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Old 08-23-15, 03:36 PM
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Not easy, or so Jeremy Clarkson found out in this Top Gear episode. He smashes a Hilux, dunks it in the ocean, torches it....and it still runs.



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Old 08-23-15, 04:16 PM
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Apparantly Clarkson thought that his former boss was a Hilux.
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Old 08-23-15, 06:14 PM
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a classic, I enjoyed watching it again.

Fifth gear did a great video on destroying an old merc which is worth watching too
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Old 08-23-15, 07:07 PM
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That Hilux was like Schwarzenegger's Terminator: indestructible.....lol
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Old 08-24-15, 06:44 PM
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I should look into trying to buy an old Hillux while I am in Europe for the next 2 years.
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A really old but classic episode. Good entertainment, but utterly meaningless without any other car undergoing the same test procedure for comparison.
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Haha, loved those older Top Gear episodes.
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