We Imported 3 TERRIBLE Sports Cars From Around The World (& Ruined Them IMMEDIATELY) | Car Trek S7E1

"All the VINs are scratched off"
It's a weight saving technique, popular in Albania too

On this episode:
-Ed interacts with a variety of birds
-Tyler disassembles a car he doesn't own
-Freddie defends a fetish

Tavarish: "Is it fast?"
Cleeter: "It's a stock Crown Vic... ... So yes"

Ed's not joking - that TVR was the absolutely the most famous cars in the early 2000 UK car culture. "Max Power" (popular UK tuner magazine) had it as one of their 'poster' cars, literally. Being a teenager at the time everyone had a poster of this car on their wall. Crazy that you guys actually got it!

Tavarish's car has art from the anime franchise "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha". The 2 characters are on the hood of the car are Takamachi Nanoha and her former adversary and now best friend Fate Testarossa. Fate Testarossa also adorns the car's doors, driver gauges, and rear view mirror.

I love how Cleetus does the slightest Scandi Flick as he enters EVERY corner.

"I always got the impression that TVR built a car, put it on sale, and THEN found out how it handled. Usually when one of their customers wrote to the factory complaining about how dead he was."
- Jeremy Clarkson, paraphrased from memory

“This thing fast?”
“It’s a bone stock Crown Vic”
“So yes”
“V8 Brother”
😂😂😂

Honestly the RX-7 tiddy mobile has that special JDM character I love so much. They didn't have to throw shade at it like that😭

I hope Ed wins this one, he's the only one that really understood the challenge - considering he came up with it, not too surprising.

Ed has accidentally bought one of the most significant cars of the 2000s max power era.

Decent TVR’s used to sound awesome, you could always hear them coming. Also love the fact that TVR stands for Trevor, the name of the guy that started the company 😂

I love that cleeter isn’t afraid to win at his own race

Those “will it start?!” rotary hot starts brought back all the anxiety of owning my former RX-8.

I never understand, how in every episode, someone gets away with spending 2-4 times as much as the other two people and it's not a problem.

Cleet is like a Need for Speed: Carbon boss. Even with all that random sick drifting cut scenes and a vicious laugh before he wins xDxD

Every season you guys get better and better, I hate to say you're "another top gear clone" but you've somehow managed to capture and distill the exact same wonderful energy that made my favorite top gear (uk) adventure episodes some of the best TV I've ever seen. Thank you for doing this and I'm looking forward to the season!

The rx8 joke at 15:42 aged extremely well 🔥

While Grand Tour is still taking a break, Car Trek is my comfort show about cars!

Being a huge fan of cleetus, I thought it was cool you went to the freedom factory but then I realized how long ago this must've been shot. I didn't know Clip-Sharers took so long to release stuff after recording. I love what y'all do with car trek, was just an interesting observation.

Good to see you all back. Ed sounding much more relaxed than previous series. Awesome picks too - UK here and the TVR is legendary!

For the RX7 hot start you need to pull the fuel pump fuse, turn it over a couple of times, fuse back in, you are good to go.
Awesome stuff you guys need to do more of these..

Ed's blind optimism about his cars even when they're turds is hilarious.

I am so glad this series is still going. Love these 3

A TVR Cerbera...in America...modified by West Coast customs...
That might not only be one of the rarest cars ever sold, but one of the best cars ever featured on a show of this format (very much including Top Gear).

Cleetus is so in the zone he almost looks evil lol

I've ridden in 2 TVR's, a TVR Griffith 500 & a TVR Chimera. When In perfect shape inside & out they are GORGEOUS. Fast, handle quite well & sound brilliant. Cool choice Ed!

I'd like to point out that the front wheels on the RX-7 are rare. Rays built a set of wheels for Mazdaspeed, the MS-01, and that is indeed a pair of them.

Love the Car Trek series and Cleetus was a great edition to this one!! Loved it can't wait for next episode!!

That TVR is history. I still have that issue of Max Power.
The scan meter was hilarious.

Simply love Car Trek 💖; way surpasses what Top Gear does these days. You guys the Successors 👍🏆

40k on a Max power car sounds like a bargain! If only I could get one of those tasteful Alien Pergeot 206 for that cheap!

I swear Car Trek is the best thing to happen on Clip-Share!

I know he owns ⅒ of America's running Vics but I love how Cleetus just shrugs it off, even complimenting the bump draft. "You ran into a road tank" 😂

So thankful Carr trek is back!! Love to see them at the freedom factory with Cletus!

This episode is everything Top Gear and Grand Tour was and more. Every season gets better than the last. Awesome job guys

I’m subbed to all three channels but I really enjoy seeing you three together.

It was nice how quiet hoovie was while he was driving only talked in between pulls and such so you could hear the engine. Couldn’t hear jack over Tavarish’s laugh 🤣

The moment Tavarish rocked up, he won my heart. There is NOTHING better than a totally weeb'd out JDM Sports Coupe. Period. Tavarish, Champion of the hearts.

Cleeter getting his recognition this series! Love that they incorporated the Freedom Factory!

I love this episode! You all were on it. Was laughing and rooting for you all! You fellas Rock!!!

Honestly boys. I've been on Clip-Share for about a decade now. And carter series has been the one upload that I always get the most excited to see pop up on my screen. You guys have great chemistry. Never a disappointment.

awesome seeing you guys at the freedom factory. loving this series

Tyler''s ” oh yeah brother " he drawled out in response to his 1st time being at The Freedom Factory caught me taking a drink lol

That dead serious look on cleetus's face is priceless

forever props to Ed for bringing that TVR to the US. Already won CT this edition.

This is what I like about Car Trek, you can never guess what cars they are going to turn up with. You watch Car Throttle and it’s basically guaranteed that they are going to have a BMW or MX5.
I like the unpredictability of Car Trek

First time seeing you guys, looks like top gear on a budget 🤣 But I love it!

Thank you for making this video very inspirational to make me push my self and not to coast we can all do better maybe we need to wrench every day on cars and life build it better we can do it together as the community we all have passion and drive
Tavarish I can't wait to see what u do this year sure it will be out of this world

This makes me feel like watching the old top gear, great episode guys

Would have loved to see the trio on the Gumball 3000 Rally with Shmee and the DDE!!

Car Trek, at the freedom factory with Cleetus... This absolutely made my day!

Great start to the series! Love that you guys brought in Cleetus but wish he had a little more mic time. Real funny guy!

These Cad Trek videos are better than Top Gear ever was, absolutely love this show. Always looking forward to the next one!

All three of you do a fantastic job with this series it’s amazing

Is it just me or is the chemistry between these three evolving similarly to how the second series of Top Gear went with Clarkson, Hammond and May? Can't wait to see where this goes from here.

It will be super awesome to bring the poor TVR back to her glorious factory look 😍

Fun fact: the TVR Cerbera's Speed Eight engine was the sound used for the BMW M3 GTR in 2005's _Need for Speed: Most Wanted._

this is the and will always be the Top Gear we wanted but never got and every time I see one of these videos I drop everything get some popcorn, sit back and enjoy

This is literally better than the new top gear. I Think this is a great alternative. As a Brit, I'm Compelled to back Ed. What a car.

This video series is just getting better and better!

Love this series. Please done ever stop it! The car market is crazy rn.

Tbh if the BBC hires them for a new Top Gear show I'll definitely watch them i like the vibe and interaction of the trio.

I love how Ed didn't even try his usual financial gymnastics to justify his car. Usually there's an answer as to why he hasn't actually spent the amount he has actually spent, but even Ed can't talk his way out of that one. And yes, that TVR is almost certainly plotting how to murder it's current owner, because it's a TVR and they are the vehicular equivalent of an axe-murderer.

The TVR was built by Carisma, it was a bit much when it was built initially. Carisma also built the silver Renault 5 turbo in the first Ali G move. You’re right though that TVR was quite famous. Max Power magazine was quite cool though it was Fast and Furious before fast and furious.

i would love for ed to challenge hoovie and tavarish on how to start the car or try to find the battery.

I'm just thrilled that the first stop is the Freedom Factory. Glad to see y'all linking up with Cleetus!

I can appreciate all the things it must take to make this series but honestly I can’t help but feel slightly disappointed that no time was invested to simply maintain the vehicles so they could be the best they can be. If I wanted to watch broken down cars for an hour I’d just look outside in my own parking lot 😂😂. Good job guys though

Love the collab with cleetus and the freedom factory. I like each of the 3 cars you imported, but my car guy roots are bearing on an old P71 crown vic, feeling a little vindicated in my panther body love at the moment.

That TVR has been absolutely ruined 😂😂 they actually looked decent in a original spec

I love TVR they do everything different from anybody and there slogan for safety is “just don’t crash” I heard that people would leave notes on the cars for the next workers on shift and can still be found in a lot of the cars today

The e30 with the 5/7 series v8 and a 6 speed is very commonly done overseas and they are mostly used for what we in the us call a sideshow but less organized and they are amazing to drive

My friend has a TVR Cerbera and it's definitely one of the most fun cars i have ever driven. Ofcourse it had a working and spiced engine, but other than that the problems on Ed's car sounds fairly familiar :D :D

This guys are the spiritual successors of old Top Gear and i`m really glad they make such vieos :)

Hell yeah you got Cleetus, I love it. Get more cool guests.

"This thing fast?"
"… it's a bone stock Crown Vic"
Gotta love Cleet

Car Trek is so hilarious and ridiculous in the best way possible, keep them coming!

First impression - Ed did great, but Tavarish and Hoovie could've make more effort.

this is the type of stuff I miss from top gear and the grand tour. I'll definitely be watching more of thi a channel.

Ed is the only one who deserves to win. He’s the only one who took the challenge serious. Can literally get the other cars anywhere.

Used to own a e30 325. Granted i spent alot of cash on it after i bought it but i loved that car and it gave me no problems ever. It was fun to drive and pretty fast for just having about 200hp.

I'm a little disappointed that the TVR is in such a sad shape. I hope that Tyler gets his hot rod BMW 3 series fixed. This is a great episode as usual. Please keep up the great work. Thank you.

I can’t help but think that Lucas, the Prince of Darkness, had a hand in building Ed’s TVR.

Ed’s car looks best from behind, to bad it’s not fast enough for anyone to notice 😎

It’s Cleetus laugh in the car that had me crying. He know his ish.

I remember seeing Bolians TVR back when it was gold at the British International Auto Show in 2003. I have always been in love with TVRs, so seeing this made my year back then. So nice to see it still exists, kind of LOL

😂😂😂😂 Probably my favorite CarTrek so far 😀😀😀 You gotta love these guys

You have to admire Freddie for his ability to imagine that a turd is a diamond.

Great and funny races. Incredibles cars. Hopefully you are good drivers.

I absolutely love you three together!!

Was so cool to hear them go to the freedom factory!! Awesome video..One of my favorite channel's

Loved this episode! Inspired to make our own series!

That TVR is one of many cars modified for the British "Max Power" era of the 90's to the early 2000's. It was relatively famous back then

I love how when they cut to cleeter in the crown Vic, he’s just silent and expressionless 😂 This man is only here to race!

Seeing Ed in a 15 dollar Walmart T-shirt I used to own just makes me so happy.

The stance and fitment of all of these cars is hilarious.

its so funny how the only surviving car is the rotary despite being called out at the start for being unreliable

Wow that TVR is gorgeous. Love the colour. That’s not a terrible sports car

A minute in and Eds already putting his basketball knees to work. Strap in for this one!

Was super stoked to see Cleet finally make his way into a CarTrek