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I don’t agree, Jep. These are top-of-the-pile globally renowned car guys who have the knowledge and experience to write for the most respected auto mag in the world. That level of knowledge and experience is baked in and their low key discussions are hugely interesting.

First evo car was a corsa gsi. What a great little car that was!

Not sure if Evo car but I had a mk2 Cavalier SRi 130 back in 1992.

In 1984/5 i bought my first car a 1972 MGB roadster in Havest gold .. it cost me £1500 and i was earning at my first job in the city about £5000/year .. i went to the bank to ask for a loan for the full amount telling the bank manager that it was for a more expensive rubber bumper MGB and i was to pay the difference out of savings which were at another non existant bank. The manager soon discovered i was not telling the truth but as he was a MG enthusiast and owner i got the loan anyway.. now 40 years later i have some exotic italian classics in the garage but thankfully no loans... however i will never forget my first love OLP 572L

I am planning to buy my first EVO car. What would you recommend? Needs to fit a small family, reasonable to run, ULEZ compliant and have steering/handling that would make a 997 proud. I drove a Carrera, and it blew me away. My budget is £5000. However, I'm willing to stretch it for the right car.

First EVO car, Mazda MX5/Eunos 1.6 NA British Racing Green, tan leather, wooden steering wheel, handbrake etc, followed by Audi S2 coupe blue, followed by BMW M5 e34 3.8 1995, Avus Blue, followed by BMW M5 e39, LeMans Blue, followed by BMW M5 e34 3.8 Touring silver, followed by Mercedes AMG E55 W210 Touring 7 seater in silver, followed by Porsche Boxster S blue 2003, followed by BMW M3 e46 Convertible manual in silver.

My first Evo car was a 2.0GL Mk 1 Cavalier. Not much power but I learned to slide it about when the roads were wet. My next was a Renault 5GT Turbo I had amazingly at only 23 as a company car and I loved it.

Mini Mini Mini Golf VR6 Clio 182 Cup Exige S240 Caterham academy

My first performance car is my TVR Tamora... jumping in at the deep end! (although i do have a mk7 Golf GTi for everyday, is that classified as performance enough)

Evo magazine & classic&sports car magazine are the best magazine in the world in this era based on most enthusiast opinion

Hi guys,it was my late father who like many others got me into bikes and cars ,a real petrolhead ,and it was him that bought me my first car magazine, called The Car ,every single one and the binders loved it decorated my bedroom walls with it

Thanks for that Stu and devaluing my Porsche. In return I’m surprised your Maestro Vanden Plas didn’t make the cut as one of your earlier cars?

This podcast really does lack enthusiasm. I’ve tried to like it, but it’s just not for me.

The video started with you all looking glum and unexcited, but that soon changed as the room lit up with fond memories of cars from childhood. I could relate to that. 😅

Great job again! Keep it up… Ha, had great fun in that Mini Rich. Surprised quite a few much more powerful cars down B roads in it! Lift off oversteer was very amusing…

Heroes. My life was made better by these guys, the grey envelope hitting the doormat was a highlight of every month. I wasn't able to afford the expensive stuff but still enjoyed reading about it, and I was encouraged to buy the cheap stuff (that I couldn't afford either) like a Clio Trophy back in 2006, which I drove 300 miles from Sussex to hunt down the EVO triangle in Snowdonia. I have every issue from 001 to into the 200s but cancelled my subscription when EVs and SUVs took over. Not EVOs fault, just the way the market has gone and now, just like music, my car tastes are stuck in the past. I feel sorry for car journalists now, they get the occasional GMA T-50 or Singer but have to find positive things to say about dreary bloated milkfloats the rest of the time. A car review in another 25 years (or more probably 5) will be "the automated driving software was programmed with help from Lotus and is really rather good".

Question for you - the worst car you've ever owned, or one most regretted buying?

First evo car was my first car and had bizarrely cheap insurance given its pretty good performance for the 90s. It was 1993 at it was an ‘86 Reliant Scimitar SS1800ti. Handled well too, right up until it went backwards off a round about with a mid-bend boost incident, happy days.

back in 1985 my first car was a triumph dolomite 1850 sprint £550

"That was gutting 'cause that was a Goodyear"? "No pun intended" next time please!

SO happy to see used cars having a renaissance now that EVs have been evidenced as not a panacea. They're fantastic for runarounds for urban rich people - but other vehicle types are better suited for other purposes - such as having fun. Difficult for manufacturers to handle "just another segment" when it requires a ground-up design (e.g. fewer fluids and pipes etc) but they'll figure it out. Pro tip manufacturers: LET THE ENGINEERS ENGINEER - THEY'LL SORT IT! Viva la Viva! (Vauxhall Viva presumably)

Can’t watch Meadens continuing ticks and fidgets. Every time he starts talking he has to put his hand on his head.

First Evo car was a 1997 323f .. “evo” only because it was a gorgeous shape and i got into modifying it .. followed by more respectable mx5, s2000 …. Question .. talk to us about the Capri and the caterham please!

Sorry chaps, you really need personalities of interest to keep this thing going. This is like watching Autocar… completely forgettable.

Never knew john came from cleethorpes grimsby also from grimsby

My z4 coupe 3.0si cost me 6k 3 years ago 118,000 miles n52 engine is awesome, for me anyway, love it ! My wife owns a skoda yeti, perfect cheap 2 car garage !

First evo car was a jdm crx. 160 bhp, 8000 rpm, around 920kg. Although fwd, I found the limit and a healthy respect for it afterwards. Would I let my kids in a similar car… good question.

WHY ARE YOU (man in middle) *whispering*? . It really makes this hard to listen to...

I stand corrected in the order of my EVO car .... the Puma was last according to my wife ... it should be 924, MX-5, non turbo Impreza and then the Puma! How did I forget the Impreza.

First EVO car was wife's Ford Puma ... always drove it like I stole it, but then had a Porsche 924 for a short period and once that died moved on to a mark 2 MX-5.

I am in to Morris Minors and the like. And yet I thoroughly enjoy these podcasts. More people should subscribe!

This episode sort of explains why EVO sort of ran out of steam, its a very dated perspective of cars and car culture at the moment.

My first which I massively regret selling was a fairly ropey, red Integra Type-R (DC2) for £5k back in about 2009. It needed a respray and burnt far too much oil and I got pressured into selling it for £2.5k 2-3 years later but I'd love another one of these now.

Nailing the car podcast content EVO ❤

I would take a gen 3 MR2 over any MX5... yet MR2s are so cheap right now, it's crazy, they're being scrapped by the dozen. I have a 3.0 V6 in mine... sounds great, does 0-60 in 5, has that lovely 'dive for the apex just by moving your wrists' mid-engined handling. Dicky is spot on, it's a car you take time to learn, it doesn't give up all its secrets in the first 5 minutes.

Another great episode ❤❤😂 Will get Hyundai i20N as my first sports car can't wait for it❤❤❤❤

I bought the £5k Boxster last year (a 2000 S), do the servicing and other jobs myself and not worried about its future value. If it goes bang tomorrow I feel like I've already had well over what it cost in fun!

First Evo car was a 1.7 Puma. Great handling car and the engine was a beaut. Would love to own one now. But trying to find one that isn't crusty is a challenge. Replaced the Puma with a Corolla T Sport. Factory fitted TRD bodykit in British Racing Green. Surprisingly capable. Poor man's Type R

+1 in the club of young Jaguar employees having a 'code brown' moment in a Jag (XJ 4.2 in my case, stupidly close to Browns Lane!)

You're now competing with the Chris Harris and Friends podcast... Well you're releasing your podcast at the same day and time lol

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Good to hear some realism about the S2000. But why is such a disappointing car still fetching mega money? And why do I want one again? Oh and three cylinder cars next time?

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Great hearing the history of the era from insiders, thanks for sharing.