nick205
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 11:59 AM |
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Top Gear Africa - what car would you take and why?
Have to say I quite enjoyed the TG Africa special. I was amazed at how well the BMW and Volvo did on the off road sections!
So, faced with the challenge and £1,500, what car would you take and why?
I think the Scooby was probably the perfect choice myself.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 12:08 PM |
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Has to be an estate car I take it? to keep in with the TG rules?
Mistral Motorsport
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loggyboy
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 12:15 PM |
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I would have insisted on 4WD, so either an Audi, maybe a subaru outback to gain some height over the imprezza.
Mistral Motorsport
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Benzine
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 12:20 PM |
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Volvo 245 for under a grand, use the change to raise it, sump guard and fat tyres on steel wheels.
[Edited on 11-3-2013 by Benzine]
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 12:22 PM |
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Well if it didn't have to be an estate but still a car.
4x4 fiat panda
subaru forrester
Lada riva ( or was it niva ) cossak
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 12:53 PM |
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My Audi Quattro. 
Subaru Forester or an A6 all road.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 12:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
Volvo 245 for under a grand, use the change to raise it, sump guard and fat tyres on steel wheels.
[Edited on 11-3-2013 by Benzine]
AWD, job done and just in budget. Volvo V70 2.5 Auto XC AWD CROSS COUNTRY | eBay
James had the right car, just wrong model.
Or maybe a Volvo amazon ?
[Edited on 11/3/13 by mark chandler]
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ashg
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 01:21 PM |
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unimog. job done
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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nick205
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 01:27 PM |
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Has to comply with the challenge as was; Estate car, under £1,500.
Volvo or Subaru has it so far then.
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owelly
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 01:34 PM |
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AWD Bongo. Good off-road and big enough to live in. I win.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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ashg
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 01:53 PM |
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sorry unimog estate
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 01:59 PM |
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Does a 1998 Jeep Cherokee qualify? I have one in the back yard going begging for $1000 CDN, abouk 1500 UK.
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 02:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Canada EH!
Does a 1998 Jeep Cherokee qualify? I have one in the back yard going begging for $1000 CDN, abouk 1500 UK.
£650, I know the economy is struggling here, but not quite that bad!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 02:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
AWD Bongo. Good off-road and big enough to live in. I win.
Fails on not being an estate though. An Outback or Forrester would be the tool for the job if it falls within the rules, though the Forrester in
particular may be crossing the divide to an SUV.
The V70 XC is a good call, the Impreza Sportwagon falls down on load space (not such an issue for Hammond!) which is a strength of the Volvo and with
4WD it should be perfect.
A 4x4 Octavia might be ok, and there's a couple of Passat 4Motions within budget on eBay.
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T66
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 03:25 PM |
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Subaru Forester - sits within the rules of a true estate car, hard as nails, and probably the only car with a reduction low range gearbox.
Trying to source a Lada Niva in the UK is now very hard, most of them are either rotten or have been purchased and taken back to the motherland.
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rf900rush
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 04:07 PM |
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Subaru Outback H6 3.0L No Contest
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blakep82
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 04:12 PM |
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Late 90s audi a4 quattro avant, but only because I really want one atm...
Btw, anyone got a cheap 1997-1999 a4 avant 19.tdi for sale for about 8-900 quid, near at me atm?
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 04:28 PM |
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quote:
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Originally posted by Canada EH!
Does a 1998 Jeep Cherokee qualify? I have one in the back yard going begging for $1000 CDN, abouk 1500 UK.
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£650, I know the economy is struggling here, but not quite that bad!
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It'll be that bad soon, or worse, our Canadian import is thought to be well into printing huge amounts of money to plug the hole. Obviously the
Banksters will want more feeding, along with the crushing weight of the baby boomer feeding frenzy. Me. Me. Me.
...Anyway...
My car? Well, a creaky old Series Land Rover (van/estate) would do a good job, be a huge amount of fun, a mssive reliability challenge, and
you'll have change from £1500 Zimbabwean Sterling.
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owelly
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 05:30 PM |
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quote:
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Originally posted by owelly
AWD Bongo. Good off-road and big enough to live in. I win.
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Fails on not being an estate though. An Outback or Forrester would be the tool for the job if it falls within the rules, though the Forrester in
particular may be crossing the divide to an SUV.
The V70 XC is a good call, the Impreza Sportwagon falls down on load space (not such an issue for Hammond!) which is a strength of the Volvo and with
4WD it should be perfect.
A 4x4 Octavia might be ok, and there's a couple of Passat 4Motions within budget on eBay.
My V5 clearly states " Mazda Bongo Estate"!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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tegwin
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 05:33 PM |
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Surely the point is to take something silly not something sensible..... Thats why James May's volvo was such a good choice... utterly utterly
stupid and yet it still managed it!
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maccmike
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 06:11 PM |
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scoobaru
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PSpirine
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 06:31 PM |
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Chevrolet Station Wagon with fake wood veneer on the exterior panels.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 06:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
My V5 clearly states " Mazda Bongo Estate"!!
I see a lot of those Ford Transit Estates being used by builders as well
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mookaloid
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 08:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
My V5 clearly states " Mazda Bongo Estate"!!
I see a lot of those Ford Transit Estates being used by builders as well
Van
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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myke pocock
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| posted on 11/3/13 at 08:39 PM |
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OK, there was some good footage of them looning around in the mud and on rough roads but what went on off camera? Repairs galore but they certainly
didnt wash the cars!!!! Interesting that they showed the back up and film team a couple of times. Noticed that the Scooby had fresh wheels all round
at one stage. Did Hamster ACTUALLY repair the wishbone himself? I doubt it. I thought it was a tad tame realy.
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