For classic car lovers, there are few more perilous places to drive
than the Wandsworth one-way system. It's not just the horrid traffic and
buses, this danger is financial. It's a classic car garage with the
power to hit a man where it hurts most. The wallet. So we sent Jeremy
for a drive in a classic Merc. Despite having a top speed of 6mph and a
0-60 speed that would make a Micra look smug, the man in the jeans loved
it.
Our star in a reasonably priced car was Johnny Vegas. Johnny doesn't
yet hold a UK driving license, so you could have knocked us over with a
feather when he did the business on the Top Gear track and got a lap
time of 1.58.
Richard looked at what £9,000 buys you these days. He was surprised
to discover that if you buy Nissan, it gets you a decent little car with
all the modern gadgets. If you buy Boeing however, it seems you get
significantly less. In fact, it gets you one hour in a 737 BBJ2. But how
do the two compare? Well, one does around 90mph, the other does 540mph.
The Micra has all the toys though.
