Gears and Beers: The Unashamedly Unprofessional Automotive Podcast

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This is episode 201, the crazy drunken 200th episode will come soon, so this is episode 201.

First bit of news is the Mk5 Toyota Supra is now coming with a third pedal, which is awesome news; three pedal all the things!

We then talk about the 400Z which we all now like unanimously, and the Toyota GR Corolla.

Then we talk about how Subaru is completely in the toilet, and car crashes we've seen lately.

We take a quick break, to ensure the existence of this episode, and come back talking about the Aston Martin Valkyrie, and do some shout outs.

We then talk about some of what we've done to our cars since we've been off air.

And we end talking about nonsense, some things haven't changed.

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Hi. Happy 2022! We hope you all had a merry Driftmas and Happy New Beer! Sorry 199 is late haha, classic.

We kick off this week with news about the new near-$50,000 Honda Civic, and that new V8 SuperCars will come in 2023.... Which will be old cars when they kick off, but yes, another year for the Holden Commodore.... Somehow.

Then Matt has a valid rant about tinfoil anti-vaxxers, and Joel talks about trying to run an engine without an ECU.

Then Mitch admits to a bit of a cockup, and Matt talks admits to a bit of a cockup and to cooking Mitch's old Hilux, and Joel fixed his cock up.

Mitch then talks about what he's done to the Integra, and Matt talks about getting his Cruiser modplated and GVM upgraded, and then we talk about the exciting topic of Compusory Third Party, normal Third Party, and Comprehensive Insurance. Joseph then talks about the new-to-him headers he bought for his GT86.

Then we end on Car World Cup.

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Hey. It's been a minute. Is that a new shirt? Looks nice. Anyways, here's episode 198!

We kick off with a bit of bollocks, before breaking into some news.

Chrysler has left Australia, which we don't really care much about, though it does mean the death of the affordable V8.

We then talk about Dodge moving towards electric "muscle cars" and killing off their V8's.

Porsche is FINALLY making a Cayman GT4 RS by shoehorning the GT3 engine in the back.

We then talk about the Toyota GR86 being delayed in Australia, yet the new Subaru BRZ will still be available soon - but there will only be 500 cars available initially (and they're probably all accounted for), and the GR Corolla coming to Australia.

A group of Japanese manufacturers are teaming up to create carbon-neutral fuels.

And Tesla's app bugged out and locked people out of their cars globally.

We then talk about what we've done to our cars lately!

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We are back for episode 197! We kick off with a bit of bollocks, and talk about the Audi R8 being killed off in Australia due to changes in emissions regulations, but weirdly, the Lamborghini Huracan remains, and ADR-85 becomes a mandatory requirement for new vheicles sold in Australia.

Joseph then talks about the Hyundai Staria people mover, which, we all actually think its pretty sick, and Mitch rants about indicator positioning on the Hyundai Kona rear indicator, and the Hyundai Ioniq.

Mitch then talks about Porsche commiting to maintiang petrol power in the 911, and hybrid and zero-emission variants of the 718 Cayman/Boxter are rumoured to be coming in the not too distant future. Then we talk about the visual monstrosity that is the 2022 Subaru WRX which is coming to Australia mid-2022 and will be offered with a 6-speed manual and a CVT (if you hate yourself).

We then go on about Volkswagen's excessive and unnecessary range offered in Australia, and their million different sizes of SUV offered.

And we talk about old Hondas for a bit, and ask what hot hatch we'd pick.

We then end on Car Wold Cup.

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We are back for episode 196!

This week Joseph kicks off with the news, and the first piece of news is Tesla claiming the Nurburgring Lap Record for Electric Vehicles with a 7m30s lap at an average of 166kph, and Italy wants an exemption from the E.U. for incoming electric car laws for supercar manufacturers.

We then have pricing news about the 2022 Subary BRZ (for the Australian market), but initally only 500 cars will be coming in the first batch.

We then take a couple questions from a listener.

Joseph then talks about Formula 1 at Monza.

Matt then does a shoutout for a new Australian YouTube channel, ReDriven, and then we go through their Top 5 underrated performance cars.

Mitch then talks about what he's done to his cars this week, for both the Prado and the Integra.

Joseph then talks about the work he's done to his GT86.

We then answer some questions that we didn't know we missed - Sorry lads.

Then we end on the Car World Cup.

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Hey, look at that, this episode is up on the right day! Fancy that.

There's some actual automotive news this week, which is a nice change of pace, and is very welcome.

We kick off the news with the new Toyota GazooRacing 86, the naturally aspirated FA24 powered successor to the wonderful GT86.

We then talk about the new "400" Zed, with a 400hp twin-turbo V6, designed to tackle the MkV Supra with a proper 6-speed manual, and Barra-swapped Mustangs, then Matt makes one of his biggest takes by arguing that the General Motors LS-engine is the best engine of all time.

We then talk about the new Aventador-based 6.5L V12 with electric-assist 803hp Lamborghini Countach, which we all very much like.

We briefly then talk about Honda/Acura teasing a new Integra for 2022, but we don't know anything about it yet, and then we talk about the Land Rover Defender getting a big whomping V8 which will be coming to Australia.... If you have f#ck you money at $210,000 AUD.

We then end on the Car World Cup, and in this week, we're in France.

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Due to a major PC fault, this episode was extremely delayed due to not being able to edit the episode.

Mitch kicks off the news with the 2022 BMW 2 Series being leaked online, and it's an interesting looking thing, then Matt gets us playing a mini game of Would You Rather with Porsche Boxters, and GT86's, which is entirely unusual for us to talk about 86's.

We then talk about how in the world Joseph daily's his GT86 racecar, and then we talk about Silvias, and the exciting world of car insurance.

Mitch then talks about getting booked for speeding after leaving Joseph's house after recording a podcast a few weeks ago, and then we reminisce over car related memories from our youth.

Josepth then talks about Dodge news; Dodge has announced the first ever electric muscle car which will be blessed with the original Dodge logo, and the Hyunda i20N has been delayed until Octovber and will be priced from $32,990 before on roads.

Mitch then talks about his self-healing wheel bearing after going through a water crossing in the Prado, and Joseph talks about his new genuine Rota's to put on his GT86 for daily driving duties and the tyres he's considering to throw on them, and Matt talks about gouging a hole in one of the tyres on his LandCruiser 105, and then we talk about taxes.

We then end on the Car World Cup.

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Mitch is away for this episode, so it's just Matt, Joseph and Joel.

The boys talk a bit about a LandCruiser 300 transport vehicle crashing and destroying the first lot od 300 delivery vehicles.

Matt then talks about new vehicles coming, and an R34 GTR breaking a sales record of $415,000 AUD.

Matt then talks about a recent offroading trip he took, where he learned that the DMAX is actually a pretty crap vehicle off road.

Matt then kicks off the games with the 'Simon Special', before the boys move onto 'What Have You Done To Your Car This Week?'.

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Yeah, sorry it's been a month, our bad.

Mitch kicks off the news with Ford America looking at adding "pop-up" style advertisements on in-car displays, then Mitch talks about Lamborghini beginning to phase out internal combustion engines entirely by 2030, and that Jeep Australia wins the case to block Mahindra from selling the Jeep-looking Thar in Australia

Joseph then talks about the Hyundai i30N getting a facelift, and a very very slight performance boost, but now sells for $45,000, and then Joseph talks about the new Ford Maverick small-sized "Pick-Up".

Mitch then talks about the 2022 Subaru BRZ being due in Australian showrooms in December this year, and that the 79 Series LandCruiser will continue to have the V8 diesel for the time being, which is awesome.

We then talk about Toyota's GR 300 Series LandCruiser, GR Yaris, and GR Corolla, and the next LandCruiser Prado due in November 2022 and will feature a hybrid powertrain.

We then talk about what we've done to our cars this week, before moving onto the Car World Cup; Italy.

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We kick off this week's episode with usual bollocks, before Joseph kicks off the news.

The first bit of news is about Jeep trying to stop Mahindra from selling their Wrangler-like Thar 4x4 in Australia.

Joseph then talks about Toyota making a GazooRacing Hilux, which will be competing in the Dakar Rally.

Then we talk a little about the fuel shortage in America, and a bit about the fuel situation in Australia.

Joseph then talks about Ford Australia's cock up (lies) about the Australian version of the Ford Mustang Mach1, unsurprisingly, we get shafted with the spec.

Matt then talks about Mitsubishi finally killing off the Pajero, from which we talk about the current Mitsubishi line up (and apparently the CJ Lancer has been killed off).

Then we talk about the rather high price of the 5-Door variant of the Suzuki Jimny.

Mitch and Joseph then talk about the battle to get Toyota Techstream diagnostics software working, and Joseph talks about his new helmet setup.

We then end on Car World Cup game.

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