The one with The convertible people carrier
Series 8, Episode 1 (2006)
The boys chop the roof off a people carrier to make a convertible, Richard drives an embarrassing Micra and James marvels at the new Honda Civic. We also wave goodbye to our Suzuki Liana.
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TestsGet me out
His recent daytime TV ‘experiences’ prove Richard is no stranger to embarrassing himself, so he gets to drive Nissan’s least virile car. A paper bag comes in very handy.
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TestsJames’s Civic duty
The highly challenging design of the new Honda hatch sets our James banging on about starter buttons, triangular exhausts and a hazard warning switch that looks like a boiled sweet.
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StigCCX v Stig
For the first time ever the Stig comes unstuck big time on the TG track, sticking the preposterously powerful CCX into the tyres. Something wrong with the car?
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CelebsGoodbye Liana
Witness the moment when TG retires its trusty Suzuki Liana and replaces it with the equally forgettable Chevrolet Lacetti. Then there’s a celebrity scramble to set a quick time.
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ChallengesMPV drop-top
With James as project leader, the boys take on the challenge of lopping the roof off a Renault Espace and then try it out in the lion enclosure at Woburn Safari Park.
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