A few people have mentioned BL’s Hydragas suspension, but nobody’s mentioned the strangest version of it: the wrong-way-interconnected system fitted to early Austin Metros.

I love the way he has the spare attention to give some spectators the thumbs up midrace (5:07).

Nah, dreeft troykes is Aussie. Kiwi would be druft trucks. Basic difference between your Aussie and Kiwi accent is the i.

A twin engined setup with not only different gear ratios but a different number of gears! I’m thinking the gearshift & clutch setup would really justify that “non-trivial swap” statement.

Which is why that's a hollow bit with nothing in it.

Soviet VT55 recovery vehicle. 39 litres of V12 diesel goodness. $19.5k, which leaves you enough ver to buy all the dashcams you'll ever need.

Yes, that's a problem with all the French small cars of the era. They were all made of tinfoil. One misjudgment and its written off

Got it, as noted, from my friends 205, which was similar age to my 5 (about 2 years when bought) and spent a similar (nontrivial) amount of time in the dealer for non routine work. Can't remember exactly what problems he had. My 5 gave no turbo trouble but had a hellish appetite for clutch cables.

The direct competitor to the 205gti was the 5 GT Turbo, which is also similar money (though maybe not in the US). And it wasn't a clear cut thing which was better. Back in the 90s I had a 5, a friend had a GTI 1.9, we both drove each others cars frequently and we both agreed it came down to your mood on the day. The…

And then you can play it back with... A Volkswagen bus

They were probably busy reminiscing about the days of national colours.

The other contender would be the English Electric Lightning. The originator of the "strap a pilot to 2 big-ass engines and go ballistic" school of fighter aircraft.

Conversation with my wife:

They need to stick Ayrton Senna back in the seat?

Now see, that's typical American excess. The screwdrivers and the pliers are redundant!

You could say refined, yes. But then you'd be getting into a potayto, potahto argument which has probably been going on since 1941, when your lot turned up late, again :-).

Well you could just say "screw it" and finish the trip...

There's a little more to it than that - front suspension geometry is badly unsuited to going in the back of the car. I was peripherally involved with the MGF program; the early development mules, which just had Metro front subframe and drivetrain stuffed in the back, had truly terrifying handling. By the time that had…

With that video, you don't need to say anything witty. Seriously.