A group of 10 Midwest friends called the Tour De Sale Trente set out from Detroit on a nine-day Top Gear-style road trip to Las Vegas in five used luxury sedans, with a $1,500 price cap per two-person team.
Dariush, the group's organizer, said he conceived the idea to celebrate his 30th birthday while watching Top Gear reruns and wanted a nostalgia-driven, first-car style cruise.
The planned route included stops at Pikes Peak and the Bonneville Salt Flats; the group paused in Colorado before the final leg to Las Vegas and left one car behind after mechanical trouble.
Dariush said the $1,500 limit was chosen as a balance between unreliable $500 bargains and higher-cost options, and teams had slight flexibility on spending while driving the used luxury sedans.
This report is based on information originally published by The Autopian.
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