Another good one from TopGear: VW Van TDI vs GMC A-Team Van

[JasonCzerak]

http://www.tuninglinx.com/videos/fi...ar-vw-transporter-t30-tdi-vs-gmc-g-series.wmv



This is rather funny.

 

[bmoeller]

I always knew the 6. 2 was a gutless POS. :-laf

 

[WDixon27]

hmmm..... evil idea coming on, something involving side pipes and rolling coal #ad
crank a maxipad up to about 500 hp and slide it into a 3/4 ton gmc van, and while we are dreaming slip a 6 speed behind it and some nice suspension, t'wood make a cool daily driver

 

[JFlagg]

Funny commercial, but not entirely accurate/fair though. I'm pretty sure the actual A-team van had a gas motor, the 6. 2 probably weighs twice as much as the VW and the VW was a stick and the A-team van an 80's era auto Funny commercial, but targeted at the un-informed... . #@$%!

 

[JasonCzerak]

Funny commercial, but not entirely accurate/fair though. I'm pretty sure the actual A-team van had a gas motor, the 6. 2 probably weighs twice as much as the VW and the VW was a stick and the A-team van an 80's era auto Funny commercial, but targeted at the un-informed... . #@$%!

It's not a commercial. It's a real UK tv show. And the point of hte A-Team van was to have some fun, not reallys how how much better a VW van is then a GMC van.



And your right, i'm sure the A-Team can did have a gasser Thos it is rather cool that someone had one, and painted it to match

 

[BILLVO]

Shut up you crazy fool. :-laf



I guess that is one plan that didn't come together.



A couple of my all time favorite A-team sayings.

 

[CumminsBu]

I sure, Top Gear, had to find the oldest slowest diesel Van to make the VW look good. They should have had a 6. 0 Powerstroke cargo van race the thing, but I'm sure the Ford would have stumped it or break tring. I also bet that the A-team Van had a 454 in it, because I don't remember diesels being part on the popular muscle car era. But what do I know I was born yet.

 

[JHerr]

It is lunacy to take a 6. 2 on a track. They were highly likely to throw a rod out the side of the block!



By the way, I believe that particular UK show is Fifth Gear, not Top Gear. Top Gear would have done a 9-minute long bit and had James May (aka Captain Slow) behind the wheel of the A-Team van.

 

[JasonCzerak]

It is lunacy to take a 6. 2 on a track. They were highly likely to throw a rod out the side of the block!



By the way, I believe that particular UK show is Fifth Gear, not Top Gear. Top Gear would have done a 9-minute long bit and had James May (aka Captain Slow) behind the wheel of the A-Team van.

I need to stop making posts or replying to posts while i'm half a sleep. you are absolutely correct it is Fifth Gear.