Can I Buy A Car & Beat Public Transport?

[@elliothodges5292]

This is like 2009 top gear, please smother me with more of this content

[@sparky4878]

Yes that golden age 2006ish to 2009/10. Before then was a little cringe and after too samey and stale.

[@zzhughesd]

It’s like exciting even tho idea been double done it’s still addictive.

[@minxlabrada]

Happy you're not smothered! The mask thing is over!

[@elliothodges5292]

@@minxlabrada what

[@HillsUK]

Yes!

[@tobyrich403]

You should buy some cheap sports cars and take them from London to the Nurburgring and race them on track

[@legallyskids582]

Yes!

[@tommc__]

Yes!

[@positivesquad]

Yes!

[@rtr56879]

Yes!

[@Dobby0786]

Yes!

[@averagepal572]

Alex is the winner 100%. If an Uber is allowed then they could have just got in an Uber at the start. Plus it's a battle against the car, not car vs car.

[@5harp3y]

100% uber / taxi is NOT public transport

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@5harp3y uber should be banned ,why should taxi drivers pay for a taxi licence and insurance and uber scum get away scot free ?

[@pistongaming826]

@@girlsdrinkfeck erm u liturally need a license to be an uber

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@pistongaming826 ddi that change since few yrs ago after that debate ?

[@pistongaming826]

@@girlsdrinkfeck i assume so, i checked and they do need a licnese

[@stuarthumphrey6158]

What's to stop Ethan and Jack getting an uber all the way? I'd give this one to Alex. Nice drone work at the snake pass.

[@Thingamajig111]

oh shit yhhhh they took an uber

[@tanmaysingh267]

Money

[@theslavicimmigrant4795]

They totally lost it. Uber/Taxi is not public transport

[@AnonymousCaveman]

I do have to say i technically would give it to Alex as taxis are classed as "Private hire". fair play to all 3 of them though! love this content!

[@giraffe3718]

and alex drove straight past the final destination, meaning he WOULD have beat ethan and jack with their public transport, had it not been for his forgetting ofc

[@MiataBeFaster]

Totally agree once you hire the vehicle no other member of the public can just jump in so not public transport. Alex win 100%

[@VictorDude98]

@@MiataBeFaster But in Uber there is the thing where people can join in on the journeys

[@cptfrecell]

@@VictorDude98 true but the thing is...an uber is still a car. And it's a " car Vs...." Not a "car Vs car". Alex wins. Definitely.

[@VictorDude98]

@@cptfrecell and a bus is just a big car

[@jrbuch]

Can I just say that in a world of KZbinrs buying exotics, this is so so so refreshing. I love buying a cheap car and seeing how far you can go or how long till it dies.

[@PedalExperiments]

I agree. The only downside was seeing how bad Alex' lane discipline was on the motorway. Virtually every shot showed him lane-hogging with nothing to the left of him!

[@brendanfleming6584]

Is an Uber public transport? No Is this video very entertaining? Yes

[@MattAutoMotive]

Well technically it is but it doesn't count for a race against car vs public transport

[@brendanfleming6584]

@@MattAutoMotive Fair point!

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

@@MattAutoMotive how is it public transport? The moment you step in the car it stops being public.

[@MattAutoMotive]

@@TheSuperBoyProject well your not the one that’s driving your being chauffeured and there's one thing all public transport has in common your not driving you're been chauffeured yes it is private hire but the car isn't yours and you still have to wait for it

[@soumikghost3653]

​@brendbb😊3anfleming6584

[@TeslaMaster2]

Tonight: Alex finds an undulating B-road Ethan doesn't understand Google and Jack runs on camera.

[@dc2blair]

impossible not to read this in Clarksons voice.

[@AnonymousCaveman]

This is fantastic lmao

[@ShibbyJay]

@@dc2blair I literally did! 😂

[@Gobbbbb]

@@dc2blair TOO-NIGHT!

[@kingofohio5689]

Intro like this would be godlike!

[@melihspots7939]

19:43 “Ethan is quite good at the public transport thing though” - “This isn’t looking good Ethan” 😂

[@battyflaps5410]

I was laughing at that too xDD

[@lanceeast1932]

Alex for the win. If you miss the train and bus. You have to get the next one not get an Uber boys! But hey great episode as always!

[@Ryandb93]

Technically a taxi in the UK is "private hire" so I'm giving it Alex

[@Booka3141]

Technically Uber is not a taxi service.

[@h4zgame523]

Thing is even if it is private hire a taxi is transport for the public to use

[@m2ger8]

@@Booka3141 i would say uber is more of a private hire, a proper taxi is more like public transport

[@jamtea573]

Uber is 100% a loss. It's private hire, not public transport. Public Transport unreliability and missed connections means a loss in my book.

[@sparky4878]

Is it available to the public? Yes. That counts.

[@martinivanov7054]

Tonight - Ethan misses a train, Jack says "Go get a bus" and I drive north

[@Viper836]

Amazing and perfect!!

[@rolandhazuki8787]

I read that in Clarkson voice on my head 😅

[@NH00531]

It would be funny to hear the odd homage to TG within these challenge’s, everyone agrees that these three are the spiritual successor to the Grandads of the car show. 👍

[@CM-cp6ce]

Brilliant!

[@hamzahtistic1576]

I heard Clarkson's voice

[@finalstage8059]

Alex: uses nav to get to the car Also alex going to the lake: I dont know which way to go

[@ZerosandOnes10]

This kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXfTm5uGmseMi6s💙💙

[@williamdawber1945]

The fact he didnt use the google maps annoyed me :)

[@jd404245]

Would love to see Alex, Jack and Ethan take an official uk driving test. With all the changes and standards now it would be Interesting to see who is actually the 'best' driver.

[@fn2lee117]

This would actually be hilarious

[@MrAbaeterno]

they have already done this

[@jd404245]

@@MrAbaeterno have they? Link please

[@SeanWithaFada]

@@MrAbaeterno no they haven’t. they’ve done videos _about_ driving tests but not legitimately done a test on camera.

[@danielmonk7451]

@@jd404245 it was a joke one on 2guys1car

[@tanvirhussain6106]

The car won that fair and square! Time is the currency here on this challenge and almost everytime the car would win!!!!! Well done Alex

[@leondeiman83]

Alex is the winner in my eye's 👀 And Ethan needs to replace the rear shock and give it a full service

[@1171karl]

Ethan with a spring compresser ?? 😲

[@C0D1F3R0U5]

I would definitely be interested in seeing this same challenge, but with the roles reversed. Watching Alex try to do public transit could be pretty funny.

[@jackmcdonald8355]

It would be like when they made The Stig take the train 😂

[@Mikeb1001]

Definite win for the car. To be honest I think the lads missed a trick by sitting on a train for 2 hours and not researching a backup plan

[@d2factotum]

The bus *was* the backup plan, but it turns out their research differed from what they found when they arrived at the actual bus stop.

[@GreySharr]

I would love to see this Passat get a full interior and extrerior detail, these B5.5 are really nice to drive especially with that 1.9TDi engine. Maybe try to sell it for a profit to someone who will himself take care of it.

[@ceirwan]

Its on 265,000 miles. Realistically its not even worth what they paid for it even in better condition.

[@stuartunderwood4577]

Inky blue is a lovely colour

[@justkomodo]

@@ceirwan depends how complete the service history is, some cars wear miles like that fairly well.

[@ceirwan]

@@justkomodo I'm sure they do, or it can. But its a hard figure to look past as a buyer. I don't see it ever being worth much more than what it is now. Once they get to this age, everything is starting to wear out, suspension parts, rusty brake & fuel lines, the engine itself, steering components, power steering hoses, interior parts etc.

[@justkomodo]

@@ceirwan true, second hand prices are fairly crazy atm for medium sized cars though. I’d say anything with decent service history and a new MOT should be going for £1000 minimum, otherwise I want to know what’s seriously wrong with the car. The shock absorber on this one explains the price: you couldn’t say it’s in reasonable drivable condition until that’s replaced, but £1000-1500 is what you have to pay for a “reliable” cheap car these days rather than £500-1000

[@dobstair_bmw]

Alex once sang 'top gear time top gear time' now we sing 'ct time ct time' please keep up the ol' top gear style content i love it!

[@Caplax40]

Love that you guys keep the Top Gear formula going. Keep it up!

[@dougkleen9917]

look up car trek.

[@Ditypo]

family owned one of those Passats, slightly better trim but those TDI engines were absolutely bomb proof, same engine I believe as the Octavia you guys had on.

[@rkan2]

Octavia had non-PD afaik.. Both this and the A4 are PD

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

The one I had in an Audi wasnt. It blew a turbo and then decided the oil should be on the road instead of the engine.

[@yayeet2977]

Agreed, 1.9 TDI is unbreakable

[@tougeking9226]

My tdi a4 b5 did 450k km and still going solid , that's 280k miles

[@erikm2829]

@@tougeking9226 My parents have the same exact car model and its done almost 500k KM too! Everything is fine except a little few scratches and dents

[@TheFozzy0]

Uber doesn't count, and seeing as Alex technically reached the reservoir first (albeit driving past the finish and heading towards derwent/on to snake pass) Alex has the win this time

[@martijnkosters9024]

Mate, he didn’t even reach the car park before Ethan and Jack did.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@martijnkosters9024 they cheated they used pvt transport

[@thundereagle97]

@Martijn Kösters he was there before them just wasn't in the car park. Plus an Uber isn't public transit

[@alkalineno1]

It's got to be Alex's win technically, tip for Ethan and Jack from a taxi driver, hail or get a taxi with a roof sign from a rank, they are Hackney Carriages (public hire / pblic transport). Using Uber or prebooked private hire cars is private hire so not public transport.

[@BlissfulCounterstroke]

Great episode! Nice to see my neck of the woods on such a good channel, too. The whole drive from Sheffield through Snake Pass and down into Glossop (fun stops right there) is a great experience every time.

[@jasonk7072]

The maths at the end perfectly demonstrates why public transport in Britain is a joke. That a family of 4 can buy a car to travel from London to the Peak District and it cost the same as a train is absurd. And those Passats are great.

[@MattyBrad]

Also could sell the car when they got back. Probably for more.

[@-_NAN_-]

Just a shame the insurance would be 3x the value of the car Public transport is still too expensive though

[@lint8391]

@@-_NAN_- Insurance for my 2009 Volvo V70 D5 is about £300 per year with business useage. That's with a no claims and no points record.

[@matf8436]

Alex was the winner this time. Missing the train or getting false info about bus is one downside of public transportation.you can't use that to get a cab to your location in this race

[@vampirwrr]

uber was not excluded before race

[@Pirates2k]

@@vampirwrr yeah but it wasnt included either.

[@dannywhite132]

@@vampirwrr it's public transport. UBER is a private car hire service

[@clintebbesen120]

100% agree Uber is cheating. Otherwise a guaranteed win would have been taking an Uber from the start. And where do you draw the line between taking an uber the entire way vs an Uber for part of the way?

[@evanmacdonald9632]

@@clintebbesen120 Agreed

[@stefkorsman4191]

Getting some real top gear vibes, keep up the good work guys!

[@Jon-rh2qc]

Because they copy top gear.

[@stefkorsman4191]

@@Jon-rh2qc So does car trek but i dont give a damn.

[@noahlovestransmotorsport2189]

@@Jon-rh2qc Well Top Gear don't do it that well now so why not? It is good entertainment

[@BerserkFury89]

@@Jon-rh2qc If top gear kept being top gear that it used to be, then copying them would b an issue. However the crew is basically filling the gap top gear left behind. These are the kind of videos the car crowd that used to watch top gear in the past wants to see.

[@andreivlad3149]

I used to own a Passat B5.5 for 4 years, lovely car. That B5.5 deserves a full restoration from you guys!

[@lucasferrari3801]

Hey boyss, love your challenges. Here is one idea of challenge: Some money to buy a car and transform it into a "camper" where you three need to spend one night inside. Alex had already done it inside a french Kinder überraschung (that little peugeot).

[@SpartanMJO12]

Love a B5.5 Passat, nearly 20 years on from being discontinued and they're still one of the best cars you can buy bang for buck. Comfortable, loads of room, handle "well enough", plenty of cars came equipped with multifunction steering wheels and cruise control, loads of torque from the PD which run for miles and can run on cooking oil... Edit: an Uber isn't public transport, being available to the public and being transport does not public transport make. Public transport follows designated routes for set fees.

[@rkan2]

The B5/.5 handles like an Audi since it has multilink - not like a quattro but an Audi nonetheless! (Unless your bushings are done which they often are with older cars)

[@ek8710]

Not sure the PD engineers can handle cooking oil...

[@thomasryan1948]

When jack said he wasn’t running I had a flash back to all those times James may said he wouldn’t run on TV. Cracking vid lads👊🏽

[@hamzaaziz5498]

"it's a surprise that Ethan doesn't cheat on his wife" I busted out laughing 😂

[@insano0077]

Buses are a minefield if you aren't a local, i was in Hong Kong traveling on buses and yeah i had the same issue where we couldnt find our bus number/stop

[@frosts1956]

visited snake pass/that reservoir last year with a friend, came all the way up from Brighton on the train haha

[@BerserkFury89]

Using an uber for the last stretch would be not much different from Alex just renting a car for the day to do the trip. I would definitely say this was a victory for Alex.

[@vampirwrr]

renting is not buying, uber is a public transport just like taxi, uber was not excluded before race

[@martin8331]

You can just rent a helicopter, becasue anyone can, so is that also a public transport?

[@rushy0157]

The difference being you have to have a driving license to rent a car but you don't need one to get an uber

[@SuperBulhy]

​@@vampirwrr What is the main benefit and point of using a public transport? I'd say it is a price, because it comes much cheaply than a car. But Uber is not cheap, it is basically a taxi.. Thus I would definitely say the win goes to Alex.

[@BerserkFury89]

@@vampirwrr So they could also hire a limo to just take them the whole way there. The whole argument is silly, this is meant to be public transport vs car, if you start including the car in the public transport, then the challenge completely falls apart. The public transport literally failed those two, so they had to resort to using a car.

[@quattroTorsen]

Loving these budet challenges✌ you keep posting the best quality car content on youtube indeed👌

[@BRED510]

Brilliant episode. That Passat deserves some love, it's a survivor that could last many more miles.

[@samyadav006]

Yeah! It is a good episode. Really like these TDI engines

[@johnnyb9620]

First of all, I think it's Alex's win. Using an Uber kind of defeats the object of trying to beat a car using public transport. Secondly, I absolutely love your content. Not only has it the Top Gear vibes we were all longing for - like so many others mentioned. Rather it is nice to see you guys buying and using cars basically any of us can buy as well. I totally get the excitement and emotions of super and hyper cars, but too few are actually able to buy them, so it always seemed somewhat pointless to me having well-earning presenters test cars I won't be able to afford, only to point out the pros, cons and differences I won't experience anyway. Please keep up the good work for 2022 and beyond!

[@joshmerrick4716]

I had a Passat high line estate of the same era in the same colour and it was hands down the most comfortable car I’ve ever owned. It was a pd130 and had 170k on the clock and a ridiculously good service history. It was comfy, huge inside, everything worked and I only have £900 for it! If you’re looking for a car to do moon mileage in get a pd130 passat

[@deep_fried_jme]

This is hilarious 😂 think Alex won tho. Uber doesn’t count

[@sparky4878]

I’d count it. It’s available to the public, that’s public transport.

[@Wayne-R-]

@@sparky4878 it’s private hire so sorry mate not public transport

[@HenryTheChipfork]

If the Uber counts as public transport you might as well use it for the whole journey, which makes the entire concept of public transport vs car superfluous. Alex won 100%.

[@theslavicimmigrant4795]

It doesn't count as it. It's a private hire vehicle. They lost, and the uber probably cost them £60

[@battlingbats3040]

Having owned a few, the Passat would be my go to for a challenge like this every time!

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@jase6709 tbH anything with a VW engine would do the job, such as a skoda fabia etc

[@mikebird7161]

Passat for myself. I owned a 2005 2.0 TDi Sport for two years and it was a brilliant car. I bought it for £1,400 with 169,000 miles on the clock and sold it with 209,000 miles for £750. It also had a Nappa leather upgrade.

[@DanLMH]

Still got one, 2001 pd130

[@rkan2]

any tdi :P

[@FatHead1979]

@@girlsdrinkfeck Not it it's got many of newer VW engines, granted the 1.9 PD is a legend though.

[@rossfripp4503]

Uber definitely doesn't count as public transport - it's private transport because only you or your friends are in the car, it isn't shared with the public for your journey. Great video, memories of old Top Gear!

[@samburnstoast]

I love Snake Pass. Drove it a couple of weeks ago in fine weather and it was a delight.

[@sparky4878]

I was just checking if I had missed a Friday Car Throttle and here it is. A cheeky late night treat. Or now timed for 5pm EST and the American viewer market? Edit: going to enjoy this. The roads around Ladybower, Snake Pass and the like, are fantastic. Great on an early Sunday morning blast before everyone else is up and on the road.

[@thebenneybabblespodcast9545]

A win for Alex this time, i love these challenges

[@colonelvgp]

Really happy, you've decided to keep that beast of a Passat! Happy to see somebody really cared for it and you're giving it a second chance. Would be really interesting to see what kind of problems you would find with it.

[@ZerosandOnes10]

This kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXfTm5uGmseMi6s💙💙

[@PiousMoltar]

I live in Nottingham now, and when my mum last visited, we went for a drive in the peak district. Was very enjoyable, so I really relate to what you're saying at like 18:20. Ended up, purely by accident, in the highest village in the UK, named Flash. Had a nice fry up at the cafe there. I plan to go back one day haha.

[@maccarr7239]

I bought my first ever border collie from a farm in flash and named my dog flash

[@d.b.cooper1]

It's deffo public transport, An Uber/Taxi when you/public transport screw up is a staple part of journey.

[@svenskfox]

This is cool, my first ever road trip on a motorcycle (125cc because I'm a fool) was from Southwark to Castleton in the Peak District so this is a bit nostalgic for me.

[@MGMutt]

Uber is not public transport. It's a private transportation service.

[@coastaku1954]

THIS!

[@drink4711]

Agreed. Shorty wins.

[@Charlie-zb5oh]

However public uses Uber so personally I think Jack and Ethan won, again it's what I think personally

[@coastaku1954]

@@Charlie-zb5oh But it's not "Public" transit, as it payed for through taxes, which is how all transit should be. Nationalize the railroads!

[@Charlie-zb5oh]

@@coastaku1954 like I said its personal opinion people don't have to agree and I'm not expecting them to

[@recklessrogue9027]

I love these old Top Gear style challenges they are my favourite content from the channel. Alex you may have lost but I'd say Percy claims a moral victory as on principal of car Vs public transport it would have won. Also public transport failed Jack and Ethan resulting in a "no option but Uber".

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

I love my Shadow Blue Metallic 2004 VW Passat GL Wagon 1.8T 5-Speed. American Spec so not all the little extra bits but she doesn't even take a sip of the oil between changes (3k). Heated leather seats, cruise control, and its gonna be at GermanFest in Wisconsin here at the end of the month. :-) Underrated ride...

[@chrisrichmond403]

Just some random info about Percy’s registration. With the last letters BL that means the car would of been registered in the Bracknell Area, So that covers Reading, It probably lived on the M4 for most of its life.

[@Michael_Shoemaker]

Technically Alex won. He was already in the place when the other two were just approaching the location from the other direction. It just his stupidity which cost him the victory.

[@MrTap05]

If on the last lap lewis pits and approaches the line but max overtakes him just before the line and crosses it first who wins?

[@minihasahead]

That's no different to when a cyclist or marathon runner celebrates too soon before the line and gets overtaken right at the end they still lost

[@zakr1187]

And the uber doesn't count

[@drink4711]

@@MrTap05 to finish first, you first have to finish

[@minxlabrada]

Agreed! Not sure why he didn't use Google Maps.

[@CheradenZakalwe]

As an owner of the estate variant, there are so many things to love about these cars, quite easy to work on as well for the most part.

[@danmoney9932]

Solid cars for sure. That front suspension setup thou 😣

[@CheradenZakalwe]

@@danmoney9932 lol yeah, that bolt that secures the two upper arm ball joints has been the biggest pain in the arse for sure.

[@JanusDarke]

This car (which won via disqualification) sounds like an ideal basis for another trading up video.

[@mxbx307]

It's clearly a quality car, just needs professionally cleaned and that damper issue sorted. It can be Miles's adopted cousin.

[@jgreen8339]

I moved to Nottingham so getting to the peak district is about 55 mins and ladybower 1hr 13. Such a great place to visit. Busy at weekends though. I agree the public transport is terrible in the peak district. Such nice roads to drive on.

[@mscustomlures]

Start at Langsett reservoir on the A616 head over to ladybower along the strines, join the A57 along snake pass, down to Glossop, turn right and head to woodhead pass, left up over Holme Moss, drop into Holmfirth then pick up your route back home, class little drive out 🤙🏻

[@Jahmed5635]

We need another young person challenge where you try and get a car and get insured on a budget or try and get something that is slightly quick with insurance would be cool!!!

[@freddieparrydrums]

Suzuki Swift Sport comes to mind!

[@WARXion]

On next episode of Car Throttle: Can I Manufacture a Ford Focus in the Germany Assembly plant & Beat Public Transport?

[@ItzJigz187]

@@WARXion that's stupid! Ofcourse you can

[@ItzJigz187]

Good piece of advice for young drivers is diesel. You get a low tax cost. Good mileage insurance is always cheaper and pretty much every diesel has a turbo these days. Soo its a win win for everyone.

[@christophernicolasviertel8967]

As a German, I would love to see the Passat get tidied up and given a bit of love🥺

[@levipender4848]

I hope to see a series on the mighty b5 passat

[@ShibbyJay]

Sorry late to comments, 3 whole days! First of this was absolutely brilliant! Keep up the good work! Right so, using an Uber? See now it's contradictive, it's supposed to be Public Transport V The Car, but the end was Car V Car..... 🤔 I think Alex won this, in my opinion. He stuck to the rules 100% even if he did drive past the meeting point 🤦🏻‍♂️😂 brilliant video guys!

[@vauxhallvin]

My passat 1.9 tdi 55 plate had 273k on it when i sold it. Loved it for mpg wise 50+ easy in a 5 speed manual. Love the vid great choice but yeah whole suspension on mine got changed haha fun job and it was lowered after a spring snapped we changed them all for under 90quid on amax springs lol

[@djcrossie]

I had a Highline PD estate with full leather and heated seats. The most solid, reliable car I have ever owned. Might look a bit dated now but will just go on forever

[@djsherz]

Still driving one! Think I paid around £500 for it as well.

[@dsarquez]

Heck yeah, I would love to see Percy back to the roads. It looks awesome for it's age and miles on it. By the way, that car brings memories of my grandparents, I remember going to the dealer to buy one with them... Man... Do I miss them so much! It was the same color only a 1.8t model for the Brazilian market

[@tehklevster]

I love these challenges. Anyway who was waiting for "that wheel" to liberate itself on the motorway?

[@gringotom242]

Great video and glad you came up to my neck of the woods. Hope you do some more up here one day!

[@nikovbn839]

5:39 Those "yeah's" inspire so much freaking confidence xD /E: Yeah, you should clean it and fix it up within reason, it deserves it

[@darkkillex7220]

An uber is not "public transport", as you're not sharing your transport with "the public". So that's a win for Alex in my books.

[@vampirwrr]

uber was not excluded before race

[@ZJS0113]

You can share taxis with other people... seen it before at bus stops when they're late and in Town when people are off home (that don't know eachother)...

[@MDM1992]

@@vampirwrr doesn't matter we all know what was meant by public transport it's definitely a win for alex

[@Interknetz]

So they could just do ride share or whatever it is and it'd be classed as public transport by that logic

[@darkkillex7220]

@@Interknetz Fair enough, kinda depends on your definition of "the public" of course. If you consider 1 or 2 strangers as sharing with "the public" then yes by that logic a ride share would be classified as public transport. However if you see "the public" as a larger group of people to share your transport with then no... But still, in this case they didn't share their ride with anyone, so my logic still makes sense regardless in this particular case 😅

[@yeetedthedevil]

uber is essentially driving a car but you're paying someone else to do it lol. so i'd say alex won

[@martijnkosters9024]

How is that different from a bus? Big motor car, paying a driver.

[@22Oxy44]

@@martijnkosters9024 Not anyone can get into that Uber car, just the people who have arranged for the ride. So uber is basically a private hire and not a public transport.

[@freddieparrydrums]

@@martijnkosters9024 Bud is a certain route

[@craigjones9467]

Yeah think Alex gets his first win here! Can’t wait to see what you do with the vw. Please more content like this and all buying a cheap car and going for a road trip

[@jabetsgi]

what you said was spot on dude it fits with other countries too, people be planning trips to other countries while they forgot what a paradise you can find on your own backyard. awesome entertainment keep it up guys.

[@ibra1200]

public transport is transport which carries multiple passengers, a large taxi CAN carry multiple passengers but common sense dictates that it doesn’t actually count as public transport, when you compare trains & buses/coaches

[@Yoshii-]

Ethan: "I know this isnt public transport" - 20:10

[@itsbinq4967]

Percy should be a trade up car now, keep flipping them and see what you can get up to by the end of the year

[@Bottomsuptraining]

Video idea - High mileage restoration. £500 to buy a 200k+ car £500 to restore it and drive 500 miles. Whoever sells it for the most wins.

[@mateuszchelminiak9556]

Please do more videos on the Passat, use to have one back in the day. Exact motor same colour. Mine had a black interior

[@makattak88]

B5.5 for the win! I recently upgraded to a Touareg but I sure miss my Passat. Great car.

[@jeffcarter7197]

Absolutely brilliant 👏 Well done boys. Can we have more of these challenges, it's just like the old Top Gear but better.

[@darraghobrien1028]

Definitely either do another "trade up" series with the Passat or keep it and just absolutely rice the shit out of it

[@thomas316]

What I learned from this is that British public transport is late, or, the timetables aren't listed correctly. 🙄

[@dotkomist]

To be fair... It's normally both

[@danielseelye6005]

This isn't Japanese Public Transport, where they'll give you an excuse note to show at work if they make you late because _no one_ will believe you otherwise. That's how dependable and reliable Japan Public Transport is.

[@Mikeb1001]

Google is shit for public transport information, in the north anyway

[@danabc322]

Google can’t be trusted for public transport timings, you need to use whatever the bus company’s app is.

[@Zygersaf]

B5 passats are underrated, I have a 5.5 with a 1.8T that was remapped, it was super reliable and really comfortable the entire time I had it, loved that car wish I didn't have to sell it!

[@bajrambajramaj2310]

You need to be on tv cause you’re amazing. I absolutely love watching your videos and it genuinely feels like im watching top gear again, You make my day every single time I watch an video and it’s 100% sure it’s not only my day getting better We love you from the bottom of our heart’s

[@mikeyboy200606]

I think with the Passat turn it into a sleeper. That would be brilliant.

[@SpartanMJO12]

Passats are prime sleeper material, those VAG diesel lumps can be fast as fuck, common as muck

[@TheBimmerMan]

@@SpartanMJO12 as much as i want to say keep the diesel and tune it, something in me says ‘how about GTI swap it?’

[@SpartanMJO12]

@@TheBimmerMan My 180 BHP Passat felt faster than my 270 BHP GTI - I don't see the appeal, personally

[@adityasanthanam1945]

This is a wonderful video, thank you for the great videos. They remind me of Clarkson, Hammond, May Top Gear. Also, Alex should be the winner, since a taxi is hired for private use, so Ethan and Jack technically cheated. If it was allowed, they could have hired a cab at the beginning of the race and took it to the end. That was not allowed, so the use of the taxi should not be allowed.

[@d_dot_poilee7833]

The road was lovely to drive down often used it on delivery's, but I wounder how congested it will be now 🤣 Great video guys

[@narrowboatfreya5623]

The win is clearly Alex's!!!! As you said public transport not cheating in a taxi boys cos you missed your train and bus

[@wordreet]

Easy! Exeter to Hastings it takes 8 to 9 hours on the train. I can drive it in 6.5 hrs including a 30 minute break! Drove it in 5:30 once, but I've mostly quit breaking the law these days.

[@ColdyCZ]

You know as they said, Alex could have easily won had he prepared properly and learned where the finish line is even if Ethan and Jack used Uber. I give it to them.

[@geordietyne]

+1

[@somerandommug]

Ethan did the research and prepared, then when they got to the bus stop, Jack did a search and saw no busses coming. Ethan and Jack /may have/ won the race, but public transport lost spectacularly.

[@allothernamesbutthis]

@@somerandommug having a train pull off as one arrives is stupid planning from the train operator.

[@TheHobohobbit]

@@allothernamesbutthis you realise just how many trains arrive and depart from each station each with their own schedules to have all of the trains wait at every station for every other train to arrive is absurd. It's entirely up to the traveler to plan that shit properly

[@allothernamesbutthis]

@@TheHobohobbit how many trains come from over 150 miles away? Probably not many.

[@luken9263]

Uber doesnt count imo. Either public transport failed you, or you failed at public transport. Whichever you prefer, Alex deserves the win.

[@vampirwrr]

uber was not excluded before race

[@luken9263]

@@vampirwrr Clearly a divisive result! I reckon play fair, don't try to win on technicalities. Technically they could have Ubered all the way there from the beginning, for an astronomical cost, but still would have won.

[@andyaitken4243]

I’ve gotta say I think Alex won that one to be fair to him. Also, I see a project Percy series coming and I’d love to buy it in a few months as I’m really genuinely thinking of returning to the UK.

[@badboys500]

Alex problem is he's too picky with what he's buying . Also since when does it cost 50 quid to fill that Passat . I've got a 1.6 and mine now 80 . Next time they should switch it up and have Alex do the public transport and get Ethan to get a car . It will be utter chaos .

[@Achannel_o]

I’d define public transport as, A service which runs at a set time, with set drop off and pick up points for picking up/dropping off passengers. An Uber would therefore not be public transport as the passenger can choose the exact pick up and drop off location at their chosen time furthermore they aren’t required to share the vehicle with other passengers. I mean they are essentially using a car, just because they aren’t the ones driving it doesn’t make it public transport.

[@vladpetrache6403]

"As we all know, everybody loves a DP" - Alex, 2022😂😂

[@ZerosandOnes10]

This kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXfTm5uGmseMi6s💙💙

[@joeplattofficial]

I'm always so tempted to pay this kind of money for a car and hope I get a good one but it's just such a big punt and I can't afford to lose the money. I have an old shitbox for a car and it is on its last legs (needs a full new clutch amongst other bits and pieces and is 26 years old) so this video is making the temptation huge because I love seeing when it works out. Fair play to Percy!

[@ladyxxmacbeth]

Do it. I've bought loads of £500 cars and just bought a £2600 car. My £2600 car has had more hassle than my £500 cars as you can just scrap em if they go wrong.

[@joeplattofficial]

@@ladyxxmacbeth I've ended up having to bite the bullet and get a £500 car and so far it's so good!

[@itchyscratch3829]

@Joe P - what car did you get?

[@markswierczewski4058]

Uber is not public transport, if you're not sharing it with random strangers it's not public transport. Alex won, 100%

[@LlamaFluff]

Uber pool?

[@misorodzinak8829]

Well, you kind of are sharing it with random strangers, just not at the same time. It's a grey area kind of thing.

[@markswierczewski4058]

@@LlamaFluff I'll give you that, but they didn't use uber pool. I feel like uber and taxi's kind of defeat the spirit of a car vs public transport race given that both use cars.

[@Jakelemon875]

Uber😂😂😂 taxi mate that’s public transport in uk not America

[@jaredkelly925]

The Ethan pain supercut is glorious and I can't wait to see it expand as you make more videos

[@joncunnah641]

Love this challenge, love all the challenges thay have had. I just like ethan jack beating Alex, dont know why but I do.