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

[choochoo]

DO IT! TAKE A PERSONAL DAY! I'll go with you! I can be your strawman!

http://jalopnik.com/5919380/what-is-...nte-and-an-svx

Stupid interns, I see no conflict. If that's a conflict, half the population of LA is out!

Perfect tag team. Now, make it happen!

[SoCalDubber]

Very tempting!

[teileguy]

A northstar allante no less.

Worst part is I'd totally own all three.

[showtime212]

I know of 3 LeCar's and 2 Fuego's in one jy near me I didnt think they were rare just a failed attempt into the US market and fizzled away.

[Rutledge]

Sorry for the delay in the update!

The super sleuths are right...those are our cars. We're going to be on KUSI (whatever station that is) and then we'll be selling the cars at Ron Baker Chevrolet in National City.

Bring cash! Hope to see you guys!

[evosky]

Sorry for the delay in the update!

The super sleuths are right...those are our cars. We're going to be on KUSI (whatever station that is) and then we'll be selling the cars at Ron Baker Chevrolet in National City.

Bring cash! Hope to see you guys!

SD'ers get on this!

[VadGTI]

Tanner was apparently doing donuts in the parking lot:

[danny_16v]

Mmmm merkur

[SSLByron]

Shut your whore mouth. The SVX is gorgeous.

My girlfriend calls it "Ugly in that cool 80s way." That's about the best you're gonna get. There are probably ten females in the world who would even be in the ballpark.

[Chapel]

how'd I miss this.

[Aonarch]

Nice

[Chiropractor JW]

I had a lady friend that drove an SVX, she still had it when I last saw her a couple years back. I know, CSB.

Also, wasn't the Allante made for more than one year?

[the brit]

SVX: Most sensible? / most likely to still be driven at least.
XR4Ti: TCL, and my personal, choice for sure.
Allente, Alliente, Aliente, Allellenete, Alleinte, Allante, Alliante : I kinda almost though it was a Renault Alliance at first, and got kinda excited. Then I realised that I don't think I've ever heard of that car before, nor could I have named it from a photograph for a hundred stacks.

I know of 3 LeCar's and 2 Fuego's in one jy near me I didnt think they were rare just a failed attempt into the US market and fizzled away.

Can you PM me with the location please?

They're rare in that they're never seen being driven in anger anymore. They may have sold a relative bunch back in the day, but between being bottom of the barrel to start with and each subsequent owner caring less and resenting having to drive it more, they've been disappearing every year since.

[the brit]

Wow, you called it!

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/3080535951.html



now, buy it!

Ugly exhausts are ugly..

[PlatinumGLS]

Also, wasn't the Allante made for more than one year?

1987-1993

[Air and water do mix]

They're rare in that they're never seen being driven in anger anymore. They may have sold a relative bunch back in the day, but between being bottom of the barrel to start with and each subsequent owner caring less and resenting having to drive it more, they've been disappearing every year since.

There were many Fuegos around here back then. I always liked the looks of the Fuego, especially with the canvas sunroof. Hmmmmm. Drivetrain swap?

Between this and the Fiero it's probably safe to say that car companies shouldn't name their cars after 'fire' in any language.

[todras]

http://jalopnik.com/5919380/what-is-...nte-and-an-svx

Mmmmmm Raptor.

[bzcat]

Tanner was apparently doing donuts in the parking lot:

Pic post fail

So the car runs! I had expected much worse.

[PsyberVW]

Why did I stay off TCL for 24 hours? I'm in San Diego this week, 10 mins from National City (you must be at the "Mile of Cars" ) How late are you guys staying out there? (are they sold?)

Not that I really want any of those... But I do love antics!

[NoDubJustYet]

So, whatever happened with this?

[Peloton25]

I think it is one of those 'watch the show and find out' kind of things. Anyone who might have participated probably had to sign waivers and non-disclosure agreements at least up until the show airs. That's how television works.

>8^)
ER

[NoDubJustYet]

That's no fun..

I'll take the silence as meaning a TCLer bought one of the cars.

[rsj0714]

I'll take the silence as meaning a TCLer bought one of the cars.

I think so too.

Send pm's with pics to all of us in TCL. We won't tell and they can't track pm's.

[Dix]

Mmmmmm Raptor.

A SUPERCREW Raptor at that!

[Seitan]

The novelty would be cool, and in good condition I'd be entertained to drive anyone of these cars. That being said, knowing how the cast members of this show destroy cars (much like their British counterparts), if you buy one of these you're probably buying yard art.

[hinshu]

Vlad, if you do not buy it, the car karma gods will smite thee

[MikeSAABt]

"Ugly in that cool 80s way."

that pretty aptly describes most of my favorite cars

[Live-Wire]

Did these ever make it to the states?

The Volvo factory 'whoops'. IIRC either the cars were built due to a malfunction and sent to Estonia and fully supported or they were used by the Swedish police (custom ordered) and then afterwards sent to Estonia for sale as a used car... Apparently it seems that most of them ended up in Estonia.

[Noah Fecks]

The Volvo factory 'whoops'. IIRC either the cars were built due to a malfunction and sent to Estonia and fully supported or they were used by the Swedish police (custom ordered) and then afterwards sent to Estonia for sale as a used car... Apparently it seems that most of them ended up in Estonia.

I heard they were made as Taxi cabs.

[Iroczgirl]

Oh man, I want that Merkur. Anyone have 5k they'd let me borrow?