Both Hand Drive

In this episode we have our first bump in audio quality for Mark, Ian can’t say words and we answer listener questions.

We figure out what cars we would want to own that would be a terrible idea. Mark bets 200 yen on an engine size with his nerd credentials. Ian’s car is broken but he loves it, Mark and his car are doing OK but sunglasses.  We talk about classic VW Golfs, the TVR Sagaris, plastidip, vynal wraps and car bras. We also try and figure out of the GM buyout of PSA is a good idea.

This week we wonder at what point pronouncing car names with the correct pronunciation of the language it was named makes you a douchebag. We have some FU about Brands Hatch and and the book Ian likes about traffic, and we attempt to go a whole podcast without swearing.

Mark got in some trouble, he’s also bored of his car and we argue about the value of wagons. Then we discuss the idea of some new police car technology transfer to everyday vehicles. We then talk about trucks as Ian remembers he actually owned one and drove another for five years. We wander off down a rabbit hole about language before pulling out and attacking listener questions such as “do we hate each other?”, “favourite track cars?” and 

I’m joined this week by Micheal Beck from the Ten Tenths podcast. I ask him about his FIAT drift car and about getting into autocross to get the basics. Micheal tells us about his car history, including the fact he has owned an Audi but won’t again and how his latest daily driver is something a bit special.

We then talk about “itch cars” - those cars you know are going to be a terrible idea to own but you just have to have one at some point.

To wrap up we take on some listener questions about Range Rovers, driving in the snow, handling, Porsches, and Micheal having a stint as a professional stunt car driver.

This week Ian explains Inside Theory as well as White Van Man Theory and Mark explains how to kill a spider with air. We talk about the Ford GT, the ghost of Saab and the possibility of electric Saabs. Ian decides it’s time to start learning to speak Chinese and why most of us are going to be driving hybrids rather than all electric cars. We also talk about Uber shooting itself in the foot and Ian uses the dreaded T word.

We also find a BMW E46 M3 CSL with 16k on the clock for sale and it’s going for a lot of money, and Mark is thinking it’s time for a different car to drive. Ian figures out wether his car is actually pre or post facelift, thus demonstrating exactly how much he cares and manages to say CRV instead of CRZ because alphabet soup is confusing late at night.

Mark talks about the cars his state police use and Ian hasn’t trained himself to spot the new California police vehicles yet.

The Book we talked about is Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt : https://www.amazon.com/Traffic-Tom-Vanderbilt-ebook/dp/B001BAGWQE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485844361&sr=1-1&keywords=traffic

Truth About Cars Article On Saab: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/01/saab-gone-but-not-quite-forgotten/

Get comfortable or be prepared to pause and take a break… it’s a long one!

Cameron Vanderhoorst from The Cammed And Tubbed podcast joins Ian for a chat about cars. We kick off talking about where we come from and their stereotypes and car culture. We talk about Harley Davidson before getting into Cams car history - his RX-7, Toyota Celica and of course BMWs. Ian learns about Mystic Cobra as Cam opens a window into old Mustang ownership and ruining an 80’s Porsche.

We both discover we don’t really get Audi as a brand before we get into some listener questions. Of course we wander off topic and we end up talking about some movies and get treated to Cams awesome impression of Brian in Fast And The Furious. We then get into cars that could break you, more Mustang talk, driving British and American cars as a whole and the Edsel.

We wrap up by talking about the Faraday car.

This week Mark is back and we talk about the idea of car decoration in a house, this is the Porsche chair we can’t afford:

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/03/31/porsche-office-chair-rs-official/

We then talk about the good and bad of paint schemes on cars, we answer a question about BMW Z3 and Z4 and zone on the look of the Z4 M Coupes. We then go way off topic for a few minutes and then reign it back in for the hardest question you could ask someone from Essex - Ford Focus RS or Ford Escort RS Cosworth.

And here are Ayrton Sennas loafers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8By2AEsGAhU

AKA - I Want To Give A Manly Hug To Rutledge.

This week Ian is joined by automotive journalist Chris Pollitt to talk about many things including the World Rally Championship and how it’s become exciting again. We learn what Chris’ favorite car he’s gotten to drive is and what cars break our hearts because we’re too long to fit into. 

Chris talks about driving the new and old NSX around Bracknell and the Nissan Note in Milan before we get into the topic of car movies to figure out our favourite full movies as well as car chases.

We also dig into The Grand Tour and Top Gear because why not tread on internet fire? 

Also, Tiff Needell is a legend.

In this episode we talk about Fords decision to have a new bronco on the market in 2020, how a generation is ruling the cultural world right now and how it explains the current Porsche bubble and the idea of the upcoming hybrid Ford Mustang.

We also explore the idea of engines that are fun to say and an odd interpretation of Slug Bug. A listener wanted to know what our biggest automotive disappointments of 2016 were so we go round the houses and come up with some answers.

Our tenth episode! 

We talk about the Faraday debacle and how automated vehicles were the buzz of 2016 but in reality aren’t progressing as much as people think.

We also talk about Marks project engine before going into questions that include thoughts on car stereo systems and an Infiniti as a first car.