Fifth Gear - Used Car Repaired with Severe Economic Restraint in Crash Test

[ganymedeIV4]

now crash it against a 19.5 foot 4,800lb 1986 lincoln town car (signature series)

Bet you i can go get hamburgers after TKO'ing both them ford focuses and not have more damage then polishing the scratches off my chrome covered 1/2" steel bumper.

Besides i've got 7 foot of hood of front of my dash, that's more then half the length of your focus.

[adamc260]

I like how the ad was for a 1.8 LX focus and the MOT was for a 1.6 Ghia :) lol

[pogly100]

@adamc260 Interesting that, and the mileage and registration are different in the ad too. But the MOT was for X882VUF, so the point remains... :o/

[brad404]

This is a case of substandard repairs. However, as long as the partially informed think any car that's been wrecked is bad, I'll buy the ones that have been fixed right for a lot less money.

[loufadoros20]

4.41 the name of the song ??? please???

[technoguy97]

@loufadoros20 Dead Bodies- Air

[loufadoros20]

@technoguy97 thx ,man

[the06bug]

I was lucky. I got in a crash with my Honda Civic, and I wasn't injured. My uncle, having seen the post-crash deets, said my car may have had a crash before I crashed. He spotted paint on some of the cooling components, which shouldn't have any paint at all.

[Szmajdziul]

Am I correct - In UK a registration number plate is given to a car for it's whole "life" ? If I buy a used car I don't get a new one? I'm from Poland and over here, numberplates are changed every time car owner changes (or he/she changes the place of living). So we "just" check the VIN number on the chassis, and it's done after every registration.

[binweevilsrocks]

@Szmajdziul yes what ever the letter is at the start thats what age it is and it stays until the car gets scrapped

[loufadoros20]

very informative indeed

[imcrazyforwar]

we no in the united states have an equal to this show, called top gear in the USA where this host has been on an episode as well.

[1ns4ne1d10t]

Fifthgear Often Crashes Us Sadistically

[Aspireonthego]

good info

[GripZx3]

Wow thats crazy info...



[1043studios]

That's shocking to see a major frame component repaired with FILLER of all things. At least here in the US, there isn't any of that "severe economic restraint" BS.

[superguy504]

@1043studios Oh you bastard! Who gives a damn about the US thing? What nationality was the RAC guy from? Yes. The UK. My 2nd hand Rover 45 was repaired well after it was in a minor crash but I made sure it was checked as well as this. Stop going on about The US is sooo much better!! F*** off!

[classicczech]

A chassis leg repaired with filler! That's criminal.

[NicholasMOng]

The MOT is effectively the road worthiness assessment for vehicles in the UK. Usually includes the examination of a motor vehicle's safety-related systems components to ensure that they have not worn to an excessive level which would otherwise render the vehicle unsafe for use on the road.

[piratapan]

@4:00 , "a valid MOT(?)" what is that? If that is what I heard. :P

[imcrazyforwar]

@piratapan an mot is like a certificate that the car is safe for road travel, which we see is nto the case.