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to test their vehicles on the high terrain and played a game of cricket with local people. They commented on how their trade missions had been a failure but that the cars selected had tolerated the harsh road conditions they were not designed for. None of them broke down during the trip and the only
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by using a car instead of a train. The mission fails when
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to the station, takes a wrong turn and ends up in the countryside. From there, they take a train to Jaipur. May misses the train, so as
Clarkson and Hammond arrive in Jaipur first, they sabotage his Rolls-Royce's air conditioner (like they did in American Special).
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