Love these podcasts guys. When you’re talking about the various cars, could you pop a pic up on screen? Just so the ‘average Joe’s’ amongst us can relate / visualise what you’re talking about ? Edit: just like you did with the corduroy Wagon - which I saw just after I posted my comment. 😂 Cheers boys
For the conversation around 49:00 about merging - I absolutely agree with you guys. Use the entire lane, then merge just before it ends. This applies to lanes ending normally as well, not just when they're closed for construction or accidents. If they wanted you to switch lanes a kilometre or two earlier, that's where they would've ended/closed the lane. There's a video (I believe from Half as Interesting) about the zipper merge and why it makes everything faster overall, even though the same number of cars are going through the merge point either way There's also a bridge in the city near me that has construction happening on it. There are signs that explicitly say "USE BOTH LANES", then another one farther ahead that says "BEGIN MERGING HERE". People don't listen, and still switch to the left lane way before. I listened to the signs, drove to the merge point, and merged into a perfect gap without needing to stop, instead of waiting 5+ minutes for the line of traffic to clear if I had switched when everybody else did A basic driver's training course should be mandatory as part of getting your license, and it needs to include both the zipper merge, and roundabouts/traffic circles. Nobody around here knows how either one works
the "late merge" isn't even that uncommon in continental europe and has the simple logic that you waste road capacity if you merge early sadly, despite that this is covered in driving lessons, to many are just to dumb, same with the "Rettungsgasse" Concept, you may look that up here but not "Bild" Videos, they are just full of hate so ye, lorrie drivers know the road, but are not without errors
The GT-R isn't a supercar, but it was designed to beat them. The thing was faster than the equivalent supercars of it's era but was a quarter of the price. I recall watching a documentary about the GT-R's development, and the lead designer said "Those who believe that a rear-engine layout and being lightweight is the only way to be fast are but amateurs".
"Supercar killer" is the best designation. Turbo S probably fits well under that category as well, along with Corvettes, SL65s, and some others that don't spring to mind.
There's so many factors that go into these classifications, but for 'supercar' I think you have to also consider the overall production output of the marque - Nissan could make the fastest car ever, but it will never be a true supercar because they produce nearly a million vehicles a year. Same with the Ford GT. There has to be an air of exotica and exclusivity about the overall brand for a model to be considered a true supercar..
@@Ben-rq5re I agree with the exotica and exclusivity points. They are the same reasons why the Porsche 911 isn't a supercar. So many have been made over the last 60 years. That being said, it doesn't make me want a GT-R any less lol
@@Doc-88 i don't know enough about the SL65 to comment on it, but Corvettes are not Supercar Killers, they're Supercar Wannabes: see the current generations mid-engine redesign of the entire platform, they did it because they couldn't get the performance out of the front engine platform and they want the Vette to be in that Supercar class (it never will be).
@@Ben-rq5re I don’t know how the ford GT, old or new, wouldn’t be considered anything other than a supercar. Racing heritage, mid engined, exclusive, competitive performance. Market still treats it like a supercar, too.
46:15 this bit about keeping cars in storage just to watch them depreciate resonates with why I feel the McLaren W1 isn't as impressive as it maybe ought to be. To me that car, being as limited as it is (399 only), reading that every single car in that series was sold-out on launch, knowing that they're being bought as interest farmers and not as drivable cars, makes the W1 feel far too exclusive to be cool or interesting to me.
I'd love it if they slowly modded the sofa as if it were a car. Put the neon bar under it. Stick a spoiler on it one week. Aftermarket wheels the next. etc
@@Flared has to have a big flamboyant v10 or 12 for me to be a real one (some exceptions such as f430) but no porsche is a super car a gt3 rs is a race car I’m a huge porsche fan and sad because I won’t ever get a proper classic one unless I win the lottery 😂
The coolest car I've seen in person was a Mazda 787B at a car show, second place was an Audi Quattro S1 on the move at a rally event. The coolest I've seen in person was a Ferrari Enzo. Coolest I've sat in/been a passenger in a C5 Corvette. As a kid obsessed with American cars, but never saw them because I'm from Europe, that was a big moment for me.
The Franschoek Motor Museum in Cape Town has a silver Mclaren F1 with a high downforce kit. I walked into the hall that its parked in and it's just sitting across from a 288 GTO, F40, F50, and an Enzo. That place is a must visit for any petrol head in Cape Town.
Forum question: Why are interesting used cars in the UK so effing cheap?! vs. Trying to support a carcaine addiction in Europe requires multiple mortgages. (EDIT:) The TDC episode with the BMW 335 springs to mind. In the UK the lads found a project car for a few grand, going to up to maybe 10k. Same car in the EU... between €8000 ~ €25,000.
It's roughly equivalent to what we get paid - The wages in the UK are quite low, unless you live in London or a very large city. That money will then be gone due to rent/mortgage lol. Also rust. Lots and lots of rust.
@@GingM8 I think the main reason due to cars being cheaper in the UK than rest of europe or other parts of the world is the fact that these cars can be pretty much only used in UK as nowhere else they make much sense to have, unless it's a special sort of car that you would pretty much keep as a weekend toy
@@Sithhy Id agree but france and germany's roads are pretty similar in the more rural areas, its most likely just where the most first time buyers were really
Speaking of Will's carspotting channel, you really should do a video on this channel where you go back and watch your first YT videos. I'd watch the heck out of that. I bet I'd recognise some
Thanks for editing in pictures of the cars you’re talking about. Nice for those of us without an encyclopaedic knowledge of the entire history of the motor vehicle 😂😂😂👍
I have a question that is mostly aimed at will but both of u can answer it; u r allowed to work and save up for a whole year and buy whatever car u want but u can never sell it and u have to drive it everyday, what life long car do u choose?
In the village where I grew up was, randomly, a sports car dealer, who alongside selling Morgans & Lotus', had the same M600 that went on Top Gear back in the 00's. At the time, that was dream car, and the idea it was just sat openly in a garage in my village was insane. The same car Clarkson had thrashed, M600 GB. Countless weekends were spent just staring at was the most insane car, not the prettiest, but just raw old school proper motoring horsepower. The garage shut down in the early 2010's, and a few years later I worked in that shop after it became a big standard Nisa Local, and the tills were EXACTLY where the M600 stood. I still got goosebumps years later. Also, weirdly, the only place I've ever seen a Renault Avantine in the flesh was on sale outside there.
Hey guys, love the content. Always admired the GTR and have a few that go around near where I live, which always puts a smile on my face. My car want of late has been the Alpine A110s or a TTRS. I currently have a diesel remapped RCZ which I absolutely adore. Fairly quick, looks decent and the space is immense for carrying things (Unless you are carrying more than 1 passenger as anyone in the back will be crushed). I used to have a Abarth 124 spider which was amazing but very small petrol tank. So now I am constantly debating whether I want something similar shaped to the RCZ but quicker or I want something as head turning as the 124 with an equal 'Rarity factor'. Keen to hear your thoughts on rare sports cars that are head turners but not over the top for budget. Take care Tom from Swindon 👀🤣
maybe a cool story for comment of the week(or not) My dad has a Datsun Cherry coupe from 1982 and its a rare one it's the only coupe in my country (the netherlands) and the way it's owned is insane 1: too preserve it he never drives it in the rain (because it is an 80's japanese car if you don't it will rust away in 2 years) but the guy he bought it from did it even more extreme, if he had a mot check up planned and it was raining he wouldn't go and callen "it's raining and I don't want it to rust i'll come tomorrow.'' And when he was done washing it he whould let it dry in a heated garage with the doors and everything open to be sure that nothing whould rust. it's insame the amount of care that car had.
Loving the podcast! Fresh take on an automotive podcast and I feel like I can relate to you guys. One question I have is why did Will get rid of his GTR? That is a dream never sell car for me! Cheers.
So guys i have a little challenge for you for the podcast just for you to see my pain to be a car nerd in portugal ... choose an interesting car that you can have for 5000 in the uk and then search the same car in portugal ... dont die of an heart atack
Feel Ben's pain. My gearbox once stuffed itself on the motorway coming home just after a service. As it turns out filling the gearbox fluid up to max had washed metal shavings off the top, which then worked their way into the base of it and jammed it completely. Had to get towed back and spent weeks trying to find a new gearbox that would fit the car. Was very much a high to low moment in life. Out of work early, nice day so had the roof down, in the fast lane then bang stuck on the hard shoulder dreading the inevitable bill that was coming.
Frank Stephenson, P1 lead designer, being on Stanceworks wouldn't be totally out of left field tbh. Does lots of custom stuff, and was well known for some trolling in a Ducati forum years ago. You lot might be to get hold of him, he is/was relatively local and does TH-cam. Helped his step daughter move some years ago! She neglected to mention who he was at the time.
42:56 didn't know you used to live in South Africa! I was born here and still living here. Would love to know more about your time here in a future podcast.
Focus RS500 went for circa £110,000 the other week there up here in Scotland. Delivery mileage, “full service history” and water pump and timing belt done. For a car that hasn’t moved…
That's good to see. Perishable materials like rubber would need replacing regardless of if the car is driven and parts designed to move that don't move usually end up liking to not move anymore.
Cutting in from 3rd to 2nd lane, when the 3rd lane is coned off… There is an unknown location, between ‘3 miles back’ and the cones, where the 2nd lane becomes a queue. From this unknown location onwards to continue in the 3rd lane is considered by some to be queue jumping. Obviously in Britain we pride ourselves in our ability to queue and ‘queue jumpers’ will be frowned upon.
If you're looking for an X5 replacement, get an early ML series Mercedes with a V6 diesel. Quiet, quick, a lot of torque, very comfortable, great towing capacity and lots of space, and you can get them for about 1500 quid. Coupe, blue, auto. They also had a burgundy one, and one in another colour
Car types are like music genres. Great for briefing a basic understanding of the piece. But it's ignorant to not acknowledge the cross-overs. (pun not intended)
Reminds me of a Mat Watson observation on the F40: £300K new, ca. £3M now if you'd stored it. If you'd put that £300k in the S&P500 instead, you'd have £7M... The power of compounding...
Question for the forum: (I previously emailed this into autoalex email, and you touched on it in this episode) What is the general obsession between most car TH-camrs with BMW as a brand? I basically impulse bought a e91 330d touring based on everyone loving BMWs and wanting to scratch the itch it created, and it turned into financial ruination. Why do BMW have SUCH a cult following, and why the obsession between all you guys? (Alex, Taylor etc included) Loving the podcast/vids, hope you can answer my question!
Question for you lads, when reading about installing a turbo kit I often see people talking about sparkplug gaps, specifically making the gap smaller. Why would you need to do that when turbo charging a car?
Expensive hobbies: Mountain biking. It IS the most expensive thing in the world I think. It never ends either. Wouldn't have it any other way, love it.
Other potential fun hobbies that you can get into on "the cheap" are computers & simracing; the gear you can buy for the latter ranges from just few tens € to a couple hundred or thousands & all the time you feel like you want to have something else, something better
Forum Question: What is the mechanical difference between a turbo charged engine and a NA one? Could I, for example, change my NA Mk 2 MX-5 into a turbocharged one? What would need to do to ensure that it remained as reliable as it is now?
Conrods can be weaker on N/A cars. Valve train components too. Compression ratio is usually higher with N/A cars. ECU tune will be totally different and not suited for boost pressure. You could boost your MX5 with a turbo. You'd need good quality parts, to have it run reliably. I'd pay more for a good quality standalone ECU and a decent tune. Honestly, you can take it as far as your wallet allows. The key with a car being reliable is good thermal management. Keeping heat out of where it shouldn't be, and fluids where they should be.
oooh the lottery question is a good one. F1 is really the correct answer. However, I'm also partial to the Koenigsegg One:1 and if it's just a low payout I could really really not decide because I'd want a 959, a 2.7RS and a 037 and I couldn't decide which I'd want more.
Forum question here. Why do you need to replace the timing belt after it snaps or breaks? Like I’ve never understood what happens to the engine like why can’t you just put another one back on and be fine
Some engines are interference engines. If the timing belt snaps, the valves will hit the pistons and byebye engine. Some engines aren't interference, so you can just slap another belt on and go.
Forum question: How do you judge what kind of milage on a car is in good enough to buy and drive without much issues,? Is it completely dependent on the model/engine etc, or is there a general rule of thumb like "don't buy cars over 120k miles cause they'll break"?
Garaged cars for an investment seems weird to me too, but i'd love to see a Countach on the road these days. Obviously probably just needs a trip to Dubai.. but then i'd also be in Dubai. Saying that, I love my cars (diesels) and will be sad when they eventually stop existing. The dream is to have an engine exit exhaust diesel by 2035.
Ive got a question: So basically i was looking at a new car and saw that it can have a 1.6 or a 1.8 i4, how do manufacturers get more capacity out of their engines even with the same number of cylinders? And as a follow up how does the 1.8 make less power than the 1.6?
Forum question: Hey boys im going to pick up my first personal car (driven family cars). Im going 1200km to get it and then im driving back. My question is: what is the least amount of tools possible that you should bring for a sight unseen car that you have to drive home?
Q for next podcast. I am a lifelong car enthusiast, but more from a consumer/driver perspective. I have no idea how the things work but want to get more mechanically adept. What's step 1?
Sometimes people buy cars then go away for a job for a long time (especially if they are in the military) and never drive their car except when they are back in town.
Its a long running thing thats become more of a joke to say about something minor where some sort of conspiracy is done by "big x" . big oil, big tobbaco, big pharma are ones people use un-ironically.
Question for the forum: Any advice for finding a water leak (as in rain) coming into the car? My 06 Suzuki Swift slowly leaks when it rains into the rear passenger footwell. I've sealed with silicone all the places I can think of it coming in but to no avail.
Love the podcast, you guys gennuinely love cars. I may be in the minority but other than thinking Tom Lenthal is absolutely amazing, I have zero interest in JLR vehicles. More JDM please, Juicebox crossover?
Forum Question : If it's not electric (it's definitely not electric) what do you believe is the fuel of the future? Do you think Ammonia fuel systems will become a thing?
Forum Question: I am an Australian and I think old MGBs are the miatas of the late 60s. Why doesn’t anyone else seem to like them? Are they junk? Tell me why I shouldn’t buy one
I have a comment for you guys I have a Honda I changed the spark plugs recently after watching your video of you building your mystery bmw engien after you found broken spark plug ends it’s made me want to check mine😅😮 Soooo I did And I found a broken spark with no tip Is my car safe to use what shall I do next shall I turn it over and risk it all or do take the head off ??
#forumquestion - I'm genuinely concerned-if a part-time engine builder has had my car for nine months and continually makes excuses about why it won’t start or run, even after verifying photos of all the installed engine mods, at what point should I consider it stolen?
Just adding to what you guys were saying about the car hobby being the 'best worst' hobby. I think it's the fact that just everyday people use cars. Something that's your hobby is what someone else uses to get from A to B. Like Clarkson said on old Top Gear, if you have no interest in something, you're no good at it. So you go out for a chill evening drive after a long week and you get some prius driving 45 on an empty 60. It'd be like someone with no interest turning up to a golf range and just fucking about.
Could we just have an episode of you both playing NFS Underground? 😂 Man that game was awesome in its day, shame they haven't done a remaster or remake.
Love these podcasts guys.
When you’re talking about the various cars, could you pop a pic up on screen? Just so the ‘average Joe’s’ amongst us can relate / visualise what you’re talking about ?
Edit: just like you did with the corduroy Wagon - which I saw just after I posted my comment. 😂
Cheers boys
This was published about 30 minutes after Drivetribe's 1000hp GT-R video
Beautifully coincidental
drivetribe sucks more than a vax
Can't watch drivetribe's stuff now. How they treat Maxwell was disgusting
For the conversation around 49:00 about merging - I absolutely agree with you guys. Use the entire lane, then merge just before it ends. This applies to lanes ending normally as well, not just when they're closed for construction or accidents. If they wanted you to switch lanes a kilometre or two earlier, that's where they would've ended/closed the lane. There's a video (I believe from Half as Interesting) about the zipper merge and why it makes everything faster overall, even though the same number of cars are going through the merge point either way
There's also a bridge in the city near me that has construction happening on it. There are signs that explicitly say "USE BOTH LANES", then another one farther ahead that says "BEGIN MERGING HERE". People don't listen, and still switch to the left lane way before. I listened to the signs, drove to the merge point, and merged into a perfect gap without needing to stop, instead of waiting 5+ minutes for the line of traffic to clear if I had switched when everybody else did
A basic driver's training course should be mandatory as part of getting your license, and it needs to include both the zipper merge, and roundabouts/traffic circles. Nobody around here knows how either one works
the "late merge" isn't even that uncommon in continental europe and has the simple logic that you waste road capacity if you merge early
sadly, despite that this is covered in driving lessons, to many are just to dumb, same with the "Rettungsgasse" Concept, you may look that up here but not "Bild" Videos, they are just full of hate
so ye, lorrie drivers know the road, but are not without errors
The GT-R isn't a supercar, but it was designed to beat them. The thing was faster than the equivalent supercars of it's era but was a quarter of the price.
I recall watching a documentary about the GT-R's development, and the lead designer said "Those who believe that a rear-engine layout and being lightweight is the only way to be fast are but amateurs".
"Supercar killer" is the best designation. Turbo S probably fits well under that category as well, along with Corvettes, SL65s, and some others that don't spring to mind.
There's so many factors that go into these classifications, but for 'supercar' I think you have to also consider the overall production output of the marque - Nissan could make the fastest car ever, but it will never be a true supercar because they produce nearly a million vehicles a year. Same with the Ford GT. There has to be an air of exotica and exclusivity about the overall brand for a model to be considered a true supercar..
@@Ben-rq5re I agree with the exotica and exclusivity points. They are the same reasons why the Porsche 911 isn't a supercar. So many have been made over the last 60 years.
That being said, it doesn't make me want a GT-R any less lol
@@Doc-88 i don't know enough about the SL65 to comment on it, but Corvettes are not Supercar Killers, they're Supercar Wannabes: see the current generations mid-engine redesign of the entire platform, they did it because they couldn't get the performance out of the front engine platform and they want the Vette to be in that Supercar class (it never will be).
@@Ben-rq5re I don’t know how the ford GT, old or new, wouldn’t be considered anything other than a supercar. Racing heritage, mid engined, exclusive, competitive performance. Market still treats it like a supercar, too.
Love that nfsu in the background ❤
46:15 this bit about keeping cars in storage just to watch them depreciate resonates with why I feel the McLaren W1 isn't as impressive as it maybe ought to be. To me that car, being as limited as it is (399 only), reading that every single car in that series was sold-out on launch, knowing that they're being bought as interest farmers and not as drivable cars, makes the W1 feel far too exclusive to be cool or interesting to me.
I genuinely believe that 90% of hypercars could be sold with a 2.0 Ecoboost engine and the owners would never notice.
Neons should be under the couch 😂 Also this one felt just like talking among mates about car crap 👌
I'd love it if they slowly modded the sofa as if it were a car.
Put the neon bar under it.
Stick a spoiler on it one week.
Aftermarket wheels the next.
etc
A total waste of time and money.
No neons, no watch for me now you've said it 😅
@@samuelgarrod8327exactly. Perfect 👌🏼
Absolutely loving the pod, just hope they catch up to their videos moving forward so that they can talk openly about it!
Love that you guys include pictures of the cars you are talking about!!!!! Wish everyone did this
It's sad how much enjoyment I get from having that NFSU intro video in the background
It was when it was released. Split the 2 top tier Porsches on the timing sheets. Times have changed and the GT-R hasn't. Still not bad for the price.
Imagine thinking Porsches are Supercars🤷♂️
@@Jabber-ig3iwA new Turbo is definitely a supercar probably not a Carrera
@@Jabber-ig3iw Have to agree. Never seen Porsches as supercars either. They are rear-engine sports cars.
@@Flared has to have a big flamboyant v10 or 12 for me to be a real one (some exceptions such as f430) but no porsche is a super car a gt3 rs is a race car I’m a huge porsche fan and sad because I won’t ever get a proper classic one unless I win the lottery 😂
@@Jabber-ig3iw OP never said it was a supercar. They said it was really fast when it was released, but it's getting slow/old.
The coolest car I've seen in person was a Mazda 787B at a car show, second place was an Audi Quattro S1 on the move at a rally event.
The coolest I've seen in person was a Ferrari Enzo. Coolest I've sat in/been a passenger in a C5 Corvette. As a kid obsessed with American cars, but never saw them because I'm from Europe, that was a big moment for me.
The Franschoek Motor Museum in Cape Town has a silver Mclaren F1 with a high downforce kit. I walked into the hall that its parked in and it's just sitting across from a 288 GTO, F40, F50, and an Enzo. That place is a must visit for any petrol head in Cape Town.
Forum question: Why are interesting used cars in the UK so effing cheap?! vs. Trying to support a carcaine addiction in Europe requires multiple mortgages.
(EDIT:) The TDC episode with the BMW 335 springs to mind. In the UK the lads found a project car for a few grand, going to up to maybe 10k. Same car in the EU... between €8000 ~ €25,000.
It's roughly equivalent to what we get paid - The wages in the UK are quite low, unless you live in London or a very large city. That money will then be gone due to rent/mortgage lol. Also rust. Lots and lots of rust.
@@GingM8Plenty of high earners don’t live in cities. What on earth are you talking about?
@@GingM8 I think the main reason due to cars being cheaper in the UK than rest of europe or other parts of the world is the fact that these cars can be pretty much only used in UK as nowhere else they make much sense to have, unless it's a special sort of car that you would pretty much keep as a weekend toy
@@petesmith1924 ok name 150 high earners right now
@@Sithhy Id agree but france and germany's roads are pretty similar in the more rural areas, its most likely just where the most first time buyers were really
The end argument about car classifications… is an argument I’ve had with sooooo many people soooo many times and it’s the best conversation to have!
Speaking of Will's carspotting channel, you really should do a video on this channel where you go back and watch your first YT videos. I'd watch the heck out of that. I bet I'd recognise some
Thanks for editing in pictures of the cars you’re talking about. Nice for those of us without an encyclopaedic knowledge of the entire history of the motor vehicle 😂😂😂👍
NFSU, reminiscing on early 2000s excess, agressive disagreements, problematic car addiction... I've found my people.
Instantly noticed the nfsu1 video in the background! So good 🙌🏻
I have a question that is mostly aimed at will but both of u can answer it; u r allowed to work and save up for a whole year and buy whatever car u want but u can never sell it and u have to drive it everyday, what life long car do u choose?
In the village where I grew up was, randomly, a sports car dealer, who alongside selling Morgans & Lotus', had the same M600 that went on Top Gear back in the 00's.
At the time, that was dream car, and the idea it was just sat openly in a garage in my village was insane. The same car Clarkson had thrashed, M600 GB.
Countless weekends were spent just staring at was the most insane car, not the prettiest, but just raw old school proper motoring horsepower.
The garage shut down in the early 2010's, and a few years later I worked in that shop after it became a big standard Nisa Local, and the tills were EXACTLY where the M600 stood.
I still got goosebumps years later.
Also, weirdly, the only place I've ever seen a Renault Avantine in the flesh was on sale outside there.
Hey guys, love the content.
Always admired the GTR and have a few that go around near where I live, which always puts a smile on my face.
My car want of late has been the Alpine A110s or a TTRS. I currently have a diesel remapped RCZ which I absolutely adore. Fairly quick, looks decent and the space is immense for carrying things (Unless you are carrying more than 1 passenger as anyone in the back will be crushed). I used to have a Abarth 124 spider which was amazing but very small petrol tank.
So now I am constantly debating whether I want something similar shaped to the RCZ but quicker or I want something as head turning as the 124 with an equal 'Rarity factor'.
Keen to hear your thoughts on rare sports cars that are head turners but not over the top for budget.
Take care
Tom from Swindon 👀🤣
Free Clio 182 engine sat here come get it (NE40) 😊
one of the only podcasts i listen to. good shit boys
Don't call them shit boys.
Listened to this twice already. Are you guys at your max output for content? I could seriously listen to you pair for hours a week.
maybe a cool story for comment of the week(or not)
My dad has a Datsun Cherry coupe from 1982 and its a rare one it's the only coupe in my country (the netherlands) and the way it's owned is insane 1: too preserve it he never drives it in the rain (because it is an 80's japanese car if you don't it will rust away in 2 years) but the guy he bought it from did it even more extreme, if he had a mot check up planned and it was raining he wouldn't go and callen "it's raining and I don't want it to rust i'll come tomorrow.'' And when he was done washing it he whould let it dry in a heated garage with the doors and everything open to be sure that nothing whould rust. it's insame the amount of care that car had.
Loving the podcast! Fresh take on an automotive podcast and I feel like I can relate to you guys. One question I have is why did Will get rid of his GTR? That is a dream never sell car for me! Cheers.
Just watching the Need for Speed Underground intro vid over and over again.. The nostalgia is real.
Love the rant about road works the Highway Code tells you to go to the obstruction and then change lane.
Jayemm on cars mentioned!!!! love James, although I once saw him on the m11 at 11pm in his 550 with his lights off lol, we all do it!
So guys i have a little challenge for you for the podcast just for you to see my pain to be a car nerd in portugal ... choose an interesting car that you can have for 5000 in the uk and then search the same car in portugal ... dont die of an heart atack
Feel Ben's pain. My gearbox once stuffed itself on the motorway coming home just after a service. As it turns out filling the gearbox fluid up to max had washed metal shavings off the top, which then worked their way into the base of it and jammed it completely. Had to get towed back and spent weeks trying to find a new gearbox that would fit the car.
Was very much a high to low moment in life. Out of work early, nice day so had the roof down, in the fast lane then bang stuck on the hard shoulder dreading the inevitable bill that was coming.
The first car I ever drove was a 1st gen Gallardo. Amazing experience. Was 17 at the time and to me that was everything
Frank Stephenson, P1 lead designer, being on Stanceworks wouldn't be totally out of left field tbh. Does lots of custom stuff, and was well known for some trolling in a Ducati forum years ago.
You lot might be to get hold of him, he is/was relatively local and does TH-cam. Helped his step daughter move some years ago! She neglected to mention who he was at the time.
42:56 didn't know you used to live in South Africa! I was born here and still living here. Would love to know more about your time here in a future podcast.
Focus RS500 went for circa £110,000 the other week there up here in Scotland. Delivery mileage, “full service history” and water pump and timing belt done. For a car that hasn’t moved…
That's good to see. Perishable materials like rubber would need replacing regardless of if the car is driven and parts designed to move that don't move usually end up liking to not move anymore.
I was once behind a black Enzo pulling onto the M25, it was like royalty everyone seemed to be moving out his way beginning him to go and he did
Seen the new owner of the fto posted on a couple of the groups I'm in. Looking forward to seeing the rebuild myself
Cutting in from 3rd to 2nd lane, when the 3rd lane is coned off…
There is an unknown location, between ‘3 miles back’ and the cones, where the 2nd lane becomes a queue.
From this unknown location onwards to continue in the 3rd lane is considered by some to be queue jumping.
Obviously in Britain we pride ourselves in our ability to queue and ‘queue jumpers’ will be frowned upon.
If you're looking for an X5 replacement, get an early ML series Mercedes with a V6 diesel. Quiet, quick, a lot of torque, very comfortable, great towing capacity and lots of space, and you can get them for about 1500 quid. Coupe, blue, auto. They also had a burgundy one, and one in another colour
The Huayra R at goodwood was a beast. Car of the weekend for me.
I had a mk1 focus rs set up in a transit connect body so fun fast and practical, loved it and miss it so can recommend the rs in terms of engine yes!
CAR QUESTION: least sad divorce car
VW T3 synchro 4x4
Good question
Cayman, F-Type.
Got to be an F Type
@SwitcherTrain you mean a T25? 😏
Theres a bloke that drives a Mk1 Focus RS around newbury all the time, convinced he dailies it.
Last i saw it, it was bloody pristine.
36:25 -- do you remember the Italian swearbox on Top Gear? hahahaha
Love NFSU in the back ground it give me feels
Car types are like music genres. Great for briefing a basic understanding of the piece. But it's ignorant to not acknowledge the cross-overs. (pun not intended)
Reminds me of a Mat Watson observation on the F40: £300K new, ca. £3M now if you'd stored it. If you'd put that £300k in the S&P500 instead, you'd have £7M... The power of compounding...
Question for the forum: (I previously emailed this into autoalex email, and you touched on it in this episode) What is the general obsession between most car TH-camrs with BMW as a brand? I basically impulse bought a e91 330d touring based on everyone loving BMWs and wanting to scratch the itch it created, and it turned into financial ruination. Why do BMW have SUCH a cult following, and why the obsession between all you guys? (Alex, Taylor etc included) Loving the podcast/vids, hope you can answer my question!
Will got it spot on, the P1 is THE Prettiest (Modernish) car of all time
Question for you lads, when reading about installing a turbo kit I often see people talking about sparkplug gaps, specifically making the gap smaller. Why would you need to do that when turbo charging a car?
Whaaaat a timing, Drivetribe just posted a video about the GT-R and its engine capable of 1000+HP, and now this podcast lol
Expensive hobbies: Mountain biking. It IS the most expensive thing in the world I think. It never ends either. Wouldn't have it any other way, love it.
its the best hobby (my mx5's ecu left me at work and need 3.5k rust repair work)
To me, Countach is the #1 dream car. Followed by an F40 as a close second. and a DMC12 as a third. The only 3 cars i need.
I was thinking about a question for the show. Can y’all explain how Torque converter works in an automatic transmission. Thank you
Other potential fun hobbies that you can get into on "the cheap" are computers & simracing; the gear you can buy for the latter ranges from just few tens € to a couple hundred or thousands & all the time you feel like you want to have something else, something better
I looked up the Merc 5cyl turbo diesel and a video came up "12 of the best sounding 5-cyl diesel engines". I had no idea they were that popular.
Think the Merc OM605 sounds good.. the OM606 is the 2jz of the diesel world 👌🏻👌🏻
i could listen to yous two waffle for hours I feel like one of the boys lol
Forum Question: What is the mechanical difference between a turbo charged engine and a NA one? Could I, for example, change my NA Mk 2 MX-5 into a turbocharged one? What would need to do to ensure that it remained as reliable as it is now?
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Conrods can be weaker on N/A cars. Valve train components too. Compression ratio is usually higher with N/A cars. ECU tune will be totally different and not suited for boost pressure.
You could boost your MX5 with a turbo. You'd need good quality parts, to have it run reliably. I'd pay more for a good quality standalone ECU and a decent tune. Honestly, you can take it as far as your wallet allows. The key with a car being reliable is good thermal management. Keeping heat out of where it shouldn't be, and fluids where they should be.
oooh the lottery question is a good one. F1 is really the correct answer. However, I'm also partial to the Koenigsegg One:1 and if it's just a low payout I could really really not decide because I'd want a 959, a 2.7RS and a 037 and I couldn't decide which I'd want more.
Please put this podcast on Deezer too!
I don't understand how the fast sport back cayenne caught on even though, bmw did the same thing with the x6 m and everyone hated that body style.
So happy we've got a new sofa
People who can’t use a merge in turn when a lane closes should have their licenses removed.
9:35 if you guys have a show, I'll definitely be there! I'd love that!
Forum question here. Why do you need to replace the timing belt after it snaps or breaks? Like I’ve never understood what happens to the engine like why can’t you just put another one back on and be fine
Because it will lunch the engine in the process of snapping as it synchronises the rotation of the crankshaft and camshaft.
Some engines are interference engines. If the timing belt snaps, the valves will hit the pistons and byebye engine. Some engines aren't interference, so you can just slap another belt on and go.
about 10 years ago my mate wrote off his mk1 st doing 100+ on the motorway like a div. Never forgave him
Forum question:
How do you judge what kind of milage on a car is in good enough to buy and drive without much issues,? Is it completely dependent on the model/engine etc, or is there a general rule of thumb like "don't buy cars over 120k miles cause they'll break"?
Want of the week - 1971 Plymouth Fury with a 440 (7.2 L) big block.
Fast (pre fuel crisis) land yacht
Garaged cars for an investment seems weird to me too, but i'd love to see a Countach on the road these days. Obviously probably just needs a trip to Dubai.. but then i'd also be in Dubai.
Saying that, I love my cars (diesels) and will be sad when they eventually stop existing. The dream is to have an engine exit exhaust diesel by 2035.
Great chat. Personally don’t like the video distracting in the background.
Ive got a question:
So basically i was looking at a new car and saw that it can have a 1.6 or a 1.8 i4, how do manufacturers get more capacity out of their engines even with the same number of cylinders? And as a follow up how does the 1.8 make less power than the 1.6?
Forum question: Hey boys im going to pick up my first personal car (driven family cars). Im going 1200km to get it and then im driving back. My question is: what is the least amount of tools possible that you should bring for a sight unseen car that you have to drive home?
Q for next podcast. I am a lifelong car enthusiast, but more from a consumer/driver perspective. I have no idea how the things work but want to get more mechanically adept. What's step 1?
I thought will was going to hit the laptop on the floor the whole time 😫
Love the addition of the TV! Looking forward to see how the podcast set evolves over time :)
Blokes please buy some long microphone stands. Cracking podcast!
Sometimes people buy cars then go away for a job for a long time (especially if they are in the military) and never drive their car except when they are back in town.
Really random, but is the "big" joke related to that guy on tiktok that talks about big teflon? The stainless steel pan guy 😂😂
Its a long running thing thats become more of a joke to say about something minor where some sort of conspiracy is done by "big x" . big oil, big tobbaco, big pharma are ones people use un-ironically.
55:00 cars & drug addiction, both hobbies have a lot in common.
I don't know Will, my Crocs have been known to get stuck in Sports mode
FORUM QUESTION: Does driving with your hand on the gear stick wear out the linkage or was my dad a stinking liar?
I think EngineeringExplained has also claimed this is a thing before
I think the answer is yes but so negligible that it'd be like saying don't put your foot on the pedals as they will wear down eventually
Question for the forum: Any advice for finding a water leak (as in rain) coming into the car? My 06 Suzuki Swift slowly leaks when it rains into the rear passenger footwell. I've sealed with silicone all the places I can think of it coming in but to no avail.
Love the podcast, you guys gennuinely love cars. I may be in the minority but other than thinking Tom Lenthal is absolutely amazing, I have zero interest in JLR vehicles. More JDM please, Juicebox crossover?
The new M2 looks good in that kind of nardon'tlikeit grey
Category 1:
Hatch
Saloon
Estate
SUV
Coupe
Convertible
Category 2:
Base model
Hot model
Sport model
Super model (James May)
Hyper model
Forum Question : If it's not electric (it's definitely not electric) what do you believe is the fuel of the future? Do you think Ammonia fuel systems will become a thing?
Ive always said a z3m is a hatchback along with a scirocco
Forum Question: I am an Australian and I think old MGBs are the miatas of the late 60s. Why doesn’t anyone else seem to like them? Are they junk? Tell me why I shouldn’t buy one
The young me was when the F1 came out... not P1... god I'm old! 😝😆
Edwin you were from South Africa?
I have a comment for you guys I have a Honda I changed the spark plugs recently after watching your video of you building your mystery bmw engien after you found broken spark plug ends it’s made me want to check mine😅😮
Soooo I did
And I found a broken spark with no tip
Is my car safe to use what shall I do next shall I turn it over and risk it all or do take the head off ??
#forumquestion - I'm genuinely concerned-if a part-time engine builder has had my car for nine months and continually makes excuses about why it won’t start or run, even after verifying photos of all the installed engine mods, at what point should I consider it stolen?
about 8 months ago
@@Kcii-99 fair
Just adding to what you guys were saying about the car hobby being the 'best worst' hobby. I think it's the fact that just everyday people use cars. Something that's your hobby is what someone else uses to get from A to B. Like Clarkson said on old Top Gear, if you have no interest in something, you're no good at it. So you go out for a chill evening drive after a long week and you get some prius driving 45 on an empty 60. It'd be like someone with no interest turning up to a golf range and just fucking about.
Was the channel name Bottom Dead Center taken.
I was going to say go to lanzante workshop in petersfield they ALWAYS have an F1 and F1GTR on show
question for Will! I've got an st225 and its throwing an ESP code under boost? are you familiar to this being an ST fan?
Could we just have an episode of you both playing NFS Underground? 😂
Man that game was awesome in its day, shame they haven't done a remaster or remake.
Forum Question: What do you think will become the next future classic that is currently cheap?