Is the Car Market Cooling? Doug Wants to Buy Another Car?!
About this episode
The episode dives into Doug's experience with an Audi A2, the ongoing car market dynamics, and his desire to purchase a 993 Turbo. The hosts discuss the quirks of their current vehicles, including a Fiat Multipla and a Mercedes, while debating the implications of recent automotive news, including Porsche's strategy shift towards gasoline cars. They also touch on the potential cooling of the car market, the rise of EVs, and the future of luxury brands like Bugatti and Pagani. The episode is filled with humor, personal anecdotes, and insights into the automotive world.
Porsche Cayenne
"...s has created real automotive news. The car, the Cayenne Green Cayenne manual sale and now the A2 and the ..."
Jeep Gladiator
"...tually happening. Rubicon four by E the renegade gladiator is what's called. Thank you."
Jeep Renegade
"...what's actually happening. Rubicon four by E the renegade gladiator is what's called. Thank you."
Wrangler Rubicon
"Move on to what's actually happening. Rubicon four by E the renegade gladiator is what's called..."
Nissan Aria
"We're going to do it. Didn't the Nissan aria and I went to the press launch for the Nissan ari..."
Porsche 911
"... the line on the thing to extend the life of the 911. Yeah."
Porsche Cayman
"...hat the Boxter and K, specifically the Boxter and Cayman have been, it is, it is being said by Porsche."
Bentley Bentayga
"...ked, I would imagine, not that different than the Bentayga if unless they're going to call us a different m..."
G-Class Gwagon
"if unless they're going to call us a different model and style it differently. And so it feels like the electrified G-Wagon looks identical to the G-Wagon. It's going to sell the same."
Honda Accord
"...age to it, even though they sell as many as Honda Accords doesn't make any sense. Yeah, but let's be real."
Rolls-Royce Spectre
"What other EV luxuries have there been? Spectre is like... Well, but the Spectre has been sellin..."
Tesla Roadster
"...k a lot of people are going to cancel their Tesla Roadster reservations and put down an allocation here."
Fiat Multipla
"... to make a car. God, look at this image that the Multipla and the Aspark Owl right in the same frame there..."
Lotus Evora
"...kes sense. Could be just a four-seater, like the Evora type car. Yeah, it could be."
Mclaren 720S
"...re going to. They've done every variation of the 720S possible, other than shooting brake."
Mclaren 765LT
"...riations. 720S, 720S, Spider, 750S, 70S, Spider, 765LT, plus the spiders of that."
Mclaren 600LT
"...me, I'm sure. I still got the bottom of the 570, 600LT. Elva and windshield, Elva."
Lamborghini Urus
"So cool. But instead, Lamborghini makes the Urus, which is just like a road."
Lamborghini Countach
"...cularly our own car Xperiai. My one was that the Countach is now in for service. Yep."
Dodge Viper
"There's a BMW 700 here. There's a Viper here. You think that Euro van is mine?"
Ford Mustang
"... good rust free appliance. Well, my dad has a 67 Mustang. And he's always wanted a Bentley."
Land Rover Range Rover
"...ituation. Can you tell us what happened with the Range Rover? Oh my God."
ML-Class Ml320
"which is home because I took one to prom. An ML 320. Did you really?"
Maserati Quattroporte
"This is good content. This is not the Maserati Quattroporte Cold Start, which I think was just in the cars a..."
Toyota RAV4
"...face this by saying, we all know like a CRV or a RAV4, but like what, what enthusiast, enthusiast car ..."
Honda Prologue
"...s supposed to say that you know something. Honda Prologue would be, I didn't do my research. I just like H..."
Porsche Carrera GT
"Right, it's like when Harry was there, when the Carrera GT was debuted at Paris. I was sitting there with l..."
Jaguar Xtype
"My dad actually had a little flare for being dangerous, so he bought an X-Type, the first model year, Jaguar. Didn't end up being great."
Ford Explorer
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Then I had a 95 Ford Explorer. I was in a car group at the time."
Toyota Camry
"... brought home from the hospital in a 1987 Toyota Camry, or a 1981 Volkswagen Jetta Coupe."
Volkswagen Jetta
"in a 1987 Toyota Camry, or a 1981 Volkswagen Jetta Coupe. I don't remember."
Tesla Model Bs
"and away from the whole thing. Base model BS. My family grew up in a Ford family."
Ford Probe
"...o my mom had her, when I was born, she had a Ford probe. The first gen Ford probe."
Ford Windstar
"...so, they had a, when I was born, they got a Ford Windstar, first gen Ford Windstar, a place that was a sec..."
Ford Taurus
"...ngly good car. My dad then had a Mercury, a Ford Taurus, then a Mercury Sable."
Mercury Sable
"...hen had a Mercury, a Ford Taurus, then a Mercury Sable. And then, then he got into Subaru's."
Honda Odyssey
"my mom had a Honda Pilot after that, we had two Odyssey's and then a Pilot. And then they are now all on Subaru's."
Subaru Ascent
"...ther. Right, they have like multiple outbacks or ascents or something? Yeah, an outback and an ascent now..."
Subaru Outback
"...ord all together. Right, they have like multiple outbacks or ascents or something? Yeah, an outback and an..."
Mercedes-Benz Sclass
"Hey Doug, you said in your review of the EQS that it's better than the S-Class. You would get one over an S-Class."
Mercedes-Benz EQS
"I do stand by that. I think the EQS is a fantastic car. And it's even better now bec..."
Ferrari F430
"...at Jeremy Clarkson thing when James lent him his F430 and he was eating chocolate and threw a wrapper."
Ferrari F40
"... one up both of you and show up everywhere in an F40. Yeah, and I would show up to that same event"
Gordon T50
"And even like the Gordon Murray Academy, they have the T-50 and then the T-33, a little spoiler-less."
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