Autos & Airwaves

Hello and welcome to another guest episode of the Autos & Airwaves podcast! Today's guest is Alex's friend Abigayle, aka She Talks Cars, who is joining us all the way from England. As with every episode, we start off the show with the Cars & Bids segment. This time, Alex chooses a lovely 2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RS with all the right options, and Abigayle - much to Alex's surprise - chooses a tastefully-modified 2005 Hummer H2. Next, they discuss the UK's strong push towards electrification, but Alex is still convinced that the government will quietly roll back their set targets for the ICE ban. Following this, the next topic of discussion is TikTok. Abigayle has been trying to get Alex to join TikTok for months; telling him that it is a great platform to grow your business, another outlet to create content, and to reach another kind of audience. She wore him down so much, he finally decided to give in and promises to join TikTok. Abigayle, being a fellow Land Rover owner talks about her experience with her Range Rover Evoque. Finally, we end the show with a Q&A session, as always. Spoiler alert: Alex was disappointed with Abigayle's car of the year. Big thanks to Abigayle for joining us here on the show, and we can't wait for her to come on again!

Hello, and welcome to the fourth guest episode of the Autos & Airwaves podcast! This episode is our Halloween Special, and Alex is joined by Brian aka Vroom Vroom Brian, all they way from beautiful sunny California. Brian runs a YouTube channel where he car spots in L.A., discusses car markets, and analyzes the auto industry. Since it is our Halloween Special, Alex thought it would be a great idea to dress up in a mummy costume. In fact, it has to be the WORST mummy costume in the history of Halloween costumes. Yes, it was that bad. Of course, we start off with the Cars & Bids segment. Next, in the spirit of Halloween, Alex and Brian compiled a list of ugly cars that are scary, such as the PT Cruiser, Ssangyong Rodius and more. Those cars are quite frightening - just like Halloween. Next, they talk about the all-new Corvette Z06, explain why it is the most important track-focused supercar of the year, and why this is GM's most advanced sports car to date. And as always, we wrap things up with a Q&A session. 

Hello and welcome to the third guest episode of the Autos & Airwaves podcast! In today's show, Alex is joined by his good friend, Jacob Bach, all the way from the exotic city of... Charlotte, North Carolina. Alex describes Jacob as a "good ole boy with a great taste in cars." Jacob finds a very nice example of a classic Range Rover on Cars & Bids, where Alex finds a brand-new Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing - a car that he recently drove. He discusses his thoughts on the CT4-V Blackwing, as well as the CT5-V Blackwing, and explains why they are the best luxury performance sedans currently on sale. Since Jacob and Alex both have purchased a new Land Rover Defender in the past year, they discuss their ownership experience so far with the Defender. They talk about what they love about it, what they don't like about it, and what's gone wrong since taking delivery. The next topic that they discuss is the topic of Chinese knock-offs. Before China could really make a car on their own, they just copied other designs; most notably, the Land Wind X7, which is a carbon copy of the Range Rover Evoque. Moving on from that, Jacob offers Alex some really stupid financial advice on how to pay for his car, that has actually already been paid off. As always, with our guest episodes, we wrap up the show with a Q&A session. Big thanks to Jacob for coming on the show, and we can't wait to have him on the show again down the road! 

Be sure to check out Jacob's podcast, called the Tank Half Empty podcast, available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

In today's episode, Alex finds a gorgeous 2012 Aston Martin Virage on Cars & Bids and explains why it was a massive failure for Aston Martin. Following the Cars & Bids segment, we discuss the 2022 model year changes for one of Alex's favorite EVs, the Ford Mach-E. Next, we talk about the new Lexus LX600, which is the only version of the new 300 Series Land Cruiser that the North American market will get. Don't worry - we do have a chat about the massive grille. The new LX should've had a cameo in the music video for "Grillz" by Nelly. Land Rover seems to have discovered time travel, as the 5th generation Discovery is now in its SEVENTH model year, despite only being on sale for four years. As a Discovery owner, Alex explains why it's still very competitive, despite often being overlooked. We here at the show would like to offer a huge thank you to Acura, who have recently announced that the upcoming Integra hatchback will definitely be offered with a 6 speed manual transmission! Finally, the show wraps up with a discussion about the all-new Honda Civic Si and why it still remains one of the best performance car bargains that you can buy. Thank you for tuning in!

Hello and welcome to the second guest episode of the Autos & Airwaves Podcast. In today's show, Alex is joined by his good friend Natisha Chatten, aka Auto Social UK; our first international guest on the show! Hailing from England, Tish is a self-described "automotive social media influencer," i.e., she runs a successful YouTube channel and social media accounts; is a presenter on another YouTube channel specializing in EV content; and is quite possibly, the person with the coolest accent ever to join us here on A&A. Tish and Alex both select cars from Cars & Bids that are surprising to, well, absolutely nobody at all. Those being a small and sensible German hatchback and an obnoxiously loud and beautiful British sports car (take a guess who chose which car). Next, they discuss the recent fuel crisis in the UK, which surprise, surprise, was sparked by the media. Following that, they chat about the chip shortage and how it is affecting both the new and used car markets. From there Tish talks about the weirdest things she's found in dealer trade-ins, before wrapping up with a Q&A session. Big thanks to Tish for coming on the show, and we can't wait to have her on the show again down the road!