The Citroen Car That Should Have Won Everyone's Hearts

But that's still a stack of cash to pay for a car with a flat pack interior until they sort the build quality problems out. The maddest thing about Citroen is who allowed this fun little car not to be a complete winner. Oh dear Toyota, who are ever so sensible have gone potting. They say the future is called pod, a best friend that changes color when you get in it. Cheers up when someone cuts you up, it gets cross, and when it's low on fuel, it gets sad. It even wags its tail, and don't think in the future we'll use boring old steering wheels instead. You drive it with one hand using this thing, it accelerates breaks and turns perfect for the joystick generation rubbish for everyone else.

The Pod also appears to come with a lavatory sticking two fingers up, will also be a thing of the past. Would you please let me pass, thank you very much? Weirdest of all though is the way the Pod will look after you, it'll sense you getting stressed and even congratulate you on good pieces of driving. Whatever next? New 7 Series was the cry in the office as the first pictures of the new Uber Saloon from BMW were gathered from the internet. We clutched ourselves in anticipation preparing maybe a small round of applause and then we saw this, ah it's just hit British Shores in full-on right-hand drive form.

And is going up against established contenders from the likes of Merc, Adli, and Lexus if it's going to compete in this mid-50 Grand sector then it's going to have to be very impressive indeed. Now I'm not saying it's ugly, uh no actually I am saying it's ugly but the bloke that designed it Chris Bangle says that it communicates dynamism performance, and on the road presence. No Chris, it doesn't it communicate fatness weirdness, and what the hell is that? Nurse you see there's a problem with this bit of the boot here, it might contribute to great aerodynamic efficiency but it looks like it was built by Gibbons with access to welding equipment.

It doesn't quite fit with the whole line of a car and when you get to the front it kind of looks like a BMW compact that's been melted over a hot stove. We'll probably love it but in about 10 years, just look at this interior it reminds me of a yacht, which is great because it's new and fresh and exciting. You see underneath it all ugly has hidden talents loads of them and they're everywhere and it's with all these gadgets tucked away where you start to appreciate the sheer sophistication of the seven. It's got a push button start, you get a 380s phone, and there's not even a conventional gear stick.

Even the doors and boots are electric and you're never going to get bored of that lurking under the Bonnet of this 56 Grand 745i is a four and a half liter V8 kicking out 333 brake horsepower, absolute shed loads of torque. It comes courtesy of extremely trick double Vanoss valve timing and valvetronic engine management which basically means it's just smoother and more powerful than the old 740. You get a six-speed Auto but should you so choose you can change gear via these sequential buttons mounted on the steering wheel.

It's a surprisingly sporty drive with linear steering and bags and bags of grip, and despite its portly dimensions it still manages to hit 60 in just 6.3 seconds. Helping you out is stability and traction control along with lots of mechatronic action. A new word for mechanical systems operated by Electronics, in fact most things on the 7 are controlled by supercomputers, and most of those electronics are controlled by this now BMW calls it the iDrive but you can think about it like the mouse on your home computer.

You turn into a menu point and click, and the car sorts things out, it's actually really easy to use, and if you can't figure out about half an hour you ought to seriously think about a bib at meal times and velcro shoes. But there is a problem with the iDrive in that it doesn't lock out functions on the move and you find yourself looking at the road looking at the iDrive looking at the road, looking at the iDrive just before you and yeah you get the idea although you probably shouldn't have a license if you find all that difficult to work out.

But if you do you'll be pleased to know that the system is moving towards complete voice activation in the future. I love the old 7 Series so much that I nearly had a minor currently when I saw what the new one looked like, but and this is a really big but it drives like the absolute Daddy and it genuinely pushes things forward. It's a bit like a really pretty girl with the two front teeth missing you still would but you'll always know it's just shy of perfection and that's okay.

The BMW Uber Saloon will be hitting British Shores in full-on right-hand drive form, so get ready to be impressed or at least curious about how this new car compares to its old counterpart.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enforeign 's C3 a Dodge Viper takes on a Nissan Sunny and how easy to drive is BMW's new 7 Series the arrival of any new car always creates a stir that's when it's the first new car for 10 years for the most evocative name in motoring Lamborghini the anticipation is apocalyptic a new breed of Raging Bull that must follow the devil itself the Diablo in order to pay for that very survival Lamborghini have now sold their sold to Audi and the question is can they continue the blood rush of the past with the mercy alago visually it inherits much of the Diablo's lines but they've been tied it up this narrow waistline has been filled in the rebellious look tamed down a little no monstrous real wings anymore while the Diablo was styled by Marcelo gandini the Murcielago has been penned by a Belgian it's still a stunning machine but it's not so much of a Teenage Tearaway it's grown up on the outside and the same can be said for the inside you still enter via the evocative scissor doors but you're no longer greeted by a school boy's bedroom filled with bits of carbon fiber and clumsy plastic switch gear instead you're surrounded by discreet two-tone leather the Audi influence is obvious but any worries that the lambo's got any quieter a Silence by a Twist of the key V12 Harmony is just the sweetest sound an engine can make not bad for a company that's starting out building tractors foreign getaway you're more likely to be greeted by the stench of slipping clutch than the aroma of burning rubber because since the early Diablos four-wheel drive has been a Lamborghini trait and now they're going to add an insult to injury by installing traction control both were introduced because Lamborghini felt some of their customers needed a bit of security but I'm sorry this is not a Honda Civic it's an Italian Supercar and if it scares you you should go and buy something else this may be the first Lamborghini to have a six-speed gearbox but you never leave two of them because the 7 800 RPM Red Line it's good enough for nearly 90 miles an hour in second I have to admit that in everyday use you wouldn't really know it was four-wheel drive in a straight line or on the exit of some Corners the variable system will put 95 percent of the torque to the rear wheels when it still only does it what it wants to even with the traction control Switched Off two much power too soon will push the front of the car wide so you need to be patient with the throttle before flooring it and letting the mercy Ella go dance the famous V12 engine now sits some two inches lower the chassis to help with the handling and it's been stretched from six to six point two liters raising the power to 570 BHP the mercy elegant will take just 60 in just four seconds and on to 205 miles an hour should you so wish and it will also relieve you of 158 000 pounds for the pleasure of doing it glorious though it is the Mercier Lego has lost some of the raw passion of its parents and not even a rear-wheel drive option anymore it's joined the ranks of supercars suitable for everyday use which is what Lambo intended all along but in so doing it's lost a little of what I loved about Lamborghinis they used to be outrageous now they're almost respectable the mercy yellow goes sets my pulse racing as soon as I see it but perhaps I must now look elsewhere for my ultimate supercar like just down the road to moderna where they make this mouth-watering 7.3 liter 580 horsepower Pagani Zonda and you can find out if it fulfills my dreams when I test it later in the series what I'm about to tell you isn't going to make me very popular car dealers will be sticking pins in wax Effigies of Wilson and private sellers up and down the country will be throwing their furniture at the television what I'm about to tell you contradicts everything you'll read from so-called experts in glossy car mags but what the hell it's the truth and you need to know classic cars aren't selling the Market's gone soft why well there's September the 11th tumbling new and used car prices and a growing realization that a lot of these old Crocs are simply overpriced now here's the thing at the moment the old car game is the one corner of the used car marker that offers the canny buyer people like you and me the most outrageous and ridiculous value for money let me explain take this Jaguar S-Type nice level 67 example chrome wire wheels and a desirable 3.8 engine and overdrive combo mileage 57 000 with sheaves of History plus recent bills for a specialist overhaul of 10 grand so what's that worth 10 eight five wrong this very car was sold just two months ago at auction for 3 800 pounds thank you I'll say that again 3 800 pounds yet just two months ago this very car was advertised for ten thousand seven hundred and fifty time to meet an owner who's become a monster auction fan it was my lucky day I got there at quarter to one I saw the car at five to one and I bought it by a quarter past one and I'll tell my employers I was back at work by two fantastic yeah it was it was a good day and it drove well because there's always that Hearts like moment isn't it when you drive it home and you just see the oil pressure gauge just go down like that I didn't want to see that and it didn't happen so I was I was very relieved but very very happy that I bought something that was fantastic value for money there will be people out there who are saying no I would never ever ever go to an auction um it's too terrifying too much risk what do you say to that auctions aren't for the faint-hearted whether it's new cars or classic cars like this but if you've got the courage of your convictions and you've done your preparation there's money to be made and there's rewards to be reaped from it I would say you think you might even take a bit of profit out of it when you come to sell it you never know do you Quentin you never know no John you don't which is why I would have loved to have been at the auction when this agonizingly beautiful Maserati Ghibli went away I used to have one of these it was a big hit with the ladies and the reason why this car is such an outrageous unbelievable bargain is that it comes with bills for 50 000 pounds yet it cost its very shrewd new owner at auction sixteen thousand three hundred it is unbelievable this car is emphatically not a pig in a poke it drives beautifully plenty of urge listen to that interior is beautiful it's it's just waiting to be pointed at Geneva and and pull the trigger why am I filtering my life away making television programs when I could be out buying Maseratis I mean it's just just Joy this was the actual Earls Court Motor Show car in 1967 plus it's had a titled owner so it's got provenance just the way I like them last year it was on a four chord for 32 500 didn't sell earlier this year it was up for 29 000 pounds didn't sell so the owner cut his losses and packed it off to auction where it fetched just over 16 000 quid time for our final auction bargain Charming usable economical and so terribly terribly English a nice minor ragtop like this would make maybe three grand at a dealer it's a 1959 last owner 26 years lots of history and a genuine 67 000 miles from New according to the mot it's only down 100 miles in the last year so what would you give for this disarming reminder of The Way We Were how does 1800 quid sound well that's what one very shrewd lady paid for this two months ago at auction sadly she can't be with us today because she's visiting a relative in Bournemouth where else but she's very kindly written us a little note to tell us exactly what she thinks of her new purchase Dear Mr Wilson I do have fallen in love with Mildred as much as I have she runs beautifully always starts first time and looks half her age do look after her she's very special to me P.S Bournemouth is lovely yours very sincerely Mrs M Evans all right good morning good morning please state your name for the record Daniel Fennell thank you Mr fennel you're a Serial modifier with a string of souped-up Motors to your name the purpose of this hearing is to determine exactly what would happen if you were let loose with an innocent car and a pot full of cash could you be trusted frankly if you couldn't and there's the evidence amen sunny I've always had a love for running fives and hot hatches and the stunning gcir Nissan Pulsar it's just the natural progression for me it's amazing the difference 25 Grand makes how much the car owes me 25 000. that includes buying the car for 9 000 pounds the seats and the interior modifications including the electronic boost gauge and the electronic fuel controller they probably cost around 1500 and I've spent between 13 and 15 000 on the engine itself that includes the turbo which was 2 000 Pistons the uprated forged pistons they are about a thousand a gasket was 200 operated the exhaust system was 200 dump valve was 200. so basically this is endless now that money that you've spent on it do you think you will ever get it back now unfortunately we're modifying cars you never get your money back but it's the feeling and the thought that you've done it yourself it's not someone else's car yeah you will lose money on it but it's to me it's it's Priceless the gtir in standard trim comes with 220 BHP already enough to make Clio 172s and Civic type RS feel as though they're tied to a tree but a bit of judicial winding on with the turbo boost puts 280 BHP in reach if you're not happy with that some extra fine tuning we'll see 300 but Danny's got 400. it's awesome it blows the socks off of most Porsches Ferraris and most things on the road really his uh handle's very good it picks up through the gears tremendous and it's a top end power is superb wouldn't it be interesting to put Danny's Nissan on a Dyno to see exactly how much power It produced yes it would but wouldn't it be more interesting to race it against this a real mean mother of a car the 8 liter V10 Chrysler Viper like the saying goes they're ancient a replacement for displacement 6D takes just four and a half seconds and it will be driven Danny foreign Sunny please don't tell anyone uh best of three Danny obviously French cars used to be a little bit Bonkers and citroens in particular were Captain crackers then somewhere along the line somebody gave them a frontal lobotomy and what followed made physics look interesting with the study Zara and the loony but not in a good way C5 Citroen seemed to have lost it all together but now they've Shrugged off their straight jacket put pencils up their nose stuck pants on their heads and come back with a brand new super mini the C3 like its boxy Rivals the VW polo and Ford Fiesta the C3 is a much needed breath of fresh air into the super mini sector a squat stance and cheeky chubby face make a sort of Monday Camp Toy Town Runabout if the rumors about naughty and big ears are true this is what they'd be tooling and probably falling around it foreign though he'd noticed straight away that there's plenty of space for his trademark pointy hat and his close friend wouldn't be bashing ears with everyone but if there were any hat issues they could go for the full-length summary for option just like you can get on the Picasso but quite where those two works are layabouts we find the extra 500 credit costs to be on me the C3 offers so much more than just space there's these awesome armrests storage drawers under the seats a classic Citron double glove box sweet air vents funky dials and a removable ashtray you can place it here here or even here just in case the kids might want a crafty in the back all of which goes to show that Citroen have put a lot of effort into the C3 unfortunately it was all knocked together by a close Showbiz power of Noddy Mickey Mouse and he wasn't having a good day ah I'm not sure that's supposed to do that oh nice one another storage area that won't go back oh God look at it and look at the rigidity of that just flimsy rubbish I've broken it put that back where it goes now instead of concentrating on two glove boxes why don't they just make one decent one look at that flimsy as anything junk and uh that's not really going to stay on there forever is it look at that coming away Citron however promised Faithfully that these build quality problems will be sorted mind you the rather slack two-toe paint job under the Bonnet looks set to stay now sit to reckon this is the world's cleverest boot what we have here is the module board this device is meant to keep your money boots separate from your shopping as you can see it's an absolute pig to work out and totally flimsy if I want a challenge I'll buy a Rubik's Cube and I've said I think thank you traditionally Citroen small cars had such Lively handling that they often tempted inexperienced drivers beyond their limits but those same drivers won't be mucking about in the C3 which is based on an entirely new platform Citroen are very happy to call this a shopping cart and thanks to the electronic speed sensitive steering which has very Dopey reactions you'll probably feel the same way only the very brave would try to discover just how fast a C3 can go around corners but who wants to go sideways to the supermarket instead sit back relax in the mini MPV driving position appreciate the Slick gear change in Keen brakes and soak up the comfy ride no thrills or spills just wholesome family fun this is the happiest Shopper in town initially there'll be a choice of a 1.4 or 1.6 liter petrol and a 1.4 liter diesel with a more powerful Diesel coming in the summer prices kick off at 8995 and top out at 11 995 for the 1.6 exclusive which comes with four airbags climate control CD player Alloys and abs you won't find a prettier super mini for anywhere near the nine grand asking price plus it's got the drive and practicalities to match but that's still a stack of cash to pay for a car with a flat pack interior until they sort the build quality problems out the maddest thing about Citroen is who allowed this fun little car not to be a complete winner oh dear Toyota who are ever so sensible have gone potting they say the future is called pod a best friend that changes color when you get in it cheers up when someone cuts you up it gets cross and when it's low on fuel it gets sad it even wags its tail and don't think in the future we'll use boring old steering wheels instead you drive it with one hand using this thing it accelerates breaks and turns perfect for the joystick generation rubbish for everyone else the Pod also appears to come with a lavatory sticking two fingers up will also be a thing of the past would you please let me pass thank you very much weirdest of all though is the way the Pod will look after you it'll sense you getting stressed and even congratulate you on good pieces of driving whatever next new 7 Series was the cry in the office as the first pictures of the new Uber Saloon from BMW were gathered from the internet we clutched ourselves in anticipation preparing maybe a small round of applause and then we saw this ah it's just hit British Shores in full-on right-hand drive form and is going up against established contenders from the likes of mercaldi and Lexus if it's going to compete in this mid-50 Grand sector then it's going to have to be very impressive indeed now I'm not saying it's ugly uh no actually I am saying it's ugly but the bloke that designed it Chris bangle says that it communicates dynamism performance and on the road presence no Chris it doesn't it communicates fatness weirdness and what the hell is that nurse you see there's a problem with this bit of the boot here it might contribute to Great aerodynamic efficiency but it looks like it was built by Gibbons with access to welding equipment it doesn't quite fit with the whole line of a car and when you get to the front it kind of looks like a BMW compact that's been melted over a hot stove we'll probably love it but in about 10 years just look at this interior it reminds me of a yacht which is great because it's new and fresh and exciting you see underneath it all ugly has hidden talents loads of them and they're everywhere and it's with all these gadgets tucked away where you start to appreciate the sheer sophistication of the seven it's got a push button start you get a 380s phone and there's not even a conventional gear stick even the doors and boots are electric and you're never going to get bored of that lurking under the Bonnet of this 56 Grand 745i is a four and a half liter V8 kicking out 333 brake horsepower and absolute shed loads of torque it comes courtesy of extremely trick double Vanoss valve timing and valvetronic engine management which basically means it's just smoother and more powerful than the old 740. you get a six-speed Auto but should you so choose you can change gear via these sequential buttons mounted on the steering wheel it's a surprisingly sporty drive with linear steering and bags and bags of grip and despite its portly Dimensions it still manages to hit 60 in just 6.3 seconds helping you out is stability and traction control along with lots of mechatronic action a new word for mechanical systems operated by Electronics in fact most things on the 7 are controlled by supercomputers and most of those electronics are controlled by this now BMW calls this the iDrive but you can think about it like the mouse on your home computer you turn into a menu point and click and the car sorts things out it's actually really easy to use and if you can't figure out about half an hour you ought to seriously think about a bib at meal times and velcro shoes but there is a problem with the iDrive in that it doesn't lock out functions on the move and you find yourself looking at the road looking at the iDrive looking at the road looking at the iDrive just before you and it yeah you get the idea although you probably shouldn't have a license if you find all that difficult to work out but if you do you'll be pleased to know that the system is moving towards complete voice activation in the future I love the old 7 Series so much that I nearly had a minor currently when I saw what the new one looked like but and this is a really big but it drives like the absolute Daddy and it genuinely pushes things forward it's a bit like a really pretty girl with the two front teeth missing you still would but you'll always know it's just shy of perfect foreignforeign 's C3 a Dodge Viper takes on a Nissan Sunny and how easy to drive is BMW's new 7 Series the arrival of any new car always creates a stir that's when it's the first new car for 10 years for the most evocative name in motoring Lamborghini the anticipation is apocalyptic a new breed of Raging Bull that must follow the devil itself the Diablo in order to pay for that very survival Lamborghini have now sold their sold to Audi and the question is can they continue the blood rush of the past with the mercy alago visually it inherits much of the Diablo's lines but they've been tied it up this narrow waistline has been filled in the rebellious look tamed down a little no monstrous real wings anymore while the Diablo was styled by Marcelo gandini the Murcielago has been penned by a Belgian it's still a stunning machine but it's not so much of a Teenage Tearaway it's grown up on the outside and the same can be said for the inside you still enter via the evocative scissor doors but you're no longer greeted by a school boy's bedroom filled with bits of carbon fiber and clumsy plastic switch gear instead you're surrounded by discreet two-tone leather the Audi influence is obvious but any worries that the lambo's got any quieter a Silence by a Twist of the key V12 Harmony is just the sweetest sound an engine can make not bad for a company that's starting out building tractors foreign getaway you're more likely to be greeted by the stench of slipping clutch than the aroma of burning rubber because since the early Diablos four-wheel drive has been a Lamborghini trait and now they're going to add an insult to injury by installing traction control both were introduced because Lamborghini felt some of their customers needed a bit of security but I'm sorry this is not a Honda Civic it's an Italian Supercar and if it scares you you should go and buy something else this may be the first Lamborghini to have a six-speed gearbox but you never leave two of them because the 7 800 RPM Red Line it's good enough for nearly 90 miles an hour in second I have to admit that in everyday use you wouldn't really know it was four-wheel drive in a straight line or on the exit of some Corners the variable system will put 95 percent of the torque to the rear wheels when it still only does it what it wants to even with the traction control Switched Off two much power too soon will push the front of the car wide so you need to be patient with the throttle before flooring it and letting the mercy Ella go dance the famous V12 engine now sits some two inches lower the chassis to help with the handling and it's been stretched from six to six point two liters raising the power to 570 BHP the mercy elegant will take just 60 in just four seconds and on to 205 miles an hour should you so wish and it will also relieve you of 158 000 pounds for the pleasure of doing it glorious though it is the Mercier Lego has lost some of the raw passion of its parents and not even a rear-wheel drive option anymore it's joined the ranks of supercars suitable for everyday use which is what Lambo intended all along but in so doing it's lost a little of what I loved about Lamborghinis they used to be outrageous now they're almost respectable the mercy yellow goes sets my pulse racing as soon as I see it but perhaps I must now look elsewhere for my ultimate supercar like just down the road to moderna where they make this mouth-watering 7.3 liter 580 horsepower Pagani Zonda and you can find out if it fulfills my dreams when I test it later in the series what I'm about to tell you isn't going to make me very popular car dealers will be sticking pins in wax Effigies of Wilson and private sellers up and down the country will be throwing their furniture at the television what I'm about to tell you contradicts everything you'll read from so-called experts in glossy car mags but what the hell it's the truth and you need to know classic cars aren't selling the Market's gone soft why well there's September the 11th tumbling new and used car prices and a growing realization that a lot of these old Crocs are simply overpriced now here's the thing at the moment the old car game is the one corner of the used car marker that offers the canny buyer people like you and me the most outrageous and ridiculous value for money let me explain take this Jaguar S-Type nice level 67 example chrome wire wheels and a desirable 3.8 engine and overdrive combo mileage 57 000 with sheaves of History plus recent bills for a specialist overhaul of 10 grand so what's that worth 10 eight five wrong this very car was sold just two months ago at auction for 3 800 pounds thank you I'll say that again 3 800 pounds yet just two months ago this very car was advertised for ten thousand seven hundred and fifty time to meet an owner who's become a monster auction fan it was my lucky day I got there at quarter to one I saw the car at five to one and I bought it by a quarter past one and I'll tell my employers I was back at work by two fantastic yeah it was it was a good day and it drove well because there's always that Hearts like moment isn't it when you drive it home and you just see the oil pressure gauge just go down like that I didn't want to see that and it didn't happen so I was I was very relieved but very very happy that I bought something that was fantastic value for money there will be people out there who are saying no I would never ever ever go to an auction um it's too terrifying too much risk what do you say to that auctions aren't for the faint-hearted whether it's new cars or classic cars like this but if you've got the courage of your convictions and you've done your preparation there's money to be made and there's rewards to be reaped from it I would say you think you might even take a bit of profit out of it when you come to sell it you never know do you Quentin you never know no John you don't which is why I would have loved to have been at the auction when this agonizingly beautiful Maserati Ghibli went away I used to have one of these it was a big hit with the ladies and the reason why this car is such an outrageous unbelievable bargain is that it comes with bills for 50 000 pounds yet it cost its very shrewd new owner at auction sixteen thousand three hundred it is unbelievable this car is emphatically not a pig in a poke it drives beautifully plenty of urge listen to that interior is beautiful it's it's just waiting to be pointed at Geneva and and pull the trigger why am I filtering my life away making television programs when I could be out buying Maseratis I mean it's just just Joy this was the actual Earls Court Motor Show car in 1967 plus it's had a titled owner so it's got provenance just the way I like them last year it was on a four chord for 32 500 didn't sell earlier this year it was up for 29 000 pounds didn't sell so the owner cut his losses and packed it off to auction where it fetched just over 16 000 quid time for our final auction bargain Charming usable economical and so terribly terribly English a nice minor ragtop like this would make maybe three grand at a dealer it's a 1959 last owner 26 years lots of history and a genuine 67 000 miles from New according to the mot it's only down 100 miles in the last year so what would you give for this disarming reminder of The Way We Were how does 1800 quid sound well that's what one very shrewd lady paid for this two months ago at auction sadly she can't be with us today because she's visiting a relative in Bournemouth where else but she's very kindly written us a little note to tell us exactly what she thinks of her new purchase Dear Mr Wilson I do have fallen in love with Mildred as much as I have she runs beautifully always starts first time and looks half her age do look after her she's very special to me P.S Bournemouth is lovely yours very sincerely Mrs M Evans all right good morning good morning please state your name for the record Daniel Fennell thank you Mr fennel you're a Serial modifier with a string of souped-up Motors to your name the purpose of this hearing is to determine exactly what would happen if you were let loose with an innocent car and a pot full of cash could you be trusted frankly if you couldn't and there's the evidence amen sunny I've always had a love for running fives and hot hatches and the stunning gcir Nissan Pulsar it's just the natural progression for me it's amazing the difference 25 Grand makes how much the car owes me 25 000. that includes buying the car for 9 000 pounds the seats and the interior modifications including the electronic boost gauge and the electronic fuel controller they probably cost around 1500 and I've spent between 13 and 15 000 on the engine itself that includes the turbo which was 2 000 Pistons the uprated forged pistons they are about a thousand a gasket was 200 operated the exhaust system was 200 dump valve was 200. so basically this is endless now that money that you've spent on it do you think you will ever get it back now unfortunately we're modifying cars you never get your money back but it's the feeling and the thought that you've done it yourself it's not someone else's car yeah you will lose money on it but it's to me it's it's Priceless the gtir in standard trim comes with 220 BHP already enough to make Clio 172s and Civic type RS feel as though they're tied to a tree but a bit of judicial winding on with the turbo boost puts 280 BHP in reach if you're not happy with that some extra fine tuning we'll see 300 but Danny's got 400. it's awesome it blows the socks off of most Porsches Ferraris and most things on the road really his uh handle's very good it picks up through the gears tremendous and it's a top end power is superb wouldn't it be interesting to put Danny's Nissan on a Dyno to see exactly how much power It produced yes it would but wouldn't it be more interesting to race it against this a real mean mother of a car the 8 liter V10 Chrysler Viper like the saying goes they're ancient a replacement for displacement 6D takes just four and a half seconds and it will be driven Danny foreign Sunny please don't tell anyone uh best of three Danny obviously French cars used to be a little bit Bonkers and citroens in particular were Captain crackers then somewhere along the line somebody gave them a frontal lobotomy and what followed made physics look interesting with the study Zara and the loony but not in a good way C5 Citroen seemed to have lost it all together but now they've Shrugged off their straight jacket put pencils up their nose stuck pants on their heads and come back with a brand new super mini the C3 like its boxy Rivals the VW polo and Ford Fiesta the C3 is a much needed breath of fresh air into the super mini sector a squat stance and cheeky chubby face make a sort of Monday Camp Toy Town Runabout if the rumors about naughty and big ears are true this is what they'd be tooling and probably falling around it foreign though he'd noticed straight away that there's plenty of space for his trademark pointy hat and his close friend wouldn't be bashing ears with everyone but if there were any hat issues they could go for the full-length summary for option just like you can get on the Picasso but quite where those two works are layabouts we find the extra 500 credit costs to be on me the C3 offers so much more than just space there's these awesome armrests storage drawers under the seats a classic Citron double glove box sweet air vents funky dials and a removable ashtray you can place it here here or even here just in case the kids might want a crafty in the back all of which goes to show that Citroen have put a lot of effort into the C3 unfortunately it was all knocked together by a close Showbiz power of Noddy Mickey Mouse and he wasn't having a good day ah I'm not sure that's supposed to do that oh nice one another storage area that won't go back oh God look at it and look at the rigidity of that just flimsy rubbish I've broken it put that back where it goes now instead of concentrating on two glove boxes why don't they just make one decent one look at that flimsy as anything junk and uh that's not really going to stay on there forever is it look at that coming away Citron however promised Faithfully that these build quality problems will be sorted mind you the rather slack two-toe paint job under the Bonnet looks set to stay now sit to reckon this is the world's cleverest boot what we have here is the module board this device is meant to keep your money boots separate from your shopping as you can see it's an absolute pig to work out and totally flimsy if I want a challenge I'll buy a Rubik's Cube and I've said I think thank you traditionally Citroen small cars had such Lively handling that they often tempted inexperienced drivers beyond their limits but those same drivers won't be mucking about in the C3 which is based on an entirely new platform Citroen are very happy to call this a shopping cart and thanks to the electronic speed sensitive steering which has very Dopey reactions you'll probably feel the same way only the very brave would try to discover just how fast a C3 can go around corners but who wants to go sideways to the supermarket instead sit back relax in the mini MPV driving position appreciate the Slick gear change in Keen brakes and soak up the comfy ride no thrills or spills just wholesome family fun this is the happiest Shopper in town initially there'll be a choice of a 1.4 or 1.6 liter petrol and a 1.4 liter diesel with a more powerful Diesel coming in the summer prices kick off at 8995 and top out at 11 995 for the 1.6 exclusive which comes with four airbags climate control CD player Alloys and abs you won't find a prettier super mini for anywhere near the nine grand asking price plus it's got the drive and practicalities to match but that's still a stack of cash to pay for a car with a flat pack interior until they sort the build quality problems out the maddest thing about Citroen is who allowed this fun little car not to be a complete winner oh dear Toyota who are ever so sensible have gone potting they say the future is called pod a best friend that changes color when you get in it cheers up when someone cuts you up it gets cross and when it's low on fuel it gets sad it even wags its tail and don't think in the future we'll use boring old steering wheels instead you drive it with one hand using this thing it accelerates breaks and turns perfect for the joystick generation rubbish for everyone else the Pod also appears to come with a lavatory sticking two fingers up will also be a thing of the past would you please let me pass thank you very much weirdest of all though is the way the Pod will look after you it'll sense you getting stressed and even congratulate you on good pieces of driving whatever next new 7 Series was the cry in the office as the first pictures of the new Uber Saloon from BMW were gathered from the internet we clutched ourselves in anticipation preparing maybe a small round of applause and then we saw this ah it's just hit British Shores in full-on right-hand drive form and is going up against established contenders from the likes of mercaldi and Lexus if it's going to compete in this mid-50 Grand sector then it's going to have to be very impressive indeed now I'm not saying it's ugly uh no actually I am saying it's ugly but the bloke that designed it Chris bangle says that it communicates dynamism performance and on the road presence no Chris it doesn't it communicates fatness weirdness and what the hell is that nurse you see there's a problem with this bit of the boot here it might contribute to Great aerodynamic efficiency but it looks like it was built by Gibbons with access to welding equipment it doesn't quite fit with the whole line of a car and when you get to the front it kind of looks like a BMW compact that's been melted over a hot stove we'll probably love it but in about 10 years just look at this interior it reminds me of a yacht which is great because it's new and fresh and exciting you see underneath it all ugly has hidden talents loads of them and they're everywhere and it's with all these gadgets tucked away where you start to appreciate the sheer sophistication of the seven it's got a push button start you get a 380s phone and there's not even a conventional gear stick even the doors and boots are electric and you're never going to get bored of that lurking under the Bonnet of this 56 Grand 745i is a four and a half liter V8 kicking out 333 brake horsepower and absolute shed loads of torque it comes courtesy of extremely trick double Vanoss valve timing and valvetronic engine management which basically means it's just smoother and more powerful than the old 740. you get a six-speed Auto but should you so choose you can change gear via these sequential buttons mounted on the steering wheel it's a surprisingly sporty drive with linear steering and bags and bags of grip and despite its portly Dimensions it still manages to hit 60 in just 6.3 seconds helping you out is stability and traction control along with lots of mechatronic action a new word for mechanical systems operated by Electronics in fact most things on the 7 are controlled by supercomputers and most of those electronics are controlled by this now BMW calls this the iDrive but you can think about it like the mouse on your home computer you turn into a menu point and click and the car sorts things out it's actually really easy to use and if you can't figure out about half an hour you ought to seriously think about a bib at meal times and velcro shoes but there is a problem with the iDrive in that it doesn't lock out functions on the move and you find yourself looking at the road looking at the iDrive looking at the road looking at the iDrive just before you and it yeah you get the idea although you probably shouldn't have a license if you find all that difficult to work out but if you do you'll be pleased to know that the system is moving towards complete voice activation in the future I love the old 7 Series so much that I nearly had a minor currently when I saw what the new one looked like but and this is a really big but it drives like the absolute Daddy and it genuinely pushes things forward it's a bit like a really pretty girl with the two front teeth missing you still would but you'll always know it's just shy of perfect foreignforeign 's C3 a Dodge Viper takes on a Nissan Sunny and how easy to drive is BMW's new 7 Series the arrival of any new car always creates a stir that's when it's the first new car for 10 years for the most evocative name in motoring Lamborghini the anticipation is apocalyptic a new breed of Raging Bull that must follow the devil itself the Diablo in order to pay for that very survival Lamborghini have now sold their sold to Audi and the question is can they continue the blood rush of the past with the mercy alago visually it inherits much of the Diablo's lines but they've been tied it up this narrow waistline has been filled in the rebellious look tamed down a little no monstrous real wings anymore while the Diablo was styled by Marcelo gandini the Murcielago has been penned by a Belgian it's still a stunning machine but it's not so much of a Teenage Tearaway it's grown up on the outside and the same can be said for the inside you still enter via the evocative scissor doors but you're no longer greeted by a school boy's bedroom filled with bits of carbon fiber and clumsy plastic switch gear instead you're surrounded by discreet two-tone leather the Audi influence is obvious but any worries that the lambo's got any quieter a Silence by a Twist of the key V12 Harmony is just the sweetest sound an engine can make not bad for a company that's starting out building tractors foreign getaway you're more likely to be greeted by the stench of slipping clutch than the aroma of burning rubber because since the early Diablos four-wheel drive has been a Lamborghini trait and now they're going to add an insult to injury by installing traction control both were introduced because Lamborghini felt some of their customers needed a bit of security but I'm sorry this is not a Honda Civic it's an Italian Supercar and if it scares you you should go and buy something else this may be the first Lamborghini to have a six-speed gearbox but you never leave two of them because the 7 800 RPM Red Line it's good enough for nearly 90 miles an hour in second I have to admit that in everyday use you wouldn't really know it was four-wheel drive in a straight line or on the exit of some Corners the variable system will put 95 percent of the torque to the rear wheels when it still only does it what it wants to even with the traction control Switched Off two much power too soon will push the front of the car wide so you need to be patient with the throttle before flooring it and letting the mercy Ella go dance the famous V12 engine now sits some two inches lower the chassis to help with the handling and it's been stretched from six to six point two liters raising the power to 570 BHP the mercy elegant will take just 60 in just four seconds and on to 205 miles an hour should you so wish and it will also relieve you of 158 000 pounds for the pleasure of doing it glorious though it is the Mercier Lego has lost some of the raw passion of its parents and not even a rear-wheel drive option anymore it's joined the ranks of supercars suitable for everyday use which is what Lambo intended all along but in so doing it's lost a little of what I loved about Lamborghinis they used to be outrageous now they're almost respectable the mercy yellow goes sets my pulse racing as soon as I see it but perhaps I must now look elsewhere for my ultimate supercar like just down the road to moderna where they make this mouth-watering 7.3 liter 580 horsepower Pagani Zonda and you can find out if it fulfills my dreams when I test it later in the series what I'm about to tell you isn't going to make me very popular car dealers will be sticking pins in wax Effigies of Wilson and private sellers up and down the country will be throwing their furniture at the television what I'm about to tell you contradicts everything you'll read from so-called experts in glossy car mags but what the hell it's the truth and you need to know classic cars aren't selling the Market's gone soft why well there's September the 11th tumbling new and used car prices and a growing realization that a lot of these old Crocs are simply overpriced now here's the thing at the moment the old car game is the one corner of the used car marker that offers the canny buyer people like you and me the most outrageous and ridiculous value for money let me explain take this Jaguar S-Type nice level 67 example chrome wire wheels and a desirable 3.8 engine and overdrive combo mileage 57 000 with sheaves of History plus recent bills for a specialist overhaul of 10 grand so what's that worth 10 eight five wrong this very car was sold just two months ago at auction for 3 800 pounds thank you I'll say that again 3 800 pounds yet just two months ago this very car was advertised for ten thousand seven hundred and fifty time to meet an owner who's become a monster auction fan it was my lucky day I got there at quarter to one I saw the car at five to one and I bought it by a quarter past one and I'll tell my employers I was back at work by two fantastic yeah it was it was a good day and it drove well because there's always that Hearts like moment isn't it when you drive it home and you just see the oil pressure gauge just go down like that I didn't want to see that and it didn't happen so I was I was very relieved but very very happy that I bought something that was fantastic value for money there will be people out there who are saying no I would never ever ever go to an auction um it's too terrifying too much risk what do you say to that auctions aren't for the faint-hearted whether it's new cars or classic cars like this but if you've got the courage of your convictions and you've done your preparation there's money to be made and there's rewards to be reaped from it I would say you think you might even take a bit of profit out of it when you come to sell it you never know do you Quentin you never know no John you don't which is why I would have loved to have been at the auction when this agonizingly beautiful Maserati Ghibli went away I used to have one of these it was a big hit with the ladies and the reason why this car is such an outrageous unbelievable bargain is that it comes with bills for 50 000 pounds yet it cost its very shrewd new owner at auction sixteen thousand three hundred it is unbelievable this car is emphatically not a pig in a poke it drives beautifully plenty of urge listen to that interior is beautiful it's it's just waiting to be pointed at Geneva and and pull the trigger why am I filtering my life away making television programs when I could be out buying Maseratis I mean it's just just Joy this was the actual Earls Court Motor Show car in 1967 plus it's had a titled owner so it's got provenance just the way I like them last year it was on a four chord for 32 500 didn't sell earlier this year it was up for 29 000 pounds didn't sell so the owner cut his losses and packed it off to auction where it fetched just over 16 000 quid time for our final auction bargain Charming usable economical and so terribly terribly English a nice minor ragtop like this would make maybe three grand at a dealer it's a 1959 last owner 26 years lots of history and a genuine 67 000 miles from New according to the mot it's only down 100 miles in the last year so what would you give for this disarming reminder of The Way We Were how does 1800 quid sound well that's what one very shrewd lady paid for this two months ago at auction sadly she can't be with us today because she's visiting a relative in Bournemouth where else but she's very kindly written us a little note to tell us exactly what she thinks of her new purchase Dear Mr Wilson I do have fallen in love with Mildred as much as I have she runs beautifully always starts first time and looks half her age do look after her she's very special to me P.S Bournemouth is lovely yours very sincerely Mrs M Evans all right good morning good morning please state your name for the record Daniel Fennell thank you Mr fennel you're a Serial modifier with a string of souped-up Motors to your name the purpose of this hearing is to determine exactly what would happen if you were let loose with an innocent car and a pot full of cash could you be trusted frankly if you couldn't and there's the evidence amen sunny I've always had a love for running fives and hot hatches and the stunning gcir Nissan Pulsar it's just the natural progression for me it's amazing the difference 25 Grand makes how much the car owes me 25 000. that includes buying the car for 9 000 pounds the seats and the interior modifications including the electronic boost gauge and the electronic fuel controller they probably cost around 1500 and I've spent between 13 and 15 000 on the engine itself that includes the turbo which was 2 000 Pistons the uprated forged pistons they are about a thousand a gasket was 200 operated the exhaust system was 200 dump valve was 200. so basically this is endless now that money that you've spent on it do you think you will ever get it back now unfortunately we're modifying cars you never get your money back but it's the feeling and the thought that you've done it yourself it's not someone else's car yeah you will lose money on it but it's to me it's it's Priceless the gtir in standard trim comes with 220 BHP already enough to make Clio 172s and Civic type RS feel as though they're tied to a tree but a bit of judicial winding on with the turbo boost puts 280 BHP in reach if you're not happy with that some extra fine tuning we'll see 300 but Danny's got 400. it's awesome it blows the socks off of most Porsches Ferraris and most things on the road really his uh handle's very good it picks up through the gears tremendous and it's a top end power is superb wouldn't it be interesting to put Danny's Nissan on a Dyno to see exactly how much power It produced yes it would but wouldn't it be more interesting to race it against this a real mean mother of a car the 8 liter V10 Chrysler Viper like the saying goes they're ancient a replacement for displacement 6D takes just four and a half seconds and it will be driven Danny foreign Sunny please don't tell anyone uh best of three Danny obviously French cars used to be a little bit Bonkers and citroens in particular were Captain crackers then somewhere along the line somebody gave them a frontal lobotomy and what followed made physics look interesting with the study Zara and the loony but not in a good way C5 Citroen seemed to have lost it all together but now they've Shrugged off their straight jacket put pencils up their nose stuck pants on their heads and come back with a brand new super mini the C3 like its boxy Rivals the VW polo and Ford Fiesta the C3 is a much needed breath of fresh air into the super mini sector a squat stance and cheeky chubby face make a sort of Monday Camp Toy Town Runabout if the rumors about naughty and big ears are true this is what they'd be tooling and probably falling around it foreign though he'd noticed straight away that there's plenty of space for his trademark pointy hat and his close friend wouldn't be bashing ears with everyone but if there were any hat issues they could go for the full-length summary for option just like you can get on the Picasso but quite where those two works are layabouts we find the extra 500 credit costs to be on me the C3 offers so much more than just space there's these awesome armrests storage drawers under the seats a classic Citron double glove box sweet air vents funky dials and a removable ashtray you can place it here here or even here just in case the kids might want a crafty in the back all of which goes to show that Citroen have put a lot of effort into the C3 unfortunately it was all knocked together by a close Showbiz power of Noddy Mickey Mouse and he wasn't having a good day ah I'm not sure that's supposed to do that oh nice one another storage area that won't go back oh God look at it and look at the rigidity of that just flimsy rubbish I've broken it put that back where it goes now instead of concentrating on two glove boxes why don't they just make one decent one look at that flimsy as anything junk and uh that's not really going to stay on there forever is it look at that coming away Citron however promised Faithfully that these build quality problems will be sorted mind you the rather slack two-toe paint job under the Bonnet looks set to stay now sit to reckon this is the world's cleverest boot what we have here is the module board this device is meant to keep your money boots separate from your shopping as you can see it's an absolute pig to work out and totally flimsy if I want a challenge I'll buy a Rubik's Cube and I've said I think thank you traditionally Citroen small cars had such Lively handling that they often tempted inexperienced drivers beyond their limits but those same drivers won't be mucking about in the C3 which is based on an entirely new platform Citroen are very happy to call this a shopping cart and thanks to the electronic speed sensitive steering which has very Dopey reactions you'll probably feel the same way only the very brave would try to discover just how fast a C3 can go around corners but who wants to go sideways to the supermarket instead sit back relax in the mini MPV driving position appreciate the Slick gear change in Keen brakes and soak up the comfy ride no thrills or spills just wholesome family fun this is the happiest Shopper in town initially there'll be a choice of a 1.4 or 1.6 liter petrol and a 1.4 liter diesel with a more powerful Diesel coming in the summer prices kick off at 8995 and top out at 11 995 for the 1.6 exclusive which comes with four airbags climate control CD player Alloys and abs you won't find a prettier super mini for anywhere near the nine grand asking price plus it's got the drive and practicalities to match but that's still a stack of cash to pay for a car with a flat pack interior until they sort the build quality problems out the maddest thing about Citroen is who allowed this fun little car not to be a complete winner oh dear Toyota who are ever so sensible have gone potting they say the future is called pod a best friend that changes color when you get in it cheers up when someone cuts you up it gets cross and when it's low on fuel it gets sad it even wags its tail and don't think in the future we'll use boring old steering wheels instead you drive it with one hand using this thing it accelerates breaks and turns perfect for the joystick generation rubbish for everyone else the Pod also appears to come with a lavatory sticking two fingers up will also be a thing of the past would you please let me pass thank you very much weirdest of all though is the way the Pod will look after you it'll sense you getting stressed and even congratulate you on good pieces of driving whatever next new 7 Series was the cry in the office as the first pictures of the new Uber Saloon from BMW were gathered from the internet we clutched ourselves in anticipation preparing maybe a small round of applause and then we saw this ah it's just hit British Shores in full-on right-hand drive form and is going up against established contenders from the likes of mercaldi and Lexus if it's going to compete in this mid-50 Grand sector then it's going to have to be very impressive indeed now I'm not saying it's ugly uh no actually I am saying it's ugly but the bloke that designed it Chris bangle says that it communicates dynamism performance and on the road presence no Chris it doesn't it communicates fatness weirdness and what the hell is that nurse you see there's a problem with this bit of the boot here it might contribute to Great aerodynamic efficiency but it looks like it was built by Gibbons with access to welding equipment it doesn't quite fit with the whole line of a car and when you get to the front it kind of looks like a BMW compact that's been melted over a hot stove we'll probably love it but in about 10 years just look at this interior it reminds me of a yacht which is great because it's new and fresh and exciting you see underneath it all ugly has hidden talents loads of them and they're everywhere and it's with all these gadgets tucked away where you start to appreciate the sheer sophistication of the seven it's got a push button start you get a 380s phone and there's not even a conventional gear stick even the doors and boots are electric and you're never going to get bored of that lurking under the Bonnet of this 56 Grand 745i is a four and a half liter V8 kicking out 333 brake horsepower and absolute shed loads of torque it comes courtesy of extremely trick double Vanoss valve timing and valvetronic engine management which basically means it's just smoother and more powerful than the old 740. you get a six-speed Auto but should you so choose you can change gear via these sequential buttons mounted on the steering wheel it's a surprisingly sporty drive with linear steering and bags and bags of grip and despite its portly Dimensions it still manages to hit 60 in just 6.3 seconds helping you out is stability and traction control along with lots of mechatronic action a new word for mechanical systems operated by Electronics in fact most things on the 7 are controlled by supercomputers and most of those electronics are controlled by this now BMW calls this the iDrive but you can think about it like the mouse on your home computer you turn into a menu point and click and the car sorts things out it's actually really easy to use and if you can't figure out about half an hour you ought to seriously think about a bib at meal times and velcro shoes but there is a problem with the iDrive in that it doesn't lock out functions on the move and you find yourself looking at the road looking at the iDrive looking at the road looking at the iDrive just before you and it yeah you get the idea although you probably shouldn't have a license if you find all that difficult to work out but if you do you'll be pleased to know that the system is moving towards complete voice activation in the future I love the old 7 Series so much that I nearly had a minor currently when I saw what the new one looked like but and this is a really big but it drives like the absolute Daddy and it genuinely pushes things forward it's a bit like a really pretty girl with the two front teeth missing you still would but you'll always know it's just shy of perfect foreign\n"