Top Gear's Reasonably Priced Car up for Grabs

Back in 2002 Top Gear relaunched. It wasn't until the second series that James May joined Richard Hammond and of course Jeremy Clarkson, but since then 175 episodes have brought in hundreds of millions of views in 170 countries.

For seven series, the Suzuki Liana was the reasonably priced car. It was later followed by the Chevrolet Lacetti and Kia Cee'd. The twentieth series welcomed the Vauxhall Astra which is now up for auction.



Finished in Power Red, the 115 bhp 1.6-liter petrol Astra has five doors and belongs to the Tech Line trim level. It features:

• 17-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels
• Satellite navigation with 7-inch display
• Three-spoke leather sports steering wheel
• Multi-function trip computer
• USB, iPod and Bluetooth connectivity
• Six premium speakers as part of a digital radio
• Chrome-effect exterior side window surrounds
• Front Corbeau Sprint Racing seats with 5-point safety belt harness
• Full roll-cage

It has clocked up a little over 2,900 miles, which is the equivalent of more than 1,600 laps around the Top Gear test track.

Oh, and you'll also be able to say that the following celebrities have driven your car around the track with their respective times:

• Olly Murs - 1:44.6
• Nicholas Hoult - 1:44.7
• Aaron Paul - 1:44.7
• Brian Johnson - 1:45.1
• Jimmy Carr - 1:45.6
• Hugh Jackman - 1:46.1
• David Haye - 1:46.7
• Warwick Davis - 1:46.8
• Margot Robbie - 1:47.1
• Will Smith - 1:47.2
• Benedict Cumberbatch - 1:47.8
• Rachel Riley - 1:48.5
• Gillian Anderson - 1:48.5
• Charles Dance - 1:48.8
• Joss Stone - 1:48.9
• Kiefer Sutherland - 1:49.2 (wet)
• James Blunt - 1:49.4 ("very very wet")
• Ron Howard - 1:49.9
• Tom Hiddleston - 1:49.9 ("very wet")
• Hugh Bonneville - 1:50.1 (wet)
• Steven Tyler - 1:51.0
• Mike Rutherford - 1:51.5
• Ed Sheeran - 1:54.3 (wet) (automatic)
• Jack Whitehall - 1:54.5 (automatic)

It is worth noting that the airbags have been disabled to make room for the roll-cage and racing seats, thus making it illegal for road use. To revert it back to a road-legal state would incur some hefty costs which means it would be best kept as a prized possession locked safely away in your garage!

So the all-important price? The reserve has been set at £10,000 and all proceeds will be donated to BEN.

You have until the 28th of April to try to get your hands on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Head over to http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/231913252015 to place your bid now.