Both Hand Drive

This episode is about Lexus cars. Specifically the Lexus LC 500 and it’s hybrid version. 

Matt Eugenio spent a week with the full blooded LC500 and Christian Moe lived with the hybrid version for a week. So I got them together to discuss and contrast the two versions of the Lexus flagship.

Of course the conversation eventually veers off course. We talk about the European Gumball rally, Corvette drivers that only drive at the weekend in good weather. 

We then take listener questions including one about drifting french cars.

Referances:

Chris Harris’s press car he bought: http://www.carscoops.com/2015/08/chris-harris-just-sold-his-audi-s4-for.html

Following on from last week, we take some listener questions about Audi’s latest blend of alphanumeric soup, cars that could have been amazing but fell short, mechanical skills and what car brand is most likely to get you general hate mail and specific death threats.

Car Mechanic Simulator: http://store.steampowered.com/app/645630/Car_Mechanic_Simulator_2018/

This week Ian is joined by the prolific and opinionated Christian Moe. We start off talking about companies that make quality products that are designed to last. We run through Chris’s car history before exploring his favorite cars to drive. He tells us the story of his Dieselgate Volkswagen and ultimately why he’s not buying another one. 

Then we debate crossovers, and Christian is wrong because I’m writing the show notes.

The Mazda Protege advert from 1998:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfweCrdvWEA 

In this episode Ian talks to automotive journalist Matt Eugenio. Matt talks us through his car history and current race car. Matt also tells us about his recent experience with the Honda Civic Si.

They then go to questions and talk about, amongst other things, getting into writing about cars and someone came to the right place to modify a Honda Accord.

Matt and Ian contribute to Internet Brands Automotive websites, including but not limited to:

http://honda-tech.com

http://6speedonline.com

http://MustangForums.com

http://Rennlist.com

Honda SI Ninja Advert:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTwoyj0Vvjs

In this episode Adam Nielsen from the Ten Tenths Podcast joins Ian to talk about cars. They discuss the idea of electric race cars re-invigorating the popularity of motorsports. Adam calls Ian out for not taking his car to autocross yet, then they explain how to become an Autocross and RC car racing champion.

They then field listeners questions about things like new car options and replacing their own cars. Then Ian confuses RUF with RWB because acronyms are annoying. 

Mark is back this week and we launch straight into talking about Forza and the upcoming releases of Project Cars and Gran Turismo. We then talk about the 2018 Honda Accord; both the good and the not so good news. We also talk about the slightly baffling Volkswagen Arteon before going to listener questions.

Someone wants to know our preference in high displacement low revving engines Vs. low displacement high but high revving engines. An interesting engine swap question brings up more questions, and someone wants to know which of us would be fastest in a t?ge competition. 

This week Mark couldn’t make it, and Cragon from the Shifts And Grins podcast joined Ian. We get a run down of Cragons car history, that includes a Both Hand Drive favorite - a Honda Accord Coupe. Ian tells a story of being schooled from the lights by a girl and Cragon met a drag racing truck.

After discussing the term ‘ricer’ briefly, they turn to listener questions. Those cover eastern bloc cars, things we do and don’t like about car culture, and what to recommend as good normal car?

Someone also asks about thing in car culture that are annoying, and that leads to a rant from Ian. 

Chris Pollitt returns to talk with Ian this week. Chris is excited about the lunatic new Jaguar XE Project 8, Ian drove some Cadillacs and rather liked them but neither of them like the new Lincoln Navigator. Ian half remembers half a story someone told on another podcast that he can’t remember and is fascinated by the idea of night vision driving.

Listener questions bring up the subjects of driving in hot weather, picking a car to buy for $150,000 as both daily and fun car, badge engineering cars and Chris’s American car history. They also delve into the perfect car under $8000 and the Miata/MX-5 is hardly mentioned. 

Chris Pollitt is back to talk cars with Ian. We find out the fate of Chris’s SAAB and Ian gives his theory of old car economics before giving terrible explanation on why California switches to a summer blend of petrol. They then get into some listener questions about the popularity of crossovers and SUVs, the Chevrolet Chevelle Heavy Chevy and try and figure out at what point you don’t do work on your car yourself and take it to a mechanic instead.

Read about the Heavy Chevy Here: http://phscollectorcarworld.blogspot.com/2012/09/1972-heavy-chevy-chevelle.html