In or around San Diego? Want to maybe buy a Top Gear car on Tuesday? Peep this!

[Rutledge]

What's up y'all.

So, we're shooting in San Diego for season 3 of Top Gear. We have three fairly rare cars that we're going to be selling on Tuesday. We'll be doing live commercials for the cars on a local morning show Tuesday am before taking them to a dealership to try and sell them.

We actually want to sell them...So, if you want to come check it out, I'd love it. I'm sure it will be crazy so I won't have much time to just hang and chat (which I would certainly like to do) but if you're remotely interested in getting a good deal on a funky car, then you should come out.

The real question...what kind of car do you think I've got for this? I'll try to post some pics tomorrow.

I'll give you a hint. Foreign, under $5K, funky.

[teileguy]

if i wasnt on a quest to own every car from various 80s and 90s hip hop videos, id totally be down.

[Peloton25]

I am sure Vad is interested.

Vad - I'll buy your train ticket.

>8^)
ER

[bustedbucket]

What's up y'all.

The real question...what kind of car do you think I've got for this? I'll try to post some pics tomorrow.

I'll give you a hint. Foreign, under $5K, funky.

A subaru xt, merkur scorpio, and a renault alliance? M I >?

[yurikaze]

I can only hope:


In related news, the "Eric Clapton" Mustang II popped up for sale on Craiglist again. The ad disappeared yesterday, so I'm guessing someone bought it.

[Rutledge]

if i wasnt on a quest to own every car from various 80s and 90s hip hop videos, id totally be down.

In the words of Blackstreet, "Play on Player...."

[VadGTI]

I am sure Vad is interested.

Vad - I'll buy your train ticket.

>8^)
ER

I'm in .

Sent from a rotary-dial phone using Edna the Small Town Operator

[VadGTI]

Also, definitely a Merkur.

Sent from a rotary-dial phone using Edna the Small Town Operator

[eweu]

I'll give you a hint. Foreign, under $5K, funky.

Foreign and funky? Gotta be French.

[teileguy]

ill be sure to report back on my findings.

And i cant see any R5 left here going for close to 5 stacks. Though a fiat strada on the other hand.....

[bustedbucket]

Foreign and funky? Gotta be French.

Who needs 4 lugs when 3 will suffice?

[VadGTI]

ill be sure to report back on my findings.

And i cant see any R5 left here going for close to 5 stacks. Though a fiat strada on the other hand.....

The last Fiat Strada I saw around here was going for more than $5k.

If it's French, it can't be a Renault or Peugeot. Too pedestrian. It has to be a Citroen. Grey-market CX?

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[batman25]

Rutledge is on VWvortex!!! If I were in SD I would go check it out.

[BartVW]

Rutledge is on VWvortex!!! If I were in SD I would go check it out.

But how can we be sure its him? I think we need some plaid-shirt proof.

[MrRoboto]

But how can we be sure its him? I think we need some plaid-shirt proof.

Just search his post history.

And old Citroens' are just awesome. I've been sniffing around for an old DS just for giggles recently, and haven't found a single working example near where I live...

[elementpb]

This thing?

[crashmtb]

Vad, you better buy it. 30e 3m would like the company no doubt

[unimogken]

I'll give you a hint. Foreign, under $5K, funky.

Hey that's 3 hints!

[NoDubJustYet]

Sounds awesome... Have fun SoCal TCLers!

PS: Rutledge, we're still waiting on the TG:USA Nürburgring trip!

[babydubz]

holy i didn't know Rutledge was on TCL. gotta admit, im a little starstruck right now hahah

[BartVW]

Sounds awesome... Have fun SoCal TCLers!

PS: Rutledge, we're still waiting on the TG:USA Nürburgring trip!

If that's gonna happen, I will be there!

[MAGICHAT]

im gonna guess alfa, volvo, lotus

either way pretty cool if a poortexer picks 1 up

[HwAoRrDk]

I'll give you a hint. Foreign, under $5K, funky.

Here's hoping "funky" doesn't refer to how it smells.

[corrago]

The age range on these cars could be anything. It could be an old Aston or f-r Celica/Corolla or something.

The suspense!

[Egz]

I hope its a good kind of funky:



But if its FUNKY funky, I don't think I can top the LeCar posted above.

Did these ever make it to the states?

[0dd_j0b]

Holy isht, something cool might actually come out of living in San Diego. I don't really keep up with TG US, what dealership is this at?

[Tim@VMG]

But how can we be sure its him? I think we need some plaid-shirt proof.

It's him.


And, like Vadim, my first thought was Citroen. No one makes "funky" like Citroen.

-Tim

[Ubel GLI]

I'll give you $12 for it.

[evosky]

hmm .... this is a tough one Rut ... Suzuki Cappuccino ? DAF 66?

looking forward to the new season

[Seppdelaney]

If not a citroen, it could be a Saab. They did some weird stuff too. But I'd consider the Citroen a rarer car- can one be obtained for under 5k? And would it still drive?

[ATL_Av8r]

Did any Renault Fuego's survive the 80's?

[Geechie_Suede]

Definitely a Biturbo

[benjaminobscene]

rabbit pickup

[Egz]

rabbit pickup

I thought the last 2 in existance got welded together in some unholy contraption.

[Armour]

Fiat X-19?