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Can you buy an Alfa Romeo for £1000 or less without it completely ruining your life all the time? challenge

Series Eleven, Episode Three

The presenters were challenged with proving to the show's producers that in order to be a true "petrol head", you need to have owned an Alfa Romeo. 
So, they were each given £1,000 to buy their own Alfa Romeo. 
Clarkson bought a 1989 Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6 (for £450), Hammond bought a 1984 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 (for £1,000), and May bought a 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 TwinSpark (for £995). 
The cars were put to a series of tests, which included participating in a track day on the Rockingham Motor Speedway road course, featuring their cars on a calendar which they must sell at a newsstand, and then lastly entering an Alfa Romeo exclusive Concours d'Elegance event, traveling as far as 80 miles to get to the event area.

At the race circuit, the presenters were to gain a point for every car they overtook and lose a point each time they were overtaken. 
None of the presenters managed to overtake a single competitor - Clarkson rolled his car attempting to overtake a Ford Focus.

In a side challenge, each presenters had to create a calendar featuring their cars which was to be sold at a newsstand, however, none of the presenters' calendars managed to sell even a single copy.

After the track day, the presenters then had to prep their cars for a Concours d'Elegance Competition. 
Jeremy decided to respray his car in Skoda Green, a colour he used on his Fiat Coupe in the Police Car Challenge. 
James meticulously cleaned his car, being careful to remove all the dust from the interior and bodywork, and Hammond re-upholstered his seats using Clarkson's leather jacket.

During the journey to the Concours, Hammond had to manually pump coolant into his engine via a rotating handle (This being due to his water pump breaking in the trackday challenge) this eventually broke, seizing his engine. 
He was then towed by James. 
After crashing into James a few times, James got fed up and abandoned him. 
Clarkson helped to tow Richard despite his gearbox nearing the end of its life, and May's engine bay was sabotaged with cheese. 
After the judges finished, James was awarded 74 out of a possible 150 points while Jeremy and Richard were given 23.5 and 9 respectively - the lowest scores in Concours history.

Clarkson was declared the overall victor (largely due to the car's low price), which pleased him greatly as it was his first victory in cheap-car challenges in three years. Winner: Clarkson

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