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.
Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about the next content car for YouTubers, swapping a hot hatch for a fast saloon, special cars in boring specs, the future of fast estates, and celebrities you wouldn’t buy a car from.
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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 ..."
Porsche Panamera
"Must-have? Rhys predicts Gen 1 Porsche Panamera or BMW X5M. Hmm."
Toyota MR2
"...s in a way ripe for the picking is the third gen MR2, because they are very affordable now, they're go..."
Toyota Previa
"I've decided to get this. It's a very early Previa. Yeah."
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...."
Maserati Quattroporte
"...op car buyer. He's just bought a second Maserati Quattroporte. And I think he's about 12 years old."
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..."
Volkswagen Golf Gti
"...had those quite nice wheels on them, bit like the Golf GTI 5th gen. Oh, yes. Yes. I know the ones."
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"
Volkswagen Passat
"...een had with the Volvo V70R all wheel drive, the Passat R36, oof, the E39 Alpinus, B10 3.3 touring, and t..."
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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