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Watch the sad, final moments of a crusher-bound heap

Automotive wrecking yards are good places to reflect on the real-world values of heavily depreciated vehicles versus global current scrap-metal prices, and to see which cars have suddenly had the fix-it-versus-total-it line moved by insurance companies (the early-21st-century Subaru Legacy Outback, for example, appeared in large numbers in high-turnover wrecking yards just during the last year, as fairly minor collision damage on these cars is no longer worth fixing). You'll see the things that a car's last owner does in a desperate attempt to sell (or at least live with) an increasingly decrepit heap (as we learned in "Repo Man," you really will find a Little Tree in every car). During a recent trip to a San Jose, Calif., yard, I encountered this sad yet strangely compelling scene.

BMW 1 Series M Coupé hooning on the world’s highest helipad

BMW 1M Coupe hooning on a Helipad in LA The BMW 1 Series M Coupe may have had a rather difficult gestation – certainly in terms of its name – but it’s making its presence felt now it’s here. Earlier this month we had a video of the 1M Coupe playing ‘Hole in the Wall’ on a desert road with concrete blocks with 1m Coupe cut-outs. All CGI, but very entertaining nonetheless.

Top Gear tonight: Saab, Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale, Mercedes C63 Black & SIARPC Matt Smith

Top Gear - Jeremy pits Mercedes against Maserati Top Gear tonight with Richard in a Skoda Rally car racing a flying man, a look back at Saab, Jeremy on track with the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale and Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series. Star in a reasonably priced car is Doctor Who – Matt Smith. Before we know it the latest series of Top Gear will have come and gone.