You will ride from here in Saigon, to Hạ Long City near the Chinese border, which is 1,000 miles away”. Get from the South of Vietnam, to the North. “You’ll now attempt to achieve in 8 days what the Americans failed to achieve in 10 years. The main challenge was then given to the boys. Jeremy, with a distinct lack of enthusiasm, introduced his Piaggio Vespa step through scooter.
James had got himself a Honda 50cc Super Cub, describing his purchase as the “greatest motorcycle in history”. Richard was the first to introduce his Russian made Minsk 125cc trial bike, describing it as “the AK47 of bikes”. Hours later, the guys arranged to meet at the American War Museum to show off their newly acquired motorbikes. Needless to say, Clarkson wasn’t very impressed, but was convinced none the less. May and Hammond, being the motorcycling enthusiasts they are, took notice of the amount of motorbikes around them and raised the idea of buying cheap scooters instead. Richard also chimed in and pointed out that there were no “bangers” for sale either. Clarkson made a valid point when he blamed the high prices on the fact that cars have not been in Vietnam for many years and had not been given enough time to depreciate in value. Richard caught on quickly and had simply given up, retiring early to go to lunch instead. Jeremy had also discovered that his money was in fact, very little, and had resorted to begging people on the street to sell their car to him without much luck. James was again disappointed when even the local back street car dealers turned his money down. After voicing their excitement at receiving a shoebox full of cash each, James made his way to the Fiat dealership and was shocked when he was told that his ₫15,000,000 was in fact the equivalent of only $1,000 US, and that a standard, bottom of the line Fiat 500 costs a whopping ₫560,000,000. Upon arriving, Jeremy, Richard and James were each given 15 million Dong (₫15,000,000) to buy a set of wheels. They were to meet 6,000 miles away, in Saigan, the capital city of Vietnam. The boys begin by explaining their next big adventure. With a budget of only US$1000, they are forced purchase motorcycles.Epic Road Trip – The boys travel 1000 miles across Vietnam.
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