All Torque Car Podcast

Peter and Halil drive an AMG A35 Sedan, the actual cal Peter bought his wife for her Christmas present.  Spoiler alert - the car is a thumbs up.  Halil compares "Hey Mercedes" to his assistant and for a climax the boys find the Sports + button.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us at [email protected]

Captain Sideris joins Peter and Halil today for a hilarious interview where the boys plot a flight map to Mykonos in Captain Sideris' small plane. They examine folding techniques with jeans and with the holiday season coming up and restricted flights, the Captain provides some long distance driving tips after his recent road trip to deliver a dog cross restricted state borders.  Peter talks about his yum cha experience post COVID and the boys discuss Porsche's 70th year anniversary in Australia.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us at [email protected]

The boys are back in the studio talking about the recent events.  Peter has two new additions to the fleet - a 1990 Bentley Turbo R and the arrival of the AMG A35 for his wife.  They discuss how Peter should give the car to her as a Christmas surprise.  Ross talks about the boat on a boat. The boys talk about taking profile shots in front of the "Good morning Good afternoon Good Evening" building.  Halil lied about owning a ute to help a damsel in distress. Peter received a questionnaire from Porsche - Ross did not.  Halil talks about the fixed price dealership model proposed by Honda and Mercedes.  Peter and Ross compare dealer delivery experiences and what apps do teenagers use to communicate with each other.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook (not one of the apps teenagers use) and email us [email protected]

Peter and Halil wore their tradie gear and drove a Mazda BT-50 ute ("truck" to our cousins in the USA) and were quite impressed with the improvements to the new range of utes.  With a full house of all the safety gear, the boys were happy to put their families in the back of the Mazda and put it to the test.  Thank you to AMR Mazda in Petersham and you can contact them to test drive and purchase any Mazda from their showroom at www.amrmazda.com.au - Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and email us [email protected]

Bonus episode with legendary motoring journalist and Porsche-phile Michael Stahl. Michael rode into cars and coffee in his 1972 MV Agusta.  We delve into the love of classic cars and bikes.  Michael looks at today's motoring journalism and is it still the glory days? Michael talks about his 100% win record at Bathurst^^ and his current writing gig as a corproate writer for a construction company.  Follow us on Instagram and email [email protected]  (^^ one win from one attempt with a production class win - race year not disclosed!!)

Regular guest Chris Poulos joins Peter this week at a Kollector Cars and Coffee event at Schibellos Coffee warehouse at Rhodes NSW.  We meet Peter Landan who introduced us to his 1971 Nissan Skyline GT Coupe modified as a GT-R tribute car.  Peter explains how Nissan built the 2 door version merely to reduce weight for racing.  It ended up winning 50 straight races in Japan in the early 1970's.  Adam joins the podcast and re-told the story where he quit his job abd decided to travel one lap of Australia in his 1997 Mazda NA MX5 - a total of 23,000km in 3 months!!!! Ben joins us in his "911" plated 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster, one of 21 delivered to Australia and of a total 2,100 worldwide production run of the G Series.  John joins us and compares the Speedster with his Porsche Spyder.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us [email protected]

Stewart Nicholls, Managing Director of STC Education and Steer Safely joins the boys to discuss all aspects of driver training.  We learn about Stewart's background as a racer and becoming a qualified mechanic.  Stewart compares dirt racing to tarmac racing.  Halil reminisces about racing his Subaru WRX at Oran Park on specialised dirt days.  Stewart talks about his professional driver programme that focuses on work health and safety factors and Ross reveals his fastest driver at work.  We look at the lack of testing after a licence is granted and Stewart explains how to defuse a tailgating scenario.  We also look at the right way to tow your vehicle.  Visit Stewart's courses and programmes at steersafely.com.au and stceducation.com.au - Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us [email protected]

Richard Ernster owns the most Teslas in Australia including the rare and original Tesla Roadster.  Richard tells the boys how he came about purchasing the Roadster, one of 17 in Australia.  Tesla built the drivetrain and needed a chassis to make their first car - enter Lotus. We ask if range anxiety is a real thing. Richard explains the different ways to charge a Tesla, from your power point at home to a Tesla Supercharger.  We learn how his Tesla Model X is used for wine tasting tours in the Hunter Valley and Richard delves into the servicing of a Tesla.  We look at electric boats and some of the weird Mercedes models - Ssangyong Musso anyone sold through Mercedes dealerships!!  Will Richard consider a Porsche Taycan? Support Richard's charities through the Helping Hand Group - www.helpinghand.com.au and www.goodwillgetaways.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us [email protected] all your questions and requests

Today we are joined by Benjamin Starr, radio broadcaster, television presenter and producer where he brought his broadcasting bus along for us to record in.  Benjamin outlines the process of how he converted a Mercedes Sprinter van into a mobile broadcasting studio.  It was designed for live radio broadcasts and in particular for Alan Jones.  Nerves galore when it was finally used by Alan at the inaugural launch of the broadcast.  we look at various types of car broadcasting technology, learn how a radio programme is produced and learn about marketing and television advertising.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us [email protected]

Ross explainswhere he has been the last couple of weeks touring all over New South Wales and slept in a shearing shed during a farmstay. Ross spoke to the Police and sat in a BMW police car.  Peter and Halil gave Ross a race by race analysis of roll racing.  We debate what movie/tv car we would take.  Peter and Halil try to convince Ross to buy a caravan.  Follow us on Instagram and email us [email protected]