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Car-Chum Aims and Objectives:  Make sense, make fun, make money…maybe, maybe not.  We’re not the only ones making – or trying to make – things:  seems that car manufacturers are at it, too.  Try artificial hearts, watch movements and bras.  Widen your retail horizon with this week’s Car-Chum.

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Be honest: everyone loves a van.  Well, loves driving one – a hired one – anyway.  Today Tony asks Mike to join him in a commercial free, commercial episode of Car-Chum.  Everything from the humble Transit to the Espace F1 is here – not forgetting the Supervan, something promiscuous from Alfa and those strange conversions from normal cars.  Join us, arm out of window, on this episode of Car-Chum.  Vans.

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What are the last two cars you drove?  Not your everyday conveyance, obvs.  That was the plan for this edition.  And I stuck to it.  My auto-journalist, Car-Chum Mike kind of did his own thing to do with Bugattis.  That was no bad thing though and it all made it through the edit on the grounds of being jolly interesting.  A Bentley, a Tesla and a terrible joke all feature alongside in this edition of Car-Chum.

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The forgotten and the obscure.  Brands and models you might never have heard of.  But, worry not, Tony and his Car-Chum Mike have heard of them and accidentally demonstrate a little knowledge here and there.  

So, listen and learn along with this episode of Car-Chum!

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Ever dreamt of taking to the water?  All that freedom, tranquillity and relaxation.  What if you could drive to the sea, river or pond and just…well, carry on driving straight in?  That’s freedom for sure, but maybe not so tranquil or relaxing. 

This week Tony and his Car-Chum Mike explore the niche world of the amphibious car.  Ahoy!

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Before you tick the box, ask yourself do you really need a subwoofer in a Smart Car?  Or a built-in vacuum cleaner in your Honda?  
Options:  they’re a great online pastime and a real manufacturer money maker.  But which should you choose, and which should you lose?  Tony and Mike are your guides on this week’s Car-Chum.

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Licences of all sorts – and yes, that’s spelled correctly – I checked!  From birds to trucks and booze to tests, this episode covers everything you (don’t) need to know about vehicular licences.  Not just licenses, mind:  training and testing, too.  It’s all here on this week’s edition of Car-Chum.

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This week’s big announcement is Car-Chum confirming its 2022 availability to officiate at closing ceremonies.  
Also, Tony is proven right on Romanian pronunciation, he gets all thoughtful about the future and promises to spend more time on his motorbike.  Meanwhile Mike surprises everyone by reviewing some big new car releases for panned for the year ahead.  
The Car-Chums do find some common ground though, by agreeing that they both like the Rover 800 and Porsche Cayman.

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From CarPlay to coaches, this week’s Car-Chum podcast has it all.  How about robotised manual gearboxes from Saab (the Sensonic, remember them?), a daily driving Model T and a Golf GTI chase with a 1950s Bristol?  Yep.  All of that, too.  Ferraris, fat Lexuses and Dacias all duke it out for a coveted page on this year’s Car-Chum Calendar.

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Ever wondered what the Coke Truck is in real life – a Freightliner, Scania or Kenworth?  Or how about which car Chris Rea was in when he wrote ‘Driving Home For Christmas’.  And what type of Dodge was it that the Beach Boys said Santa used to deliver gifts?  Somehow, a Volvo 340, Chrysler Alipne, Skoda Estelle, Lotus Sunbeam, Reliant Robin and a Renault Alliance 11 also make appearances for a reason that becomes apparent later in this week’s Car-Chum.

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