Episode #198 - Fleet Status Unknown
About this episode
Chadwick and Frank dive into a lively discussion about their extensive and ever-changing car fleets, sharing details on projects like a Volvo V50 rally car, a 1995 Geo Tracker restoration, and a 2005 S2000. They debate their favorite vehicles, maintenance challenges, and upcoming plans including rally builds and photo shoots. The episode also features a fun quiz on vintage SUV ads, insights into power steering repairs, and candid banter about their automotive passions and daily drivers like the reliable Lexus CT 200H. Expect a mix of humor, technical talk, and car culture camaraderie throughout.
The fellas sit down to discuss their current fleet... with a greater degree of difficulty than one would anticipate. Find out how the boys will disguise their lack of progress behind a finely crafted thin veil of total BS.
Chevrolet S10 Blazer
"CT 200H. You have a 1993-ish Chevy S10 Blazer. 94?"
Chevrolet Corvette
"Doesn't matter. You have a 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. Correct."
Mitsubishi Galant
"Good job. You have a 1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR4. Also correct."
Volvo XC90
"Okay. So there's a Volvo XC90? That's right."
Toyota A90
"I'm just going to start off with that one. It's a 90. God damn it."
Chevrolet Volt
"..., we also have my wife's like work car, the Chevy Volt that we just gets free work."
Honda S2000
"...that you got a great deal on, though. You have an S2000, 2005 AP2. Six."
Plymouth Barracuda
"Full-blown Aids. You're 72 Plymouth Barracuda? 65."
Toyota Prius
"...anyons of a Lexus CT 200H, which is effectively a Prius. And I had the best time ever."
Chevrolet Suburban
"Terry Balea, as he's known. Suburban. This is the 2001 Chevy Z71 GMT 800 Suburban."
Volkswagen Gti
"I think about that like. The sprint GTI is out there. I and I do favor that car."
Ford Explorer
"Yeah, it is. It mentions the Ford Explorer. It mentions the Jeep Cherokee."
Jeep Cherokee
"... mentions the Ford Explorer. It mentions the Jeep Cherokee. Sure, should."
Chevrolet Nova
"... If you look Apollo was a derivative of the Chevy Nova. Nova itself was a space concept."
Fiat Brava
"...ave the, the, the. The old mobile version was the Brava. The old mobile bravada."
Oldsmobile Bravada
"... old mobile version was the Brava. The old mobile bravada. You had the Chevrolet S10 Blazer."
Chevrolet S10
"The old mobile bravada. You had the Chevrolet S10 Blazer. The Buick one was the Buick gah Lee. What..."
Buick Enclave
"It's not a Riviera. It's a Buick Not an enclave golly Oh, oh god. Oh god. Oh fuck. Oh god. Oh fuc..."
Subaru Justy
"...le. I wrote on it Subaru sandbar same as a Subaru justy. Yes. No, it is. No, it genuinely is. Of course i..."
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