Neutral

Neutral

By Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John SiracusaLeisure
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Neutral episodes

  • 3: A Bra Phase

    In this episode:

    • Car bras as screen protectors.
    • FU on Blowoff valves vs. wastegates, boxer engines, and the SSSC.
    • What car available today, new or used, is the best value for general ownership?
    • Getting a good deal on higher trim levels and optional luxury features.
    • Lease basics, and the potential value of lease specials.
    • The boring old Acura NSX.
    • All-wheel drive (AWD) and rear-wheel drive (RWD) in the snow.

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      1 hr 1 min
    • 2: Turbo Buttons

      In this episode:

      • Confronting neighbors about driveway assaults
      • The Siracusa retirement plan
      • Affording expensive cars
      • Prioritizing or deprioritizing cars in your budget
      • How Zipcar got Marco addicted to BMWs
      • "Tiptronic" manual modes in automatic transmissions
      • Dual-clutch transmissions, rev-matching manuals, and the future of manual transmissions
      • Turbo buttons on cars and computers

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        Thank you for the great response to episode 1! Please rate us on iTunes if you like the show so more people will find us and tell us how wrong we are about everything. Thanks!

        50 min
      • 1: Big, Fat, and Bloated

        In this episode:

        • White cars and people who buy them
        • Car body styling
        • Dealer quality by brand
        • The Audi A3's one powered seat
        • Fake Ferraris
        • A scary test drive in a Toyota MR2
        • Heavy cars
        • The forgettable Accord vs. the marshmallow Camry
        • The rise and fall of the Nissan Maxima
        • The C7 Corvette

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          1 hr 14 min

        About Neutral

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        A casual car show from people who should know better than to do a car show.