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OTOSOT 93

OTOSOT 93

Smith and Sniff Mar 13, 2026 35 min
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About this episode

Richard Porter and Johnny Smith dive into listener questions about car trends, focusing on the next 'must-have' expensive money pits favored by YouTubers, such as Range Rovers, V10 M5s, and potential future collectibles like the third-gen MR2 or Bangal 7 Series. They discuss sleeper car specs, the appeal of understated hot estates versus SUVs, and the quirks of celebrity car ownership. The hosts also explore the challenges of balancing fun, reliability, and style in car choices, with plenty of humor and personal anecdotes about car culture and YouTube content creation.

Topics: youtube car trends collectible cars money pit vehicles sleeper car specs hot estates celebrity cars car reliability car buying advice car culture car enthusiast debates
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Land Range Rovers
Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Land Range Rovers

"...entually owning this choice, examples being L322 Range Rovers, Gen 1 KNs, V10 M5s and so on. I wanted to know ..."
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Porsche Panamera
Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Porsche Panamera

"Must-have? Rhys predicts Gen 1 Porsche Panamera or BMW X5M. Hmm."
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BMW X5M
JaayJay (Public domain)
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BMW X5M

"...ave? Rhys predicts Gen 1 Porsche Panamera or BMW X5M. Hmm."
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Toyota MR2
TTTNIS (CC0)
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Toyota MR2

"...s in a way ripe for the picking is the third gen MR2, because they are very affordable now, they're go..."
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Audi RS2
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Audi RS2

"...didn't know until fairly recently when I did that RS2 barn find that Audi heritage kind of doesn't exi..."
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Audi RS4
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Audi RS4

"...on earth would you not be selling early mid 2000s RS4 and RS6 parts? I just don't understand."
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Audi R8
Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Audi R8

"... fide collector cars now, like an early V8 manual R8 is the kind of car where people go, oh yeah, you..."
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Audi S8
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Audi S8

"...st for context, there is the cheapest V10 powered S8. I can find for sale at the moment is seven and ..."
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Toyota Previa
Pakawut kenta (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Toyota Previa

"I've decided to get this. It's a very early Previa. Yeah."
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Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit

"...t I do think 80s, Bentley's or Rolls Royce's, so Silver Spirit or something, might be quite good YouTube fodder...."
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Bmw I8
Damian B Oh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Bmw I8

"...a continuing debate. So bring it on and all that BMW I8, I'm going to throw that in there. I've said it ..."
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Maserati Quattroporte
Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Maserati Quattroporte

"...op car buyer. He's just bought a second Maserati Quattroporte. And I think he's about 12 years old."
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Ford Fiesta St
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford Fiesta St

"..., but I take your point. I think coming out of a Fiesta ST and with a catering at home as well, it may frus..."
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Volkswagen Golf Gti
Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Volkswagen Golf Gti

"...had those quite nice wheels on them, bit like the Golf GTI 5th gen. Oh, yes. Yes. I know the ones."
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Porsche 911
David Villarreal Fernández (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Porsche 911

"So that would be, but I can't think of a boring, uninspired spec on a special car. Yeah, I don't know. I've always thought this about 9-11 Dakar, which I really like, but I thought if I was buying one of those, would I go stickers or not? Or would at the"
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Volvo V60
Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Volvo V60

"...6, oof, the E39 Alpinus, B10 3.3 touring, and the V60 Polestar, or Polestar as you say, Rich. The mole..."
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Volkswagen Passat
Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Volkswagen Passat

"...een had with the Volvo V70R all wheel drive, the Passat R36, oof, the E39 Alpinus, B10 3.3 touring, and t..."
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BMW E39
Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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BMW E39

"...vo V70R all wheel drive, the Passat R36, oof, the E39 Alpinus, B10 3.3 touring, and the V60 Polestar, ..."
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Alpina B10
Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Alpina B10

"...heel drive, the Passat R36, oof, the E39 Alpinus, B10 3.3 touring, and the V60 Polestar, or Polestar a..."
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Mazda Rx8
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Mazda Rx8

"... the podcast about the cores, Lexus, and Chardes Rx8, et cetera, et cetera. Whilst stuck in traffic la..."
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Volvo 850
Toquehusk (CC BY 4.0)
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Volvo 850

"...ere. I have some contenders. X-Rick Stein, Volvo 850. It's spent its entire life on the Cornish coast,..."
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BMW M5
Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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BMW M5

"...hey still exist. You have the M3 Touring and the M5 Touring at the moment, and there's that new RS5 f..."
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BMW M3
Matti Blume (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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BMW M3

"... you'd argue that they still exist. You have the M3 Touring and the M5 Touring at the moment, and the..."
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Audi RS5
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Audi RS5

"...he M5 Touring at the moment, and there's that new RS5 from Audi. So it's not completely dead, and you ..."
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