Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Back in season (or series) 4 of the Clarkson, Hammond, and May version of Top Gear, the boys and the producers hatched an idea about cheap, usable cars. See back when this challenge was filmed, you could get to Manchester and back for around £100. So they thought, “can you buy a car, run it there and back, and still be better off money wise than a trip on the train.” In short, yes, and you’d still have a car to show for it.
But what happened next is the stuff of Top Gear history as they set about challenging their cars and themselves in one of the very first challenges. This is where all the fun started
Back in season (or series) 4 of the Clarkson, Hammond, and May version of Top Gear, the boys and the producers hatched an idea about cheap, usable cars. See back when this challenge was filmed, you could get to Manchester and back for around £100. So they thought, “can you buy a car, run it there and back, and still be better off money wise than a trip on the train.” In short, yes, and you’d still have a car to show for it.
But what happened next is the stuff of Top Gear history as they set about challenging their cars and themselves in one of the very first challenges. This is where all the fun started
