777 Come on, the Celica. Don't let me down. 1043 00:51:51,877 --> 00:51:56,157 Best of luck, Fred. Three, two, one, go! 1044 00:52:01,598 --> 00:52:04,098 Well, it's a keen start. Come on, the Celica! 1045 00:52:04,198 --> 00:52:05,457 I like this. This works well. 1046 00:52:05,558 --> 00:52:06,898 - PADDY: It's lovely. - FRED: It's brilliant. 1047 00:52:06,997 --> 00:52:08,497 PADDY: It's like a computer game. Wzz-vroom! 1048 00:52:08,598 --> 00:52:10,598 CHRIS: It's like Fred-vision. 1049 00:52:10,997 --> 00:52:13,278 FRED: Ooh, that was a bit close to them cars. 1050 00:52:14,917 --> 00:52:16,917 PADDY: This is The Stig. 1051 00:52:18,758 --> 00:52:19,698 CHRIS: I think he might have him, 1052 00:52:19,798 --> 00:52:21,899 cos I think that is a heavy old boat, that estate car. 1053 00:52:21,999 --> 00:52:23,419 A bit of a bump. Wahey! 1054 00:52:23,519 --> 00:52:25,299 - PADDY: Here we are. - Come on. Go, go, go. 1055 00:52:25,399 --> 00:52:27,698 CHRIS: He's ahead, isn't he? PADDY: Ooh. 1056 00:52:27,799 --> 00:52:30,538 Last lap, Fred. Last lap. Keep pushing, son! Keep pushing! 1057 00:52:30,639 --> 00:52:32,799 FRED: Come on, the Celica! Get round. 1058 00:52:38,479 --> 00:52:40,219 - That was close. - Keep going, Fred! 1059 00:52:40,318 --> 00:52:41,219 You're doing a great job! 1060 00:52:41,318 --> 00:52:43,419 Oh, I missed it! 1061 00:52:43,519 --> 00:52:45,580 I think he's just overshot it and gone straight on. 1062 00:52:45,680 --> 00:52:47,979 FRED: I missed it. I was daydreaming! 1063 00:52:48,080 --> 00:52:50,080 OK, so we're done. 1064 00:52:52,319 --> 00:52:53,779 (LAUGHS) 1065 00:52:53,880 --> 00:52:55,500 He's definitely behind... 1066 00:52:55,600 --> 00:52:57,600 I think the old GPS failed! 1067 00:53:00,399 --> 00:53:03,000 No! It was going so well. 1068 00:53:07,961 --> 00:53:09,901 PADDY: Here he comes. 1069 00:53:10,001 --> 00:53:12,801 Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. 1070 00:53:14,600 --> 00:53:18,421 Jeez! One mistake cost me. 1071 00:53:18,520 --> 00:53:21,381 How are we gonna play this? Do the applause thingy. 1072 00:53:21,480 --> 00:53:23,480 (BOTH CHEER) 1073 00:53:25,560 --> 00:53:26,861 - Fantastic! - FRED: All in one piece. 1074 00:53:26,961 --> 00:53:28,581 - Fantastic! - Well done, Andrew. 1075 00:53:28,680 --> 00:53:30,461 - Fantastic! - That was amazing! 1076 00:53:30,562 --> 00:53:32,341 Thank you for your patronising tones. 1077 00:53:32,442 --> 00:53:33,702 (PADDY AND CHRIS LAUGH) 1078 00:53:33,801 --> 00:53:35,502 Did you see The Stig actually behind you? 1079 00:53:35,602 --> 00:53:39,062 I just lost me bearings. I was going straight. 1080 00:53:39,162 --> 00:53:41,182 CHRIS: The Celica is in one piece. 1081 00:53:41,282 --> 00:53:43,341 And, more importantly, so is he. 1082 00:53:43,442 --> 00:53:45,341 - And we're only 2-0 down. - Thanks, Pad. 1083 00:53:45,442 --> 00:53:47,982 So... Oh, that's two cars crushed. 1084 00:53:48,082 --> 00:53:49,261 On you go. 1085 00:53:49,362 --> 00:53:50,702 - Oh. - Go get 'em, tiger. 1086 00:53:50,801 --> 00:53:53,383 Got to do it for the Civic. Got to do it for the Civic! 1087 00:53:53,483 --> 00:53:55,863 Yeah, that's three cars crushed. 1088 00:53:55,962 --> 00:53:57,582 (LAUGHS) 1089 00:53:57,683 --> 00:54:00,183 CHRIS: So, with Fred's Celica 1090 00:54:00,283 --> 00:54:02,283 now off to the great track day in the sky... 1091 00:54:03,443 --> 00:54:04,582 ...trying to stop the crusher 1092 00:54:04,683 --> 00:54:08,462 from enjoying a full three-course supper... 1093 00:54:08,563 --> 00:54:11,343 ...would be McGuinness and his Civic. 1094 00:54:11,443 --> 00:54:16,464 And in a clear statement of contempt for his chances, 1095 00:54:16,564 --> 00:54:18,544 Stig had decided to take him on 1096 00:54:18,644 --> 00:54:21,224 in the Vauxhall Agila. 1097 00:54:21,323 --> 00:54:23,184 Paddy, we need you here. 1098 00:54:23,283 --> 00:54:27,443 Leave it to the gaffer, boys. Oh, here we go. 1099 00:54:31,604 --> 00:54:32,823 Are you ready, Pad? 1100 00:54:32,924 --> 00:54:37,505 In three, two, one, go! 1101 00:54:37,604 --> 00:54:40,505 Go, Paddy. Go on, son! 1102 00:54:40,604 --> 00:54:42,604 PADDY: We're off. 1103 00:54:44,165 --> 00:54:45,505 Oh, 'ey up. This is a bit tricky. 1104 00:54:45,604 --> 00:54:48,225 'Ey up. There we go. Wahey! 1105 00:54:48,325 --> 00:54:49,265 Stig's got his eye in now. 1106 00:54:49,365 --> 00:54:51,365 Look at the speed he's going at here. 1107 00:54:53,845 --> 00:54:57,165 - There we go. Hey-hey! - He looks a bit slow. 1108 00:54:58,725 --> 00:55:00,265 The Stig's round here now. 1109 00:55:00,366 --> 00:55:01,666 - FRED: Is he ahead? - CHRIS: Comfortably. 1110 00:55:01,765 --> 00:55:03,305 FRED: Oh, he's killing him. He's killing him. 1111 00:55:03,406 --> 00:55:05,666 - Oh, my Lord. - FRED: Come on, Pad. 1112 00:55:05,765 --> 00:55:06,986 PADDY: Man alive! 1113 00:55:07,086 --> 00:55:10,026 FRED: Over the line. Over the line! Keep going. Come on, Pad! 1114 00:55:10,126 --> 00:55:11,946 - That's one. - He's nowhere near. 1115 00:55:12,046 --> 00:55:14,046 (BOTH LAUGH) 1116 00:55:14,406 --> 00:55:16,406 PADDY: Come on. 1117 00:55:18,126 --> 00:55:20,126 Where's The Stig? 1118 00:55:21,366 --> 00:55:23,307 - What's McGuinness playing at? - He's here again, the Stig. 1119 00:55:23,407 --> 00:55:24,827 Come on, Paddy! 1120 00:55:24,926 --> 00:55:27,426 - PADDY: Oh, God. Oh, God. - FRED: Come on, come on, Pad. 1121 00:55:27,527 --> 00:55:29,527 PADDY: Argh! Come on. 1122 00:55:31,207 --> 00:55:33,207 FRED: Go! Go, go, go! 1123 00:55:33,886 --> 00:55:37,466 Oh, no. He's... Where is he? Come on, Pad. Paddy! 1124 00:55:37,567 --> 00:55:39,426 CHRIS: There he goes. 1125 00:55:39,527 --> 00:55:40,707 PADDY: Is that it? 1126 00:55:40,807 --> 00:55:42,707 FRED ON RADIO: Paddy, you've finished. Come in. 1127 00:55:42,807 --> 00:55:44,868 Oh. 1128 00:55:44,968 --> 00:55:46,388 FRED: He's no idea. He's no idea. 1129 00:55:46,488 --> 00:55:47,948 Lost by about 200 metres. 1130 00:55:48,048 --> 00:55:49,348 (BOTH LAUGH) 1131 00:55:49,448 --> 00:55:50,827 PADDY: Dear me. 1132 00:55:50,928 --> 00:55:52,428 OK, ready? Ready? Wait, wait, wait. Here we go. 1133 00:55:52,528 --> 00:55:53,787 Big applause. 1134 00:55:53,888 --> 00:55:56,627 (CHRIS AND FRED CHEER) 1135 00:55:56,728 --> 00:55:59,988 - Go get in! - Go on, son! 1136 00:56:00,087 --> 00:56:01,548 Is it three for the scrapper?? 1137 00:56:01,648 --> 00:56:03,148 (BOTH LAUGH) 1138 00:56:03,247 --> 00:56:06,509 Listen, you're too happy. You're too happy. 1139 00:56:06,609 --> 00:56:09,549 I take it that's me. 1140 00:56:09,649 --> 00:56:11,309 You came second. 1141 00:56:11,408 --> 00:56:13,948 - That's the way we look at it. - CHRIS: See? Positive. 1142 00:56:14,049 --> 00:56:16,969 - Second place. Never mind. - So what does that mean? 1143 00:56:20,009 --> 00:56:22,749 CHRIS: Well, first of all, it meant the crusher 1144 00:56:22,849 --> 00:56:24,828 had had a busy evening. 1145 00:56:24,929 --> 00:56:26,929 PADDY: Oh! 1146 00:56:27,488 --> 00:56:28,990 Oh, no! 1147 00:56:29,090 --> 00:56:30,390 No, no, no. 1148 00:56:30,490 --> 00:56:32,229 Oh... 1149 00:56:32,330 --> 00:56:34,330 Oh... 1150 00:56:34,970 --> 00:56:36,470 My word. 1151 00:56:36,569 --> 00:56:39,390 Me little Civic. Here it comes. 1152 00:56:39,490 --> 00:56:40,590 (ALL GROAN) 1153 00:56:40,689 --> 00:56:42,990 PADDY: It's pooing out a Civic. 1154 00:56:43,090 --> 00:56:45,090 What a shame. 1155 00:56:47,930 --> 00:56:49,470 My gosh. 1156 00:56:49,569 --> 00:56:53,111 CHRIS: What's more, it was time to conclude that, 1157 00:56:53,211 --> 00:56:55,991 while there may well be a few diamonds out there 1158 00:56:56,091 --> 00:56:57,510 in the used-car rough... 1159 00:56:57,611 --> 00:56:59,611 PADDY: Oh, dear. 1160 00:57:00,051 --> 00:57:03,031 ...over the last couple of days of intensive testing... 1161 00:57:03,131 --> 00:57:06,071 ...we hadn't found them. 1162 00:57:06,171 --> 00:57:09,671 PADDY: Well, our sub-£500 cars 1163 00:57:09,770 --> 00:57:12,390 reduced to furniture. 1164 00:57:12,491 --> 00:57:14,072 I've go to tell you, lads... 1165 00:57:14,171 --> 00:57:15,392 ...I'm crushed! 1166 00:57:15,492 --> 00:57:18,772 I'm cru...! Come on, let's get a cup of tea. 1167 00:57:20,932 --> 00:57:23,312 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 1168 00:57:23,412 --> 00:57:25,492 No, I'm not sure about that. 1169 00:57:27,171 --> 00:57:29,912 So, the question was... 1170 00:57:30,011 --> 00:57:32,992 ...for less than 500 quid, could you get something 1171 00:57:33,091 --> 00:57:35,471 that will give you years of reliable motoring? 1172 00:57:35,572 --> 00:57:38,752 And the answer is yes - well, as long as you don't go 1173 00:57:38,853 --> 00:57:41,872 ragging it round a tank assault course 1174 00:57:41,973 --> 00:57:43,872 or race The Stig through a deserted scrapyard. 1175 00:57:43,973 --> 00:57:46,353 I thought it was horrible, watching 'em get scrapped. 1176 00:57:46,452 --> 00:57:48,313 - That big claw coming in... - It was medieval. 1177 00:57:48,412 --> 00:57:50,313 Hung, drawn and quartered. 1178 00:57:50,412 --> 00:57:51,673 It was like Mad Max meets 1179 00:57:51,773 --> 00:57:53,952 that grabby machine thing you play with down in the arcade. 1180 00:57:54,053 --> 00:57:56,113 I hate to see a car die. But we have to say, 1181 00:57:56,212 --> 00:57:58,714 all these cars were going to the scrapper anyhow, all right? 1182 00:57:58,814 --> 00:58:00,953 Exactly. If we hadn't have bought 'em, 1183 00:58:01,054 --> 00:58:04,634 the breakers would have. They died so others could live. 1184 00:58:04,734 --> 00:58:06,113 And at least we gave 'em a bit of excitement 1185 00:58:06,214 --> 00:58:07,874 before they finally kicked the bucket. 1186 00:58:07,974 --> 00:58:09,033 And look at this - 1187 00:58:09,134 --> 00:58:12,514 we've got three beautiful coffee tables, hey? 1188 00:58:12,613 --> 00:58:14,354 - (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) - Ah! 1189 00:58:14,453 --> 00:58:16,314 That's the end of the show for tonight. 1190 00:58:16,413 --> 00:58:17,794 We'll be back next week, 1191 00:58:17,894 --> 00:58:19,674 when we're letting Chris Harris loose 1192 00:58:19,774 --> 00:58:21,394 in an actual World Rally car. 1193 00:58:21,495 --> 00:58:23,194 (CHEERING) 1194 00:58:23,295 --> 00:58:25,515 And we're gonna go back in time 1195 00:58:25,615 --> 00:58:29,115 to tackle motorsport 1920s-style. 1196 00:58:29,215 --> 00:58:30,435 See you then. Goodnight. 1197 00:58:30,535 --> 00:58:32,535 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)