Both Hand Drive

This week Matt and Ian take the Jaguar F-Pace out for a spin. Matt has been living with it for a week and Ian gives his first impressions

This week Matt and Ian talk about the cars at the Geneva Motor Show, including the BMW M8, Toyota Supra, some Ferrari, and the Rimac C2. Ian has a rant and they also try and figure out what car Matt should get as his daily driver

This week Matt picked up Ian in the Prius Prime he’s reviewing. They tried out a couple of microphones to see how recording a podcast in the move would sound. The bottom line is it came out OK for the most part, but now we want a mixer so we can make it better in the future.

While out and about they discuss the Prius and don’t actually hate it. They also discuss the American phenomenon of bumper stickers, fixing cars in automotive parts store car parks, and they spot the silliest Dodge Dart in America.

This week Matt and Ian bring the winners (ish) of the Both Hand Drive Alternative Automotive Awards. We celebrate the best troll of the year, the worst advert of the year, our unsung hero of the year, and more.

From humble beginnings...

Ian is in a good mood and joined by Matt Eugenio. They talk about their year getting involved in the industry and what they want to do in 2018.

Also, Matt hides the lead and has been driving a new Toyota Landcruiser. Ian has a lot to say about producing content for the internet and how media looks like it's going to play out in the long-term. A lot, so strap in for some inside-baseball and dislike of the FCC.

You'll be able to find Matts review of the Landcruiser on:

https://www.yotatech.com

You can also find them and more writers on sites they mentioned:

http://honda-tech.com

https://mustangforums.com/

https://rennlist.com

https://www.corvetteforum.com/

https://www.jaguarforums.com

This week Ian is joined by Jake Belder, a Canadian car enthusiast living in the UK by way of the U.S. They talk about older BMWs, and take questions about BMWs from listeners. Jake follows the idea of Bangernomics - running cars that have run out must of the depreciation on low budget.

If you're thinking abut buying a late 90's or early 2000's BMW this is definitely worth a listen as they talk about the common issues and the reality of running older beamers.

You can find Jake's blog here:

https://jakebeldercars.wordpress.com

You can find out more on the concept of Bangernomics here:

http://www.bangernomics.com

This week one of my favorite bloggers, Motorhead Mama, joins us to talk cars and car culture. If you’ve not come across Amelia’s work you need to check out MotorHeadMama.com 

We jump straight into dissecting a spectacular Cadillac I caught a picture of and had to share with the queen of car snapping.

The conversation is far reaching and starts off discussing kids reaching driving age, our first speeding tickets and how to both avoid and ensure getting one. We talk about BMW X Series and Amelia’s X5 M. Both of us have Jaguar stories to tell, and Amelia wins. Minivans, fast SUVs, Jaguars and how California plans to ban the sale of gasoline vehicles by 2014. We end on a surprise guest appearance from my wife.

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1114209_california-bill-to-ban-new-fossil-fueled-cars-by-2040-coming-in-january

We rag on Tesla, predict the rise of hydrogen fuel cells and the olympic gold medals we’ll be getting. Then my wife makes a surprise guest appearance.

Ian and Matt are joined by Manuel Carrillo III to talk about Manuels Porsche 911s project dubbed Project Stork. First though, this was recorded as the Tesla news hit about the announcement of the Tesla Roadster and truck so an differance of opinion immedietely breaks out. 

Project Stork: https://rennlist.com/projectstork/

Matt accidentally went to SEMA and saw General Mayhem, the 68 Dodge Charger with a Hellcat engine. At SEMA John Hennessey unveiled his concept of a hyper-car that he aims to break 300 mph with next week. Ian is surprisingly non-judgemental and encouraging.

Ian also picked up a copy of Project Cars 2 and is thoroughly enjoying it. Matt likes Lamborghini’s new concept and we conclude that it looks like a Minority Report car Bruce Wayne would drive.

Matt Eugenio joins Ian again, and he tells us about his experience riding shotgun in a GRC car. Matt also got to drive a Lotus Elise, because he’s a lucky sod.

They then talk about the current state of automotive TV shows and Ian rants about California lawmakers.

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Some classic British Rallycross featuring former Group B rally cars. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ed9AMMVysI