Richard Porter and Johnny Smith field listener questions in a car-nerd, pub-carpet, and door-handle kind of free-for-all. They debate what niche skill they’d show on a You Bet-style show—settling on identifying cars by details like rear light clusters, paint/repair evidence, or even electric switchgear. They also swap car-wash horror stories, from using a sponge dipped in floor sludge to pressure-washing door cards. The discussion widens to favorite door handles (especially classic BL and 90s Audi) and memorable old-school car adverts, lamenting today’s shorter, less creative marketing.
Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about what you’d do on You Bet! to show off car skills, the worst thing seen at a car wash, the best door handles, and are there any memorable car ads any more?
"...ble rear seat entertainment system, slip into the RAV4 with available all-wheel drive, and let's go. To..."
The Toyota RAV4 is a compact SUV, meaning it’s a bit taller than a regular car and has more space. It can be bought with all-wheel drive, which helps when roads are slippery. The podcast mentions it because it’s a familiar family-friendly SUV.
The Toyota RAV4 is a compact SUV that’s known for being practical, easy to live with, and widely available in many markets. The podcast context mentions features like rear-seat entertainment and available all-wheel drive, which are typical of how the RAV4 is positioned for family use. It’s a common reference point when discussing mainstream SUVs.
"Available rear seat entertainment system, slip into the RAV4 with available all-wheel drive, and let's go. Toyota, find yours at Toyota dot com."
All-wheel drive means the car can send power to all four tires. That can help you grip the road better when it’s raining, icy, or slippery.
All-wheel drive (AWD) sends power to all four wheels to improve traction, especially on wet, snowy, or uneven roads. Many SUVs like the Toyota RAV4 offer AWD as an option, and it can make the car feel more stable in poor weather.
"And is why I now have a British Leyland logo on my arm in a roundabout sort of way. Anyway, Dale says, cutting a very long story short, she decided she'd like a very subtle dandelion seed motif on her wrists"
British Leyland was a big British company that made lots of cars under different brand names. Mentioning its logo is basically a nod to classic UK car culture.
British Leyland was a major UK car group that owned brands like Rover, Triumph, and MG during the 1960s–1970s. People still reference its logos and styling as a bit of British automotive nostalgia, especially when talking about “old-school” motoring.
"There was a tail light, a guy who could identify tail lights of cars."
Tail lights are the lights on the back of the car. The design is often unique enough that a car enthusiast can sometimes recognize the model just by looking at them.
Tail lights are the rear lighting assemblies on a car, and their shape, lens design, and arrangement are often distinctive by make and model. Enthusiasts can sometimes identify cars by tail-light “signatures,” especially when the rest of the car is obscured.
"I definitely remember trying to play along by closing my eyes, and I got the Volvo 740 GLE right."
That’s a specific older Volvo model. “740” is the model line, and “GLE” is a nicer trim level. People sometimes recognize these cars by their distinctive lights and body details.
The Volvo 740 GLE is a variant of the Volvo 740 series, a late-1970s to 1990s-era Swedish family sedan. The “GLE” trim typically indicates a higher equipment level than base models, which can affect interior features and sometimes exterior details like lighting and trim.
"...along by closing my eyes, and I got the Volvo 740 GLE right. So after all that preamble, here's my que..."
The Mercedes-Benz GLE is a luxury SUV, meaning it’s designed to feel comfortable and upscale. It’s bigger than a small car and is meant for families or people who want more space. The podcast brings it up as a recognizable model name.
The Mercedes-Benz GLE is a mid-size luxury SUV built for comfort, refinement, and everyday usability. It’s the kind of vehicle that often appears in discussions about premium family transport and upscale features. In the podcast, it’s likely mentioned as part of a “which car is this?” or memory-based segment.
"per Dale's suggestion, I don't know paint codes. I'm not that good on paint codes. No. Color names."
A paint code is like a color’s ID number from the factory. It helps you figure out if the car’s paint matches what it originally came with, or if it’s been repainted.
Paint codes are manufacturer-specific identifiers used to match a car’s original factory color. Enthusiasts use them to verify whether a car has been repainted and to source the correct touch-up paint.
"I think because someone’s done tail light clusters, I’m going to say, and this might, it might have to be 80s and 90s only for me to be truly confident. I'm going to say I would identify just from the part either electric window switches or electric mirror controls."
Those are the back light units. Because manufacturers tweak them over time, they’re a common clue for figuring out what exact version a car is.
“Rear light clusters” are the grouped tail/brake light assemblies at the back of a car. They’re often changed between model years or facelifts, so enthusiasts use them to identify which version a car is.
"I wouldn't have noticed unless there was massive overspray on a rubbing strip or something. But yeah, you have got, you are the paint hawk."
Overspray is paint that lands on areas that weren’t meant to be painted during a repair. It’s a common telltale sign of repainting, especially around trim edges, rubbing strips, and seams.
"I'm going to say I would identify just from the part either electric window switches or electric mirror controls. Obviously, Mark, not model because they're shared across a lot of models, but this is great."
These are the controls for adjusting side mirrors with electricity. Because the layout can change between versions, they can be a clue to which car you’re looking at.
Electric mirror controls are the switches/buttons used to adjust power side mirrors. Like window switches, their layout and styling can change with facelifts, trims, or production updates.
"I'm going to say I would identify just from the part either electric window switches or electric mirror controls. Obviously, Mark, not model because they're shared across a lot of models, but this is great."
Those are the buttons you use to control power windows. Different versions of a car can use different switch designs, so they can help identify the exact model.
Electric window switches are the controls used to operate power windows. The transcript suggests these switch designs can vary by model year or trim, making them useful for identifying a car’s version.
"and you go, Citroen BX, pre facelift. Does that mean if I'm not entirely sure and I want to get a closer"
The Citroën BX is a classic French car from the 1980s. People often tell early and later versions apart by small changes to the body and interior.
The Citroën BX is a 1980s-era French hatchback/saloon known for its distinctive design and many running changes. “Pre-facelift” in the transcript suggests they’re distinguishing early vs later versions based on interior/exterior control layouts.
"and you go, Citroen BX, pre facelift. Does that mean if I'm not entirely sure and I want to get a closer"
“Pre-facelift” means the car before it got its mid-cycle update. The updated version usually has small changes you can spot.
“Pre-facelift” refers to the earlier production phase of a car before a mid-cycle refresh. Facelifts often change lights, bumpers, interior controls, and trim, so enthusiasts use them to narrow down the exact version.
"I was recently at a local self-service car wash. Whilst waiting, I was witnessing what I consider to be the most egregious..."
This is a car wash where you do the cleaning yourself. You usually use a pressure washer and soap that you control, rather than paying for an attendant to do it.
A self-service car wash is a facility where you park your car and clean it using equipment you operate yourself (often coin- or card-operated). It typically includes a pressure washer/lance, soap, and sometimes brushes or vacuums.
"I watched somebody take a sponge out of their boot, dip it into the most moist sludge on the floor and use the sponge to clean the car off the floor."
If you use a sponge that’s already been sitting in dirty water, you can end up spreading dirt around instead of removing it. That can also make tiny scratches more likely.
Using a sponge that’s been dipped into dirty water on the wash bay floor can re-contaminate the paint and increase the chance of scratching. Even if it “feels” like it’s cleaning, it can grind grime back into the surface.
"Yeah. I didn't see this because it was me, but I was once on my way in my Vauxhall VXR8 long term up to the Evo office where that car was going to be photographed for one of the long-term test updates and it was winter and the car was really dirty and I was in a bit of a rush."
The Vauxhall VXR8 is a high-performance Vauxhall with a big, powerful engine. In this story it’s just the car the speaker was driving to a photo shoot.
The Vauxhall VXR8 is a performance version of the Holden Commodore-based Vauxhall sedan/coupe sold in the UK. It’s known for a big-engine, muscle-car style feel rather than being a small, nimble car.
"...in my Vauxhall VXR8 long term up to the Evo office where that car was going to be photographed for one of the long-term test updates and it was winter and the car was really dirty..."
A long-term test is when a car is used for a long time and then checked again and again. The publication updates readers with what’s changed—like how it wears, how it drives, and whether anything goes wrong.
A long-term test is when a magazine or publication keeps a car for months (or longer) and reports how it behaves over time. It often includes repeated checks like wear items, reliability observations, and real-world usability.
"I know. What I believe to be a time saving measure, I had some alloy wheel cleaner in the car. Yeah. So I just very hastily squirted all of that on..."
Alloy wheel cleaner is a spray meant to break down the grime and brake dust on your wheels. It usually still needs some scrubbing to fully clean the wheel.
Alloy wheel cleaner is a chemical product designed to dissolve brake dust, road grime, and oxidation on alloy wheels. It typically works best when paired with agitation (scrubbing) because dirt and brake dust can be stubborn.
Concept
friction (scrubbing) vs rinsing
"...That doesn't work. No. You need some friction. You need brush or something on the wheel to do it."
Rinsing alone often isn’t enough to clean wheels. You usually need a brush or scrubbing to physically lift the dirt off.
Wheel cleaning usually requires both chemistry and mechanical action. Cleaners can loosen grime, but without friction from a brush or mitt, brake dust and embedded dirt often won’t lift off.
"...That doesn't work. No. You need some friction. You need brush or something on the wheel to do it."
A brush is what you use to scrub the wheel so the dirt actually comes off. The right brush can get into the gaps where grime hides.
A dedicated wheel brush provides the agitation needed to scrub brake dust and road grime from wheel faces and spokes. Using the right brush shape helps reach tight areas without damaging finishes.
"...s. Yeah. So you'd be terrified of a, you know, a Ford Cougar or something, because you think it would just squ..."
The Ford Cougar is a Ford car name that was used for a sportier-looking model. It’s not just a basic family car—it was marketed with a more performance-style image. The podcast mentions it because of how people react to the name and what they think it means.
The Ford Cougar is a nameplate that was used for a sporty-looking Ford model, typically associated with a coupe-like or performance-oriented styling. In a podcast context, it’s mentioned as part of a discussion about how certain car names and ads can shape expectations. That’s why it may come up as a “you’d be terrified of it” type of reference.
"And if you're looking for a gleaming SUV to replace your old banger,
[1107.1s] or you're taking the plunge and going electric, the good news is you can buy your car completely
[1112.1s] online on AutoTrader, really."
AutoTrader is an online marketplace where you can browse dealer listings and filter by make, model, color, and features. In the context of the episode, it’s presented as a way to buy a car with less back-and-forth.
"And if you're looking for a gleaming SUV to replace your old banger,
[1107.1s] or you're taking the plunge and going electric, the good news is you can buy your car completely"
They mean switching to an electric car that runs on a battery. Instead of gas stations, you think about charging at home or nearby.
“Going electric” refers to switching from a gasoline or hybrid vehicle to a battery-electric vehicle (BEV). The buying process can differ because you’ll consider charging access, charging speed, and range rather than fuel stops.
"I saw a lady opening the doors of her car and she jet washed the lower door card, like where your legs get in."
The door card is the inside panel you see when you open the door. If water gets into that area, it can make the materials warp or get gross-smelling over time.
The door card is the interior trim panel on a car door, typically covering the door’s inner structure and often sitting near the speaker. It’s usually not designed to tolerate repeated moisture exposure, so water intrusion can lead to warping, bubbling, or odor.
"Instead of, I guess, wiping it and spraying it like you would, she trained the pressure washer at it."
A pressure washer is a tool that sprays water at very high pressure. On cars, that force can push water into gaps where it can’t easily dry out.
A pressure washer uses high-pressure water to clean surfaces quickly, but it can force water into places that aren’t sealed for direct spray. In car doors, that can mean water getting behind trim and into speaker grilles.
"[1367.4s] particularly if you park under a tree a lot, you get our algal, you get the beginnings of an algal [1372.3s] vehicle. Yes, exactly."
Sometimes when a car sits outside—especially under trees and in damp weather—green stuff like algae can grow on it. It often starts small and looks like a stain or film before it gets worse.
“Algal vehicle” refers to the buildup of algae on a car’s surfaces, typically when a vehicle is parked under trees or in damp conditions. It can start as a light film and become more noticeable over time, especially on roofs and other horizontal surfaces.
"[1406.3s] Johnny mentioned that the Fiat Ritmo has one of his favorite door handles. [1410.8s] Top three, in fact... [1460.6s] We've talked about it loads of times, so we don't need to delve too deep."
A door handle isn’t just a functional part—it can also look really good and feel right. They’re basically ranking door handles as a style feature.
Door handles are a design element that can be evaluated for ergonomics, proportions, and visual style. This segment treats door handles as an automotive “design language,” ranking them like an aesthetic feature rather than a functional one.
"..., March the 30th, Johnny mentioned that the Fiat Ritmo has one of his favorite door handles. Top three,..."
The Fiat Ritmo is a small hatchback made by Fiat. It’s the kind of car people remember for its design details. In the podcast, it’s mentioned because someone likes one of its door handles.
The Fiat Ritmo is a small hatchback from Fiat that’s remembered for its distinctive styling and for being part of the brand’s lineup in the 1980s. The podcast specifically mentions a favorite door handle, which suggests the car is being recalled for its design details. That kind of feature-based nostalgia is why it comes up in a conversation about memorable car quirks.
"Oh, my gosh, well, of course, she's a she's a rotary enthusiast. She's a rotary enthusiast. So that's the thing."
A rotary enthusiast is a fan of rotary engines. Rotary engines work differently than normal engines, so people who love them tend to really care about the driving feel and sound.
A “rotary enthusiast” is someone who specifically likes rotary engines—an engine type that uses a spinning rotor instead of pistons. Rotary engines have a distinct character (sound, throttle response, and driving feel), which is why fans often form communities around certain rotary models.
"or the, you know, the Saab advert involving jet fighter planes and an aircraft carrier or whatever."
Saab was a car brand from Sweden. The speaker is using it as an example of a commercial that stood out because it was creative and dramatic.
Saab was a Swedish automaker known for distinctive engineering and memorable marketing. Here, the speaker references a Saab advert involving jet fighter planes and an aircraft carrier, using it as an example of a highly memorable car commercial.
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I'm Richard Porter. I'm Johnny Smith. And this is on the other side of things,
the Smith & Sniff spinoff in which we answer your questions.
Once again, we answer questions from you, the listeners, and you know what? I'm just going
to get straight in there. Okay, gosh, you really are a bold one today.
All about buzziness. This is from a listener called Dale, who says,
good evening, you pair of legendary flutes.
Legendary flutes? Well, I don't know what that they would look like, but...
He says he's got a question that came to him during dinner with his wife. He said,
in a fit of midlife crisis, my wife decided some months ago to get her first tattoo. This sounds
very familiar to me. And is why I now have a British Leyland logo on my arm in a roundabout
sort of way. Anyway, Dale says, cutting a very long story short, she decided she'd like a very
subtle dandelion seed motif on her wrists and finally had it done by a friend. It's turned out
very well. A friend who could tattoo or just a friend? Yes, yes. Well, as she says, a friend who
was just starting out as a tattoo artist, but it has turned out well. So that's nice.
It's subtle and has personal meaning, he says. She quite enjoyed the experience and suggested
she might get more tattoos, to which I suggested a sleeve akin to an arm like a weather spoon's
carpet might not suit her. And we shared a small chuckle, but this is where my brain got weird.
I'm sorry, an arm like a weather spoon's carpet is an amazing experience. That's a moracy,
luring, surely? It really is. For listeners overseas who may not be familiar, weather spoons
is a chain of pups here in the UK and each branch has, I think I'm right in saying, bespoke carpet
created for it, which is generally with quite a busy pattern. It's a bold idea, but it's also
foolish, I would say, because let's face it, a pub carpet lives a hard life. Does it not?
I think that's why they're often so frantically patterned there, isn't it? Because
patterns hide stains. They hide evil. If you got on your hands and knees and looked closely at the
carpet, you'd never go in that establishment again, ever. Well, yeah, if they decided to carpet a new
branch, as if it was like an early 2000s R&B video with a white carpet and all white furniture,
that would be an off-putting place to go within about a month, I reckon. Especially if you're
trudging in with your Timberland boots on until pufferjack. Well, that's it. You're not even
spillages and drops. Loads of Hennessy being jettisoned across the room.
No, that's just in R&B videos. I don't think that happens a lot in a spoons. Anyway,
so there we go. Yes, weather spoons are famous for their quite busy bespoke carpet patterns.
So Dale goes on to say, weather spoons carpet reminded me of a little fact that every one of
those pups highly patterned and stained carpet is unique. So if the TV show off of the 90s with
Matthew Kelly, you bet, was still going, some bloke, and it would be a bloke, would go on claiming
they could identify from a small swatch which weather spoons pub in which town featured that
particular carpet pattern. That is so true. That would be a thing. I only remember you bet with
Bruce Forsyth. He's the one I remember you bet. Bruce Forsyth. Yes, Bruce. Brent's most well-planned
man. So Dale says, this reminds me of an episode, and this is a particularly vivid memory of Saturday
Night TV for me, where a possibly German bloke was able to identify the exact make and model of
randomly selected cars blindfolded just by hearing the noise of the driver's door being closed. I
remember that as well. Yes, I remember that too. I do. Yes. Did you find yourself thinking, I reckon
I could have a go at that. I reckon I knew of a couple. There was a tail light, a guy who could
identify tail lights of cars. Oh, well, hang on. We're getting to the question here, which maybe
this may be relevant. Dale says, I was impressed, but also as a car mad nerdy kid, slightly curious
because I thought I would probably be able to do something similar myself. I definitely remember
trying to play along by closing my eyes, and I got the Volvo 740 GLE right. So after all that
preamble, here's my question. If you were invited on to be some kind of Z-list celebrity star performer
on a rehash of You Bet, what particular niche car based skill would you show off? Something to do
with BL paint codes, perhaps for Richard. Also, what other car tricks do you remember from the show?
I liked it because there was often some kind of car related stunt that appealed to the car obsessed
10 year old. Russ Swift was often involved, I recall. You bet was exciting. I did enjoy it.
It was definitely better than blind date, which was gash.
It's not blind date because I always think the announcer at the start managed to put extra
syllables into words that didn't have it. It was blinded date. How are you getting all this extra
tea? He's misfiring a bit, isn't it? The theme. Spluttering from cold. And also that really old
light entertainment thing of you can't say a lady's name. It always has to be Miss Cilla Black.
That's right. Anyway, sorry, there was a question there which was skill. I don't,
per Dale's suggestion, I don't know paint codes. I'm not that good on paint codes. No. Color names.
I always get them mixed up or I forget them. So it's probably too confident. There's a lot of
YouTubers who do the super cars thing mostly and they always regaled in the exact names of
all the Ferrari reds and Lamborghinis. And I'm impressed. I'm really impressed. But I also,
I find it to be, it makes the sentence too wordy when they're talking about it. So I find it irritating.
Do you remember there was that chap that we walked around the London concourse with one year?
Yes. Looking at super cars. And he was able to do that. And I was, I was staggered because it was
every single car. He would go, oh yeah, that's obsidian black over strontium purple.
How do you know? It's true. It's so true. Yeah. I think it's a young person thing who's deeply into
the super hyper executive car game. But to me, I'd rather know whether it's had rear quarters in
2009. But that's just me. Yeah. Whether it's had paint, not what the code of the paint is,
has it had any, has it had any repair? Well, I suppose if they'd used the wrong code, you'd be
able to tell. Okay, that's the thing though. It's like Aston's and McLaren's. There's loads of paint
choice and interior color choice. So you've got to know a lot. It's like being an American car
enthusiast of 60s and 70s cars, change them every model year. Well, I'm quite good at,
I've got a mate. I'm quite good at that because I, because I delve deep into Americana from
quite an early age with cars. So I have a lot of American car books. Like the one I told you
about the other day, which is sensational cars of the 60s, which I must read one day. I'll bring
it in from the office. Because that's, if I ever, my, my, I've got a mate in the US who's amazing
on that sort of stuff. I was thinking, and if I'm over there and I'll, we'll see an old car,
I'll go, what is that? What is that? He'll be like, oh, it's a plummet. Okay. What was it,
70s one? He'll be like, 76, 76. Look, because it's got the thin chrome, thin chrome on the grill.
And he's like, how do you know? Yeah, that's the thing. I suppose he would probably say the same
if I went, no, that's a, that's an Allegro 1750 SS, my friend. Oh, you just sort of pick it up. You
know all of that stuff, just different marks. That's nobody can know at all. We don't have to
harder in the US because they changed everything every year. Yeah. So I don't know. I think I would
go maybe for what you were suggesting that someone actually did on that show, which is
rear light clusters. Yeah, rear light clusters would be a very good one. I could see you
scoring strong there. I think, do you know what I'm going to do? I think I answered my own
question just a minute ago. I think I'd go on there and you'd be shown around
a line of cars and you'd have to work out whether or not it is original paint and whether it's had
any. Oh, you're really good at that. I like to think I'm a bit of a hawk when it comes to that
sort of thing. Paint hawk. Yes, exactly. He knows the hue. He knows if it's had filler.
Because I've been looking around cars with you and you've gone, it's had paint. I mean,
I wouldn't have noticed unless there was massive overspray on a rubbing strip or something. But
yeah, you have got, you are the paint hawk. I'm very particular. Yeah, I am. I wish I wasn't,
but I am. So that's so good. I would go on. I'd rename the show Youb at. I've changed my mind.
I think because someone's done tail light clusters, I'm going to say, and this might,
it might have to be 80s and 90s only for me to be truly confident. I'm going to say I would
identify just from the part either electric window switches or electric mirror controls.
Obviously, Mark, not model because they're shared across a lot of models, but
this is great. I could definitely do that. To bring it back to the start of this question
from Dale, could we do it in a weatherspin so that all those controls are sitting on a carpet
on a hectic carpet? And they just, I just pointed it with a pointing stick and you go,
Citroen BX, pre facelift. Does that mean if I'm not entirely sure and I want to get a closer
look, I've got to kneel on a slightly sticky carpet. Yeah, you have to do, you have to do
switch gear worship on a pub floor. That's what you have to do. And I stand up and there's so many
dropped crisps stuck to my knees. It looks like I've got like eczema of the jeans or something.
Yeah. And also a no-name full suspension mountain bike guy will come bursting out of the
jet's toilets and probably kick you in the back of the knees. Okay. Well, this bit needs work,
but I think that's my final answer. I'm going to go for electric windows or mirror switches or
both, you know, just alternate. Just dashboard buttons, I suppose. But anyway, I hope that's
answered your question, Dale. Thank you for the question. Okay, I've got a question from Daniel
Vaughn. Hi, SSGs. Hope you had a splendid Christmas and New Year. When's this from?
Oh, which Christmas? This is from, this is from the,
you're looking forward to Charles and Diana's wedding. This is from the 29th of December last
year. So only this Christmas. Only quarter of a year ago. It's fine. Thanks, Dan. I was recently
at a local self-service car wash. Whilst waiting, I was witnessing what I consider to be
the most egregious, I can't say this word. E-G-R-E-G-I-O-U-S, egregious.
Egregious. Egregious. That's it. I just keep reading Greg because he's my brother. I just
see Greg in that word. I can't stop saying Greg. Egregious. I don't often get stuck on words.
In the beninging. I watched somebody,
I watched somebody take a sponge out of their boot, dip it into the most moist sludge on the floor
and use the sponge to clean the car off the floor. My question to you is what's the most
egregious thing you have witnessed at a car wash? Dan and Vaughn. No, sorry, Dan Vaughn.
It's one person or two. Wait, they bought their own sponge and they dipped it into the moist
sludge on the floor and then they used said sponge to clean their car. Is this because they
didn't want to actually put any coins in the slot? Yeah, this is what I'm thinking. It must be that.
This is appalling. You don't need to bring your own sponge and you don't need to use the water on
the floor because fresh water comes out of the lance and all of those other things because one
of those do your own. But that would be like just driving around looking for puddles and cleaning
your car with a puddle. Exactly. Why go to... Probably their logic is, ah, but you know,
that water on the floor of the car wash has fresh water and it's got the cleaning shit in it because
someone else has paid for that. I'm up on the deal. Oh my gosh, I'm sorry, Dan. I'm too
completely traumatized on behalf of the car. Yeah, that's terrible. Really awful. Really awful.
So what, sorry, the question is what's the most egregious thing that we've seen at a car wash?
Yeah. I didn't see this because it was me, but I was once on my way in my Vauxhall VXR8 long
term up to the Evo office where that car was going to be photographed for one of the long-term test
updates and it was winter and the car was really dirty and I was in a bit of a rush. So I did a
really hasty job. Oh no. And rather than spend time on the wheels, which were quite big and silver,
so there was silver alloys and I think no, not black or gray or anything like that.
And they're very dirty, particularly on the front because of brake dust.
I know. What I believe to be a time saving measure, I had some alloy wheel cleaner in the car.
Yeah. So I just very hastily squirted all of that on, but then rather than sort of
properly scrub the wheels, I thought I'll save time not scrubbing the wheels. The alloy wheel
cleaner will do the job and then I'll just rinse it off and also it's raining. So as I drive the
rest of the way to the Evo office, it'll rinse the rest of it off. That doesn't work. No. You need
some friction. You need brush or something on the wheel to do it. And actually the wheels looked
absolutely shit when I arrived to the Evo office and the photographer rolled his eyes and went,
we better clean those then, haven't we? And we had to get down and clean them properly. So I was a
bit like that was such a dickwitted move on my part. For the sake of another minute with the brush
from the car wash, I could have cleaned them up nice. But you know, those big car brush brushes
don't always get sort of hard to do wheels, depending on the design. So yeah, that's what I
would bring my own brush, but to be honest, but you're better off doing that with a fresh bucket
at home really. Yes, probably. And anyone you can live anywhere and you can get a bucket of water
because it means that your house must have running water unless you're living in the 1800s,
in which case, why are you driving a car? You time traveling it in. So
didn't the Victorians believe that if you exceeded a certain speed, which is probably the speed of
a horse, that you know, the pressure would crush your bones. Yeah. So you'd be terrified of a,
you know, a Ford Cougar or something, because you think it would just squish you to a paste.
Yeah, it would fold my forehead into a concave. I'd look like a very early cave dweller that's
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Anyway, the weirdest thing I've seen. I've not seen a great deal of weird.
I've seen a couple of arguments, but that's not a little bit of argy-bargy.
I saw a lady opening the doors of her car and she jet washed the lower door card,
like where your legs get in. What? Because you know, I've got it on my Tesla right now,
where my barn find boots have sort of scuffed the door card as I get in.
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