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1991 Honda Prelude
This is a sporty two-door car from Honda built in 1991. It is famous because all four of its wheels could turn when you steered, making it incredibly easy to park and very stable when changing lanes on the highway.
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Acura Integra
The Acura Integra is a sporty, premium compact car made by Acura (the luxury division of Honda). It is designed for drivers who want a practical hatchback that is also fun and engaging to drive.
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Jaguar Coupe Type
The Jaguar F-Type is a fast, luxury sports car made by the British company Jaguar. It is known for its beautiful design and the very loud, exciting sound of its engine.
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Toyota Camry
The Toyota Camry is a mid-sized four-door sedan made by the Japanese automaker Toyota. It is designed to be a comfortable, spacious, and highly reliable car for everyday driving.
Car
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is a sporty, two-door American car made by Ford. It is famous for its powerful engine options and sporty styling, designed for drivers who want a fun and fast-looking vehicle.
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Honda Integra Type R (DC2)
This is a legendary Japanese sports car from the late 1990s. It is famous for having an engine that screams to incredibly high RPMs and handling so perfectly that many experts call it the best front-wheel-drive car ever made.
Car
Volvo XC60
The Volvo XC60 is a mid-sized luxury SUV made by the Swedish company Volvo. It is built to be extremely safe, comfortable, and stylish for families.
Car
Nissan Skyline (R31)
This is a boxy, retro Nissan sedan from the late 1980s. It is loved by car enthusiasts because it sends power to the rear wheels and uses a very tough six-cylinder engine that is easy to modify for drifting or racing.
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Toyota Crown
The Toyota Crown is a premium car made by Toyota. For decades it was a luxury sedan, but the newest version is a taller, modern hybrid vehicle designed for comfort and style.
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Honda Civic (EK)
This refers to the popular Honda Civic model built in the late 1990s. It is highly prized by car enthusiasts because it is lightweight, handles incredibly well, and can easily be modified with faster Honda engines.
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Ford Laser SR2
This is a sporty hatchback sold by Ford in Australia in the early 2000s. It was actually based on a Mazda design and is loved by budget car fans for being reliable, practical, and fun to drive with a manual gearbox.
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Honda Crv
The Honda CR-V is a five-seat sport utility vehicle (SUV) made by Honda. It is designed for families who need a roomy, safe, and reliable vehicle with plenty of cargo space.
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Chrysler Country Town
The Chrysler Town & Country is a large family minivan made by Chrysler. It was designed to carry up to seven people comfortably and is famous for seats that can fold completely into the floor to make room for cargo.
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BMW E60
The BMW E60 is a mid-sized luxury sedan built in the 2000s. The high-performance version, called the M5, is famous for having a massive, loud V10 engine similar to a race car.
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Honda Beats
The Honda Beat is a tiny, two-seat convertible car made by Honda in the 1990s. It was designed to fit Japan's 'Kei car' rules, meaning it has a very small engine but is incredibly fun and easy to park.
Term
Kei car
This is a category of tiny, boxy cars built in Japan. They are designed to fit into tight city streets and are legally restricted to very small engines, but they are loved worldwide for their cute designs and clever use of space.
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Toyota Tundra
The Toyota Tundra is a very large pickup truck made by Toyota. It is designed for heavy-duty tasks like towing trailers, hauling cargo, and driving on rough terrain.
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FPV F6 Typhoon
This is a high-performance Australian sedan built by Ford's special tuning division. It uses a massive turbocharged six-cylinder engine that is famous for making incredible amounts of power, making it a highly collectible muscle car today.
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Ford Falcon
The Ford Falcon was a popular mid-to-large-sized car built and sold in Australia. It was known for being a tough, spacious family car with a powerful engine that drove the rear wheels.
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GMC Typhoon
The GMC Typhoon is a special, high-performance SUV built in the early 1990s. It looked like a standard utility vehicle but was modified to be incredibly fast, using a turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive.
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Byd Seal
The BYD Seal is a modern, fully electric four-door sedan made by the Chinese company BYD. It runs entirely on battery power and is designed to be high-tech, fast, and efficient.
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Ford Puma
The Ford Puma is a small, stylish SUV made by Ford. It is designed for city driving, offering a higher seating position and good fuel economy in a compact size.
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Ford Fiesta
The Ford Fiesta is a small, affordable hatchback made by Ford. It is designed to be easy to drive, highly fuel-efficient, and practical for city parking.
Concept
Restomod
This is a classic car that looks old on the outside but has been rebuilt with modern parts underneath—like a modern engine, better brakes, air conditioning, and digital screens—so it drives like a brand-new car.
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Toyota 2000 Gt
The Toyota 2000GT is a rare, beautiful sports car built by Toyota in the late 1960s. It is famous for being Japan's first true supercar and is now worth a fortune to collectors.
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Shelby Cobra
The Shelby Cobra is a famous, lightweight two-seat sports car from the 1960s with a very powerful engine. Today, most of the ones you see are replica 'kit cars' built by enthusiasts from parts packages.
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Toyota Land Cruiser
The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series is a rugged, boxy off-road vehicle built by Toyota. It is designed to be extremely tough and simple so it can drive through harsh environments like deserts and mountains without breaking down.
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Renault Alpine
The Alpine A610 is a rare, sporty two-door car made by a French company owned by Renault in the 1990s. It has its engine in the back of the car, similar to a Porsche, and is known for its sleek, aerodynamic look.
Place
Bay to Birdwood
This is a famous annual classic car event in South Australia where thousands of vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles drive together in a massive parade from the beach up into the hills to a motor museum.
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BMW E30
The BMW E30 is an older version of the BMW 3 Series, built in the 1980s and early 1990s. It is a small, sporty car that is highly loved by car enthusiasts for how fun it is to drive.
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It's me, Matty J, online with Mr. David Prince, Mr. Scottie Doe Johnson, Mr. Rob Zodai, and
Mr. Turbo Terry himself, Anthony Falck with...
Special guest, my daughter Lucy.
Special guest daughter Lucy, there we go.
She's trying to go for the...
Trying to go for the photo, Anthony's got to struggle tonight, I think.
Oh, no, it's going to be a palm off to Jess for sure.
Good to see you guys.
Big week of cars as it always is.
Discussion for the show later is Controversial Car Topics Part 2.
Thankfully you've got your Controversial Topics in mind.
Scottie's always got his tin full hat on, so there could be some conspiracy ones related.
It's always happening there.
But let's go around the room, let's stop some car updates.
Start with you, Rob. How's things been, what's happening in your world?
Not much to do with cars this week, mate.
So it's been pretty quiet week.
Oh, the transits in getting repaired.
And they found it is a lot more damaged than initially that you can see from the outside.
Once they took the plastic off it, the actual quarter-mold, if you want to call it,
the whole panel was damaged that badly. They have to cut the panel off and put a new panel on.
Oh, wow.
Yeah, yeah.
So it was damaged a bit more?
It just damaged a little bit more than what it looks.
And I went to open Harley's car yesterday, and as I was opening the door,
I see these two fingerprints on where it's freshly resprayed door after being repaired as well.
Two fingerprints on the door.
So I'm going to take that back to get the fingerprints removed.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, fun and games. That's my bit for cars.
Yeah, it's good to have you back, Rob.
So, who would print some updates with you?
I made a list, okay?
A busy week.
So, last Wednesday, the day after the podcast, I was a part of the 7-hour and 15-minute live stream
by Honda of their Dream Garage, part of their Dream Garage series, where they,
listeners can't see my inverted commas fingers, they rest-o-modded a four-wheel steer 91 prelude live,
which, when I say rest-o-modded, effectively, they had some mechanics,
doing some work on the car, putting coilovers on it, changing the head unit over,
putting a mo-mo steering wheel, sort of the things that have been, you know,
P-Plays have been doing for millennia.
Well, millennia, that's probably overstating it, but, you know, that sort of thing.
But with two young hosts, Pat James from, who's on Instagram, is two PJZ,
and a girl from Sydney called Sarah, I remember her, middle twix, I think her handle is,
and she's got an Integra, does all the work on it herself, she's a real car head,
so they did a brilliant job, until it was the biggest production like that I've ever been involved with,
I reckon there were 50 people on site, there were two massive outside broadcast trucks,
there was catering, there was, you name it, there was people monitoring the comments and commenting back,
both live on Instagram and on YouTube, and all in all, it was a raging success, evidently, from Honda's point of view,
so I'm glad it went as well as it did.
My role was coordinating five of our members who bought their car,
they had different generation preludes along, and got to sort of get interviewed about them and walk around them and stuff,
and also have a look at the new car which they had there, they had a Meteoroy de Grey brand new prelude there,
as part of the set, so it was good, there were some people who watched the whole thing which just staggers me,
but one of our members has actually gone through and edited, taken out all the bits,
regulating to club members, so we'll be able to forward those separately around to different club members, which will be good.
That'll be awesome.
And then next morning, one of the people from Honda who had organized the event,
dropped by my place about 9am, picked me up in the prelude, and then I just drove in back to Mulgrave to pick up a whole lot of stuff,
and I've had the prelude for the week, which has been really, I don't have to drop it back till next Friday, which is good.
How are you finding it? How are you finding the new prelude?
Well, you know, I wasn't going to say it was rubbish, but I'm a bit taken aback by how good it actually is.
I was expecting it to be good, but I wasn't expecting it to be great, and as far as the multitude of preludes I've driven over the years,
which have always fallen into that luxury coupé, sort of upmarket coupé type mould, it absolutely nails that brief.
And it's, whereas everyone knows by now, it's got the Type R Civic underpinnings in the front, missing the turbo engine, of course,
it's got a 2.0-litre engine with the hybrid system. Plenty fast enough, it's got the latest electronic adaption of the CVT,
so it's basically one gear, but I don't know, it sounds pretty cool when it downshifts as you're coming into a corner, you know, without even using the pedals.
It's a very, very well sorted out car. I love that it's got a couple of little Easter eggs in it that I'd seen and wondered if they'd translate to every model,
which they have, which is under one of the little straps that hold the seatbelt onto the side of the seat.
On the passenger side, it's got a little embossed silhouette of the car, which is from the initial three strokes that were the original design brief for the car.
And then on the driver's side, it's got, it says 2511978, which is the date the first prelude was launched in Japan.
Oh, that's awesome.
Yeah, yeah. So I like that little nod to the history of the of the mark. So, and it's, it's, it's the interior is really nice.
The driver seats bolstered more for the driver, whereas the passenger seats not as heavily bolstered, so it's easy to get in and out of.
It's not sort of, I mean, many different type hours before, you know, they can require a little bit of navigation to get in and out of with that huge rick arrow sort of side bolsters that lock you into place.
It is literally like hopping, you know, like you got to like, be contortionist to get in one of those. You really do.
You know, you don't want to sit on the bolster and break it, you don't want to, but you so you can't slide across like you can in a Camry.
You got to just kind of like work yourself a hold the wheel, do the bum shuffle over and then drop yourself in.
So yeah, you don't want to.
Yeah, there are parts of the in me that can be tricky to navigate with that.
Yeah, so that's been great. And I actually on Sunday night, I had a first gen prelude over 10 years ago, doesn't use ago now, which I played with for a year or two.
A lovely a ruby red five speed manual with a cream interior first generation 1981. I think that car was.
And I back in the day had a great photo of it taken up at Arthur's seat on one of the pull offs as you come down and look at looks down the down the curve of the bay towards the heads.
Just on twilight sort of thing as the sun was setting and Sunday afternoon, it got to about four o'clock.
I thought, you know, if I hurry, I could probably make that. So I just jumped in the car and picked up a maiden Dingley who wanted to have a ride in it.
And yeah, it was it was great parking the new car in the same spot and getting another shot. So.
And yeah, great. Yeah, I'm very impressed. It's I think for 65 grand. I mean, that does sound like a lot of money.
But a lot of cars is 40 50 60 grand now, you know, you know, it's it's not that extraordinary to be paying that much money for a brand new car.
No, but I think it's got a lot of features. I think if people drive it and the local reports have been really good for it.
So I hope they will they're already out selling the Mustangs.
I don't know how long they'll do that. But I'm very happy with how that car is going for them, which is good.
I think that car in particular, you're right. It hasn't had a bad review. I've read all say all but most reviews I've seen.
I've always just said, yeah, great car like that.
You know, if you want to a good fun car, it's not it's not a proper out and out sports car, but it's a good fun to drive.
You know, car that'll that'll work and looks good and sounds good.
And like the finish is really good in that car too. Everything feels really nice.
And from the driver's seat, you know, you look at this one, the wheel arse are nicely shaped over the front wheels.
You know, like you actually got a bit of relief in the in the view out the front.
But and as Honda do well, it is a bit of a dual personality car.
You can really, you know, give it some carry and have some fun with it and it'll turn in its own length almost.
I mean, it goes around corners like it's on rails with the adaptive suspension.
But you can also just get in and think, right, I've got to get from A to B as easily, you know, got nice bow sound system.
Yeah, smooth and simple as you like. So a lot going for it.
When you were showing me the car on Sunday morning, Sunday morning.
It's a lovely thing on Sunday morning.
I saw you and you helped me get that car and my 87 integra to cars and coffee celebrating the 40th anniversary.
The integra down in Maraban, which was a brilliant event went very well.
That was a cracking one. That was that was a lot of fun.
Beautiful day Sunday was here was lovely weather.
But the event was in a coffee place in an industrial area in Maraban called Ruby a coffee opened up for us, especially for the event.
And I'm telling you, talk about aspirational garages that place.
It's probably a probably a two maybe 250 square meter garage with a mezzanine and some plants and fantastic stereo system and a great big long tile bench, great big coffee machine on it.
They roast their own coffee there, which was fantastic.
Now, yeah, just had an incredible vibe. So that was that was a really successful morning.
It's a great turn out of cars.
Yeah, we had one of every gen integra there.
We had two bright yellow. I think it's called Phoenix yellow.
I think you're right. Phoenix yellow.
It's called Phoenix yellow to Phoenix yellow DC to type ours there that it had never one of the guys was a new member of the club who's put just put it on couple of plates after doing his waiting period.
And this was the first event he bought it to and we worked out that the two Phoenix yellow cars are two of in numbers apart.
They've all come home to roost almost, it seems.
There must have been batches colors and like in locations to where they go.
Yeah, they do. Yeah.
I remember a couple of years ago, we had another event where there were two cars that had been delivered by John Blair in Paran and they were consecutive number plates.
30 years ago.
So that had turned up at the same event. That was pretty cool as well.
And my last thing, my last thing I haven't posted about this yet, but I will be hard. Some of you will be able to see this.
So I would have seen it more and I'm ideally ships today and the workshop manager said, I bought you a present on the weekend.
This is a poly still die cast Honda Z in Cali Green that I think it was came out.
It's one 24th scale made in Italy and these came out in the mid 70s and it was sitting on a on a market stall at a market he was at and he didn't tell me what he paid for it.
I'm guessing it's not much. It's not in pristine condition, but it's original and I probably will start if I turn the key knowing one of these.
It's about three moving parts in that air cooled engine.
But yeah, I've got some really good customers when you turn up to do a job there and they reach into their draw and pull out a present for you.
No, that's so it shows the quality of human you are. David Prince.
Oh, I don't know about that. It shows that I don't shut up about them.
We're accurate.
It's a good thing. People like plenty of hundreds of heads and ends and David, I'll just get it for him.
I think that's probably pretty accurate actually.
I've got guest bagged on long enough. That's that's me.
Big week.
Well, they were the lovely tones of Barry White. I mean, David Prince is good.
He's got his very white voice at the moment.
He is okay. I can he can vouch for that. Can't you David?
I can vouch for that. I'm completely fine. Thank you. It just got a bit husky at the moment.
We also joined by Jim Barlow. How are you Jim?
Hello everyone. How are we?
Very good. Good to see you.
Just in car updates, buddy. So you've joined us at a great time.
Mr. Turbotieri, updates with you?
Not too much. The new Everest is all sorted and on the way down to Victoria.
I think today it was getting picked up and delivery should be at the depot on the 30th.
So not not too long to go.
That's pretty much the only exciting thing.
The only pain in the ass thing is that end up gutter rushing one of my rims today.
So I mean, that was really annoying.
Yeah, just going. I hate going nose into car parks and you know,
I've gone in that little bit of a rush and just not quite paid attention to it.
Readjusted and you know, in the Volvo, it's got the the birds eye view and I had a look and I'm like,
I got plenty. It's fine. It's no worries.
And then next thing I know, just got to rush one of the rims.
And handy thing is though, is I still got the Schmick membership.
So 50 bucks will get that sorted.
So I think that's that's well, it's really paid for itself already.
That was a free throwing in the end.
So I don't feel as bad because of that service.
But now look, that's that's all I got on the updates.
It's now just waiting on the the Everest to arrive.
I'll list just as one up in the next couple of days.
I had a curiosity, a few dealerships that we inquired on just to sort of see what they would how how low they would low ball.
And God, some of them are really bad.
Yeah, like they most of them were around like 20 to 21.
There was one who came in at 16.
Oh, God.
Mind you, at the moment, most rear wheel drive, two liter four cylinder Everest that are comparable.
Other than probably about a day or two ago, they were all around like 31 32 drive away price.
So, you know, it's a it's a big difference between 21 and you know what they're going to advertise or at the end of the day.
So at this stage, we'll let those ones through to the keeper and we'll see what it goes on the private market.
The only thing that just is going to do out of curiosity, because the dealership that we bought it from was the original.
The original owner bought it from that dealership and we've kept servicing it there as well.
To see out of interest if they are interested in buying it back, given that they were the ones who sold it to the first owner, sold to the second owner and has been maintaining it the whole time.
In the hope that maybe they might give us a little bit more just to say a little bit of headache, but failing that.
Yeah, we'll go live in the next couple of days.
Sounds good.
Is your Volvo an XC 60?
It is an XC 60.
Okay, you will need to be careful with that lovely little curly head popper that you've got there because they do have a habit of biting the door trims in XC 60s.
Just so you know.
Yes.
In those booths, very good height.
Yes, yeah, no.
And again, that's one of the other handy things as well.
It does have the Schmitt service even covers any cuts or any issues in the interior and that's five years service I've got on that one.
So if it happens, it will be utilized, but no, definitely trying to avoid it and especially given the T8, they're even more bolstered again.
So yeah, no, definitely have to be careful with it.
I think you can buy baby muzzles anyway.
It's a very good.
Was it a huddle elector or like Anthony like it?
Scotty Doe Johnson, how are you my friend?
I'm pretty good.
Been out for the week.
I wasn't on last week's show.
You weren't?
Yeah, not not sick or anything.
Just just tired from being on the computer the whole day.
I had some light.
You just didn't want to hear Matt.
I had student led conferences the whole day.
So I was going through all of those.
Yeah.
So they were pretty boring to say the least, especially the ones when they weren't even prepared.
Not even prepared for it.
It's like, great.
Cool.
They meant to lead it, but I'm pretty much doing everything.
Yep.
Yeah, I'm in a conundrum and a pickle.
I am.
Oh, no.
Okay.
Conundrums and pickles is where I'm at.
But we'll talk about what I've been doing.
So all of last week, I drove the R31 to and from work.
You know, not too bad.
Get a few thumbs up and stuff and people turn around and have a look.
Have a look.
See, Friday only stalled at once.
So that was all right.
Trying to leave the place going up this, the driveways are very steep hill and was just bump it a bumper, trying to get out there.
And yeah, I just let the revs drop a little bit too much and stalled it.
And the rest of it was too much rev.
So just a little bit of a wheel spin the whole time.
The the accelerator in it's like very stiff, even though I've got a new cable and everything, but it seems to be a very common thing with the R31.
A very stiff accelerator panel.
I suppose you can remove a spring or something to make it a bit more softer.
But yeah, I was driving that.
It's a bit squeaky.
I don't know.
Squeak come from somewhere at the front, even though it's got all new suspension and all new bushes, thinking maybe it's the tops.
I bought new tops.
And now I realize it's kind of a pain in the ass to fit them and I don't really want to fit them.
Yeah.
And I'm kind of at that stage where I mean, I've got I also bought a new feel pressure regulator for it that's sitting out there too.
That's in a bit of a pain in the ass spot.
And again, that's another thing I just can't be bothered to do on it.
I have to remove the whole intake and everything.
Okay.
The intake manifold.
It's all underneath.
Yeah, I'm assuming the rail will be all underneath there and everything.
Yeah, I can I can see the rail.
That's a little bit easier to get to.
But yeah, it's kind of tapped away and hidden.
Yeah, I just at that stage where do I really want to keep it?
I'm not really that fast with it or interested.
Okay.
Even after driving it for that week, it kind of didn't really float my boat that much.
Drive in manual was good and everything that was cool.
Get back into that again and and stuff.
But yeah, usually I'm kind of keen and want to work on it and change those parts myself.
But just not feeling it.
Okay.
But yeah, a bit of a conundrum and a pickle with it at the moment.
It's yeah, back at the parents parked up.
Well, the question is, what would you replace it with?
Well, that is the question.
I mean, I guess the first thing I probably do is once I sold it, then I can complete it.
Then I can completely wipe out the loan that I've got for the blade.
Okay.
I've done it.
Yeah.
Then I can get a new loan.
Yeah.
For a new car.
I heard there's a Toyota Crown, which is for sale with a whole lot of parts.
Yeah.
I'm not quite sure at the moment.
Yeah.
That's kind of where I'm at.
Well, you know, how about, you know, a bit of homework for you, Scott, this week is to put right down the things that, you know, interest you in car ownership or cars or things about cars that you like.
So for example, it could be like a sporty car or whatever it is.
And we can possibly next week discuss, you know, options if you give us a list of things to go from.
All right, we'll do.
I like that homework.
It sounds like fun.
I mean, that's all I got left to do.
Yeah.
Exactly.
Yeah.
Jim Bo, I'll do this with you.
Firstly, I'll go to the EK Civic.
So I've been having a few issues lately where I'll be driving after say half an hour, 40 minutes, that it'll, it feels like it's just lost power and I'll try like to apply more football and it will just keep losing speed until eventually you know what you're doing.
It stalls and then it won't restart for about five or 10 minutes and then it'll drive three or four minutes or for an hour and 30 minutes.
And so apart from that, I had it booked in on Friday to go and get a transmission service, but it got 40 minutes down the road and went, yeah, no, I'm good.
Thanks.
So then I waited and then it restarted.
So then I drove it to the mechanic near work I've been going to and he thought it might be a crank angle sensor.
So I forgot to pop in on him yesterday, but I spoke to him this afternoon and they did, they did get the party and that was the wrong one.
So I've got to wait for the right one to come in and then we'll see how that goes.
And I also figured it was probably, probably about time to say what the mystery car that I bought was, which is a blue SR2.
So it's a future guys were in the wedding car business.
That's awesome. Tell us about it.
So several weeks ago after, after the big reveal, it came up in my feed and I thought how ridiculous because it had, it said it'd been up for like four weeks.
I just hadn't seen it when we're all looking.
And then I jokingly thought, oh, you know, it's matching.
They'd be kind of funny.
And then the next thing I went, you could just make it happen.
So I was tempted not to tell my end of my word that be stupid because he knows them inside out to not tell him to come with you.
I look at the car.
So then we both went and had a look at it.
And I think like most of my cars, the bones are good.
It does need bits and pieces doing and whatever.
But yeah, it will be a work in improv.
It's a late 02 car.
So it's very much towards the end of the lifespan of the laser and the SR2 manual, obviously.
And it has been after market exhaust on it, which initially I wasn't too keen on, but then on the drive home from where I bought the car from, I adjusted to it.
What was also I thought a little bit amusing in light of everything that's happened with lasers this year is that I assumed once I agreed to buy the car that then we'd be able to get it.
And I could go down during the week or the weekend and buy it.
But this was like, no, no, no, I want it gone today.
And then I had an issue getting up, getting enough money for my bank.
So I had to transfer cash to Matty J.
So in a way it was like I paid my J to buy the laser.
So I kind of thought that was rather funny.
So that was rather funny.
And yeah, so hopefully can tackle that a bit more in the school holidays.
Only three days to go.
Thank goodness for that.
And yeah, so that's really good.
And then for my birthday recently, which was really cool, Matty J made a framed graphic of the SR2, but in blue as well.
So I've got to put that up in my room the whole day.
So too.
And then I don't, I personally don't like using AI at all, but I did make a really rather tacky picture of like there is.
And I'll put it in the chat because it's rather funny.
Some would say tacky. Others would say impressive.
Yeah, it's rather funny.
So yeah, so I think that's, and then because, because the civics been, you know, not exactly dependent this week, I've been alternating between the, the Euro and the Magna.
And then I've arranged with my sister to go and look at a CRV on Sunday because she needs to update.
So hopefully we've found the right one now.
So yeah, congrats on the.
That gray one last weekend.
We were, we were going to, but then the listing disappeared.
So it must have sold.
Yeah, but I found, I found one in Mentone.
It's some like a, it's a blue color, but not the gray blue, like another blue color, 180,000 K is full service history.
Looks pretty clean.
And that's nine and a half, I think.
Yeah.
Okay.
Well, and that's in Mentone.
When you, when you're looking at that one.
Sunday.
Okay.
Well, if you need a hand, let me know.
Yeah, cool.
Thank you.
So that's you.
So congratulations Jim on the, on the SR two.
So two, like two extreme blue SR twos are now in part of the, this, the fraternity, the cartel fraternity, which,
which is, which is funny.
It's another blue one up for sale that you could use for parts.
I saw just the other day.
It was like 1800 or something or cheaper or something.
Yeah.
I was like, we should, we should, your harbors on it.
Just take all the good bits off it, but I've already, I've already had a parts car.
Yeah.
So.
Rebit.
Literally.
I mean, it looks to be all there too.
So.
Pretty much.
I was going to send it to you the other day.
And now I was like, oh, now we could super send it for both of you.
And you can just sit there and plug away and go, I take this and then Matty goes, yep, and I'll take this.
Yeah.
I did see that one.
I was like, oh, bloody hell.
That could come in handy.
Anyway, updates with me.
What have I done?
I'm driving the Camry this week, which is, which has been nice.
So yeah, I hadn't driven it since before I had my, my surgery.
So started to turn the button and off I went.
Yeah.
Fun little car.
Well, not fun, but like a fun, it's enjoyable to drive.
It's a good car.
Come getting some more case on it.
It hit 160,000 kilometers yesterday, which is.
Throw it in the bin now.
It's not too many case.
So yeah.
You send any photos to the original owner?
I've sent a few actually.
Yeah.
To Jeff.
I haven't sent him any recently with the, with the caps and the spoiler and
everything on it.
So, but I might, I might send him a, send him a few of those of just,
and the louver.
Yeah.
He's a car.
He depreciates them.
Yeah.
He would have, he would appreciate that.
So I'll send a, sort of fuel them to him.
So that's that.
Getting that, you know, just driving that, getting a few cars on it before
Beta Birdwood in October, which, which a big sign.
What else have I been doing?
Planning and how many of my MR two, or something?
I'm going to get two cars to the event.
So that's, that's a bit of a work in progress currently, but working on that.
I think that's pretty much it on my car.
There's, I haven't really done much.
It's just been flat out with work.
So that is it on my end.
Now gentlemen, last, or two weeks ago now, we started, we did part one of our
controversial car opinions.
Scotty has his, as always, you know, has plenty of opinions and very much so
with, with his tin full hat on, which he, which he's very proud of.
Isn't that right, Scotty?
Always got it on.
Always got it on.
Always.
So I thought we'd start with one from, from Steph.
She's, she's, she's, she sent me one because well, she sent me in a video.
She's like, this is, she heard me editing that episode and she's like, oh, this
would be a good one for you.
And it was a video and the guys like, you're not driving a car if you're
dropping automatic, you're just steering it.
I was like, oh, that's a bit, that's a bit of an opinion.
So technically you're not driving it.
You're just steering it.
Cause if you're a manual, you're controlling everything, you're changing gears and
everything.
And she's like, I kind of stand by that.
I drive a manual and I'm like, yeah, you do drive a manual, but you know, I, I
don't think a lot of people would necessarily agree with you.
I think it's a lot about all those people in, you know, um, you know, like cars
with like that don't have a manual option, but like, you know, really
performance oriented.
So controversial or non-controversial opinion, that one guys.
And do, and do we agree or do not agree?
Controversial.
I think most people that do say that and make that comment are the ones that,
that have got a manual and know how to drive a manual.
Yeah.
They're the only ones that'll make that comment.
Um, that's usually just to kind of make a bit of a dig.
Really.
I mean, look at the way of every single race car now.
Yeah.
We've moved away from manual transmissions.
They're not fast anymore.
They're still driving them.
They're still racing them GT three cars.
Um, V8 super cars still got a clutch pedal, but it's a dog box.
Yeah.
So it's still kind of sequential and you still chopping through the gears
technically still a manual, I guess.
I mean, you, you are doing the gears.
It's up to you.
Um, it's not full auto or anything like that.
Many things are on the scam shares with the V8 super car,
but that is one of the things.
Yeah.
Exactly.
Yeah.
Exactly.
Good on it.
It's a tough one.
I, no, I'll probably disagree with that.
I think you're still driving, you're still driving the car either way.
You've still got control of everything.
You're still in control of the brakes.
You're still in control of the speed of the steering.
Most cars, you can take control of what gear it's in.
If you like.
Um, auto transmissions are pretty smart now.
They pretty much know what kind of gear to be in.
They learn from your kind of driving as well.
That is true.
That's a great point actually.
They like, like the ZF boxes.
Um, you know, six and they just adapt so well.
Yeah.
And I think that's probably the more go to box in XR six turbos.
The manuals weren't really that fab.
No.
That was in them and it was just the auto that was the go to thing.
That's kind of what started to change things.
Drag racing.
You know, they pretty much using that if you're going for top speed.
So.
How old loads.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah.
I reckon I still, I still think, and that's probably an age related thing,
that if you can drive a manual, you understand more how it works.
Like, uh, you need to understand and to drive a manual successfully.
I mean, you're without breaking it.
Um, and there's a whole, there's an ease of driving an automatic that,
that supersedes all that.
So there used to be the argument, Oh, you know, they should drive.
You should always learn to drive a manual in case you have to do it one day.
There's so little reason to do it these days.
So few cars a manual.
It's really a choice whether or not you drive a manual.
There's, there's other sort of things too.
Like in Europe, a lot of kids learn how to drive manuals and.
Yes.
And you go from Scandinavia all the way down there are very good drivers.
Do you develop good drivers driving manuals or automatics?
Maybe not as much as people driving manuals.
You physically have to be more sure.
Yeah.
I mean, some of the best rally drivers are from that part of the world.
And this is.
I have the best driver, um, driver training and to be able to get your license
over there too, that definitely helps.
But as Rob said, there's just, there's a lot more manuals over there,
even in, in England and that there's just biggest selection.
It was just more popular.
I think we're lazy drivers here in Australia and a lot of bad drivers.
And they need to probably get back into manuals.
If they can't drive a manual, that probably shouldn't be driving a car.
Okay.
That's a controversial.
Here we go.
So I'd say if they can't park really.
But a hill start, a handbrake start.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's it.
In the rain.
You used to use your license.
Um, if you didn't couldn't do a handbrake start when you went for your piece.
Yeah, that's right.
Yeah.
Still on those every day with the R31.
So I was always parked on this kind of steep incline like this.
You would have lost your license today.
Yeah.
Okay.
All right.
So, so there's a bit of a, you know, you shouldn't get your license.
Uh, you know, if you, if you can't draw a manual, you're entwined with that.
I mean, Anthony, you see it all the time, you know, in your, in your line of work.
Um, do you, and obviously, like there are a lot more autos on the road than there
are manuals here in Australia.
But like with a lot of like accidents and things you see, like, is it just like,
just driver error or like are they mainly in autos and they've just
haven't paid attention and you know,
Look, I, I can't remember the last time I went to a, to a praying and noticed that
it was a manual.
Um, so majority I'd be saying is going to be down the auto path that, that I really
sort of see on the road.
But a large part is driver error, um, inexperience, um, and distraction.
They're, they're the main sort of top odds.
And that's obviously not getting to the point of, uh, impairment by one thing
or another.
But yeah, there's so many just minor things of, you know, people when they come
up to a stop sign that they treat as a giveaway instead or, um, you know,
just, you know, you got, uh, the slip lanes where you've got the dotted lines
while dotted lines mean you have to give away, you're changing from one lane
to another and people automatically think that they have right away.
There's so many different things, but, um, I say it a lot that people are
taught how to pass a test.
They're not taught how to drive.
That's a good point.
Um, and I think a large part in, I guess, when people go for their manual
license, you are taught how to drive the car.
Um, you know, it's not just a matter of put the foot down and I can go as
fast as I want.
You actually have to do something.
So, um, I think it is definitely beneficial for people still to have that
knowledge and I think it would be good.
Um, if that was just a standard requirement to get your license, you
need to have that knowledge and experience to build up on, uh, whether
you choose to continue that, you know, that's up to you.
But, um, even just across the board, our, our licensing testing procedures,
uh, well and truly not up to speed or where they should be, uh, compared to
a lot of other countries.
Again, I correct me if I'm wrong with you guys.
No, but I'm pretty sure it was a case of in Germany that you have to do.
I think it's like 3000 hours or something like that to get your, so no,
it costs 3000 euros to get your license over there.
But you have to do all of your driver training with, uh, uh, actual
instructor as well.
So you're actually taught how to drive as opposed to how to pass the test.
Yeah.
Um, but again, it's making that, you know, you actually have to work for it to
do it.
Um, it's going to cost the money to do it and you have to do it right compared
to here where it's just like, uh, do your hazard test and, you know, wing that
and then all right, well back in the old day where we used to 120 hours of
driving and, um, you know, record that, how simple is it to really, you know,
forge that.
Um, and then, you know, you just have to pass the test for, you know, an hour
that you're driving with an instructor.
Uh, if you pick your, your locations well, um, you don't have to
be a very good driver by any stretch.
So two things to add to that.
Like I, I recently got my heavy rigid license and, um, you know, basically it
was just, I did the training in a day and then did my test at the end of the
day.
Really?
Yep.
Yep.
Um, so.
Pick your places and that's how it goes.
Literally, but like from what they were telling me, like, you know, and it's not,
I don't blame the guy, guy I had was fantastic.
But basically you are just practicing driving.
But basically you are just practice, just performing to a test.
That's all you were doing.
And he even said, he's like, even if you don't follow any of these, any of these
specific things when you, when you're actually out in there and in the road,
he's like, you've still got your license.
Um, so, so there's that.
And then going back even further though, like, I remember my mom told me when,
like when I was going from my, my, my PZ years ago, I'm like, Oh, tell me about
your test mom.
And she's like literally it used to be in a, for her in a country town.
Uh, the policeman would pick you up.
You drive, you drive a car with the policeman and he'd be like, yep, that's good.
She literally drove up the road and then he was like, Oh, you can,
you can handle a car.
You're a country kid.
And that was it.
This is back in, this you know, oh geez, I don't know.
I don't know what year it was, but a long, a long time ago.
Obviously that's not now.
That's in treat.
I sure.
Yeah.
I sure.
Different, different time.
But even then, I think you've come up with a really good point.
You are just driving to a test, Anthony.
Like that's, you know, that's not showing you, you real life skill.
It's not showing you anything.
When I, when I, when I did my, my test, I had 220 something
hours and the lady was like, Oh, are these real?
I'm like, yeah, cause like my mom made me drive everywhere.
She's like, well, the best, the best, um, experiences you just, just,
you know, just taking it by, you know, just driving.
So I drive to school.
I drive.
I literally drove everywhere.
Any opportunity.
Mom's like, mom's like, well, it was easy for me.
She could be asked driving, but to, um, you know, it was, it was good to,
you know, to take, get more experience.
And, you know, I think I'm a better driver for it.
Um, would you agree with that, Jim?
Especially with like the, like the truck testing that, that, that,
I mean, you've done the same thing.
Um, yeah.
I thought it was like, I'm like, I actually laughed when I found out it was a one day
course.
I was like, this, this can't be real.
Um, yeah, it was very interesting doing it all, all in one day.
Um, and for me, it wasn't quite as smooth because as it turned out,
the way the instructor taught me to drive was the exact opposite of what the
assessor wanted me to drive.
So that was fun finding out during the test.
Um, but yes, the picking, the learning it all in one day.
And it's, you know, obviously a lot of information practical take on in one day.
And then basically if you pass, well, if you go, goodbye, good luck.
Um, is, is very interesting.
Well, I'm pretty sure also I had for everything actually, and I know it'd be
hard to get the figures on it because obviously the numbers would be so heavily
weighed on automatics in Australia at least.
But I also wonder when there were crashes involving older drivers where they've
applied the wrong pedal, you know, like crashing to a shopping center because
they've, you know, he's celebrated.
How again, I know it's hard to gauge the actual ratio because the number of
autos, but how often that happens to an older driver driving a manual.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's a, it'd have been interesting stats, try and look up and work.
And I don't think I've got anything that sort of cracks.
It's definitely sort of, yeah, a bit of a weird niche thing to look at,
but I have sort of done that.
Um, I, I am inclined to agree with Steph.
Um, although where I will change slightly or add a bit of context slightly is
you are effectively just steering if you're doing the same drive day in and
day out because it can not literally, but you can kind of zone off a little bit
because everything's so familiar.
And then the second that you're having to drive somewhere unfamiliar or with
people that are unfamiliar and unfamiliar car, I think then that changes it
completely because you're having to readjust to all of that.
So there's also that to weigh up as, as well, but I am more inclined to agree
with her that if you're not driving a manual, not really driving.
It's very, it's more passive anyway.
So two points to what you're saying, Jim, in terms of your question about
driving a manual, usually you'll be able to hear them before you because
they're too busy riding the clutch.
Yes, I know about that on Sunday.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So I still want to, I haven't seen this car in years, but I've mentioned on
the show previously, there's a KF TX3 Turbo four wheel drive, a black one that
goes to a certain shopping centre where I used to work and his old lady used to
just ride the absolute clutch out of, you know, just coming out of every car park
and off she'd go.
So yes, you'd have enough time to jump out of the way before she'd hit you.
Secondly, though, I've been driving, I've said the Camry, it is an automatic, you know,
my Camry V6 and basically, you know, every time I drive an auto and I'm outing
myself here, but I feel like I make mistakes in autos.
Like, I just feel like I'm becoming a bit more of a lazier driver.
I just don't.
I'm not as fully engaged as I am in a manual than I am in an automatic.
So, yeah, I thought that's a bit of an interesting thing to add to that.
So, yeah, just wanted to give my two cents.
Before we move on to the next one, do we agree that it's, are we in
a grance with Steph or are we in a disadvantage?
Look, I think we're sort of all on the fence because I think there's good pros
for it and there's good cons as well.
I think probably more on the pro side, the things agreeing with it would be for
more modern cars in more modern automatics compared to older generation
automatics just due to all the creature comforts.
I mean, prime example with the Volvo, I've got, you know, your adaptive cruise
controls so you don't have to brake in case the car in front of you.
And then you've got also your adaptive lane keeping side of things.
So, you know, you can very loosely have your hands on the steering wheel
and it's going to steer for you.
It's going to do all of those things.
A Tesla, you know, obviously in that side of things with the motor,
it's going to have the braking side of things where it's going to do it for you.
It's not going to have creep, you know, all those sorts of things.
But if you go back down to a, you know, like you can read them out,
it's just an accelerator and a break.
There's not really anything else to it.
You know, so I think there are a lot of circumstances where it is not driving.
But I guess in saying that to, I guess you'd say for most of the population,
it's very much driving.
But if you are like how we are as individuals who are on this show
and I'm sure listen to this show too, you know, we can make an automatic,
a driver's car, we can make a manual car, a driver's car.
It really does come down to the person who's sitting behind the wheel.
My dad used to say the most dangerous part of the car is the nut that holds the wheel.
How many American listeners do you get?
A few and it's okay because we give them a hard time anyway, but go on.
Sure, yeah, sure.
I reckon that they destroy or pretty much destroy the Japanese car kind of culture.
Ooh.
Ooh, okay, why?
Now, now you've really...
Pretty much everything they touch, they kind of destroy.
That's a nice point.
No, no fact.
They, you know, muscle cars awesome, love them.
That's great.
One thing they do fantastic at, perfect.
For the best.
Now they start getting their hands on all the JDM cars that we've had for ages
and it's like all of a sudden they've discovered them.
It's only them.
We've found these hidden gems.
No one else has ever heard about them.
Us.
We've uncovered them and now we can get them in and buy them and we buy ones that are completely
munted.
Yes.
And then do them up and have a whinge about it because I bought one that was $40,000 and
it's completely rusted out or I bought the most cheapest one that I could find and now
I don't know where I can go to get this engine done because no one knows anything about these
engines in America or then the ones that are out there that think they know absolutely
everything about the engines.
Oh, I know everything.
Megan know it all about it.
And I mean, they increase the prices and crushed the whole market and all these other ones
that we could get, they're just claiming and saying that they've discovered them.
It's theirs.
So yeah, they can bugger off really.
So they do have a penchant for claiming themselves to be the world's leading expert in insert,
whichever brand or maker.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Who's that Honda guy?
Honda pro Jason is like, is that is that him?
He thinks he knows more.
I'm like, I'd love to put you and David on a quiz show and I reckon David would take you
as a clue.
He's a very, he's a very cluey guy.
You've met him, haven't you?
Yeah.
Yeah.
We were at the same event in Japan and we, yeah, we spent quite a bit of time together
because he didn't speak any Japanese.
So we was very happy to find, you know, that Australians actually speak English as well.
So yeah.
Yeah.
What was he like?
Oh, yeah, we got these.
We got this as a 600.
We only got them as a 360.
Wow.
I even more bloated his vibe.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Look, I think that's an interesting one, Scotty, because like I think, yeah, I agree with,
yeah, in terms of parts like the, like the, the pricing has just gone astronomical ever
since they could get their hands on the 20 after the 25 year rule, which we knew was,
that was going to happen anyway.
Like, like, like we knew that was going to be a thing.
I would disagree in a way because like also because of, because of America, manuals have
kept going, which is surprising.
And they've had only, they've had manuals of cars that would know what else they ever
really got.
So I think, I think it's dependent on the, on the buyer because there's a lot of really,
you know, really impressive car people in America.
Like for example, they got an E 60 in a manual, you know, M five in a manual.
And, and they get, they still get the Conan threes as manual, whereas the UK don't and
the UK is a primarily a manual driving country.
Well, sorry place.
So I disagree with that part, but I do agree with the Japanese side of things.
I think, I think they have really, you know, they, they, they took what Japanese were doing
and then they kind of adopted it in their own way.
But it's a hashtag JDM.
But even though like, like they took stance to the next level and then they did all these
extra things and kind of made it a bit more mainstream, if that makes sense.
And I think I, and then I can kind of see why, why you've made your point there because
they've, you know, obviously, you know,
Americanized it.
Yeah.
Especially with all the cars that they have access to.
I do love seeing their photos of parking there, a car trucks next to their rounds.
Yeah.
They are absolutely comical bike.
And there's one dealership over there.
And I've seen footage of it from on various platforms and they've got like, they've brought
up all these cool Japanese things like that.
There are hundreds of cars in stock.
There'll be like 40 Honda beats lined up and there's like 30 Nissan figure.
I mean, they only built, you know, 20,000 of those in the whole world and they none of
the way to America, but he's managed to, this dealerships managed to procure just obviously
got very good results to for stock, you know, but I don't know that they sell, but that
especially around K cars that the regulations do seem to vacillate quite a bit.
I often see stories where people have in various states are bought them and then that states
outlawed K cars for the road over there.
So then they've, and then of course, Mr. Trump said we should, they should be building K cars
in America because he saw them when he was in Japan and they were so cute.
So nothing's actually come of that.
Not surprisingly, but actually just just done that too.
I'm not sure if you've seen, but the, the American book Tundras and Highlanders,
AK collugas that are now being sold in Japan from being made in North America.
All of them are coming with warning labels in Japanese pointing out where they may be
folks in the paint or panel gaps or screens of it were properly because the American made.
Wow. Yeah.
Wow. That's, that's, that's wild to me.
That's just crazy.
Yeah. So basically they, they're already a pity.
Yes. We know that because we make in North America, honest, good as the ones we sell here.
So it's going to warn our customers first.
What? So there's your, your, your things, Scotty.
I agree.
I'll just add though, I wonder, is it that the Americans sort of ruin the Japanese car scene
or is it just Americans being Americans in general?
I mean, you've been to America numerous times.
What would you make of that?
Would you agree with that?
Like the way they do, they do car culture.
Do you reckon there's them being Americans or, or it's just, yeah.
Yeah. They just, they're born into it, you know, into certain types of cars and trucks.
Yeah. When you go to SEMA, they're all got similar trucks and similar cars,
like the Hotamastangs or Holodokamaro's usually.
The Japanese sort of cars have come, come about the last maybe 10, 15 years, more so.
I suppose, you know, fast and furious really, you know.
They've ruined it.
They just got so obsessed with it and stupid Paul Walker on that too.
Yeah. Look at America's, yeah, everything has to be bigger and better, you know, more.
We got more of everything.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So apparently.
You like their muscle car scene.
Like I've got nothing, nothing against that, you know.
I like the old muscle cars, the way they do them up, the way they kind of do the, is it the retro?
The rest of mods.
Yeah.
The rest of mods and stuff.
I really like that, you know, putting in some new, new parts and something old.
Again, they can get away with almost anything over there.
I don't know how they do it.
Yeah, they can.
Like a car, you know, as long as the brakes are all right and it's got a steering wheel,
it could have holes in it and it could still be on the road.
You know, it's just, yeah, crazy.
Like I remember watching all the episodes of Roadkill and stuff back in the day before that was taken off YouTube
and they're just hammering around in something where they're wearing like gas masks and got the window down
because they're going to suffocate from exhaust fumes and stuff.
And cops are just like, eh.
They do have stringent EPA requirements, I'm sure of that.
Some states, yes.
Yeah.
I hear with that.
And another thing too is, what's his name?
Low-Echen.
Like he knows what these cars are, but he'll go, and what is this?
I'm like, dude, it says it right.
Yeah, like it's, it's like all he seems to know is like just Japanese cars.
But like, dude, you're American.
You should know all the cars around you.
But anyway, that's another topic for another day.
Next controversial car opinion, guys.
I've got a controversial car opinion.
Yeah, go.
It actually relates to a story that's come out this week in regard to sweeping changes or tax reforms
affected from July 1st, 2027 that will heavily impact collector cars and how vehicles are classified
within a broader investment portfolio.
Discuss.
Right.
So what are they doing?
They're, they're.
Okay.
So generally cars have been exempt from capital gains tax.
Yeah.
There's a proposal that with certain collector cars and there's no determination as to how that's going to be categorized.
When you purchase a collector car, it's going to have to be valued so that when you choose to sell that collector car,
they can assess a capital gain on it.
That is absolutely.
That's more just the government being greedy and wanting more money for things for the new.
Yeah.
Because you know that you don't get extra tax incentives for when you purchase the car, when you sell the car, when you re-register a car,
all of those other things anyway, when it's only meant to be, you know, the single purchase is meant to be the, when you pay your tax on it.
Hang on, are they doing this so they can pay off the machete bins?
No, no, no.
It's to pay off the machetes that they used for the machete bins.
Yeah.
And filled it in New South Wales.
Yeah.
In Sydney.
So if that's the case, so cost you, just say you got to do GATI.
Yeah.
It's going to cost you $100,000 to do a major service and the gearbox rebuild on it or something like that.
Quarter of a million dollars.
Can you write that quarter of a million dollars off on the appreciation on it?
This is yet to be announced and determined.
That's going to make it the same thing.
Typically you should be able to.
You should if they're going to claim a capital gain.
Now you have to go through the whole of like what is a collector car and break all that down and people will find loopholes.
Loopholes are easy.
Hey boys, I know what I've got.
I've got a fleet of 40, 50 year old Hondas, mate.
They're not going to get their hands on them.
You know, that guy on car sales with the white Commodore that was owned by Peter Brock, that's 1.5 million that he's still got for sale.
That's his collector car, isn't it?
Well, I want to just say like my typhoon is just a Falcon.
I'm not paying.
No, that's your problem.
Matt is because it's a Falcon his wife sought after.
Not because it's an FB.
Yeah.
Can't get him anymore.
Collector car.
Collect the car.
You're going to pay for it.
That's that's that that interested me this week.
That's going to be quite problematic for all concerned.
I think, especially the people trying to enforce the law.
Yeah.
I think also David, because it hasn't been, they haven't specified exactly what it is.
They've just made the announcement.
It then provides the opportunity for people like us to discuss it.
They can then get the feedback from that and then make changes that they think will cause the least amount of friction.
But you know, you say that Jim, but like, I think there's a show like one of the highest, if not the highest capital gains for property in the world.
Like, like we pay some some stupid amount of money in terms of property.
It's meant to be increasing.
Yeah.
Well, it's meant to be increasing.
And now, now this is just another thing that they're going to do.
Like, no wonder why the country wants to revolt and vote completely different.
Sorry, man.
I'm just saying it's just stuff like this that that is the reason why people are changing, you know, completely completely changing the way they do things.
It needs to work both ways.
So again, where do you store your car?
You store it in a place.
So that's costing you money to store your car.
Again, you should be able to claim the storage of that car.
That's appreciating can value.
You should be able to ride everything off against it.
Yeah.
It can't just be one way.
I can't see it happening.
Unless it's a two way street.
Yep.
Not going to happen.
So you're going to claim maintenance storage.
You're going to claim everything.
Everything.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's a good point.
There's a very good point.
After more details will come out about that and more discussion will be had.
That's very controversial.
I'll just do register all my class and just not having registered at all.
No, the problem is, is you own them.
That's when you're going to be paying.
Only if you sell them.
So it doesn't matter whether it's registered or not.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
That's another thing.
Well, registration, you should be able to claim.
Hold up.
That's the whole thing.
Like where do you draw the line insurance?
You should be able to claim.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Like literally every single aspect of owning a car is claimable then.
Getting petrol.
Well, again, same thing.
Part of ownership and maintenance.
Yep.
Can't let it go dry.
Yeah.
Cracks the lines.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Imagine claiming fuel and that would be so funny.
That's how ridiculous it is.
Oh, it's ridiculous.
All right.
Some would say controversial.
Some would say.
One of the points in it, I'm just flicking through it now.
The impact of the 2026, 2027 federal budget on collections.
End of pre G.
CGT exemption.
Historically assets purchased prior to September 1985.
We're permanently exempt from CGT under the new legislation.
The government is ending this blanket exemption while gains accrued
before the first of July, 2027 remain protected.
Any growth on pre 1985 classic assets after this date will be
subject to GST.
So, sorry, CGT, not GST.
So we'll gain accrued before any growth on pre 85 classic assets
after this date will be subject.
So just by cars made after 1985.
Right.
No, after.
After 1985.
Yeah.
Pre, no.
Any growth on pre 1985?
No.
After 1985.
Pre, no.
Any growth on pre 85 classic assets after this date will be
subject.
Yeah.
So any growth on post 85 classic assets after this date will not
be subject to CGT.
So combined 85 model 9 11 G series that would be right.
Maybe for you be screwed.
Yeah.
Basically, according to this.
There you go.
All the more reason to get rid of the crown.
It's an 84.
Yeah, especially before the first of July, 2027 mate.
I'm trying 130 people have watched it.
I'll go with that.
If you buy a car that has a heated steering wheel, it should come
with a mug, a spoon and some cement to drink a cup of concrete
and harden up.
And the same thing goes for auto wipers and lights.
If you can't do those yourselves, then you shouldn't be behind the
wheel of the car.
I'm not 1950 anymore with all got car heaters and some of us have
got heated seats.
I don't want them.
But if you can't figure out how to keep your hands on so you can
drive, then you shouldn't be driving a car.
Oh, that is that is a that's, you know, Jim, you're not driving
the Fiesta over again.
That's fair.
That's a real controversial car opinion.
Hold that thought.
I'm joined by Luca.
How you doing, mate?
Good.
Good to see your names now, Derek.
Yes, it's my alias.
It's been the same address as you, man.
He has been.
I'm just trying to keep what I have left of it.
I'm going from a four head to a five head now.
So Luca, we're doing topics of controversial car opinions.
Jim, you want to repeat what you've just said?
I'm going to say who buys a car with a heated steering wheel
and all has auto lights and wipers.
The car should come with a mug of spoon and cement so they can
bring a cup of concrete and have them up.
Would you agree, Luca?
What if a woman buys a car like that?
Well, I just mean people in general.
People in general.
My wife would be happy about that.
Hey, Jim, how many people do you notice driving cars without
their headlights in the evening because they didn't turn them on?
I mean, that bothers me because also too, is that if say people,
you know, the people that say have got their daytime running
lights on and they somehow don't realize that their lights aren't
on is the other issue I have with that is that none of those
cars have got daytime running lights in the rear.
So if you're driving at nighttime and they're driving a black
cluga, like, thanks.
One thing I can comment on that side of things through
the work side of things.
Anytime any of those cars have the DRLs going or anything else
like that, 99% of the time, there's still interior lights
illuminating a lot of the components inside the car.
That's right.
Previously in other generations of cars when yes,
had auto headlights or not, not to the more modern.
So just pre-DRLs.
Your interior, your instrument cluster would still be dark.
Your radio cassette sort of section, that would all still be dark.
And that would usually be a good indicator.
I mean, again, people are taught not to have a pass the test,
not how to drive.
So I mean, I shouldn't be surprised by the fact of anything
like that too.
But same sort of thing too.
There's things that have updated now in modern cars that now,
as we said, remove that whole thought of I need to do something
because it's dark outside.
Oh, there's water on there.
I need to do something.
All that other thing.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Sure.
Maybe you don't need your lights on, but it's foggy.
It's considerate of other road users for you to turn your lights on
so we can see you.
And so, yeah.
So that's complacency?
Yeah, but it's laziness.
We've just come to complacency.
Complacency, but then also everybody just has to be comfortable
all of the time.
You know, like we're in Australia.
And kids come inside from playing outside and they're like,
it's hot.
It's 22 degrees.
It's not 35.
You don't need the air conditioner on.
I'm happy that your body's working and you've been running around
so you're a bit hot at the moment, but you do not need the air conditioning
on just like you don't need a heated steering wheel.
Yeah.
Headlights, yes.
Heated steering wheel and other things like that.
That's just comfort.
Look, to be honest with you, I was very much of like,
the steering wheel is a bit of a wank.
Let's be honest here.
Like who actually is.
But then after using it, I'm like, oh, this is like the best thing ever.
Like Rob's not a egress.
So I'm quite fond of my heated steering wheel, Jim,
but I'm also not a dickhead and I turned my lights on
and I turned them off and I used the car how it's supposed to be used.
I also don't think automatic wipers and stuff worked out well anyway.
Like it never gets in on the right sitting you want.
So I always like to control that sort of stuff.
Yeah.
My wife has a car preheated.
Everything's on before she even gets to the car in the morning
before she goes to school to work.
All right.
So and then actually types in her best way to get to her work
every morning as well, whether there's traffic or not
and how long it's going to take to get to work.
It's everything's there.
She loves it.
I guess that's that's the world we live in now though.
That's just normal.
That's technology and everybody just getting very matrix.
Yeah.
I mean, if you grew up with this technology, you don't know any different.
That's right.
You know, every morning when I go to work, I plug my phone into the car
and it comes up on the screen and tells you,
oh, it's 36 minutes to work today or it's 54 minutes to work today.
It lets me know that I can make another choice
if they can get to work in a different way.
That's also the government track in you.
Everybody's tracked in your way mate.
Come on.
There you go, Scotty.
You got your tinfoil hat on.
I like it.
The real story is, are you that interesting to be tracked?
Oh, I know I'm not.
Well, you're going to start hiding all those cars you invested in
and not don't pay capital gains.
They're all over me.
So to answer your question, Jim,
yes, you should have not, but also it's quite nice.
I think heated seats is fabulous,
especially when you've got a sore back.
Yes.
May I use my heated seats religiously every day?
I'll show you off in my car first thing.
I think the auto headlights is there as a safety feature now
to try and remove human error.
That's the whole lane assist and everything as well.
We're just trying to remove so much of human error.
My car's got it, but I don't use it.
I think mine's got auto wipers as well, but I don't use that.
I don't see that as a safety feature.
Come on.
That one's just so obvious.
It's raining.
When you need to put your wipers on, turn them on.
You need to remember that we cater for the simplest people
who are on our roads.
Once you get used to using lane assist,
you do become a bit lazy and then you hop in a car
that doesn't have it.
You're like, oh, I need to pay attention.
That'll get you.
This is why I drive ship boxes, Luke, and drive old cars.
Even with the cruise control,
with the autonomous stopping and keeping the gap.
When I jump in the F6 and I put cruise control on,
you almost forget you're like, I better break it.
Come on, there.
Everyone keeps on pulling in front of you.
It's no good anywhere except for maybe an open highway somewhere.
I don't use it at all.
To be fair, this is coming from the guy
that doesn't use any air conditioning either.
Your car's no more fuel efficient with the windows down
than what they are up with the air con on.
If you just have the fan on the first speed setting
and don't have the windows down at all, though.
As long as everyone's taking their roof racks off
and put more of their air in their tires.
Jim, you have opened up a kettle-worms, mate.
That was the whole point of the conversation.
Absolutely, it is.
This is what we live for.
David, would you agree that you need to harden up
if you would like those amenities?
I choose not to comment on it.
I might incriminate myself.
My N1RS has heated seats, and I've got to say on a cold morning,
it's very nice.
Mr Turbotary?
I wouldn't go to the steering wheel, that's just ridiculous.
You haven't got one.
I think almost it has a bit of an...
The older you get, the more appreciative you are
of the creature comforts of modern cars.
I guess, again, the Volvo has got the heated steering wheel.
It has the heated seats as well.
Just like you say, too, it is nice to get in.
It's not essential, but yeah, God, it is nice
once you put your hands on the warm steering wheel
in the right weather.
What about the HWP's, Ant?
The Beamer's?
They've just got the heated seats, mate.
But, yeah, again, same thing if you're in
gerental downpours and you've got to get back into the car
or something else like that after doing traffic
management, so they're like, yep, heated seats
every day of the week.
Even with all the shit that we have that we're carrying,
it still gets through.
It calls the seats in the real world, too,
with the calling in your seat.
Jim, what do you take on calling seats?
Absolutely not.
So I've tried them in a BYD seal.
As in I was a passenger when someone else turned it on
to show me, and it felt as though they put a bucket
of water down my back.
So I'm a no.
And again, considering I don't use air conditioning,
at least I have passengers I do.
I'm not a complete mutant, but, yeah,
if I'm by myself, I don't.
I will say the ventilator or cooled seats is great
because I've known to maybe it's sweaty, you know,
but I'm driving on a hot day with the leather,
and it's good.
Has anyone experienced massage seats in the car?
Yes.
Are they just vibrate or are they actually like
something pushes in?
It depends on the car.
Some of them had the vibration.
Some of them just go up and down, and then other ones
just like your massage chairs have like the shiatsu settings
and things like that that will do a range of things,
but all car dependent.
Yeah, I'd say yes to that.
That's fine.
I had a rental Ford Puma when I dropped off my Fiesta
for a service a few years ago.
It was top of the range one.
Get this.
I had heated seats because it was in the middle of winter,
but it had massaging seats, which I didn't understand.
And I'm sitting in traffic.
I was just pressing buttons because as you do in a car
that you're very foreign to.
And I'm like, oh, it's got massaging seats.
And I'm like, this is a dangerous thing, man.
You could fall asleep to this.
So yeah, I was like, well, best not.
But I can just make sure you got your adaptive cruise control
and while you're doing it, it'll break for you.
Do everything for you.
I'll say you go, man.
You go here.
I'll say, what about the seat with the bidet?
I believe there are only heavy ridges that have those.
The truck drivers thing.
I've got one for you guys before this is the last one
before we get to the quiz.
I really don't like restomods.
Oh, we just talked about.
I agree.
I agree.
I think an old car should be an old car with old drum brakes
and she suspension.
No, hear me out.
So there's restomods and there's upgrades.
So I don't mind putting disc brakes on an old car that needs it
and better suspension.
I don't mind that.
That's not what I'm saying.
But when restomods costs, for example, like that Ford,
that new Ford Escort that was released the other day,
the new Mark 1 Mustang, which is a genuine technically a Ford
because it's a continuation car that's been approved by Ford.
When it's like a million pounds or something,
some stupid amount of money for a Ford freaking Escort
just because it's got a bit of nice leather and a bit of this
and a bit of that and some like a really special engine,
which it does have.
I'm like, people build better cars in this in their shed.
I'm just like, I don't get the whole thing of like,
why they cost a billion dollars.
Like this just doesn't make sense to me.
Anyone can put in a modern engine and stuff.
Yeah, it did it be pricey, but it won't be that bloody pricey.
Like surely.
They're not going to sing you any time soon.
Absolutely not.
Singers are, I blame singer for this whole for the whole restomod thing.
Like, and they've just said, yep, it's just what they are.
You know, at that point, you could just build a new car.
Like seriously, just build a new car.
Don't.
Supply the car too with so many of them.
They do.
They definitely do.
I'm like, but at this point.
You've got to rock up with this brand new Porsche or whatever.
Or old, sorry.
You got to rock up with your old Porsche and then they'll do everything and throw
everything on it.
So you've already bought this old Porsche that was super expensive and then they
throw it.
Yeah.
Okay.
I know what you mean.
I was thinking different kind of restomods.
Yeah.
I'm all for upgrading like and making a better drive.
Absolutely.
That's I've got nothing wrong with that.
But I also like, I also appreciate them how they were like, for example,
Tyrone with his Mustang, you know, it had a front disc brake conversion.
The car actually stopped.
I've been in a Mustang where they've had, they've had, I mean, you could test this
to Rob, a full, full drum brake Mustang.
They just don't stop like back days.
Is that part of the thrill?
It's part of the experience.
Nobody goes all right and it doesn't stop.
It wasn't good.
I had XT front disc solids on the front single pot slave cylinder.
It was shocking.
I had to upgrade the whole front end to cross drill ventilated discs to actually
pull the car up with the power that it had.
And that was 289 done up.
But yeah, but they had a hot cam in it and stuff too.
Like that 289 went well.
The motor was working extractors cams, manifold intake manifolds, stop the
carbies, everything was done with electronic ignition.
So there's a lot done to it.
But I think there's a line to be drawn between those sort of mods that you don't
actually see.
And the ones that where they're actually replacing a beautiful tartan interior with
a spoke twill that's been woven by pygmy people living in Adderham.
That's it.
When they were really lovely to be original, I mean, I love an original car.
And anything I've done.
And the only thing I did do when I got done, I've done some mods to my
my original scant that I've had for over 35 years.
Everything I've done to it is reversible.
Everything I can take off and take it back to standard.
So I'm all for them if they're going to be able to be taken back to how they
should have been when they left the factory.
But when they start feeling, you know, going and re-trimming it, but not quite in
the right material, something that's more up to date or something like that.
Yeah.
No, it lost me.
But anything that's going to make the car safer or isn't necessarily seen, you
know, like why not?
So if you're saying if the body is all original and looks original, but it's got
a whole new running gear, modern running gear, that's okay.
I don't mind that.
I don't mind that.
They can't help themselves.
They're going to put a, oh, I should, I was just going to say, they're going to
put a, you know, barrel engine in Mercedes, but some of us have done that, haven't
we?
Yeah.
It was already done.
He just happened to purchase it.
I just made it better.
He made it better.
Well, like putting those AMG in the old, I don't know, the codes are those
60s and 70s, Benzes and things like that.
They can't help themselves.
I mean, they're still not original on the outside, are they?
I mean, cars only original ones.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I mean, look, I've got nothing wrong with like if you find a car has got no engine
or anything and it's already been butchered a bit.
Yeah.
Go your hardest.
I honestly don't care.
I just think like, and I'm all for like doing the little things to make them a better,
you know, to make them all usable, put electronic, electronic ignition, for example.
Yeah, that's right.
Like it'll make it reliable, you know, it gets rid of all the issues you have with points
and stuff.
Like doing better things to make a car more, you know, and like you can remember the old,
yeah, some old cars now, like from the 50s and 60s, they're bloody, they're 60 years old.
Like they're not young cars anymore.
So to keep them going with, you know, with modern technology and everything, you know,
I think, you know, I think it's a good thing.
But when companies like Singer, you know, they ask you to supply a car at the point where
they could just create a new car for the price for the prices that they're at the extortionate
prices that they're charging and they have that ridiculous money.
You know, I think, you know, yeah, no, like it's
I was at Seymour and I saw Kindig, Dave Kindig and Kev Dogg and all that and they done up
that gullwing, gullwing the same.
Yeah.
And they had the Chevy motor in it.
In fact, they had the suitcases.
They done all the tweed interior and everything.
It looked fantastic.
I'd love to have a car like that just so I could experience the actual feel of the car
and look at the car, but still drive it.
Yeah.
You know, and not worry about an engine that's going to cost me $200,000 to rebuild when
Yeah.
Load of motor.
I'm a YouTuber that's actually in the middle of having to rebuild one of the original motors
in one.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So what would he say was like 50,000 bucks or something?
50,000, yeah.
And then trying to find someone that actually knows how to do it as well.
Yeah.
I'm going to actually something, man.
I don't think something kind of what you said.
I think controversial.
Yeah.
I'm not a big fan of the mock ups, the mock ups that are selling for an outrageous price
in terms of old school cars.
You look at your own cars, you look at an example like an old X, Y, whatever.
That's nice.
And then it's like 200K.
You're like, that's, I don't know when that's happened.
Yeah.
I was never like that.
Was it?
No, no.
People are, you know, it's an impossible and it takes out of people who actually own a
real one.
Yeah.
And it's like, and you ask them, is this a genuine?
And they're like, they look you like offended because you just, you don't know, they're
done so good these days, you just don't know.
What's your favorite line, David?
Oh, yeah.
Well, the fact that they built 1745 and there's only four and a half thousand left.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
The prices are, the mockups are going for us crazy.
Yeah, it is crazy.
I'm restoring one of those costs you 150,000 plus.
Yeah.
And I say, then you end up just going full hog, I suppose when you get to that point, you
go your mod as well, just make it look like one.
Yeah.
So in between Resta mods and what you're talking about, Luca is places like Tuxedo in Bali and
there's one in China now too that are doing, well, they're basically, are they replicas?
They're not even replicas really.
No, they're brand new cars.
Yeah.
They are brand new cars based off original like designs.
Yeah.
So like a Toyota 2000 GT for $250,000 on a Camry.
But it's got like, it's got modern running gear.
Yeah.
And then like for me, I don't mind that because it's a brand new car.
It's at this point in time, you're getting a car that looks like the original, but it's,
I mean, technically it's not a Resta mod because it's a brand new car.
That's right.
That's right.
So for me, I don't mind that.
It's a replica basically.
It's a replica, but it's like a, it's a modern replica if that makes sense.
I'd love to see one up close and just see the detail finish of it.
I mean, there's such, there's, from what I've seen from the photos, I mean, they look amazing,
as far as a replica goes.
But yeah, it'd be interesting to see one up close.
What I do like about the Resta mod, especially if you do it well like Kim Digg does with
the clean lines, they got those removing the windscreen molds and having larger glass
put in it and things like that just makes the car more usable too.
Usable, yeah.
Absolutely.
I don't deny that at all.
I think, I think having a usable car is a great thing.
I just think, yeah, when they charge extortionate money, you know, drug money for a car that's,
you know, they used to have to supply, I think, you know, just make me a new car at that point.
Jim has been awfully quiet for this section.
Give him a clunker.
That's probably, that's probably a good thing that I haven't said anything.
I think we've already established a bit of a love out anyway.
So more or less the same views that people have already discussed anyway, that if, you know,
if it's for safety-related reasons, if it's not something that's overly obvious, you know,
like, you know, really old car, having an actual alternator rather than a generator, for example.
But I wouldn't really call that a Resta mod anyway, because it's kind of like an obvious upgrade.
But when you've got something and it's sort of harking back to the look of, like, say, a Mark II Jag,
but there's nothing in it at all that's even close to how it was originally, that just irritates me.
So, yeah, I think part of, I think once you understand everybody's definition of what a Resta mod is,
and like you said, the costs that people are charging and prepared to pay for these, to be honest,
I don't even really like the continuation models either that are factory original as per something,
like say a little more special from the 50s or something, because it's like, well, it's not because it wasn't made then.
And they're extraordinarily expensive. And again, just for the right person who would be having to pay,
capital gains tax on a car. So, yeah. But, yeah, so...
What about an 18 cobra? Is it still making them today?
It's a kick car. It's essentially...
No, it's not. If you go to Shelby, they're original.
Can you buy one from Shelby these days?
Yeah.
Oh, right, okay.
That's interesting to know.
And they're very expensive too.
Oh, I got it!
Perhaps they sold them continuously though, or has there been a big period in between?
Because I feel as though, if they've, like, for example, if you had only...
This is a really terrible example, but if you had only made the 70 series Land Cruiser up until 1990,
stopped making it and then re-induced it today as opposed to how it's been going ever since,
you'd have a different viewpoint on that as well, because there have been a few changes in those years.
Not many, like three, but, you know...
I believe they had a lot of regulatory requirements to make sure it was consistent with the original one
and to be able to register them as well in certain states in America.
So it had to sort of meet a certain requirement, you know, low quantities,
and they had to be specific specifications for those builds.
Yeah.
I want to add to all this point.
Like, I know they're expensive and I'm not discrediting the amount of work that goes into these cars.
They're like, that's seeing a do that, you know, the place they do escorts and stuff, what they do.
I'm not discrediting any of the work that they do for these cars, because I know it's all the time they're...
I know those engines are 20, 30, 40, 50 thousand dollar engines.
Yeah, like, I'm well aware of that.
But, yeah, I don't know.
I think I'd rather, you know, make my own thing the way I want to do it and say, yeah, this is what I want.
So, all right, well, that's been a good discussion, I think, gentlemen, about this controversial car opinion as part two.
We'll have to do a part three, because Jim has put the cat amongst the pigeons with telling us to hard it up.
I'll ask you a lot of steps. Do you think you're soft if you like a heated steering wheel?
And heated seats and all the creature comforts.
I think heated seats are good, because I would use my heated seats more than I would use my heater.
So is that more like efficient?
What would you say, Jim? You're the one that brought this up a bit.
Well, it's going to touch on a good point.
I am willing to make an exception if there is a reason for having a heated seat, just like I wear glasses, because otherwise I can't drive without them.
But in so far as comfort is concerned, I do think that now it's still too much of a luxury thing.
I mean, to be fair, I do find it quite funny how you can buy Volvo with cloth seats that are heated as well, because I'm like, it's Australia, it's not sweet and it doesn't get that cold.
But anyway, sorry.
I do think it's funny, though, because why don't you have cooling steering wheels, because that actually would be useful.
That would make sense in Australia, yes, but that would require people having brains and no one does.
I need to take some concrete.
Anyway, we'll get to the car quiz.
Did you want to do yours?
I was going to say, go with mine, because I'm going to be a bit more tentative in attendance, probably more than what you can.
So you can save yours for next week, just in case I don't make attendance.
That sounds good.
All right, let's do that.
All right, Anthony, the car quiz is yours.
We can get started.
All right, so we're going to have 15 questions and there's going to be some bonus points in here too.
And it's going to be a bit different.
So it is, how well do we know our car logos or car brands?
Now, I'm not going to go on the sharing screen, so everybody can jump into the chat and I'm going to do one at a time.
First in obviously gets the first point.
Now, if you can guess in between the year range, I will give you a bonus point.
So potentially 30 points up here to grab.
If nobody ends up coming up with their years or whatever else it in, obviously it goes back to the floor.
All right, so bear with me because I have to download the Zoom app to try and make this work.
So we will hopefully, hopefully it all goes well.
All right, so everybody in the chat and ready to go.
Let's do it.
All right, so first one is coming through.
So after the brand and then the years that this was used really going to test everybody's internet connections.
Yeah.
Oh, Rob, Rob, right down.
You have to write it down or what I do.
You can just answer it.
Matt, hold on.
That's McLaren.
It is McLaren.
What years with this logo used between?
So for our listeners, this is a logo with a Kiwi and a car.
So Rob's got the one point for McLaren.
Yep.
And he can get a bonus point if he gets the year range.
Year range.
Yeah, and I'm giving a range because I'm not giving a specific year because obviously some of these ones here have carried on a little bit.
So let's do decade, Anthony.
Let's do decade.
I know in the 1960s.
All right, so we can go with that because again, I'm not saying specific year range, but if you get in that sort of bracket, you know, within two years, I'll give it to you.
So that is correct.
It isn't McLaren and that was used between 1963 and 1967.
There you go.
Rob, two points.
Rob for two points.
All right, next one coming through.
And again, some of these are easier.
Some of these are a bit more curly.
So this one here is a round insignia.
Silver outline has orange and I guess it's a bit of a brownie green sort of on either side.
Rob again.
Alpha or maya?
No, not alpha.
Okay.
And actually, once we have the answer, I'll actually add the other photo because I have obviously cropped these.
Oh, I actually like to see.
It's got Volvo.
No, not Volvo.
Luca.
Renault?
No.
David.
Dave.
Is it NSU?
No.
Do we need a little bit of a hint?
Is it the Greensboro Highway Patrol logo?
Not quite.
Not quite.
All right, we'll reopen it back out and I'll give you a hint.
It is American.
Matthew.
Matt.
Oldsmobile.
No.
Rob.
Rob.
I might just go Chrysler.
Look, I'm going to have to say no, but you're very close.
Jim.
Is it?
It's not GM.
No, he said no.
No, no, no, no.
I'm going to say no.
Jim.
Jim, sorry.
Is it P1 or 2?
Is it Dodge?
It is not Dodge.
You are close.
Again, same thing with the Chryslers.
Oh, let everyone guess.
I think I won't know it.
Four letters.
It is Jeep.
It's Jeep.
Here is the original logo.
So this was between
1963 and 1970.
All right.
No points on that one.
I actually quite like that.
I think that's a cool little logo.
You can definitely see that on a wagon.
You're going pretty well.
Absolutely.
All right.
Next one.
This one here.
This one here should be pretty
straightforward.
And this one here is going to be years.
Oh, Matthew.
That is Vauxhall.
Yep.
What year range are we talking?
I'm going to say 80 to 90s.
So like 85 to 95.
89 to 2003 actually.
But I'll still give it to you.
I'll take it.
That's impressive.
All right.
Next one.
Matthew could describe it.
How's it going to say?
This one.
Well, it is a circle with three
kind of like faces.
Shields.
It is Buick.
What year range?
I'm going to say
80s.
80s Buick.
Incorrect.
So this is
2002 to 2015.
They utilize this one.
Shit.
This is the original
they had going for it.
Just the very basic letters on the name.
All right.
This one here.
I'm going to do as two separate ones
and see how we go.
So first one here
is going to get a couple of you guys
going for a challenge.
So this one here
has almost number one
a semi-circle and then a triangle underneath it.
What is that?
Wow.
And I can say this is
very, very early days
of this particular vehicle manufacturer.
The triangle
at the base, that's not blocking
anything out, is it?
So there is normally text
inside that.
I'm just going to go a guess here.
A Hudson.
Does this brand still exist today?
Yes.
I told you I'd keep you guys on your toes with this.
Yeah, absolutely.
Matt, I'm going to go
Matt?
Is that like Peugeot?
Nope.
At least in the right continent.
Okay.
So it's European.
So we've still got
Jim, Luca
I was about to say Derrick.
Scoob
and David to guess.
David, is it Renault?
Anybody else?
So we're giving it another hint?
I'll take a guess.
Yeah.
No.
It's a good one because it looks like a number one.
Yes.
The second one will
I don't know.
We'll finish this one before I get into the second one
because it will make more sense.
Luca, you have a guess?
I've got no idea.
Think Z Germans.
I'll be all back in or is it?
I will open it back up to everybody.
Rob, you're in.
I've got Audi.
It is Audi.
That's Audi's logo.
So Audi from 1909 to 1932.
Wow.
Okay.
You should have known this. You own an Audi.
Wow.
This is pretty good.
So that's
a good one.
So that's
the original logo over there.
Wow.
Now this one here
I will need the correct name
as well as the year
range.
So this is going to
be challenging.
Describe as well.
As it loads up.
So next one coming up here.
It has four circles
as well as four different
logos inside.
Matthew.
Is that Auto Union?
It is Auto Union.
Yes, well done.
Now what year was Auto Union
this logo utilized?
That's
bloody hell.
It is very early Auto Union.
1920s.
Correct.
Rob.
I'll give it to Rob in the range for it.
The real hint was
when I said the previous logo
was 1909 to 1932.
This is 1932 to
1949.
Wow.
So we are
four points for Matt and four points for Rob so far.
Wow.
Okay.
Next one we have.
So this one here has a triangle
or diamond shape.
Circle in the middle.
David.
Mitsubishi.
No.
That was the reason why I
added it in.
It is extremely
similar to a Mitsubishi
but it is not.
It looks like the Mitsubishi logo
but with like a
like a
like a cob.
Diamond in the middle sort of thing.
Can you give us a clue
about the Japanese?
It is not Japanese.
It is Asian though.
Oh.
Matthew.
Matt.
This is going to be some wild guess.
Is it proton?
It is not.
Because I know they had a relationship
with Mitsubishi.
Oh.
Good thinking, Matthew.
Yeah.
It is not Haigundai.
They had a connection
with Mitsubishi too.
Close.
I just could put a guess.
It didn't be Kia.
It is Kia.
What?
It is Kia.
This was Kia's logo.
Do we have a year for it?
1970s.
It was going to be
to Rob because I mean.
It is not.
It is not.
It is not.
It is outside of the range.
Jim.
But it is close.
We will go Jim with that one.
It is not 80s.
Can I have my turn?
You can have your turn.
It is in the range.
1944 to 1964.
Luke gets a point.
Luke is on the board with Rob and Matt.
That is a crazy logo.
Look at that.
Anthony, please refer to me as Derek.
No worries, Derek.
All right.
Next one coming through.
Basically, a best way to describe it.
A rocket ship.
David.
Is that Pontiac?
It is not Pontiac.
Scott.
Is that Lincoln?
It is not Lincoln.
Rob.
Rob.
I am going to go Chrysler.
It is not Chrysler.
At least in the right...
It is American.
Is it Oldsmobile?
It is Oldsmobile.
Jim.
What year range are we thinking, Jim?
Well, what I am kind of...
I am sure I am completely wrong,
but I am kind of hoping it has to do with,
I think, when they were trying to promote
their engines.
I am going to guess it is the 50s.
Not too far off.
I will still give it to you.
1960 to 1981.
There you go.
That is when they would have had the fireball.
Yeah.
It is quite literally a rocket taking off this logo.
It is.
It looks like the Bonnet emblem, too.
The one that used to pierce the pedestrians as they run over them.
Yeah.
All right.
Next one coming through.
This one here is a
red circle with white text
inside the middle.
Matthew.
That is Toyota.
Correct.
What year range are we talking?
This was a big range, because this went from...
Oh, jeez.
It is not that big.
It is big enough.
Because you could still find these logos on cars in the 80s and 90s.
We are talking the main time.
We are talking the main time that this was used.
I will probably say 60s and 70s.
49 to 58.
I will give it to you regardless.
Okay.
All right.
Next one coming through.
It is a very cool logo.
It is a great logo.
All right.
Next one coming through.
It is red circle almost.
And then almost
a bit of three triangles.
I have seen that one.
Is that the new Dodge logo?
It is Dodge.
And
at this stage,
I will give you half of the
point for the year range.
Because there is two time periods
when this was used.
So you have got the correct.
But from 2022 to current,
this is the
very similar logo.
But there was another period before
that this was used.
I would say 50s and 60s.
Correct.
So 62 to 68 they had this as well.
So we will go
half a point there as well.
And
just for good measure,
the next one coming through
will have the original.
We just had the text underneath it.
This one here,
if you don't get this one,
I would be surprised again.
I would say to keep some,
at least
the normal folk can get as well.
The year range is going to be
the kicker for everybody.
Matt again.
That is
Scoobaroo.
That was Rob.
We will cut in on this one for the years.
That would be early 70s.
We will give you
it in the range.
So 53 to 1980.
Wow.
That dragged that on, didn't it?
Yeah.
That was very early in the day.
They had that one there.
This is basically 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6 stars connected to each other.
You know, Oval.
Groundlessness at home.
It is really hard to get it in
to give you a description when all of you guys
are seeing it and getting the questions.
All right.
Next one coming through.
I will give the description after everybody
answers, I think, is the best bet.
Jim?
Jim?
I think Rob was first.
No, I know it, but I don't.
I have seen it.
Go on, Jim.
I think I have over thought now.
I am...
Maserati?
No.
David.
Is it Mayback?
It is not Mayback.
My tree guess is cool.
That looks like the Masonic logo.
Almost.
Almost.
Little listeners at home
has two letters inside.
Almost.
Gold circle logo.
Matthew.
Matt.
Aston Martin?
Yeah, A in the M.
Yeah, and I probably gave it away when I said
there are two letters inside.
I was looking at that, but I was looking at it as
MA, and not AM.
Yeah, and that was the whole thing.
I am like, there is enough of a hint in there
that you could go either way.
But what year are we thinking?
I quite like that logo, actually.
I think that is quite cool.
The problem?
Yeah, Matthew.
Can I say early days of 30s?
The very?
So what year?
We will give you close enough.
1921 to 1926.
Yeah, I will take that.
Next one coming through.
Can I just tell you that I told him the answers about
the answers?
He did not listen to me, and I said,
why don't you answer Aston Martin?
Steph gets the point to be honest.
Yeah, he does not get the point for Matt.
He does not get the point.
It is taken off. Steph is in there.
Yeah.
Oh, Rob.
Rob, just right out there.
Škoda? No.
Oh, good.
It says rap motor underneath,
and it has a picture of a horse with
like a circle on it.
Two stars on either side.
That is funny.
You say a horse, I saw someone
with a big feather in their cap.
I thought that first two here.
Yeah, that works too.
We have ACD people at home.
They have used a lot of figure ground
as a design principle in this.
I think you are right though. I think it is like a knight.
A chess piece.
Matthew?
Matt?
Is it Renault Alpine?
No.
Okay.
Rap motor.
It has no...
I mean, of course it can have relevance
to the car company,
but no hints
you will get unless
you really know the car company.
Does this company still exist, Anthony?
It does still exist.
All of these car companies still exist.
Okay.
This is actually really good. This is getting us to think.
Well, I am already out,
but everyone else can still have a go.
Do we want a continent?
A place.
It is in the Europe.
Rap motor.
I reckon it is one of the Scandinavian states.
It is not.
It is not.
David? Dave?
It is not Ferrari.
I wasn't even thinking Italian.
Scott, I am going to say BMW.
Hang on.
It is BMW.
What do you guess?
Now, what years are we thinking, Scotty?
Oh, gosh.
We are going to be talking very early
so again.
I am going to go right back to
I reckon it is going to be
1920s?
Very close.
1913 to 1916.
I don't know.
Wow.
Rap motor.
What do you think that came from?
To call it rap?
It was a Royal Air Force.
They did do propellers.
They did planes at one point.
That is probably a good chance.
Quick search.
There are two more left.
One of these
will be a bit of a challenge.
One of them not so much.
These are up.
Matthew.
Go for it.
That is Ford.
It is Ford.
What year?
40s?
No.
I am going to reopen this back up
because it is not close enough.
I am going to go only
because it looks like a falcon
and so it would have been 1960s.
Incorrect.
Anyone else?
David.
I do.
It is gone.
The universal car
would we say
1910 to 1910?
No.
1910 to 1920?
David is going to have the close enough
to the range.
1912 to 1917.
There you go.
Close enough.
I think that is exact.
You are within two years.
You are extremely close.
You are at five years.
We will give it to you well and truly.
Last one.
Last one.
What are we at?
We are on six and a half points.
Sadly, Matt
on more than everybody else.
He is on
10 and a half points at the moment.
Dave is on one.
Scotty on two.
Jim on two.
Steph on one.
Derek is also on one.
Last one coming through.
Rob?
It is Ferrari.
It is not.
It is not Ferrari.
I need to have a horse.
Dave.
Is it Porsche?
It is Porsche.
There you go.
What years are we thinking?
We are thinking
40s to 50s.
We will definitely give you that range.
1938 to 1948.
Not done, David.
That is
the car logo quiz, guys.
That was good.
Awesome.
That
Rap motor
was a German
aircraft engine manufacturer
based in
Munich, Bavaria, founded in 1930.
There you go.
And then changed its name in 1970.
Bavaria
Bavaria.
Hang on.
All right.
End of it all there.
Rob, six and a half points.
Maddie on
10 and a half points.
Derek on one.
Dave on three.
Scotty on two.
Jim on two.
Steph on one.
That was a really good quiz.
I really enjoyed that.
I
would
like to thank Steph.
Thank you, Steph.
For giving me one of the answers.
She took it from me.
I should probably do it.
Thank you, Anthony.
That was a really good quiz.
That was a lot of fun.
They got me thinking.
We should definitely do another one of those.
That was great.
I'll send you the link to the
website that I
utilized.
Maybe I should not.
Maybe I will hold on to this one for my own little thing.
We will change it from just cars
to anything that is
automotive.
That would be cool.
Seeing some old Bosch logos.
That would be cool.
I think that is a podcast.
I think so.
I think so.
I think that is long enough.
Let's do some plugs.
David Prince.
Your words of wisdom.
I am pretty tired with the old
words of wisdom.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
As long as today has got enough hours in it.
Getting longer every day now.
It is.
Yes, actually that is very timely for this week,
isn't it?
After the weekend.
The days are getting longer and we are getting more
time to do the day light.
That is a good thing.
Scotty stitches or Scotty's got it for the week?
We will go this week.
I don't think I have anything to
snitch on.
I am disappointed for you.
No, I am trying to
think of something to snitch.
Everything is already being said.
I don't know what Jim
Barlow's car is.
He has been hiding.
He is a snitch.
He is not a secret anymore.
I know what it is.
Everyone knows what it is.
Yes.
Because of the snitch.
I would say that
Maddie trying to steal that
point.
Was
ridiculous.
He is going to stick with that too.
Steph didn't pipe in.
He is going to stick with that.
He really was.
I am kind of
pissed off.
I think Anthony should
arrest him.
I will just defect
his car.
It is even worse.
I don't know
how you would be able to go to sleep
at night if you just kept that point.
Surely the guilt would have
eaten you up.
It wouldn't have.
It wouldn't have.
It wouldn't have confessed.
Yeah.
I am not angry at you Matt.
I am just disappointed.
That is worse.
Thanks Scotty.
Rob is doing it.
What are you doing Rob?
You are fighting electrical?
Rob's retirement.
Superannuation planning.
Yeah.
Research.
Jim's car taking.
Jim what are you doing with cars?
If people want me to exercise
their cars then
hit you up and let me know.
Otherwise it is just me
whinging about modern car comforts
for hours on end.
I am going to
start a company called
Jim's Concrete.
I am not sure
what is that.
I don't mention it.
It might pay for the
SR2 bits and everything.
Jim is telling you to
harden up.
Mr. Termitieri.
Very straightforward.
Heated seats and steering wheels are delightful.
If you have the ability to embrace them
do it.
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Gentlemen.
One more thing.
Just for
TurboTerry. Become a sovereign citizen
of the world.
If you want to be able to do anything,
he can't get you.
Please.
Tin foil hats on nice and tight.
I
am still counting down the days
until I get to
brick some of you out of the car.
Please.
It works in court.
It's okay.
You don't even follow our court.
You don't believe the court in the law even exists.
I am just traveling.
I am just traveling on the road.
I am just traveling.
One more thing.
I have just got a text through.
Beta Bird Wood registrations open Monday
morning.
Be there or be square.
I will be putting
my cars in.
Beta Bird Wood.
Rob, you down?
When is it? November? October.
October 19.
It should be fine.
It should be good.
What car are you going to bring Rob?
Good question.
I don't know what car would make it.
B76.
That would be nice.
That's not going to happen.
It's the 300 SE.
That's got air conditioning power steering.
That's nice. It's going to be warm.
I take that.
It's a 1966 car.
It's still got air con.
That would be a lovely car to take.
That would be gorgeous.
The 318 would be a nice car to
give it a run.
The E30? That would be fun.
The E30. That would be a bit more modern-ish.
What about the gas?
Adelaide.
Don't think the Crown is going to make it to Adelaide.
Yeah, I definitely don't think so.
I was going to say, I at least get to take it there
and then put it for sale.
Maybe I'll get some hits.
What's the criteria?
Matty?
25 years old.
30 years old.
30 years old.
The BMW should be there?
Yeah, it will be there.
The E36 AMG?
Not.
What year is that?
W210.
What's that?
1989.
That's 99 something.
89 I think it was that one.
The car would be 9.
The cut off this year would be 2001.
2001.
2006.
1996.
OK.
It might be alright.
It comes out on Monday.
So do it there.
Well, let's see how we go.
See you next time. Take it easy.
See you next time.
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