I'm not crazy about either show, I would say the Brit version is definitely better, but since they have not had a SVX on the British version I have to declare the US version the winner!
When Top Gear has a faded glory car on, it usually [but not always results] in it being destroyed, however since the cars were listed as for sale early in the summer I think they are safe.
Does anyone watch Wheeler Dealers? I just discovered it recently after changing cable providers and like it quite a bit.