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Top Gear: Episode 8
Tóm tắt
William Woollard reports from the Veteran Car Club’s diamond jubilee rally at Stratford-upon-Avon. Chris Goffey assesses the new versions of the Rover Metro and Fiat Uno. Jeremy Clarkson investigates the falsification of mileage on second-hand cars, and why this multi-million-pound fraud isn’t taken seriously enough. Tiff Needell tries his hand at rallying behind the wheel of the Mitsubishi Galant that won last year’s Lombard RAC Rally, with expert tuition from winning driver Pentti Airikkala.
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- Phim bộ
- Top Gear
- Mùa
- Mùa 23
- Tập
- Tập 8
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1990-05-15
Thông tin tập
Episode 8 là tập 8 trong Season 23 của Top Gear. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1990-05-15.
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