- The trio head to Inverness, Scotland, with a selection of inexpensive rare Italian Classics - Clarkson infatuated by his Alfa Romeo GTV6, May over the moon with his Lancia Gamma 2500 Coupe and Hammond in awe of his Fiat X1/9.
- Well Aged Scotch Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May tour the most beautiful parts of Scotland in three old Italian cars which they believe to be future classics. Also in this show, Clarkson is at the Eboladrome to test the new BMW M5 sports saloon against the comfort-orientated Alpina B5.—Well Aged Scotch
- Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May tour the most beautiful parts of Scotland in three old Italian cars which they believe to be future classics. Also in this show, Clarkson is at the Eboladrome to test the new BMW M5 sports saloon against the comfort-orientated Alpina B5.—GANdeK
- In this episode, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to prove that not all classic cars have become insanely expensive by finding rare and desirable machines that have yet to accelerate up the appreciation curve. With Clarkson in an Alfa Romeo GTV6, Hammond in a Fiat X1/9 and May in a Lancia Gamma Coupe, the three set off on a road trip around the top of Scotland taking in the sensational driving roads of the North Coast 500, winding their way through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world to a soundtrack of grinding gearboxes, malfunctioning wipers and Richard Hammond complaining about how horribly cold he is. Also in this show, Jeremy is at the Eboladrome to test the new BMW M5 super saloon against the same-but-different Alpina B5.
- Rare cars are expensive. Jag E type BP 100,000, Aston Martin DB5 BP 750,000, Ferrari Daytona BP 600,000, Pagoda roof Mercedes SL BP 75,000, Even humdrum cars like ford estate Mexico is BP 60,000. So the trio try to look for an investment opportunity by picking rare and classic cars whose prices haven't gone through the roof yet.
The trio head to Inverness, Scotland, with a selection of Inexpensive Rare Italian Classics - Clarkson infatuated by his Alfa Romeo GTV6 (26000 miles, BP 10,000, trans-axle, twin plate clutch, 2.5L V6, won the European touring car championship 4 years in a row), May over the moon with his Lancia Gamma Coupe (BP 13,500, Lancia is the most successful touring car team in history), and Hammond in awe of his Fiat X1/9 (BP 2250, baby Ferrari, but has tin on Russian steel, 80 BHP, 960 kgs) - setting off on a road trip around the North Coast 500 (voted the best road trip in the world) experiencing many mechanical faults along the way.
May admits that the Lancia was so poorly designed that the engine could explode for a variety of unconnected reasons. Clarkson has major issues with gear changing in the Alpha. The pedals on Hammond's fiat are very small and very close together. On a go-cart track the trio decide to drift their car, but none has the power to unstuck their back ends. So, May decides to put drifting covers on his back tires to makes them skid forcefully. Since there was only one pair, Hammond makes more drifting covers with a plastic bin cover, which makes his and Clarkson's car slippery and ends up ruining Clarkson's engine (the trans-axle falls off) and the whole car now shakes. Clarkson must pedal 25 miles (its 2 degrees and raining in Scotland) in the back up bike to the hotel.
In retaliation, he removes Hammond's roof at night, while his own car is fixed. Hammond suggests an alternate route to the NC 500 and calls it PENIS 287 (Particularly extremely nicely intermediate Scotland 287 miles route). Its Clarkson's Birthday and Hammond and May have not wished him, and that has made Clarkson angry. But unknown to him they have planned a surprise party for him at the next hotel. While Clarkson again attends to his prop shaft, Hammond cooks him deep fried Spaghetti Bolognese. May does the decorations and plays the bagpipes. May puts all the guests to sleep by reciting the list of all cars Clarkson had ever owned. The next day the trio are off for the last 50 miles of their journey. Clarkson's prop shaft again develops an issue and Hammond's headlights won't work. 6 months after the film, May's car is worth BP 6000, Clarkson's is worth BP 8000, Hammond's is worth nothing.
Conversation street: May has put insulating tapes on the rear wheels of Scalextric cars to make them drift and hence knew how to make his Lancia drift. Land rovers reckon that 70% of people get car sick and have installed a system in cars that adjust the cabin conditions when they sense people are getting car sick. RAC has put an advisory saying that parents can stop motion sickness in kids by getting them to look at the horizon and not their mobile screens. Police in Dubai are testing a BP 117,000 hover bike. 60 mph, 25 minutes range. But if you fall off, you will be shredded to bits in the propellers. Jag i-pace, Clarkson tried to charge it in his farm, and blew his entire supply. He plugged it at his neighbors and overnight it only got enough charge to cover 29 miles. A fast charger would probably take 45 mins, but Clarkson doesn't have patience for that either.
Meanwhile, at the Eboladrome, Clarkson compares the new BMW M5 (0-60 in 3 secs, 592 BHP) to the same but different Alpina B5 (4.4L V8, twin turbo, 4-wheel drive and an automatic gearbox, 600 BHP, 205 mph). A basic BMW M5 is a 4-door saloon, with a boot, 5-seater, and a powerful engine. Beats a Mercedes sports car in a drag race. Still drifts properly, despite having a turbo charger, and a 4-wheel drive system. Has numerous options to customize the car to your specific tastes. The Alpina meanwhile was not designed for a racetrack, but for the roads. Has a suspension designed for potholes and steering which is smooth. But on a track, the M5 beats the Alpina hands down. But for everyday driving Alpina is better. The M5 does 1:20.4 at the Eboladrome, 4 secs quicker than the older M5. Alpina does 1:21.6.
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