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For drivers who don't need to compensate for anything. Volvo
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About this episode
Fuel prices, car shopping deals, and a deep dive into Volvo history and favorites fill the show. The hosts swap updates on multiple cars, track events at Phillip Island, and a few mechanical dramas (including a Saab that dies repeatedly). The main segment debates which Volvos are best—classic 240/1800/850R favorites versus newer Polestar and V8 XC90 ideas—plus a Volvo-themed quiz where David Prince takes the win. The episode ends with “Cherry” naming a plug-in hybrid diesel ute and golf tips.
Topics:
air conditioning (AC)
air filter
car cover
cash back
Chicanes
clay barring
coupe
e-bike
front wheel drive
head gasket
On this episode of Car Torque, Matty, Ed, Alam, David and Scotty discuss their latest updates. They also discuss their favourite Volvo models over their past 99 years!
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Car updates
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Term
price of fuel
"Yes, yes, especially with the price of fuel these days. No, I have to start."
When gas gets expensive, it costs more money to drive. People may drive more carefully or choose cars that use less fuel.
Fuel prices directly affect how expensive it is to drive, especially for cars with lower fuel economy. When fuel is costly, people often change driving habits (gentler acceleration, fewer trips) or consider more efficient vehicles.
Concept
Mad Max
"Otherwise it's going to turn to Mad Max over here. We are the country for it."
“Mad Max” is a reference to the post-apocalyptic chaos portrayed in the Mad Max films. In car podcasts, it’s often used as a joke about reckless driving or a breakdown in normal rules and order.
Term
Clay barring
"[321.0s] You do some, uh, some stuff. [323.3s] Clay barring and polishing and, uh, ceramicking of, uh, of your MX. [327.9s] But we'll get to that very shortly in your car updates."
Clay barring (often called “claying”) is a paint decontamination process that removes embedded contaminants from the clear coat surface. It’s commonly used before polishing or applying protection so the finish is smooth and ready for coatings.
Term
e-bike
"[435.5s] I was going to buy like an e-bike or something and just try and something that'll get up [438.3s] to about 80 days an hour and just buzz on down Sydney road..."
An e-bike is a bicycle with a motor that helps you pedal. It can make commuting easier without needing a car.
An e-bike (electric bicycle) uses an electric motor to assist pedaling, making commuting easier and reducing effort on hills or longer rides. The speaker mentions it as an alternative to other transportation costs and time.
Concept
price matching
"It involved, um, price matching other competitors. [536.9s] It involved somebody at the JB high."
Price matching means the store says, “If you find the same thing cheaper elsewhere, we’ll match that price.” It’s a way to get a better deal without doing a lot of bargaining.
Price matching is when a seller agrees to match a competitor’s advertised price. In practice, it can reduce the effective cost without you having to negotiate from scratch.
Concept
cash back
"And then $100 cash back from Sony, all of it to accumulate into, I think again, full [552.9s] retail for the camera and the lens would have been about $2,600."
Cash back is money you get back after you buy something. It lowers the final price you actually pay.
Cash back is a rebate you receive after a purchase, often from a manufacturer, retailer, or credit card promotion. It reduces the net cost and can stack with other discounts like price matching or gift card savings.
Part
air filter
"Got a new air filter for the Accord today... given that it's set for that long and it was all oily and greasy."
The air filter cleans the air before it goes into the engine. If it gets dirty or oily, the engine can’t breathe as well, so replacing it can help performance and smoothness.
An engine air filter traps dust and debris before air enters the engine. If it’s old or contaminated (like being oily/greasy), airflow can be restricted and the engine may run less efficiently, which is why replacing it is a common maintenance item.
Term
high-performance tyres
"Well, they're high-performance tyres for a high-performance car, dude. High-performance tyres for a high-performance car."
High-performance tyres are made to grip the road better and respond faster when you steer or brake. They’re usually stickier than regular tyres.
High-performance tyres are designed for better grip, quicker response, and more predictable handling—often with softer compounds and more aggressive tread patterns. They’re typically matched to higher-performance cars to keep traction consistent under acceleration, braking, and cornering.
Concept
Phillip Island Historics
"Drove the Grand Prix, drove the N1, did a bit of a trip to Phillip Island on Friday at the Phillip Island Historics. That was really good fun."
This is a classic-car racing event at Phillip Island. It’s where older cars get to run on the track again, usually with owners and fans.
The Phillip Island Historics is a historic motorsport event held at Phillip Island, featuring classic and vintage race cars. It’s the kind of event where owners drive their cars to the track and participate in on-track sessions.
Car
Civic
"Bighead Club-wise. We did our 50th anniversary of Civic there a few years ago. And that was a brilliant, brilliant end."
The Civic is Honda’s popular compact car, and it has a big fan community. Car clubs often pick it for special events because there are lots of different generations and owners love them. In this segment, it’s the model the club celebrated.
The Honda Civic is one of the most influential compact cars in modern history, with many generations and a huge enthusiast following. Model-specific clubs often celebrate particular eras because parts availability, styling, and driving character vary by generation. Here, “Civic” is used to describe the car community and the event’s focus.
Term
car cover
"[863.7s] Yeah, well, unfortunately, it was very, very filthy [867.1s] because the stupid car cover keeps blowing off. [870.0s] But still, I took it out and realized"
A car cover is something you put over the car when it’s parked to keep it cleaner and protected. If it keeps blowing off, the car gets dirty again and you have to keep fixing the cover.
A car cover is an aftermarket protective cover used to shield a vehicle from dust, rain, and sun when it’s parked. If the cover “keeps blowing off,” it can leave the car exposed and also create frustration because you have to keep re-securing it.
Term
washer bottle
"[870.0s] But still, I took it out and realized [873.1s] that I need to fill up the washer bottle. [876.1s] It was pretty dirty, I couldn't see."
The washer bottle (windshield washer reservoir) holds fluid used by the windshield wipers. Needing to “fill up the washer bottle” is a common maintenance check because low fluid can reduce visibility and make it harder to keep the windshield clean.
Concept
low center of gravity
"[1103.9s] And when I go and sit in this, you definitely feel the drop. [1106.8s] You sit down nice and low in it. [1108.8s] Yeah. [1110.0s] Low center of gravity too."
If a car sits low, it’s harder for it to tip or feel wobbly in turns. That usually makes it feel more stable and confident on the road.
A low center of gravity means the car’s mass sits closer to the ground. That generally improves stability and reduces body roll when cornering, making the car feel more planted.
Term
rusty
"Okay. Rusty as well. So it's hot."
Calling the car “rusty” indicates visible corrosion, which can affect structural integrity and drive up repair costs. Rust is especially important to evaluate around common areas like wheel arches, rocker panels, and underbody.
Car
W204 C-Class
"I've just purchased... a C280 from 2009. You know, the W204 C-Class."
W204 is the generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class they’re talking about. It helps narrow down which version of the car it is, since different generations can have different issues and parts.
W204 is the internal generation code for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class sold in the mid-to-late 2000s. Generation codes like this help you identify the exact platform and typical engine/transmission combinations when discussing reliability and parts.
Concept
pre-facelift
"This is a pre-facelift. So it would be, yeah. Pre-facelift, yeah."
A “pre-facelift” car is the version before the model got its mid-life update. That usually means the earlier styling and features, and sometimes buyers like them because they’re more original.
“Pre-facelift” means the car is from before the manufacturer’s mid-cycle refresh. Facelifts often change styling, interior details, and sometimes infotainment or mechanical updates, so pre-facelift cars can be more desirable to some buyers for originality.
Term
service history
"Silver on black with a roof done 96,000 Ks, a pretty good Ks. Very good service history. One owner, she's 93, and she's into an E-Class now."
Service history is the paperwork showing the car was maintained. If it’s complete, it usually means fewer surprises later.
“Service history” is the documented record of maintenance and repairs performed over the car’s life. A strong service history is often a key indicator that the car was cared for and can reduce the risk of hidden deferred maintenance.
Concept
sell it as is
"But it's sort of, there's a, I probably won't fix them, because they're all just a bit annoying and awkward. I think I'll probably just sell it as is, because, you know, it's a really nice original low mileage car."
“Sell it as is” means they’re not fixing the small problems before selling. If the issues are minor, they may just price it accordingly and let the buyer decide.
“Sell it as is” means the seller won’t do additional repairs or cosmetic work before listing. This is common when issues are minor and the seller wants to avoid spending money that may not be recovered in the sale price.
Concept
low mileage
"I think I'll probably just sell it as is, because, you know, it's a really nice original low mileage car. Someone will look at it and go, oh, that's great."
Low mileage means the car hasn’t been driven very much. That usually suggests less wear, and buyers often like that.
“Low mileage” refers to relatively few kilometers driven compared to typical vehicles of the same age. Lower mileage can mean less wear, and it often boosts buyer confidence—especially when paired with strong service history.
Term
litres times 280 a litre
"[1572.2s] 150 litres times 280 a litre. [1575.7s] That's $420 to fill up your Land Cruiser."
They’re doing simple math: how many litres the tank holds, multiplied by how much each litre costs. That gives the total cost to fill the tank.
This is a straightforward fuel-cost calculation: tank volume in litres multiplied by the price per litre. It’s a useful way to estimate how expensive driving will be when fuel prices change.
Concept
trade in
"You could trade in the jazz. And I'll buy the jazz."
A trade-in is when you sell your current car to the dealer and use that money to help pay for the next car. The dealer decides the trade-in value, so it can change what you end up paying.
A trade-in is when you hand over your current car to the dealer and apply its value toward the purchase of a new one. Trade-in values can vary a lot and can affect the final “out-the-door” cost even if the new car’s sticker price looks good.
Term
air conditioning
"But that's all, you know, it's a fickle mistress, unfortunately, feel economy of the jazz because I put the air conditioning on and traffic gets me."
Running the air conditioning adds load to the engine (or power system), which can reduce fuel economy, especially in stop-and-go traffic. The speaker is using A/C usage as the reason their Jazz’s consumption worsened.
Term
petrol
"[1896.7s] We're taking Jim's car and he can pay for the petrol. [1900.2s] No, it's diesel. [1901.3s] I think."
“Petrol” is the common term for gasoline in many countries. The speaker initially assumes petrol but then corrects it to diesel, which matters for planning fuel costs and where to refuel.
Brand
Volvo
"And I think Volvo is quite a cool company. I don't I don't think they're what they used to be in terms of reliability in VertiCommerce, but also in terms of in terms of what they kind of stood for in terms of the in the Aussie market."
Volvo is a car brand from Sweden. People often associate it with safety, and the speaker is saying Volvo’s reputation—especially for reliability—has shifted over the years.
Volvo is a Swedish automaker known for safety-focused engineering and, historically, a reputation for durability. In this segment, the host also touches on how Volvo’s reliability and brand image have changed over time in markets like Australia.
Concept
reliability
"I don't I don't think they're what they used to be in terms of reliability in VertiCommerce, but also in terms of in terms of what they kind of stood for in terms of the in the Aussie market."
Reliability is how dependable a car is—whether it keeps working without breaking down or needing expensive surprises.
Reliability refers to how consistently a car performs without unexpected failures or major repairs. The speaker is contrasting Volvo’s current reputation with how it was perceived in the past.
Term
head gasket
"And it had done a head gasket, but geez, it was original. You know, the rest of it was just and we were standing there going,"
The head gasket is like a tight seal inside the engine. If it goes bad, the engine can overheat or start mixing fluids, and it usually means expensive repairs.
A head gasket is the seal between an engine’s cylinder block and cylinder head. If it fails, you can get overheating, coolant/oil mixing, or compression leaks—often a sign of major engine work.
Concept
front wheel drive
"...once they switch to front wheel drive with the 850, that the, the inherent, you know, Volvo S quality is sort of went, went out the window a little bit."
Front-wheel drive means the front wheels do the work of moving the car. It can change how the car feels to drive and how the car is built, and the speaker thinks Volvo’s move to it affected the “quality” impression.
Front-wheel drive (FWD) places the engine’s power to the front wheels, changing how the car handles and how certain components are packaged. The speaker links Volvo’s FWD transition (with the 850) to a perceived shift in overall build/quality feel.
Term
coupe
"They had a press car in that in a, in a coupe. And I just remember being pretty impressed with that... I think the coupes went prettier than the convertibles."
A coupe is a car with a fixed roof (not a convertible). They’re saying the coupe version looks better over time than the convertible.
A coupe is a body style with a fixed roof and typically two doors, often emphasizing a sportier look and more rigid structure than convertibles. Here, the speakers compare the coupe’s styling to the convertible and say the coupe aged better visually.
Car
Volvo 850R
"I think my favorite Volvo would probably be the 850R, uh, purely from the Top Gear Africa special."
The Volvo 850R is an older Volvo that was built to be more fun and sporty than the regular models. The speaker likes it because it feels like the kind of Volvo enthusiasts talk about.
The Volvo 850R is a performance-oriented variant of the Volvo 850 from the 1990s, known for being one of the more enthusiast-friendly Volvos. It’s referenced here as a favorite because it represents a more “classic” sporty Volvo era.
Term
chicanes
"Think of a racetrack, Scotty. [4246.3s] Chicanes? [4247.1s] Chicanes is correct. [4250.0s] It represents a chicane."
A chicane is a section of track that makes you go through a quick, twisty setup instead of driving straight through. It’s there to slow cars down and make the driving more technical.
A chicane is a sequence of tight turns that forces a car to slow down and change direction, usually to reduce speed on a straight or to add technical complexity. On racetracks, chicanes test braking, turn-in, and car control rather than outright top speed.
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This is a professional radio, gentlemen.
And it's front wheel drive.
Sorry, have you got anyone you want to thank?
Just myself.
And now we do the after hours.
Uh, gentlemen, what would you go for?
They see us in there.
Because it's not a super car.
It's not.
Automated perfection comes in the form of two letters A and U.
Long live my LTD.
Well, open the car, talk, get shoes on.
I'm here in 98.9 Northwest FM.
It's me, Matty J, in the studio with Mr. Alam Deep Singh.
What's happening?
Online with Mr. David Prince and Mr. Scotty Doe Johnson.
How are you gentlemen?
Very well, thank you.
Well, thank you very much.
Good, good to see you guys.
So I've seen, I think I've seen all of you except Alam.
We haven't seen you in a while, man.
How are you doing?
I'm doing alright.
Just been a bit busy with work and everything else.
A little tired, but getting back into the groove of things.
Nice, nice.
Working out a meager existence, as they say.
Yes, yes, especially with the price of fuel these days.
No, I have to start.
Well, when I start with the car talk top tip, please do not steal fuel.
But if you are so inclined, do it from, you know, a corporate one,
not a independently owned one.
That's a good piece of consumer advice there.
Yeah.
Otherwise it's going to turn to Mad Max over here.
We are the country for it.
I just see an XA coupe today on the road, a black one.
I thought, oh, hang on a minute, this is not looking good.
No, there we go.
It is, it is the end.
It is the end.
I've been doing the car.
I've just been driving every car until it runs out of fuel.
I've just been driving every car until it runs out of fuel.
That did cross my mind as an advantage of having more than one.
Absolutely.
So it's giving me an excuse to drive them.
I'm now in Stephanie's car today.
In the forest though.
See, I'm keen to see the game plan of what happens when they all run out of fuel there.
Yeah.
What goes on there?
I haven't thought that far ahead yet, Alan.
I'm hoping the price is going back down.
That's the future of this problem.
That's when you go to mom's house and you're like, I'm stealing this.
I'm taking the type R.
She's like, you take the XA.
I'll be like, it won't give you rather corner.
I'll be back for a bit of it.
You're excited to be like, I need fuel in clients later.
But no, it is a little bit diabolical out there, isn't it?
It is, it is.
You wouldn't think, you know, given the promises that were made by one orange band, you know,
according to him, it would have been over by now.
But you know, here we are still in the midst of it with no end in sight.
I think there's more important factors at play besides him.
I think, I mean, we're not a political show.
We made that really clear.
But there's some political, let's just say alliances.
Yes.
That might say shenanigans.
Yes, shenanigans that have caused, not great, not great.
Yeah.
A bit sucky for the rest of the world that some small men's, how would you say it?
Egos have, have led to, throwing us in such turmoil.
Yep.
And it's, I mean, they couldn't particularly give a damn about any of us.
But anyway, that's a, but whatever political show, guys, we're not a political show.
We are a car show.
So I'm good to see you, my friend.
Good to see you guys.
Happy to be back.
David Prince, Scotty Doe.
How are you gentlemen?
Yep, getting along.
Going good.
Thanks.
I'm plugging away.
I'll see how long I last.
I forgot I left my laptop charger at work.
So I know we'll see how I go.
We'll see how long I last in the show.
We'll have to get you on your phone, Scotty.
Yeah, I might have to.
But I think we're all surviving the Petra apocalypse at the moment.
And let's just try and keep on.
Now, I did see David on the weekend and I did see Scotty on the weekend.
David, I saw you for lunch on Saturday and then Scotty for your, your bucks.
Yeah, evening, which was, which was a great time.
Just want to let you know that I won again in, in go cutting.
You know, me being cyborg man and all with a stint inside of me, I still managed to win.
So I'll, before you say, oh, you know, your man and machine, I am man and machine.
Now I'm man with one with machine.
So what horse and horse and rider combined as Mazda MX five would say that that is me.
Um, so, so Scotty, there's someone I want to thank and it's thanking you for coming third.
And, you know, for letting me win.
So thank you, Scotty.
Yeah, I thought, you know, you're, you're in a bit of, bit of pain and stuff.
So I thought it's a nice thing to do.
Tell me about us with you after that.
I'm still, I still haven't recovered after that.
I'm a bit sore for that.
I was lucky.
I had an Oscar appointment on Monday.
So you did a nice touch up and all sorted.
Yeah.
I already had that one.
Yeah.
Perfect after, after that, after go counting.
Yep.
Absolutely.
Uh, we are also joined by Mr.
Edward Bunting.
Hello.
Does it make my thing work better?
Well, we can, we can hear you.
We can hear you fine, mate.
We were just doing a general catch up saying how I saw, uh, I've seen all the gentlemen
and Edward Bunting, I saw you as well last week.
Well, you know, I think I've seen everybody on the show.
I helped you.
You do some, uh, some stuff.
Clay barring and polishing and, uh, ceramicking of, uh, of your MX.
But we'll get to that very shortly in your car updates.
It is car update time though.
So we are going to start with the first one here.
Uh, Mr.
Alan Deep Singh updates with you.
Uh, no real updates for me.
Like I said, just suffering the, the problems of an increased fuel cost.
I think I was able to fill up the D max one last time on the sub $2 mark.
Oh, got in.
And, uh, the, the Honda, that, that kind of hurt me a little bit.
I filled that up at $2, $9 or $2, $7, which is still not bad.
Not bad considering where it is now.
Um, yeah, that was on half tank.
I'm like, oh, I could have made that given how much my parents don't drive.
Um, and the Subaru just has not been filled up.
I'm like, I'm not going to fill that up till it gets cheap again.
There's no point.
I'm not going to lose that one.
I'll just take the diesel hit and, uh, try and maybe finagle my way through the bus
area and then fill it up.
Alan, is it going to get cheap again?
Eventually.
Eventually.
I hope so.
Otherwise, like I said, it's Mad Max out there and where the country.
Uh huh.
So, uh, you know, if that's the game they want to play, it's the game that will get
played.
We just need, um, we just need, uh, what's the name?
Tina Turner.
Yeah.
To be there and, and it is, it is.
Uh, absolutely.
It is.
Yeah.
Tina.
Um, interestingly, the government is encouraging people to work from home and take
public transport.
Bit hard for me.
Uh, and you?
Yeah.
I was, I was going to make that argument work.
I'm like, can I, can I work from home?
I feel like, hey.
They say, they say that Alan, until the price eases.
Is that what they, is that what they said?
Well, I think that's the push, but if the price doesn't ease, eventually people just
get thrown back into it.
I suppose I'm going.
Yeah.
That's what I'm thinking.
I was going to buy like an e-bike or something and just try and something that'll get up
to about 80 days an hour and just buzz on down Sydney road and then just, uh, hoping to
work you once I got to my regular workplace.
There's a lot to be said for that.
Yeah.
I've been looking for an excuse to buy a Honda super one and this might just be it.
Yes.
Yeah.
I was laughed at by my family and everybody that I know, except, except people on this
podcast, because, because we know we're the smartest people.
Um, but when I put the idea of I want to buy a Honda motor compacto, um, I was laughed
at.
They're like, that is ridiculous.
What a waste of money.
Now I'm, I'm going to try, I should have been a trendsetter.
You know, I should have been a trendsetter.
You rub it in their face.
I'm going to go buy one and I'm going to be like, see, I'm, I'm, I'm smart and just point
to my head and then spell smart SMRT.
Um, it could completely wrong.
So yes, I, I, I hear you, Alan.
I hear you.
So in the meantime, I've decided to do anything, any responsible, you know, person in this
economy would.
I've bought myself a new camera.
Yeah.
Very nice.
It's a Sony, uh, a 6,700 and it is a lovely camera and I got it.
I think somewhere around, including the lens for less than, uh, $900 less than what retail
would have cost me.
How do you manage that?
Shenanigans.
Shenanigans.
No, um,
It was, uh,
It's the back of a truck.
No, no, no.
This was purchased from a JB high for a,
No, from a JB Hiffey in the city.
It involved gift cards, which with gift card deals, we get 10% off the gift card.
It involved, um, price matching other competitors.
It involved somebody at the JB high.
That was really nice and said, Hey, I want to give you a better deal than this.
We'll refund your order and then read the order.
I guess they wanted the commission and they were happy to help me.
And then $100 cash back from Sony, all of it to accumulate into, I think again, full
retail for the camera and the lens would have been about $2,600.
It's costing me about 1700 ish.
It's pretty good.
Yeah.
Do you have a phone, Alan?
I do.
Do you know they've got cameras in them these days?
Salsa of milk screen three.
I'm, I'm going to, I'm going to refrain from commentary.
Considering we are people with all sorts of weird cars.
This is totally unnecessary, David.
If you know,
You know, Toyota Camrys exist, David.
Yeah.
Really good.
They are.
They are really good.
Yeah.
Well, I'm, I'm proud of your camera.
Thank you.
I think it's,
It'll be a look forward to more car talk,
video content,
video content, including a car, some other years.
That was the reason why our bloody interest rate just went up.
You tip the scale you did.
Like consumerism in my defense, this money was spent technically like a month or something
ago.
So maybe two months ago.
Oh, that's funny.
I'm keeping this economy afloat.
All right.
You are.
You're single-handedly holding it down.
That's it.
That's it.
I should be thanked.
I thank you.
Although where's my key or something?
Keep it to the city.
So that's your updates.
Yes.
David Prince.
Updates with you.
I'm doing lots of different cars over the last week or so,
which has been good.
Got a new air filter for the Accord today.
I thought I might struggle to do that.
Took a little bit of searching, but persons came through finally in the end.
So that has definitely needed a new air filter,
given that it's set for that long and it was all oily and greasy.
I actually took it out of the car and so I could match it up if I needed to at a shop
and put it in a paper bag.
And the paper bag is now just completely soaked.
Completely soaked.
Why would it be so greasy just sitting there?
Really good question.
I don't know whether it had never been changed in its first 97,000K.
So maybe, I don't know.
Maybe not.
Yeah, but it's going to have a nice, bright, shiny one in it.
That might help the idol that you were talking about being in.
Yeah, it may well.
But I drove that car on the weekend to go and see the host of the show.
And it's such a nice car to drive.
It's not got a rattle in it.
It's smooth as anything.
I think, as I said before, I think putting new tyres on makes a big difference
with anything like that that's been sitting around for so long.
Just some good old Zetas from women's tyres.
But yeah, anything's better than 25-year-old rubber sitting that's been sitting that spot on.
Well, they're high-performance tyres for a high-performance car, dude.
High-performance tyres for a high-performance car.
As I remember on many Honda rocker covers, they always say,
you're a high-performance engine.
I picked the LN 360 up, the panel van.
That's got its exhaust, and that's running sweet as a nut too.
Drove the Grand Prix, drove the N1, did a bit of a trip to Phillip Island on Friday
at the Phillip Island Historics.
That was really good fun.
Caught up with a few people down there that I don't see.
They're getting on in years now and finding the drive-up to the gearbox event every month.
Bit hard.
Bit hard.
So yeah, it had a lovely time at the track with him.
Some incredible cars down there.
I mean, it just takes me right back to all those years watching all the great,
the golden years of Bathurst when they had all the different classes.
And there was a Nissan Exeterbo there.
Yes.
There were 190s.
There were Bluebirds.
There were Inonix Taranas.
There were XA Falcon Coops.
Two beautiful Moffat cars.
Shannon's had one of the beautiful hard tops.
Two hard top.
And also his RX7 down there with the display, which was just fantastic to see.
Jim sent me a picture of the world's fastest Sierra, which was Dick Johnson's there as well.
Yes.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fantastic selection of cars.
And Phillip Island, people haven't been there.
You just walk all through the pits.
You talk to the guys working on the cars.
It's just really a really intimate sort of easy experience.
That's cool.
And it's a fantastic track.
Beautiful day.
That helps, of course.
Really, really good event.
I think we'll be doing something there next year, certainly.
Bighead Club-wise.
We did our 50th anniversary of Civic there a few years ago.
And that was a brilliant, brilliant end.
And next year, I think we'll have something else to celebrate.
So watch this space.
But no, it's been, it's been good.
So that's you there, Prince.
Good day.
Updates with me.
Well, I can't mention that we did already mention the go-karting.
So that was a lot of fun.
I guess car-wise, when I had a chat with you that night,
the very next day, I did take the 31 out for a bit of a drive.
Hey, how was it?
Yeah, well, unfortunately, it was very, very filthy
because the stupid car cover keeps blowing off.
But still, I took it out and realized
that I need to fill up the washer bottle.
It was pretty dirty, I couldn't see.
But it ran fine.
There was no hiccups, no dramas.
It was like it runs every single day.
So that's a positive with it.
And did it make you say, oh, I can't sell this now?
Yeah, it was a bit slow.
Yes, Mr. Blade.
Yes, Mr. Very Fast Blade.
Coming from the blade and then I jumped in this
and then kind of put my foot down, I was like, hmm.
There's not too much there.
But no, it was pretty fun.
It was enjoyable, a little drive around.
I did that and the inside is all clean.
I cleaned all the outside and sent the pictures
and that off to Mr. David.
Just going to circulate that around all the Honda people.
That came through this afternoon, I saw that.
To see if they are interested at all.
The only thing that's left to do is,
since she's not here, she needs to clean out the inside of it.
A bit of a hoarder of crap, really.
But I don't know what she needs
and what she doesn't need in there, so I kind of left it for now.
But once she gets rid of that,
I can just give it a bit of a wipe down and a vacuum inside.
That's all it needs.
Nothing too major.
It came up pretty nice, scrubbed up nicely.
If anyone is interested, especially in this climate now for fuel,
and you need a cheap run around.
What's that average economy wise?
I'm not quite sure.
It's obviously much better when it's around town,
but it's not that great when it comes to cruising on freeways
and things like that.
That's probably what lets it down the most.
But otherwise, it's pretty good.
I think it's meant to be around 5.5, I think 5.3 or 5.5.
I mean, it's 15-year-old tech now.
Interestingly though, it's a VTIL,
which is the upspec version that they came in.
I think it was one of the first cars in Australia to have live maps.
When they were released,
there was a bit of a hoo-ha about the fact that the route instructions
would change given satellite road accidents and closures and stuff like that.
So it was actually live updated.
It was called Suna, I think, S-U-N-A.
Yeah, I remember the brand.
So I think that was the first car sold in Australia with that.
And also, they had a reversing camera, which back then,
that was a bit novel, the VTILs, the cheaper one didn't have that.
So it had a few extra bits and pieces on it.
When they were new, I mean, Honda had four hybrids on the market at that time,
and they couldn't sell any of them.
They were considered a bit strange or weird or quirky or something,
but they were literally 10 years ahead of their time,
because 10 years later, in 2020, anything with a hybrid badge on it,
just went nuts.
You actually do sit down pretty low in it too.
Compared to my car and now Ashley's new car,
they sit a lot higher, you feel a lot higher in it.
And when I go and sit in this, you definitely feel the drop.
You sit down nice and low in it.
Yeah.
Low center of gravity too.
I think the battery is flat under the rear seat in those.
So yeah, it got by.
Great buy, you've priced it well,
and I don't think it'll last very long, I think someone will grab it.
Well, it's pretty much brand new tires.
She only did that during the school holidays,
so they're like a couple months old.
And yeah, always serviced out of Honda.
Yep.
I'm pretty sure it's never been serviced anywhere else.
I mean, she's always taken it at Honda.
Yep.
And it was her father's to begin with,
so who got it brand new,
so it's always been with them all the way through.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So it's not too bad, you know?
Very good.
What's your age?
Ah, Scott.
It's up for seven and a half, but negotiable, obviously.
How many K's?
261.
There you go.
261.
Oh, she hasn't been up on blocks.
No.
No.
It got used quite a bit driving to their beach house at Seaspray.
Okay.
Rusty as well.
So it's hot.
There he goes, the negotiator.
And Rusty.
He's already started.
I'll give you 2400.
Sounds like a glamour.
Edward Fark is over here.
Love it.
So that's your updates.
Edward Bunting.
Hello, all.
Well, how are you?
Oh, yep.
Well, I'm well.
And you meant to say, yeah, good.
Yeah, good.
Oh, how are you?
No, I've been seen.
That's what you're good.
Thanks.
Yeah, but that's the right answer to how are you?
You've got to say hello, you know, just hi.
Good.
Thanks.
That's the, she's actually doing a live show.
Oh, I would see her.
We should actually book tickets.
I think that would be funny.
Effy in this day and age.
Love it.
Yeah, absolutely.
Yes.
I'm good.
Car wise.
What are we done?
Well, it's first of all, it seems that my run of breakdowns.
Has not ended when 2020 ended.
Oh, I bought a Saab.
I think as you know, a couple, you broke a Saab.
I didn't break it.
It broke itself.
Oh, no.
Yeah.
Saab is dead David.
Well, partly dead.
So I was driving it.
I got a check for road worthy.
All it needed was two tie rod ends.
I said, please fit the two tie rod ends, which they did.
I picked it up.
I drove it straight down to sort of Cheltenham to work out of a different office for the
day.
And as I was just backing into the car park, it just died.
As if someone had turned it off, you know, just completely dead.
And I went, oh, hasn't done that before.
Crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank.
I thought, this is not a good sign.
Then it started again, sort of on the third time.
And I backed into the car park thought, maybe that was just a glitch.
Anyway, on the way home, I was on the phone to a friend on the way home and I said,
just, you know, if I cut out or whatever, you know, it's not me, but the car might cut
out.
I said, you can get a live update.
So I was sitting at the lights and it did the same thing.
Just boom, dead.
And I was like, oh, this is becoming a thing.
So I sort of went into the service lane when I did get it started again and sat there idling
and it got hot and that's fine.
And up to 10, but you know, it was all sort of normal.
And I thought, this is a real pain right now, but it is peak hour traffic.
I thought, I'll just try and sneak it home through the back streets.
So from Cheltenham, you know, all the way back to Inner East, I sort of knuck it down back
street, back street, back street.
And it didn't die on the way home.
It was good.
And then I thought, maybe it was just a little, you know, a little blip.
My friend wanted to borrow it on the weekend.
I said, look, you're more than welcome to borrow it.
However, it just did this today.
It may be a thing.
It may not be a thing.
Of course, he borrowed it five minutes later.
It's dead side of the road.
I'm like, okay, all right, this is becoming a pattern.
So he did get home in it after waiting a bit and then it restarted.
But then the next day he went to get in it and it just just crank, crank, crank nothing
even from cold.
It doesn't seem to be a hot problem or cold, but it seems to be very non specific.
So that went on a tow truck out to the mechanic.
And of course it's behaved itself ever since and hasn't, hasn't done anything.
And I said, drive it.
I said, take it home, take it back, do whatever you got to do.
Drive it.
It's, it will, it will stop.
So that's the snub, naughty sub alongside naughty sub.
I had some front drive shaft seals come in for the Renault 16 from the needer lands
where the Renault 16 shop is located.
The mechanic has fitted those.
So we, for the first time, I think in maybe 15 years, we have a Renault 16 that is not
leaking oil from the sump, not leaking oil from the drive seals.
It's actually not leaking oil.
That's impressive.
Now that won't last.
We all know that won't last, but I'll be prudent given the situation in the world
now, but at the moment, it's not exactly David.
It's very prudent.
What else can I tell you about cars?
I've just purchased, that's why I was a little bit late, a C280 from 2009.
You know, the W204 C-Class.
This is a one owner.
V6.
One owner.
It's the V6, which is a three-liter V6, I think, even though it says C280.
280.
I think it's a three-liter six.
Seven-speed auto, because the six has got the seven-speed, I think, back then.
This is a pre-facelift.
So it would be, yeah.
Pre-facelift, yeah.
Silver on black with a roof done 96,000 Ks, a pretty good Ks.
Very good service history.
One owner, she's 93, and she's into an E-Class now.
Oh, right.
Okay.
Wow.
It drives beautifully, as you'd expect in the great service history.
Very original car.
There's a few little, just annoying little car parking nicks around the body.
Nothing like that Lexus that I had that had more than that.
But it's sort of, there's a, I probably won't fix them, because they're all just a bit annoying
and awkward.
I think I'll probably just sell it as is, because, you know, it's a really nice original low mileage
car.
Someone will look at it and go, oh, that's great.
I don't care about the odd little, I think that's the plan with that one.
But the best thing is, I looked at the gauge, it's got a full, full tank of juice.
It's great time.
So I'll be not selling that straight, or I'll be roosting around in that until it's almost
on the light, and then we might advertise it.
That's funny.
I mean, that's got to be, that's almost worth like $200.
Yeah, I'm sad.
Yeah, yeah.
I didn't even have to haggle.
I just saw that.
I'll give you what you want.
I pay cash.
I pay cash now.
Yeah.
So that's, that's going to be like a selling item on cars.
We'll take a few.
We'll take a few.
Exactly.
We'll become a thing.
Particularly if you've got a Land Cruiser with the main tank and the sub tank.
Sub tank full.
I mean, that's like, what's that?
Like $600?
Yeah, it would be $200.
Wow.
We'll work it out.
How many litres does a Land Cruiser main and a sub tank hold?
One moment, please.
Well, Edward.
Hang on.
I'm just going to work it out.
Let's do a live mix.
Okay.
Are they 140 litres or something?
Yeah, they'll probably be about that.
150.
Because the new Land Cruiser 300 series is probably quite big, right?
150 litres times 280 a litre.
That's $420 to fill up your Land Cruiser.
Yep.
What a time to be alone.
That's getting up there.
We're not even in New Zealand.
I know.
It's led me to my new obsession with the Honda Super One.
I always liked this idea, of course.
But now that fuel's gone to that level, I was really thinking,
what excuse do I need to buy this?
Here it is.
I'm thinking, do I just sell everything and get a Honda Super One?
Of course, keep the Pajero, because I've got to tell the caravan.
But you just get a Honda Super One and of course, keep the Mini,
because I'll never sell that.
But, you know, everything else, everything else.
Just clear it out and get a Super One.
Nothing makes vibe, because that's a convertible and that's really fun too.
Yeah.
I don't know what it is.
Don't have to pick tractor, because that's cheap to run.
Point there, David.
Anyway, it's a futile argument, but express your interest.
I like the idea of living minimalistically with a Super One.
And all the road tests, not that there's many yet online,
but there's a handful of people sort of talking about it from the launch.
They say it's really fun.
It makes all the right noises inside through the speakers.
And it simulates gear shifts and up changes, down changes.
And I was like, that's actually really cool.
Our other friend, Tom, I was chatting to him about it.
And he said, I thought you'd hate all that fake noise.
And I said, I hate the fake noise on a car that's actually got an engine.
But I'm one thousand.
I'm fine with that.
That's, yeah.
That's a pretty good one, David.
Make it fun.
Like, I'm not anti-EV.
I'm anti-boring, ugly EVs.
Can you mod the in-house noise to like a lumpy V8?
It's just like jammed.
I would imagine there's software hacks that you could probably do that would do that.
Do they have a slated or expected price?
It'd have to be in the threes, right?
Like, I mean, if it doesn't start with a three and it starts with higher,
then I don't think it's worth it.
In Japan, they were talking 3.5 million yen, which is about 31 grand.
And now, okay, it's going to be more than that landed in a bit of blah, blah, blah.
But you'd love to think that it's going to start with a three.
Yeah.
If it's in the threes, I reckon I could get my mum into one of these.
Absolutely.
You could trade in the jazz.
And I'll buy the jazz.
And actually, you know, you should keep the jazz because fuel, they're very good on fuel.
Yeah.
Like, one of the days I had to drive the jazz to take my dad to one of his appointments,
it's easier to park the jazz.
And on the freeway, back and forth from Sunshine, I think I was getting like 4.7
or 4.8.
And I was like, you know what, I can get used to this, you know?
But that's all, you know, it's a fickle mistress, unfortunately,
feel economy of the jazz because I put the air conditioning on and traffic gets me.
I'm like, ah, six and a half.
Yes.
I had the issue of, ah, I want to take the typhoon out.
It's too expensive.
Okay.
Yeah.
That's awesome.
But, you know, yeah, can relate.
Maybe I got that new bike right at the right time, I think.
Absolutely.
I mean, yeah, if it all gets real bad, I'll just buck it.
Anyway.
You should all have the R31 because you don't know how much fuel is in it
because the fuel gauge doesn't work.
I don't know what it's cost to be, but it's probably not much.
The fueling that diesel is so much higher than petrol.
Like, I mean, we've had petrol at 230 a litre, 220 a litre before.
That's, well, 280 a litre for diesel or whatever.
Ah, ouchy.
Yeah.
So I'm gradually, luckily all my cars are about half or three quarters old.
I'll just milk them all.
That's all I've been doing.
80s and then I'll worry about it.
And then we definitely will not be heisting a fuel truck.
But out of all the cars I have for fuel use, I was like,
what would be the best on fuel out of all of them?
It's probably the Honda City.
Yeah.
I think.
Yeah.
I've got a road report from when they were released and they averaged on road
test, like, you know, with the performance testing, they averaged 4.4.
And mine does run well.
It's not out of tune, but I think that's going to be better than probably
the Scamp, the Mini, the Mooc.
I think the City is probably the pick.
Oh, well, might have to put on full reg.
Yes.
Let's go back to dual fuel, I reckon.
There's an excuse to put some of my plates that are in the cupboard back on a car.
Absolutely.
There's always an upside.
100%.
I'm with you.
I'm with you.
Always an upside.
Update with me.
So booked in the Camry to go in next week to get all the coolant hoses and
heat hoses changed and to get the transmission service and to get there's
like a little bit of a knock in the front end to get that looked at.
So that will be ready for hopefully Beta Birdwood.
Yeah.
So I'm getting it ready for that.
It's in October.
That's months away.
I know.
But like, you know, I've just want to get it done.
Make sure.
We're going to go to Beta Birdwood.
We might all be on a community Toyota coaster bus or something, you know, like.
Jim, where's Jim?
Jim's got a coaster.
He does have a coaster.
Oh yeah.
We're taking Jim's car and he can pay for the petrol.
No, it's diesel.
I think.
Well, even worse.
So yeah, that's going in.
Norma is going in as well on Thursday.
Because the the air con decided they didn't want to play ball anymore.
So I had had the air con looked at last year and it was so I just needed a regus, but they
put a dye in it in case it was leaking and it stopped working again.
So they're going to have a look at that on Thursday and give it a service because it
is due.
So I was like, just in time for that to happen.
What else have I done?
I think that's pretty much it on my end.
I think that's something that's my car updates.
So car topic of the evening.
So last week we spoke about our good friends at Saab in Edwards.
Edwards missing.
You know.
I missed the Saab episode.
I think your Saab was pissed at you for missing the episode because then it's like, well.
Yeah, that's why.
Yeah.
So we talked about our Swedish friends.
And we're going to continue with that theme with small Swedes in Volvo.
Our favorite our favorite our favorite Volvos over the journey.
I'm a fan of Volvo.
I think I've always kind of been a fan of Volvo and I don't quite know why.
I think mainly because like when I was younger we used to go to visit my grandparents up in
Northern New South Wales in a rural area.
And a lot of the older cars there, like that, that weren't a Holden or a Ford or a Toyota
were Volvo.
They had Volvo 240s.
And it was the, I didn't realize that they were so popular.
And, and yeah, I mean, they're still very popular to like a Volvo 240 today.
So Volvos have always kind of been around and I've always kind of been interested in
Volvos and driven many Volvos and driven many cars with Volvo engines and and the like.
And I think Volvo is quite a cool company.
I don't I don't think they're what they used to be in terms of reliability in
VertiCommerce, but also in terms of in terms of what they kind of stood for in terms of the in
the Aussie market.
But they are still a very important car company.
And they are the flying brick, the sweet speed.
They are they are all of those things.
So I want to talk to you guys about your favorite Volvos.
What are they and why?
Let's start around the room.
Edward Bunting, you've owned many Volvos.
No, I haven't.
OK, I thought I saw you.
Let's just deep dive into that.
I don't think I've owned one.
Really?
Goodness me.
I don't think I've ever had a Volvo.
Owns a Ford Taurus, but doesn't own a bloody Volvo.
What is what is actually wrong with you?
Well, I've never I've never owned a 240.
I've never had a 144 or anything older than that.
I've never had 64.
I've never had any of those baby 360 GLT things from the 80s.
They're kind of cool.
I've never had an s 40 and s 60 and s 80 of V.
I honestly don't think there's ever been a Volvo in the mix.
Not that I don't like them.
I've just.
I don't think the GLT is I think of a BLT.
You know, it's it's.
It's just a badge of the car.
You get her off with a BLT.
At least you get some pleasure out of that.
Yeah, girl at high school had one in.
I think you remember that she had the GLT.
And she thought she was like, I mean, to be fair, she,
she still had a better car than me.
I don't know.
You know, rocked up in the Volvo.
You know, that's why Volvo.
But if you're talking about good years of Volvo,
I mean, I love the 70s, early 80s colors and the simplicity of those cars.
They were a simple car.
Yeah.
My brother and I years ago, when he was sniffing around for something,
when he was 18, went out to the kayak on Dandenong Road.
Used to have all the old bangers in it out near Clayton.
And there was a vitamin C, orange, manual Volvo.
It would have been a one for five wagon with a black leather interior manual.
And it had done a head gasket, but geez, it was original.
You know, the rest of it was just and we were standing there going,
Oh, do we do we do you think it was just cool?
You know, bright orange and you got them in blue, orange, yellow.
They're very, very cool.
Were they built here?
I think they were.
Yes.
Interesting.
The non-metallic cars were assembled in Australia.
Really?
They were metallic.
They were imported.
There you go.
Assembled.
The Dutch Volkswagen's.
Proper Volvos from that era.
And of course, 240s in a bright yellow or a bright red and 80s 240.
That's a cool thing in a wagon, particularly.
But then you had some sort of ordinary stuff around in the 90s
and into the early 2000s, maybe, you know, like those s 40s and s 60s.
They didn't sort of hold up as well.
But then there was that nice little era where you had like our mate Alex's got
or had C 30 C 30.
That was great.
They're very popular.
Yeah.
And the S 40 all wheel drive with the sharing with Ford focused underpinnings
and master three, two, three or whatever.
Yeah.
Three, two, three underpinnings.
Some of the componentry.
They were cracking things.
Awesome cars.
And very undervalued.
Like you can still get into one of those for.
Like, you know, five, six, seven, four, you know, they're not.
They're not silly money.
And they seem pretty robust.
That fives the turbo.
Yeah.
You don't boost them.
It's all hell.
They seem pretty good.
Yeah.
For me, Volvo is a bit of a bit of a wave, you know, a bit of a good, then
and not so good, then a good again.
And now look, all the people that have them now, they're all made in China now.
You know, most of them are EV, not all, but most.
They seem very happy with them thus far.
And they look good.
I think out of all the stuff coming out of China, a current Volvo is, is a
good looking thing in an SUV or.
I think they're the best looking euro stalled cars or European car.
Like new BMWs.
Make me feel sick.
New, new Mercedes just does.
It's just boring.
They do absolutely nothing for me, but Volvo's, they're good style.
They look good.
They're good looking car.
Yeah.
Well, while we're just on this topic, I'll just finish up and then I'll shut up.
Right.
So I've said my piece on Volvo's, but I have here in front of me, which is just
topical that I happen to have it out on the floor.
Volvo one for four official accessories brochure.
I got given it when I was in Amsterdam.
But I mean, you got to see this in person to appreciate it.
It's got flip up things that shows you with the option and then with that.
So sick.
I know.
And I'm going to show you this on screen.
I'm just pity the listeners can't see it.
You've got the full range of carpets there.
Then you've got the cutouts of the exterior colours.
And you can overlay your hallowed car on to see what the interior will look like
with your car.
That's incredible.
And these little cutouts on a little string and it's like a bird's eye view of the body
of the Volvo.
Now that's a one for one for four and one for five sort of brochure.
That's very much detail in it.
It's got the rubber mats that talks about the aerials.
It's got a whole page of accessories for the pricing.
When this guy was giving this away at the Volvo Fest in Amsterdam,
I was like, I'm taking that back.
I don't own one, but it's cool.
I'm with me.
There you go.
It's going back to Australia.
Australia.
It's a good one.
All right.
So we're going to come back to picking our favourite,
but you mentioned some really good cars.
David Prince.
So my first Volvo in memory was as a probably the closest one of that time.
I think I was 11 and the daughter of the people lived over the road.
She, her first car was a K-10 Corolla SE in red.
And she drove that for quite a few years.
It must have been probably six or seven years and then was teaching up in the country and
had an accident on the way home one night and was very lucky to survive in a K-10.
But yeah, they went out and she wanted a safer car.
And the next day it arrived in the street and it was a bright orange 1-4-4 GL with a nice
15-inch wheels with the nice chrome trim in a manual with the black leather interior.
I can remember the day she picked it up.
My jaw just dropped and I was standing at the front fence and it's at yours.
And I went racing over and she said, we'd like to come for a ride.
Oh, I'd love to go.
And I still remember the leather was just softer.
I mean, having worked on many, many of them over the years since then it was never as soft
as they were.
They go crunchy.
It was like love soft.
It was just magnificent and smelled amazing.
And yeah, that was a great car.
It was the 75 because it had the impact bumpers.
Yeah.
The big bumpers on the 1-4-4.
Did she buy that nuke?
Branded spankers.
Yeah.
From Ridge Hunt Volvo and Elston Week.
Ridge Hunt.
That's the name I haven't heard in a while.
Yeah.
And then yeah, so I always had a bit of a bit of a thing for them.
Quite minimalist, you know, like in the in the styling, very purposeful and not a lot
of, you know, fancy, tizzy bits or anything.
These are object lessons in design.
I always thought they were designed.
I actually, I've owned one.
I, one of my dealers traded a 164 E at a 70.
I think there was a 73 because it didn't have the impact bumpers.
It was just before that.
And it was, it was a Melbourne assembled car because it was bright red.
It was metallic.
In that, no, no, not metallic yet.
And it had they, that model had a strip speedo in it.
So, but this one had the optional sports instrumentation pack.
So it had a round taco and it had the round speedo.
And that was automatic.
And that felt red with black leather.
It felt like it was like, like the Saab I described it last week.
It's like driving a bank vault on the road.
It's the most solid, impressive old thing.
And interestingly, it popped up on Facebook only a couple of years ago.
The same car.
The same car, you know, as a project, as a restoration project.
I mean, I only had it a few months.
It was just one that I bought and cleaned up and, you know, tidy the leather up and
cut and polished and stuff.
But this year, the same car popped up only only a few years ago on Facebook
marketplace for a thousand bucks.
But yeah, I didn't want to go back there.
It was only another 25 years older than when I had it.
So it was a bit worse for wear than when you.
It was quite the bit worse for wear.
Yeah.
But it still had the plates on it that it had when I, when I sold it.
But interestingly, you know, I also did a lot of work for people that worked on
them over the years.
And there's certainly a trade of thought that once they switch to front wheel
drive with the 850, that the, the inherent, you know, Volvo S quality is sort
of went, went out the window a little bit.
The 850s, like now we'd all have an 850 hour and a half beat.
Absolutely.
Especially in the turquoise with the, with the cream interior and the IKEA.
I used to call it the IKEA pack because the woodwork was really fine, basically.
And the, and like the shadowy, the shadow wheels, like they kind of had like that.
Yes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
The shadow chrome wheels and the, the Alcantara insert.
Well, actually it was suede.
It wasn't Alcantara.
It was real suede inserts.
I agree with you.
I'd have an 850 tomorrow, if I could.
The other thing that the thing, also the non non no nonsense approach to the
earlier cars.
I like the fact how you knew where you stood.
So you're one series in a four door with a four cylinder engine.
That's right.
Yeah.
It was, it was a, that was a one four four.
And if it, if it was a four cylinder with wagon, it was one four five.
Five four.
It was, it was a one logical.
Yeah.
And made sense.
Two 40 when they renamed it the two 40 in the early to mid 80s.
It sort of blew it all out of the water.
But you can't really talk Volvo without going back a bit further as well.
Cause the P 1,800 was a very popular show in the sixties called the
saint and Roger Moore starred in that.
And they wanted a, I think it was an Aston Martin.
They wanted him to drive in that series.
And at the 11th hour, they decided, no, you're not having an Aston Martin.
Bond's got one, you know, like we, we want to align ourselves more with that
franchise than some, you know, and then the P 1,800 had just come out.
And, and somehow they thought, oh, we may as well put him in one of these.
And that instantly cemented that car, people's minds and, you know,
the marketing of it on in a TV show.
And then of course they bought a beautiful estate version out with a big
glass tailgate called the P and P 800 ES, which is what the C 30,
as you previously mentioned before, the scale gate on that was a was a
hardback to the P 800 ES.
David, I'm going to, I'm going to annoy you right now.
Oh, you know, I always say everything looks better as a wagon.
That car didn't look better as a wagon.
I'm sorry.
I don't think.
No.
I don't know about that.
Yeah.
No.
It's the one, it's the one car that I'm like, because they got the car so right.
Yeah.
The sedans or the coup so right.
It was just like, when they made it into a wagon, yeah, it looks good,
but it just didn't look as good as the shooting break.
Shooting break is the correct terminology.
Yes.
It's interesting.
Good easy though.
The beholder, I suppose.
I always thought a metallic, light metallic blue P 800 with the,
with the sort of, I think Ben's would call it, is that called it tobacco?
That sort of cognac sort of leather.
Magnificent beautiful car.
But of course we can't forget that a P 800 actually holds the record for the
most highest mileage of any car, I think ever.
Ever.
Ever.
Two over two.
I think he think it was Irv Gordon from somewhere near New York.
Yep.
That's it.
And he did some astronomical mileage, like three million miles miles,
not K miles.
It had like eight engine rebuilds.
It had all this stuff, but it, but he kept it going.
There's been others acts, but it was the same.
Yeah.
Same car, but sort of not the same car, but it's, um, I think Volvo bought that
back.
I think it's.
I did.
Yeah.
Certainly did.
Um, yeah.
P 1800 is up to the top of my list.
That's that.
That is just such a, like I saw one, um, at the picnic and hanging rock.
And it was just a sole one sitting in a corner.
And then the couple that owned it, you know, clearly loved that car.
And went up to him and the guy was wearing a P 1800 shirt.
I'm like, well, clear this is yours.
And, um,
Yeah.
It was just like the curves, the, the stance, like even,
even the wheels are right in that car.
It was just a really good looking vehicle.
Like I'm not, not denying that the shooting break isn't, isn't good looking.
And I'm going to call it a shooting break because it's not,
it's not in the state.
Um, but I just think they got it's like, and it's the only,
it's the only wagon besides a third gen Camry, um,
where it doesn't look as good as the sedan, the sedan version in my eyes.
I think.
Yeah.
I think the sedan looks well, well, the couple does look better,
but, um, but, but David's never going to talk to me again now.
So that, that's fine.
Oh, no, no.
He's like, he's like, you're wrong.
It's okay.
And you can't forget that you've got to mention the seven forties and the nine forties,
of course, nine sixties cause that was like the, and the seven sixties.
So they were the last of the real world drive cars really for the, um,
uh, the front wheel drive brigade came through at the front wheel drive one.
So I think my favorite was probably, uh, the early C seventies in a,
in a bootable or a coupe in saffron.
Ooh.
I've got a friend.
I've got a friend that's got a black one early C 70.
Yep.
I drove it recently.
They drive really cool.
They're not bad to drive.
Okay.
A convertible or a convertible.
Yeah.
Convertible black, black convertible with, um, gray leather.
Yep.
And the leather needs a bit of David printing, but that's, that's another,
that's another story, but it's, yeah, it's surprising.
The engine pulls hard being off, you know, five cylinder turbo and, um, yeah,
that's good looking car too.
I think they're really good looking car.
I like the C seventies when they came out, I drove the press car,
which was in that bright orange metallic almost tiger mica.
Yeah, saffron, saffron.
Yeah.
Oh, is that saffron?
Yeah.
They had a press car in that in a, in a coupe.
And I just remember being pretty impressed with that.
Yeah.
When it was new thinking this is a very handsome car.
I think the coupes went prettier than the convertibles.
Correct.
And I remember saying at the time to my colleague, um, she said,
what do you, what do you think of it?
Cause she drove for a night or two and I had it for a night or two.
And I said, I think this will age very well.
This design, you know, I think it's a, it's a big time loss.
It's boxy, but it's boxy, but good as they say with Volvo's.
They still do look good.
And like I said, the right color in nice clean condition as a C 70 coupe is,
you know, it's not an unattractive car.
They're worth nothing.
You know what I mean?
They are.
Yeah.
Cheap as chips, but my mates got one currently in a black convertible,
like a stock car and he got rammed in the ass in it.
No, a while back, um, you know, month ago or something and barely any visible
damage, but underneath it had done a bit.
And, um, he got a nice little payout for the insurance on that car.
He still has the car like he got paid out, still driving it.
Um, so, you know, drive an old Euro, get hit might work out all right.
Well, yeah.
I'm a fan of the, the C, the C 70.
I think it's, um, it's a car that at the time, I mean, it was competing against
was it like that, the Peugeot coupe thing that was at the fives of the 506
coupe. Yeah.
It was a good looking car.
I quite liked those.
I wouldn't want to own one, but I liked, I liked the look of them.
CLK's, which didn't look as good.
And, you know, I think I, yeah, I'm a, I'm a big fan.
He did ask me to ask you if he could help him with his carbon, but we'll talk
a little bit later about my friend's one.
Uh, but yeah, I was impressed.
I was like, you know, it's, it's a cool car.
Scotty, what about you?
What are your favorite Volvos?
Um, you've mentioned most of mine, but there's one, there's a couple others.
The, if anyone remembers the C 30 Polestar prototype.
Yeah.
Yes.
That should have been a thing.
Oh, I would have been delicious if that came out.
Mm hmm.
That Polestar blue.
That's blue.
Yeah.
I just kind of, you know, wish that.
Wishing because it would have been fantastic.
Um, obviously the Polestar's S 60 and V 60.
Oh, I was going to say that.
I liked those a lot.
Yeah.
Good looking car.
Right.
Blue.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Polestar blue, I think.
Polestar blue.
Beautiful.
And just to throw it out there, the Volvo XC 90 with the V eight.
Oh, yes.
The Yamaha V eight.
Yes.
That's why.
Cause of the Yamaha V eight in it.
Yeah.
Something a little bit cool.
People like the XC 90s, but with a little bit more pizzazz.
Mm hmm.
You could also get that.
You could also get that V eight in there, in their big, in their big sedan.
I can't remember the name of it, but I'm pretty sure you could also get that V eight
in that car.
And I was like, well, that, that, that's, that's a cool, that's a cool thing.
Alan, favorite Volvo.
So I have not owned any Volvo's.
Kelsa Prize.
Um, but.
Why not?
Why not?
Oh no, I'm not a rich man yet.
You don't need to be for Volvo's.
Well, they are technically a luxury car in Australia or semi luxury.
My main experience with luxury or sorry with Volvo's has been more new, new generation.
I test drove an XC recharge couple of years back.
Oh, that's right.
Yeah.
With the 300 kilowatts, I think.
And I was pretty keen on it, but the rest of the family wasn't as keen on it.
So it didn't end up going ahead with it.
Um, and it was, you know, close to 90 grand, not exactly smart spending, uh, when you
could get cheaper EVs.
I did also, this technically doesn't count because poll stars separate following now,
but I did also test drove a poll star too.
I think one of the worst, one of the worst resale cars in existence.
But as soon as, you know, we test drove, we had to go all the way to.
Oh, it wasn't just when it was fountain gate, I think.
And we realized I convinced the boys to go because I'm like, Hey, there's a Cinebun
there.
We can go Cinebun.
You know, that's, that's the real draw here.
And we just drove the car as an excuse.
Um, as soon as we came back with the car, the guy was like, so you interested in
signing up.
I'm like, no, definitely not.
I'll let you know, you know, but it was a fun experience.
I think this is during that COVID time.
So it was a good excuse to kind of get out and be like, Oh, I have a car appointment
to go to.
But yeah, I wouldn't count that as proper Volvo.
Even the XC 40 recharge wouldn't count as like real Volvo.
We'll call it at least according to, you know, the purists.
I think my favorite Volvo would probably be the 850R, uh, purely from the Top Gear
Africa special.
Yeah.
Where, you know, James May had one.
He did.
It was a green one.
And, um, just, just remembering, technically one of the funnest parts was when Hammond is
in a WRX and, uh, what does Jeremy Clarkson say?
He's like, that is a throb of a flat four cylinder, which all around the world heralds
the arrival of a moron.
But just, just watch as I'm having the shenanigans, you know, that for me, again, I'll put that
as a positive Volvo memory.
It wasn't my own car, but it was damn good entertainment.
And, you know, just watching them struggle.
Was it Jeremy Clarkson that ended up having the log tied to the back of his car?
Yeah.
We hit the win.
Anyway, but yeah, that's probably my, my Volvo opinions.
Um, if you guys are the pick one, what would you pick?
I don't have the ones you've mentioned.
Why not?
You wanted to put in your driveway tomorrow.
What would it be?
I want the manual one for five wagon in a cool color.
Okay.
Lovely.
Nice.
And the reason why?
Cause it's just cool.
Yeah.
Simple, cool, iconic.
Yeah.
Nice.
David.
I'll go a blue cause I'm a sucker for the blues.
They came in with the blue seven 40 wagon.
Hmm.
Big girl.
Update.
Square in the square, even squareer than a 240.
I reckon they were.
They are.
With the blue acres of blue velour inside.
That's a smell.
Start.
Yeah.
Just something cool about them.
The nice flat plastic hubcaps on them.
Yep.
That'll do me.
That'll do you.
That's right.
Scotty.
Pick one.
Put in your driveway tomorrow.
Yeah.
In my garage.
Look, if I want to go performance.
It'd be the poll stars.
S 60.
But if I want a bit of style, I'd be looking at the probably like the 1900.
I would say.
Hmm.
Is my pick.
I just want something nice and stylish.
Do you want a poll star, Scotty?
Yeah.
I really like them.
I like when they started to kind of.
Hmm.
Give Volvo that name back again, you know, with with performance and things.
Absolutely.
So a Volvo poll star, not a poll electric poll star.
Oh, no.
Very different.
Very, very different.
Very different.
How long could I pick one?
They're surprisingly not as expensive as I thought they would be.
A P 1800.
Yeah.
It's a car that you can go in somewhere and be classy.
I would not get the wagon.
You agree with me.
It's a nice wagon, but that coupé, man.
I know, right?
That's just gorgeous.
What more do you need?
Because as soon as you said, I started looking it up.
Oh, look at that.
They have gone up in value like that.
Like they've gone up from what they used to be.
But I think the cheapest one there is 55 grand on car sales.
And I'm like for 55 grand, it's not cheap, but you know, it's it's, you know, similar
to nice Mustang money.
Classic Mustang.
So I'm like far more cooler.
I think.
Yeah.
An early Mustang.
For an early Mustang has to be something special.
Yeah.
But that I'd have one of those.
Would you have one of those?
She knows.
And, and, and a pollinic shirt.
Absolutely.
A turtleneck.
Turtleneck.
Rock the Steve Jobs.
Yeah.
I think that like the classic Roger Moore, but you know, yes, that's right.
I always.
Yeah.
Would you, would you have a P 1800 over a carbon gear?
Oh, boys.
Yeah.
I always kind of put them in the same, in the same discussion, though those two cars
and.
Wow.
Interesting.
I think the carman's a prettier car, maybe the Volvo's got some more wedgy details on
it, but I think I'd go the Carmen.
Even the Carmen has, I'm just looking at it now because I don't think I've really looked
at one.
It feels more like you have to have made a porno to.
We're doing the Volvo.
You're doing an accounting degree or something.
Absolutely.
No, you're, you're a fancy man in the Volvo, but this is clearly, clearly a porn star.
Just look at it.
You tell me this isn't a porn star's car.
It's got like the porn star mustache, kind of like little, little vents on the, on the
front end.
You can see Ron Jeremy driving this car.
The car sales was dangerous because there's 242 GT we didn't mention.
I know.
And, and.
We know a person had a 242 GT.
They're cool, but they're a bit boxy.
I mean, they're all boxy.
They look, the 242 GT or just 242 in general looked a bit awkward compared to the sedans
and the wagons.
They had a really long door.
Long door.
Long door.
Oh no, actually I'm thinking of that bloody American one with the low roof.
What was that called?
Other Bertone.
Yeah.
That I didn't like, but a 242 GT is actually still quite cool.
That was the 262C.
There you go.
That's a bit ugly gold low roof American look like Cadillac or something.
Whereas the 242 GT and silver with the stripes in a manual, nice thing.
For me, before we get to the quiz, I would say I'd love to have a C30 T5 in my driveway.
I think that'd be a really in a manual would be a would be a cracking daily driver.
You only get the chav look that you would get in a focus in a bright color.
You'd be a bit more classy.
But if I wanted to be even more classy, I would buy a P8100 because that is like a car you can.
It's a very picturesque car.
You take it anywhere and you'd get very Instagrammable as the kids would say these days.
I mean, I do like to, you know, 850Rs and stuff.
And I'd have one of those in a hobby.
But I just think if it was a car that I was going to drive, it'd be a C30 T5.
If it was cars going to take you out on the weekend with the other half and the dog in the back seat and and just, you know, for a picnic, give me a P8100.
Thank you very much.
Well, I've enjoyed talking about our Swedish friends.
Let's hope they improve.
And I mean, they're on the Chinese ownership, but let's let's see how we go.
Anyway, talk car quiz and for some shenanigans is going to go over the other side.
I'm moving around because I'm not cheating now.
I have to boot scoot.
So I'm going to bow out for the quiz.
Someone else please take the winnings away from David.
We need to even out the score.
And you're probably the most likely person to take it.
Well, you know, I don't know that much about Volvo's.
I've never owned one.
So it's a sort of Volvo based quiz.
It's a bit of everything.
It's a fair market quiz.
I've got to run and pick up these Mercedes and get other stuff done.
So I'm out of time, but go on then.
Well, you know what it is, guys?
It's the car to car quiz.
We've got different.
We've got a whole bunch of different questions.
It's the day of Prince Quiz, ladies and gentlemen.
He's winning it tonight.
Save you the surprise.
So David's playing.
We've got Scotty playing and we've got Alan playing for tonight's illustrious,
you know, prize of bragging rights, but also to add to the grand total of your
HSP of choice slash pub meal of choice.
It's called score check, gentlemen, for the for the winners list.
David is winning on four.
Ed's second on one and no one else is yet to score.
So last week, I've won three times, but like, I'm not part of this because
I'm not going to buy myself dinner.
Like, hey, guys, I'm going into this porterhouse that I've done.
It's so wonderfully owned myself.
All by yourself.
All by myself.
You're going to share that.
You're like, no, this is my prize.
I earned this.
This is what I live for.
I live in the doghouse.
Oh, I'm 10 questions plus a bonus question.
Let's crack on with this quiz.
Question number one.
What was the first Japanese car to feature an airbag for a driver's airbag?
What was the first car in the first Japanese car to feature an airbag?
David, I'll take a guess.
David Prince.
What you might get it.
This is, this is, it was just used to be like, oh yeah, it's this.
Was it a Honda Legend?
It was a Honda Legend.
Yes, well done.
Oh, shit.
It was, it was a Honda Legend.
It was a 1987 Honda Legend to be exact.
Bonus question.
So what was that, David?
You didn't get them here till 92, 31.
Yes, I believe you're right.
But that's not the bonus question.
The bonus question.
The Honda Legend in its first generation had how many engine options available?
Not David didn't finish the question, but you can, you can go.
That's too late, David.
That's a dev question.
You're in David.
He's, he's got a point.
We're getting for this.
Okay.
One or two things that could be, because you could have thrown a bit of a ball in there.
I'll say two.
Incorrect.
Do we want me to finish the question?
Yes, please finish the question.
The Honda Legend in its first generation had how many engine options not only available in Australia, but all around the world?
Alam.
Alam.
Three.
Incorrect.
Dammit.
Scotty.
That should laugh, David.
Four is correct.
They had, well done Scotty, you get the points.
They had a 2.5, a 2.7 and they had two, two liter V6s, one with a turbo, one without.
Question number two.
If you were to drive to the moon, how many kilometers would it, would it be?
I'll give closest to, so from here to the moon.
To the moon, we're not driving back.
No, just to the moon.
Just to the moon.
We're not doing Savage Garden to the moon and back.
We are just going to the moon.
How many kilometers, I've got the exact amount, but how many kilometers would it be to get to the moon?
I'll give closest to.
And believe us, some of the people's cars in the show are very close to getting to those, those numbers.
Assuming, of course, you can get petrol all the way.
Absolutely.
And $2.50 later, I'm not going to do it.
David, I'll say, I should know this, 350,000 Ks.
350,000 Ks.
Scotty or Elm?
Say half a mil.
500 says Scotty.
Elm.
8 million kilometers.
8 million kilometers.
Not that far, Elm.
David's closest, he gets the points.
It is 384,400 kilometers exactly to get to the moon.
There you go.
So if you want to get to the moon, you know, my lasers almost made it to the boot.
I'd recommend a Toyota or a Honda, actually, or a laser.
Or a laser.
Absolutely.
I don't know a Dacasa or a Volvo, but I actually Volvo probably would do it.
Well, a Volvo 240 would do it.
A forward barrow powered thing would make it do it easier.
It'd be barely running.
Question three.
A new Australian study this week has released that the blind spot warning mirrors reduce
lane change crashes by how much in percentage?
Scotty.
So what's the study?
Scotty.
28%.
28% is Scotty.
It's not 28, but I'll put it down.
I'll give closest to.
Elm.
Elm.
57%.
57%.
It says Elm.
And David Prince.
35.
35.
You're closest, Scotty.
It's 15%.
So not that much.
Really not that much when you think about it.
Not that much when you think about it.
Question number four.
The great Australian youth naming competition is now open to people to name said vehicle.
What brand is offering this competition?
It's a brand new youth that's coming to Australia and they're offering.
They're doing this.
The great Australian youth naming competition.
David.
I think it's a Chinese brand and I think it's MG.
It is not MG.
Elm.
Elm.
I'll go cherry.
It is cherry.
Well done.
Elm.
On the board.
Score.
Score.
Check.
One alum to a piece to David and Scotty.
Anyone's game, gentlemen.
Anyone's game.
Bonus question.
What is so unique about this, this, this dual cabiute?
David.
David.
It's been designed specifically for the Australian market.
Correct.
It's not unique.
It's been a few years.
It's been designed for the Aussie market.
That is incorrect.
Scotty or Elm.
It's the first of its kind to do this.
So I'll give you a hint in that.
First was kind of in terms of just vehicle or like U-Tour.
Not going to say.
That's bullshit.
All right.
Elm.
Elm.
It's the first, I guess, the U-Tour of its kind to have four-wheel steering.
Nothing.
Correct.
Quadra Steer was invented in the early 2000s for GMC Sierra's.
They had Quadra Steer.
Really?
Yep.
Get the bonus points just for that, matey.
I should.
I'm a sick man.
The fact that I know about a car that wasn't even sold here.
Come on, Scotty, put us out of our misery.
Look, it's first electric car to be able to tow a decent amount.
Incorrect.
What's so unique about it?
It is the world's first hybrid diesel plug-in Ute.
Oh.
Oh, okay.
Hybrid diesel plug-in Ute, the world's first.
All right.
Question number five, Volvo.
We'll be celebrating a massive milestone next year.
What is it?
David.
David.
Is it their 100th anniversary?
Yeah, it is their 100th anniversary.
Well done.
We're celebrating 100 years next year.
Question number six, if I drive a Lydia, what car would that be?
Very similar.
If I drive a Lydia, what car would that be?
A Lydia.
A Lydia.
If I drive a Lydia, what car would that be?
As in like the manufacturer or like Type?
I'll give you the manufacturer.
I'll give you the manufacturer.
Absolutely.
Crickets show.
It's complete crickets.
Good one.
Good question.
I've never heard of a Lydia.
Any guesses for makes?
Can we get a country of manufacture?
Japan actually.
Okay.
Sorry.
Japan manufacturer.
Yep.
Scotty.
I'll say it's a Suzuki.
It is not a Suzuki.
Alan.
So it's a Dihatsu.
It is not a Dihatsu.
That's who?
David Prince.
Zamezda.
I'll give you a point five, David.
I'll tell you why.
Because it's a Ford-badged product.
Okay.
Okay.
So it's a 32 or what we got is the laser.
Yep.
It's called the Laser Lydia.
The last laser they sold in Japan was known as the Laser Lydia.
L-I-D-I-A.
L-I-D-I-A.
L-I-D-I-A.
L-I-D-I-A.
L-I-D-I-A.
Lydia.
Oh.
Lydia.
Bonus question sticking with Ford lasers.
What was the largest engine size offered in a Ford laser over its journey?
Oh.
Scott.
1.8.
1.8 is incorrect.
Alan.
Alan.
2.3.
Incorrect.
David.
David.
Two liter.
Two liter is correct, David Prince.
They did it in the Laser SR2.
Biggest engine they offered.
Question number seven.
NGS is an abbreviation for what on a steering wheel of a car?
NGS.
Alan.
Next generation steering.
No, not next generation.
I like your thinking, but Alan, you're going to be kicking yourself because you've driven
a car with that exact button.
And we've discussed it on the show.
NGS steering.
NGS.
It's on the steering wheel of a car.
It's a button you press when you want to go a bit faster.
No.
No.
You're out, David.
Scotty, you're out.
I can't even have a guess.
You're stumped, aren't you?
You're still a car, aren't you?
I can't remember.
I'll put you guys out of your misery.
N-grin shift.
NGS is by Hyundai's N division.
N-grin shift.
It gives you more power for 20 seconds.
Like an over boost kind of function.
N-grin shift.
Weirdest name ever.
It's like going to make you happy when you have more power.
You're going to grin.
I was trying to think, did I actually use it on the Y30 and did I just drive?
I hope I did.
You'd be better off.
I know I was making a difference.
The front wheel struggle to, you know.
The power to?
Yeah.
Bonus question.
The N in Hyundai N.
We know stands for Namyang.
It's auto-creator to naming and Nürburgring.
But what does the actual N shape represent in the logo?
So, David.
Is it a winding road like a switchback road?
You're close, but I'm after an exact word.
I can't give it to you, David.
Sorry.
Alam.
Alam.
Does it represent hairpins?
Not quite.
Damn it.
Think of a racetrack, Scotty.
Chicanes?
Chicanes is correct.
Scotty, well done.
It represents a chicane.
Question number eight.
First of our brochure questions.
Let's load them up.
I'm getting ready for you.
The ultimate formula for fun.
Welcome to Blank's Blank division.
A place where high performance meets serious fun.
Where dynamic prowess is an invitation to exhilaration.
And one corner is only ever an entree to the next.
Born in Namyang and hosted on the Nürburgring,
so they could give you a big hint.
Scott.
Is it the I-30N?
I'll give you that, Scotty.
It was the I-30N sedan,
but we didn't get a chance to get to that point.
But I'll give it to you, Scotty.
So, yeah.
I was going to get to next bit,
which is a street honed distillation of the TCR touring car racing DNA.
Helena's first ever hot sedan brings an engineer's eye to end every detail.
Next one.
The most powerful blank, blank, blank ever.
That's a really good start.
Three blanks.
Three blanks.
With torque and turbo power engineered to the max,
the blank, blank, blank, blank, blank,
is designed to push the boundaries of performance.
Pair that with aerodynamic design and an immersive cockpit interior,
and you get an exhilarating drive that's born to perform on track and road.
Because when it comes to the joy of a blank, blank,
only the max will do.
Alloy gear shift and sports pedals,
six-speed manual transmission with matching engine and gear speed
for smooth shifts and stable performance.
10.2-inch LCD driver display interface.
A large-tech Toccomo display, F1-inspired shift lights,
and other customizable options make this 10.2-inch
all-digital LCD display a very welcome addition to the cockpit.
Suede-style racing seats.
Red illumination.
David.
Is it the Honda Civic Type R?
It is the Honda Civic Type R, David Prince.
Well, done.
That would be embarrassing, wouldn't it?
Scottie was about to pip you too, actually, I think.
I was actually on Toyota Supra.
Ooh, okay, okay, okay.
Question number 10.
Some first impressions are quicker than others.
When your middle name is speed,
lofty expectations come with the territory.
So the blank, blank, blank,
was engineered to exceed them
with an advanced turbocharger and intercooled power plant
that ingeniously uses direct injection spark, D-I-S-I ignition.
Alam.
Alam.
Is this a Mazda 3 MPS?
Or a Mazda 6 MPS, come on.
I'll give it to you.
Mazda 6 MPS.
Alam-D.
Well done, Alam.
It was going to make a difference, but I felt it.
That's good.
That was good.
I mean, you impressed me with Alam.
All right, score check.
Alam did well too.
Scottie on four, and tonight's winner on 5.5 is David Prince.
Well done.
Thank you.
Sorry.
Congratulations, David.
Thank you.
You know, if there was a poly market on this,
I would have made some money.
David with the quiz, yes.
David Prince, is there anyone you want to thank?
I'll thank Alam for his graciousness and defeat.
Alam, did you hear that?
David, you bastard.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
Well done.
Tough questions in there.
I thought David Prince would have got the engines,
but he did a U and interrupted the question before I answered Alam.
But before I finished explaining it, sorry.
So some good questions in there.
I knew about the turbo engine,
but I didn't realize that they did a naturally aspirated 2-liter V6
as well, which I didn't know.
So that was something when I was doing my researches.
I was like, oh, okay, that's interesting to know.
Going to the moon.
Yep.
My laser's almost been there.
And the other one was the, if you jump on Cherry's website,
you can put to name the Australian U.
And I'm thinking about naming it the Kangaroo or the,
you know, something silly.
We'll do it like the new Vegemite.
We'll name it like IU2.0 or something.
That's somehow that'll win.
In honor of the show,
I think we should put a nomination in for the Cherry Maddie.
Oh, the Cherry Maddie.
I like that.
You know, if they name it, I want to put it in there.
If they name it, I will mark my words by one.
Because everyone's got a mate called Maddie.
Maddie.
That's right.
That's right.
My name choices are us.
That's pretty good.
That's so bad.
That's quite funny.
I'm just going to call it the pie.
The pie.
It's a cherry pie.
Cherry pie.
See, I think that's really clever.
Why don't they name all their models after pie?
Yeah.
The apple pie.
And then that would be the cherries.
The cherry apple.
The cherry eye.
I think one of them could be the cherry eye model.
So, you know, there's options here.
There's options.
Cherry Kool-Aid.
Then they could do the cherry pie song too.
So where was that?
They could do the cherry pie song as well.
Yeah.
That's the advertising budget just says,
she's my cherry.
The car's driving around.
You can also do the cherry cola.
Are you also money if you do this cherry or just saying?
Yeah.
Mate, they're patent pending on the word.
Yeah, exactly.
We invented this shit.
We sure did.
Nobody else would have ever thought of it.
Guaranteed.
Guaranteed.
Drive away, don't want to pay.
Yeah, it's actually kind of a good looking.
Have you seen what it looks like?
No, I haven't seen it.
I've seen some of the one of the Kia Tasmans.
Oh, God.
They look like absolute shite.
They're worse than...
It's...
It might have had its lights on,
but it looks cross-eyed at the back.
They do.
Yeah.
And they're like really light.
It's just none of the proportions are right.
It's...
It looks like a car from Disney Pixar's cars.
It's like one of the characters.
Yeah.
It just doesn't look right.
I'm just trying to find the one that I saw.
Yeah, the hybrid diesel.
Yeah, here it is.
It's got the F-150 archetype.
Yeah, it kind of looks like a ranger
slash F-150 slash...
Who in the hell knows what it looks like?
But, I mean, it looks better than the body.
The...
What's it called?
The Tasman.
I mean, it wouldn't be hard.
I think the Tasman would have to be up there with...
I think, actually, I think a Seng Yong Stavik
looks better than a Kia Tasman.
They were called to ask for 68 grand.
It's a massive call.
I'm going to...
I'm standing by it.
I saw a Seng Yong Stavik the other day
that had tire shine on it.
It was clean,
and someone had put tire shine on it, I thought.
Someone cares for their Stavik.
You go.
You go.
That's such a positive reaffirmation of life, I thought.
I kind of want one in a weird way,
just because it's...
They're worth absolutely nothing.
And it'd be cool to say,
I drove the most ugliest car ever.
That's unanimously been decided.
But just reading on Cherry's website
about this launch for the Australia-wide thing,
they've said here,
following the unveiling of the world's
upcoming first plug-in hybrid diesel ute,
I love if someone else just brings it out before they deliver it
and they'll be like,
oh, crap, that was all we had going for us.
They're inviting the nation to a competition
with the winner taking home bragging rights
and the first Cherry ute in Australia.
Designed with Australian lifestyles in mind,
the new model is poised to become
the world's first plug-in hybrid diesel ute,
combining traditional diesel capability
with electrified efficiency with 1,000 kilo payload
and 3.5 towing capacity.
They're giving the Australians the unique opportunity
to play a role in shaping the vehicle's identity.
So we've got till March 26th, guys, to do it.
So let's all put a name in there.
So the names will be shortlisted.
Would they have trademarked the names
during the shortlist time?
Because like you said,
you just bring out 10 models of cars to trademark them.
I'm just going to just despair with name here.
Just start selling 10 cars with different names.
All the names are the shortlist.
I mean, it's kind of an interesting...
I like the concept, though.
Yeah, yeah.
I really like the concept.
I think Australians,
probably not the one country that you want to be naming cars
because we're very silly with our naming conventions
and things.
A uni-migute face.
Stab-a-mig-stab-stab.
What was the burg on?
The Mc...
Mc something face.
I forgot what it was.
It was something ridiculous.
And I'm like, only in Australia would that actually get away.
Be the case.
But yeah, if you want a chance to name a vehicle,
this is one of your chance peoples.
So, get to it.
And name that cherry.
I think cherry pie.
I think that really works nicely.
Yeah, so if anyone's listening for cherry,
I get the dibs on that.
Absolutely.
And when I get the free Ute,
I think you get a Ute, right?
Yeah, you get Australia's first cherry.
Yeah, you can be the first to the dealership when it breaks down.
They cherry blossom.
They heard you just taking the lead there.
I think Japan would sue.
I mean, Japan and China already,
quite turmoil,
tumultuous relationship.
So, we're not a political show, guys.
We're not a political show.
But yeah, I think that cherry blossom
would just send Japan over the edge.
Enough is enough.
Enough is enough.
So yeah, so we've got some good ideas.
Let's send them in.
Let's get these ideas in and get them done.
But anyway, gentlemen,
I think it's a podcast.
I agree.
Well done.
Scotty's Golf Tip of the Week.
Golf Tip of the Week.
You get a promo for yours.
I know.
Look at that.
We've got a soundboard and put it in there.
Where's Andrew Roosevelt to play you in?
Yeah, hello.
Where was that email?
I think we're going to do that now.
We've got to make a jingle before we go.
I'm going to go back to kind of reiterate one.
That's rather important,
especially when you're kind of around the greens.
And you're a little bit too far off with putting.
And you just don't really have that confidence
with chipping at the moment,
where you might accidentally top it
and it just goes absolutely fine.
It's not just flying or you do the opposite
and you hit the grass before the ball
and it moves about five centimetres in front of you.
You know, to get rid of all that kind of anxiousness
of that occurring,
pick up your say eight iron or a seven iron
and honestly just line it up.
Hold it down lower in the grip.
So don't hold it near the top.
Hold it down lower and swing it like you're putting.
It'll go up in the air a little bit
and it'll roll towards the pin.
You know, don't strike it too hard obviously.
So practice it a bit before you go out there,
but it'll just get rid of that stress
of trying to hit it up really high
because most of the times you don't need to.
You just need to get over that real deep,
deep kind of rough that might be on the edge
where you can't putt.
So you get it off there.
So don't try and lean back and get height on it.
Just do a swing like you're putting
and it'll go up a little bit in the air
and then just roll straight towards the pin for you.
I like that.
I like it.
Now Scotty, Stephanie was listening to me editing
my last episode and she's like,
you know what, I really miss Scotty snitches.
You haven't had anything in a stitch in a long time.
Is there anything new that you want to snitch on?
I don't think I've got anything new to snitch on.
I mean, Ed's not here for you to snitch anymore.
I'm pretty sure with go-karting that Matty was cheating.
Yeah.
That's pretty much a given.
Absolutely.
I did see a pineapple slip into the hands
of one of the blokes there
to make sure that his go-kart had max power while he was out there.
I like how that was a private pineapple.
Bro, I did see that happen.
That's kind of probably made sense
because when I'd hit the straight,
I'd just see him pull away every single time.
And then because I'm better on the corners,
I'd rope him back in again.
Here we go.
To Kimmy Fujiwara over here.
I'm straight off he goes again.
That's the master of enotering through the corners
and keeping that high RPM.
100%.
Enotra Drift.
Canzen Drift.
The only reason why my brother was in front of me
is because he kept riding the walls.
Yeah, he did.
Quite literally.
He just followed the wall.
He just followed the wall.
He comes up to the hairpin
and takes it pretty much full speed
and smacks into the side
and actually makes distance on me.
I'm like, what the hell?
Stupid.
Scotty, it doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile.
Winning's winning.
Thank you, Dominic Torello.
A good friend.
But we did have a corona for family though
at the end of the night, didn't we, Scotty?
It was.
We did share corona for family.
Family, absolutely.
David's Words of Wisdom.
That was my Zen meditation music.
Oh, like a dum.
Yeah, perfect background for it.
Boys, let your dreams be bigger than your fears.
I like it.
I like it.
I like it a lot.
That was really nice, actually.
All right, speaking of fears,
you're afraid that that price pinch on petrol
is going to drive you broke?
Do the next best thing.
Get yourself into a $30,000 or $40,000 loan.
Get yourself an EV.
If you're interested in getting yourself an EV,
here's our good friend, Rizzy Rossup,
at carloop.com.au.
Also on Facebook at facebook.com.
He is a man in the know when it comes to electric car space.
He'll let you know where you should be tying yourself up
with a five or six year high interest loan.
So you can, you know, escape the price pinch of petrol.
Absolutely.
He's also the man in the know when it comes to the new car sale price.
So hit him up.
Absolutely.
I'm hoping the Honda comes in under $40,000.
Yeah.
So if you're a Honda, please be with us
when that pricing comes out.
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And I think, any other plugs?
I think that's it.
David Prince wins again.
Cherry is naming cars and,
and wanting us Australians to name cars.
And we like Volvos.
Go figure.
Catch you guys next time.
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