The Toyota GR86 is a sporty Toyota coupe designed to be fun to drive. In this moment, it’s just the car Todd is listening from while he’s on the ferry.
A Range Rover is a luxury SUV from Land Rover. It’s famous for being comfortable on-road and capable off-road, and people love talking about them online.
Bucket seats are supportive seats that wrap around you more than a normal car seat. Cobra and NAGARO make aftermarket seats people often fit into performance cars, and these sound like a more comfortable street-friendly version.
RS4 is Audi’s high-performance model based on the A4. Here, they’re talking about the B7-generation RS 4 wagon (“Avant”), which is the practical version with more cargo space than a sedan.
“Chain” here most likely refers to a timing chain replacement, which is a specific maintenance item on many modern engines. The host lists it alongside clutch and other work, implying the car has had key drivetrain-related wear items addressed.
The clutch is the part that helps you shift gears. If it’s been replaced, that usually means the car has already dealt with a common wear-and-tear item.
A CarVertical report is like a background check for a used car. It can show things such as ownership history and other records to help you judge whether the car looks legitimate.
The Nürburgring is a very famous race track in Germany. It’s known for being tough on cars, so if someone drives there, it usually means they’re really testing how well the car holds up under hard use.
This is a BMW M5 from the E60 generation. The speaker was preparing it for a big track event by changing the oil, but then noticed something in the oil that suggested a serious engine problem.
This is a serious engine warning. Rod bearings are small parts inside the engine that help moving parts slide smoothly; if they fail too early, metal can get into the oil. Finding glitter in the oil is a clue that the engine may be shedding metal from that area.
If you see shiny “glitter” in the oil, it usually means tiny metal bits are getting into the oil. That can happen when parts inside the engine are wearing out, especially bearings.
Rod bearings are small bearing surfaces inside the engine that help the crankshaft move smoothly. If they start failing, the engine can start shedding metal into the oil and can eventually seize or get badly damaged.
After replacing parts like bearings, you usually don’t just hammer the engine right away. “Run it in again” means you drive it gently for a bit so the new parts settle and work correctly.
Concept
auto barn run
An “auto barn run” sounds like a high-speed test where you try to hit a specific top speed. The point here is that if the engine has problems, pushing it on a test run can cause major damage.
The Nürburgring is a legendary race track in Germany. People use it to see how good a car is because it’s long, twisty, and challenging—so driving there is a big deal.
The heater matrix is what warms the air inside the car using hot coolant. If it breaks, coolant can leak into the cabin—so the floor can get wet and you lose heat.
A lap means one full trip around the track. “The ring” is a nickname for the Nürburgring, and doing several laps means you’re driving it hard more than once.
A carbon intake is a carbon-fiber part that helps air get into the engine. It can make the car feel a bit more responsive and sometimes changes the sound, too.
An exhaust upgrade changes the parts that route gases out of the engine. It’s often done to make the car sound better and sometimes to help the engine breathe more freely.
A centre resonator is a part in the exhaust that helps quiet certain annoying tones. If the exhaust sounds “boomy,” replacing the resonator can smooth that out.
A “911 996” is a Porsche 911 from the 996 generation. It’s a specific model era people talk about a lot because it feels different from earlier 911s and has its own set of quirks and upgrade paths.
Tillett bucket seats are racing seats that grip you better in aggressive driving. They’re shaped to keep you in place so you don’t slide around in corners.
Misfiring is when the engine doesn’t burn fuel smoothly in one or more cylinders. It can make the car run rough or feel jerky, and it usually needs troubleshooting to find the cause.
A manual gearbox is the kind of transmission where you choose gears yourself using a clutch and a gear stick. The speaker is saying the car needs to be set up with that type of gearbox.
Tuning is adjusting how the car’s engine management is set up so it runs smoothly and drives the way it should. In this case, the speaker implies the car needs that adjustment to fix how it’s running.
A Lotus Carlton is a very rare car that takes a normal big Opel/Vauxhall saloon and turns it into something much more performance-oriented. It’s remembered because it’s an unusual mix: a comfortable family-style car with Lotus driving feel.
“Low mileage” means the car hasn’t been driven much. People like it because it usually suggests less wear, but you still have to check how well it was maintained.
“Off the road” means the car hasn’t been used/registered for regular driving for a period of time. That can increase risk of issues like seized components, degraded fluids, and corrosion—even if the mileage is low.
Term
MLT system
The “MLT system” sounds like a database that can show a car’s official history. In this case, it was used to check whether the car had actually been driven/registered recently, and it didn’t match the listing.
“High mileage” just means the car has been driven a lot. That usually increases wear, and it can also help you spot when an online listing is lying about the car’s real history.
A “super saloon” is basically a very fast luxury sedan. Think: a comfortable, everyday-friendly car that’s tuned to be seriously quick and fun to drive.
“SL560” is a Mercedes-Benz SL model. They’re saying a shop has done big repairs—like rebuilding the gearbox and fixing parts in the engine—so it’s not just a quick refresh; it’s deeper mechanical work.
“SL shop” is the workshop the host says did the work on the Mercedes. They’re basically saying the car was in a specialist shop that handled the big mechanical repairs.
A “gearbox rebuild” means the transmission was taken apart and fixed properly. That’s a big job, and it usually suggests the car needed more than normal servicing.
“Rear calipers” are the parts that squeeze the brake pads against the rotors to slow the car down. Replacing them means the back brakes were refreshed with new hardware.
They also mention a “new roof,” which likely means the convertible top was repaired or replaced. That’s a specialized job compared with normal maintenance.
Eurospec means the European version of parts or settings. Here, it sounds like the car was updated so its bumpers and lights match what you’d expect on a European-spec car.
The Chevrolet Nova is an older American car model. People often talk about it because it’s a popular car to modify or import. In the podcast, it’s mentioned because they’re discussing the steps for importing vehicles.
The “G-Wagon” is a Mercedes-Benz SUV famous for being tough off-road and looking very distinctive. People like it because it’s both rugged and luxurious.
This sounds like a BMW 5 Series from the F11 generation, specifically the 530d diesel. People often choose it as a daily because diesel engines can feel strong and efficient for commuting.
If a car was exported to another country, its paperwork and service history may be different from what you’d normally see locally. That can make it harder to confirm what the car has really been through.
The Audi A4 Avant is the wagon version of the A4. It’s meant to be a practical everyday car with more room for stuff, and the host says it made more sense for daily driving.
MOTs are the UK’s mandatory safety checks for cars. They also create records (including mileage), which makes it easier to spot inconsistencies compared with countries that don’t track it the same way.
Rolling back mileage means someone changes the odometer so the car looks like it has driven less than it really has. The host is saying this can make a car seem “low-mile” when it isn’t.
The Panamera is a Porsche sedan with four doors. It’s meant to be comfortable for daily driving but still feels sporty. In the podcast, it’s mentioned as a possible choice based on budget.
Throttle response is how quickly the car “gets moving” when you press the gas. A good throttle response means it reacts fast and feels easy to control.
In an engine, valves are like doors that control airflow. When you press the gas harder, the engine opens those valves more so it can breathe and make more power.
Wing-back seats are a style of seat with pronounced side “wings” that wrap around the occupant. They’re often used to improve lateral support in spirited driving and can also change how the cabin feels and looks.
They’re saying the car uses an engine from an Audi R8. An R8 is a high-performance supercar, so using its engine usually means the car will feel very quick and special.
The BMW 3 Series is a mid-size car that’s meant to be comfortable but still fun to drive. The podcast specifically brings up the E46 M3, which is a stronger, performance-focused version. They mention it because they really like that particular model.
The Fiat Multipla is a small car that’s designed to carry people and be practical. It looks very different from most cars, which is why people notice it. The podcast mentions it because someone thinks it’s an unusual but interesting pick.
“Ferrari Luce” is a Ferrari model name that the podcast mentions. It’s being discussed as something interesting, but the details weren’t fully explained in the snippet provided. If you share more of the conversation, I can describe what it is more precisely.
Love From is the design company mentioned as being behind the look of the Ferrari Lucy. The point is that it’s not a traditional in-house Ferrari design process.
Sir Johnny Ive is a famous designer best known for his work on Apple products like the iPhone. Here, the host is saying he’s involved in designing this Ferrari EV, which is why it might look and feel different.
Launch control is a mode that helps the car accelerate as fast as possible from a stop. It tries to keep the tires from slipping while the car puts down maximum power.
The Tesla Model S Plaid is a fast electric sedan. The hosts are comparing its numbers—like acceleration and range—to another EV to show how it stacks up.
The Tesla Model Y is an electric SUV. It runs on batteries instead of gasoline and can accelerate very quickly. The podcast mentions it while discussing how fast it is from 0 to 62 mph (or km/h, depending on the speaker’s units).
Top speed is the highest speed the car can reach. It depends on things like power, cooling, and how much air resistance the car has.
Concept
specs
“Specs” are the measurable numbers about a car. The host is saying that with EVs, people end up comparing mostly those numbers instead of the emotional or sensory experience.
Infotainment is the car’s main screen and software for things like music, maps, and connecting your phone. It’s basically the “tech dashboard” you interact with while driving.
Term
Apple CarPlayer
This sounds like Apple CarPlay—an iPhone feature that lets you use your phone’s apps through the car’s screen. It’s meant to make navigation and music easier while driving.
“Badge” here means the logo on the car—like the brand name. The host is suggesting you might be paying extra mainly for the brand, not for better hardware.
The Yangwang U9 is an electric performance car. The podcast brings it up as an example of a bold, futuristic EV. It’s mentioned because people were discussing what kind of vehicle could have been made.
That “wing” is a big spoiler. Its job is to push the car down onto the road so it sticks better when you’re going fast.
Term
TD6
TD6 is a specific version of a Land Rover diesel engine. It’s not just “a diesel”—it’s a particular turbo-diesel setup, and that can affect how the car drives and what you need to watch for when buying one.
The turbo oil feed is the oil line that keeps the turbo’s moving parts lubricated. If that oil supply is blocked or not flowing right, the turbo can overheat and break.
They’re talking about replacing the oil lines that connect the engine to the turbo. If those lines are clogged or leaking, the turbo may not get the oil it needs and can fail.
The BMW X5 is a luxury SUV. It’s designed for comfortable driving and everyday usability, with options for different engines. The podcast mentions it as something someone might consider, along with a possible modification.
They’re talking about cars with a V8 engine and a “GT” style meant for fast, comfortable long-distance driving. A V8 is an engine with eight cylinders arranged in a V shape.
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If I do end up getting that, then I will have to sell quite a lot of things,
probably also including my 156 GTA, which is a car that I don't really want to part with,
but I don't use it enough. And I want every single car that I own to do something differently.
Hello, and welcome back to the Auto Analytics Podcast, home of automotive financial mistake,
our life in cars, and your questions answered today. Rory.
Hello.
Taylor and I will fill your... Sorry, I didn't give you a chance.
No, hi.
Hi.
Taylor Hithering.
I'm ha.
We're going to fill your ear and your eye holes with what we've been up to. We'll answer your
car dilemmas. Before that though, Rory, what do we do?
We say hello to everyone.
Because they emailed in that.
Podcast at autoillexcars.com.
Fantastic.
Hello to Todd Harris, sitting on the ferry to go to Whidbey Island,
listening to the podcast in his Toyota GR86.
I don't know. I think it's far, far away.
Whidbey.
No, Whidbey.
Whidbey.
Where is that?
Miles listening in his super low mileage Hyundai Getz.
Vauxhall Manara owner Mike Fletcher.
Sean Campbell doing an intake manifold clean on his 383,000 kilometer
Mitsubishi Pajero in Western Australia.
We've got Lachlan listening to the podcast as his wife and him
fly to Queensland to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.
Congratulations.
Congrats.
That means that he's probably a lot older than me.
Not necessarily.
He could have got married at 10.
Yeah.
But we have got Max Frost in Devon who we met at Refuel recently.
Auto Dan who says congratulations to Rory on the upcoming daughter.
Yeah.
Yeah, you're going to be a dad.
I know.
Even I'm scared for you.
Every week goes by and I'm just like, oh, it's not long left now.
Yeah, I'm still going to have none.
No, really has not.
No, not at all.
No.
It still hasn't sunk in that I'm a father.
Really?
Yeah.
I go on our holiday, on our work trips and I'm like, oh yeah, I got a whole family back home.
Do you think like some little kids just following you around sometimes?
You're like, who are you?
Yeah.
Why are you calling me daddy?
I have a bit of funny news about that actually that I was speaking about in a minute.
No, not you as well.
No, no, no.
No, about your child.
About my child?
Yes.
Okay.
Something that you failed to tell me.
Oh, okay.
And Rory's Mum Jackie.
You all right, Mum?
Yeah.
Moving on.
What are you on about?
I'm nervous.
Sorry.
Hello.
All right, Jackie.
How are we doing?
How are we doing?
Jackie.
She's doing all right?
Yeah.
Although she's lost her jazz.
What do you mean she's lost it?
Well, my brother's nicked it.
Oh, really?
Okay.
Yeah.
I thought you meant like my Mum because like more recently she's like,
and Alexander, I do not know where I parked the vehicle.
I was walking around the entire car park pressing the buttons and I could not find my car.
Okay.
No, no.
No, no.
No, no.
So your Mum's not German.
No, my brother just stole it because his car broke.
Do you know, I've heard some funny stories over the years of people losing cars.
Yeah.
It's quite, usually they go out on a night out.
They park it somewhere and don't know where they're parked.
Do you know, I'd say the easy place to lose a car is airport car parking.
He throw long stay.
The amount of trips I used to do where I was flying, doing the MotoGP stuff.
Yeah.
And I'm flying out and then I'd completely be in a rush.
I'd park up and then I'd get back and I'm like, oh, God.
Where was it?
Was it bus stop seven?
Six.
Anyway, what's going on?
What are you talking about?
What are you talking about?
Brenda Mealy.
Oh, you got a story that I haven't told you.
So apparently, and I heard this from your wife.
Okay.
So it's a reliable source.
The when you went on holiday, you were lying in bed with Rianne and Amelia in the middle.
And she was asking for someone.
Go on.
Would you like to elaborate?
Oh, she was asking for you.
I said to her straight away, sorry, you're barking up the wrong tree.
But she didn't quite understand.
But yeah, she's she's quite obsessed with you actually this morning as well.
I think she's got these little models and these little model people.
And she was like, daddy.
And then she looked at the other one.
I was like, and then she said, Taylor.
And I was like, sure.
For some reason, Taylor was wearing a dress that she associate.
No.
But yeah, no, she she she really likes you.
Yeah, yeah.
She's very sweet.
But you've made a mark.
You've made a mark.
Yeah.
You've made me haggard.
You've made her happy.
Right.
Actually, I think you've made yourself haggard.
Thank you.
And Rory's made you haggard.
Oh, no.
You two are my most stressful friends.
I reckon he makes you more haggard than me.
Really?
No.
Is it the fact that he's going on another holiday next week
and he's ruined everything?
Yeah.
He's messed up the whole schedule.
You know, for once, I will say I even feel bad about this one.
Is this holiday number five this year?
Four.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
Rory, you're taking the liberty.
Yeah, he's taking the liberty.
Look, I'm getting them in.
I'm well aware that in about four months' time,
I'm going to be able to do nothing.
Yes.
Like absolutely nothing.
Yes.
So I'm getting them in.
But then you're going to be on another paternity holiday.
Even you can't say that with a straight face,
knowing that that is nothing like a holiday.
No, it's hell.
No, as one of the fathers in our NCT group said,
oh, it's a magical time, isn't it?
And I was like, dude, are you serious?
I don't call this a magical time.
I haven't slept for seven days.
Right.
Shall we move on to what we've been up to?
Rory, go on.
You can get us started.
What have I been up to?
Well, recently we've been trying to get this Mustang back on the road.
And I say trying being the optimum word.
You say try.
I don't think it's been as hard as some of the other cars we've done.
It's not hard.
There's just a lot of little stuff,
which probably isn't that interesting to show,
but it needs to get done.
Like wiring.
Like wiring.
And brakes.
And brakes and a few other.
But I mean, I do, when we pulled it out yesterday,
we went for a little test drive just to see what it needed to be done.
And it needs a lot.
And it needs a lot.
But it was cool.
It was cool driving.
Is it one of those like, we've done all the work.
It might be okay.
Let's take it for a little drive.
It might be ready.
Yeah, pretty much.
And then it wasn't.
And no, no, it wasn't.
But yeah, we had to, it's getting there.
And I'm really excited for what it does.
The other thing as well,
I've been out on my Spitfire pretty much every evening.
Every evening.
Is it because all your other cars are broken?
No.
Are you sure?
Speaking of that, actually, I've got another car
that might be working as of today.
Oh, that's true.
My Range Rover.
I just need to do a little final few tests on it.
But that could be back on the road.
Fantastic.
Which Ellie is ecstatic for.
And if people aren't already bored enough of Range Rover,
is there's going to be another Range Rover episode
on the V2 channel next week?
Yeah, pretty much.
Yeah.
But do you know what?
Everyone's bored of them.
But they still keep clicking on them.
They do, yeah.
Because the Range Rover content does really well.
Yeah, suckers.
And that is why YouTubers keep doing Range Rover content.
So if you stopped watching it, they'd stop the videos.
Yeah, we'd stop buying them.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's because of you.
It's your fault.
Yes, pretty much.
So yeah, another Range Rover video coming out.
Which, you know what?
I love an L322.
And even this guy over here, he was in the car
and he was like going, I can't, I don't want these cars.
And he sat in it and drove it for a little bit and went,
I really like these again.
Do you know what?
You know I've got my Range Rover, Geoff.
Yeah.
And I've been working on it recently.
And I've kind of, it's been on the ramp
and I've kind of fallen out of love with it a bit.
Have you?
Yeah, I'm a bit like, I'm bored of this.
I just want to finish it and I just want to sell it or whatever.
And then I drove Rory's yesterday and I was like,
can't wait to get my Geoff back.
Yeah.
And I also have an L322, my 4.2 Supercharged.
And I've been floating about on that and I really like it.
I just love it.
And who else also likes it?
Oh, Rianne, she loves it.
I asked her, which is your favorite car?
And she said the Range Rover.
Is it Range Rover?
Women love Range Rover.
It's true.
Yeah, it is true.
I went out and bought a pram.
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
Okay.
I took the Spitfire there.
You want to buy a pram?
Yeah, well, I didn't have the intention of buying a pram.
Okay.
I had an intention of looking at a pram.
And I kind of just wanted a little road trip.
Went out in there, loved it,
up until the moment we got stuck in traffic.
And then it was, I think at this point, 31 degrees.
And we were just sitting there with the sun on us
and I was like going, oh, this is a bit hot.
Baby's going to get sunburned.
Yeah.
And then we pulled up at the pram shop
and then we bought one in the end.
And then the guy went, you're not going to try and put it in that, are you?
No, no, no, we'll come back.
We'll come back.
But yeah, pram shopping.
This is just, it's too much adult life.
It's a lot of adulting going on.
So question, when your child is birthed,
what car are you going to pick your child from the hospital up in?
I think if you don't say Spitfire, I'll be disappointed.
It's going to have to be the Range Rover.
Mustang.
Okay, Mustang.
The Range Rover or Blue Pea.
Range Rover or Blue Pea, either of those.
Yeah, they're just good cars.
Yeah.
Okay, nice.
Oh, and then what else?
What else?
I was going to say something.
I forgot.
Mini or Porsche?
No, Porsche.
Porsche, okay.
I'm going to insert some photos here.
Yeah.
I got carried away with doing AI stuff.
Yeah, you did.
Like really carried away.
I found this new Gemini, whatever.
And then I was doing this new Google Gemini,
and I was doing some renders of what my Porsche is going to look like when it's done.
You spent a lot of time doing that.
I did.
I've actually got some of my interior is almost complete now.
I've gone for some Cobra and Nagaro buckets, but they're not.
They're like street seats, aren't they?
They're really not buckets, but I've got them stitched
and redone in cinnamon leather.
I'm going cinnamon as well.
It's all right, just don't know.
Tane is a trendsetter.
Thank you very much.
But it looks so good.
And then he's even maxed from Hawks Automotive.
I think it's Hawks Automotive.
But yeah, he's managed to match the same style as Leather as well,
where he's done like the same pattern that usually goes on the Porsche rear seats to the front.
How much is all this costing?
Do you not know this?
I do.
Do you know this?
He does know this.
Yeah, I nearly fell over.
I was like, is it, are we talking about a bus?
Look, I will say that price did include the purchase of the seats and the rails.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
So there is that in it.
Rory, it's a lot.
It's an incredible amount.
It's Rory getting carried away.
It is almost a quarter of what you paid for the car.
But I will say that car, I have been looking more and more.
And that car done, especially with the way that I'm doing,
like, you know, it's going to be done very, very nice, is worth a lot of money.
Oh, OK.
Like a lot of money.
How long do you reckon you'll keep that for?
See, Taylor asked me the other day, would I, if I got offered a stupid amount of money?
What's a stupid amount of money?
Do you think for that car?
Let's say a hundred grand.
A hundred?
Yeah.
So that car...
This is never going to be worth that, is it?
Well, let's just say he gets offered that.
OK, all right.
I don't think I'll take it.
Really?
So I think the car, when it's done, will be probably about 70 grand.
OK, oh, wow, OK.
Which is nuts, because I won't be anywhere near into it that much.
Nowhere near into it.
We just got incredibly lucky with getting that fine.
It was a gamble though, wasn't it?
It was a massive gamble.
The engine could have been completely...
Yeah, it could have been rusty as hell.
It could have...
Yeah, there was so much that could have been...
That could have taken that number that we needed to spend and then doubled it.
But yeah, once it's done...
Oh, it's going to be special.
It's going to be so special.
Yeah, yeah.
Honestly, when I saw those rendered pictures, I was like...
It's going to be unique as well, which is very important.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
No, I'm so happy with that.
Good.
Anything else been going on in your life?
No, that's about it, really.
No, I can't.
Yeah, just been obsessed with car stuff for each of us.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, nice.
Trying to drown my...
Sort of, you know, well, not drown,
but just get it all done before baby arrives
and then I realise I have no time to do anything.
All money.
All money, yeah, all money, yeah.
Taylor, how about you?
What have you been up to?
Well, I thought about this earlier, actually,
and I remembered that the last time we did a podcast
was sat in the back of a Bentley.
It was, yeah, it was a while ago, yeah.
And yeah, a lot's gone on since then,
so I actually drove the Bentley back from Africa,
which when's this going out?
Sunday, so people will have seen it.
People will have seen it.
On the most recent video on the V2 channel
is me and Robin driving the Bentley back from Africa.
And let me tell you, it was not easy.
That car broke down about four times,
one of which was in Africa,
on the way from dropping you guys off from the airport
because you had to fly home because you had family holidays and stuff.
It was so bad and so hectic.
Like, I don't think we caught a lot of it on camera.
It was so bad and so hectic,
I thought we was actually going to have to get out the car
and leave it there.
So I spoke to Mike who was editing that video,
and Mike went, it's amazing.
I can grasp how much they're breaking down,
but for some reason they seem to be downplaying it.
And I'm not actually, I don't know,
I guess you guys were probably tired of just at the point
of just when it was breaking down constantly.
But he said like, from watching it,
you can realise it's a lot more serious
than I think the way that you guys were reacting to it being.
It was so serious.
I forgot the cameras were rolling.
Yeah.
I went into mechanic mode and I was like,
decision making as we were breaking down.
I wasn't deciding on camera.
I was deciding what we're doing.
And yeah, it was bad.
Yeah, if you haven't watched the video,
then go onto the V2 channel and give it a watch
because I was so stressed watching you guys
getting stressed out.
Also, when you broke down,
and then there was a swarm of children around you
trying to get into Jamie's crew car into Silver Pea,
literally pulling the windows down trying to get in.
And then you were like, right,
car started at exactly the right time.
Let's go, go, go.
Yeah, yeah.
And what we don't know or what we didn't show
is that the kids or people were trying to hang onto the car
as he was setting off.
They would not let go.
Yeah, because unfortunately,
the discos got running boards on the side of it.
And they were able to actually stand on the running boards
and then still hold onto the car.
It was a dangerous situation.
Yeah, and don't get me wrong.
Like, I feel bad for these people.
I don't just want to do the windows up
and tell them to go away in my heart.
But in my head, I'm thinking,
there's film equipment on board.
There's tools and things like that.
If that gets taken,
I'm not running after him up the road.
So, you know, we've got footage on cameras and stuff.
I can't allow that to be taken.
Jamie was telling me that as soon as they came to his car,
they were, unfortunately,
I get it, but they weren't saying hello.
It was straight leaning,
trying to grab stuff inside the car.
And that is why you guys had to rush off really quickly.
And I was like, right, car started.
We need to get out of here now.
And I didn't know how long that car was going to run for.
And I remember driving.
It was a four-hour drive back to the Spanish border.
And I remember sitting in silence with Robin
for a lot of it because we were so...
We were just waiting for it to go again.
And we didn't know when it was going to break down.
We were just waiting for it.
From behind the scenes point of view,
this was definitely our most stressful trip.
Because the border crossing in the main channel was nowhere near...
Like, I think you got a slight sense of it.
But you didn't get the full sense of how stressful
and how close we came to not going into the country.
But even on the way out,
we knew there's certain stuff with the Moroccan regulations
that basically if you go in through a port with a car,
sometimes they can mark that car to your passport.
And then if you try and fly out,
you then can't fly out because they basically say,
where's the car that you've come in?
Yeah. So there was a question mark about me actually being able
to get onto the plane because they could have said to me,
oh, well, you came in in a car.
Where's the car now?
Yeah. And then because they basically don't want people
driving there and just dumping cars.
Yeah.
So yeah, there was even a question mark on can we even fly out?
So even just going through border security,
which we do a lot with our trips, that was even just stressful.
And it was more stressful for me.
I can guarantee you because I actually got to the port
in really good time while you were on your flight home.
And upon arrival, I arrived early and they said, brilliant,
you can get the earlier ferry.
Went up to security and passport control and they went,
hang on a minute, you didn't bring this car into the country.
Mr. Alex Kirsten did.
Yeah.
Where is Mr. Alex Kirsten?
We need a written form with his signature on it.
Yeah.
Allowing you to drive this car back into Spain.
And I said, I can't do that because he's currently 30,000 feet
above us on a plane.
So I had to wait for your flight to land so that you could send me a form.
I got through the border eventually and it's quite safe to say
that throughout the rest of the video, Robin didn't seem to show
how tired he was, but all I did.
Oh, yes.
I look very haggard in that video.
Yes. Also, how many hours were you in your cabin for?
I slept for 17 hours.
17 hours.
I mean, we did a new crossing.
Usually we go from Calais and just do the hour,
but you guys did Bilbao to Portsmouth, which is a 26-hour ferry.
Yeah, something like that.
Which Taylor Time travelled, as he always says.
Oh, I did a lot of sleep.
That was impressive.
I needed it.
I was up all...
I drove through the night with Robin and fell asleep for an hour
at a BP petrol station under a lamp post.
I've never known someone as much as you who can just sleep.
If they have the time, you can just sleep.
It's infuriating, isn't it?
One time, when Taylor came over to meet me in Vietnam,
he fell asleep on literally takeoff and then woke up landing.
You didn't.
No, that wasn't the Vietnam trip.
Not...
No, I did that on the way over.
Yeah, you did it on the way over.
Yeah, it was a 17-hour flight.
I slept for all of it.
I remember taking off.
I remember dinner and I remember landing.
And then I woke up with terrible cramp in my leg.
I sleep every way.
You do, yeah.
I've actually got a picture of me.
You can insert it into this eyeballs.
I went to the Nurburgring this weekend just gone,
which I'll get onto in a sec.
And we got stuck on the way back to the Euro tunnel in France.
I fell asleep on the floor in the queue for the Euro tunnel.
So what else have I been up to?
I, on the ferry, on the way back to Southampton or Portsmouth,
what was it, wherever it was from Africa,
I agreed to buy a car from an avid listener of this podcast.
Oh, name?
John.
John.
Very, very lonely boat called John.
Yeah.
What's John got?
John had...
We know about this, right?
Yeah.
Okay.
A. Aldi RS4 B7.
And I've been going on about them for ages and ages.
I've been going on about and I bought two because I'm trendy.
No, I admit it.
I've been going on about them before you.
Never heard of it.
No, no.
Admit it.
Just admit it.
You won't because you're too stubborn.
But I've been going on about them before you.
And you bought one and then it sort of reignited my love for them.
I love those cars and I've been wanting one for ages and you know that.
John actually offered me this car quite a while ago,
but I wasn't in a position to buy it.
And then on the way back from the ferry, I was like,
he messaged me again about it.
And I was like, I think now's the time.
Yeah.
So as soon as...
Well, because you've had 17 hours of sleep.
I have to go, yeah.
I've caught up on sleep and I'm ready for this RS4.
So I got back to the UK.
I think it was two days or a day after getting back.
I went to London to...
He actually lives in a really nice part of London.
He lives near Canary Wharf, you know, by the docks.
He lives right by the Thames, really cold.
I went down and bought John's RS4 and it's a B7 Avant.
It's black.
It's a very genuine car.
It's got a sunroof.
It doesn't have the wing back, so does it?
It doesn't have wing backs, but it's got a sunroof.
It's had loads of mainsets.
It's had a chain.
It's had a clutch.
It's got a clean car vertical report.
It's got low owners as well.
And John was just a really, really nice bloke.
Fantastic.
He's the sort of guy you want to buy a car off of, you know.
Got there.
He offered me a cup of tea.
He had the loveliest dog.
It was lovely.
It was a Labrador, Labrador.
And yeah, just a really, really nice guy.
And I am absolutely besotted with it.
So much so that since buying it two weeks ago,
I've driven it to the Nurburgring twice.
So the first time you took it to the Nurburgring,
why did you take that car to the Nurburgring?
Because you'd only had it for two days.
I had.
So I bought the RS4 two days later.
I was due to go to the Nurburgring 24-hour.
Yeah.
I was going to take my E60M5, drain the oil out of it here,
because I was going to put some fresh motor oil in it.
Yeah.
And I found bits of glitter in the oil,
which is signs of premature rod bearing failure.
Oh, dear.
So it's not knocking.
It's not running lumpy or anything like that,
but it has got glitter in the oil.
So I do need to strip it down at some point,
potentially next week.
Yeah.
Get the sump off, check out the rod bearings,
replace them, run it in again, and then it will be good to go.
Yeah.
But I didn't want to take it because it would have blown.
It would have blown, yeah.
Because I also did an auto barn run,
and I would have done an auto barn run in that car,
and it would have imploded.
Because you had a speed in mind that you wanted the hit, didn't you?
I did, yeah.
I wanted to do 200 miles an hour.
200?
Yes.
Okay.
Which I think is possible.
It's scary.
In a five series.
Yeah.
Okay.
Five series diesel.
Yeah, 520D.
Yeah.
But yeah.
So map dot.
Map dot.
So yeah, I didn't end up taking that, but I took the RS4.
Yeah.
I literally, I owned that car for 48 hours.
I cleaned it.
I checked the levels on it, and I drove it straight to the Nürburgring and back,
and I had the best time.
It was, it wasn't.
It's the best car event, isn't it?
Yeah.
Oh my God.
The Nürburgring 24 hour best car related thing, I'd say I've ever done.
Except for shed, fest and fuel.
Yeah, obviously, obviously.
But like, I was so overwhelmed by all of it.
Like I was stimming the whole way around.
I was, I was like my senses were just all over the place.
It is a proper attack on the senses.
It was, it was unreal.
It's like Glastonbury with the race car right next to you, and through the night,
like all those cars flashing past you at 200 miles an hour.
Yeah.
It is just, it is like a life altering experience, isn't it?
It is.
Like I got to the track, watch the race start, which was insane in itself.
And then I had some food, whatever.
And then we got taken to Brunchen, which is YouTube corner when the,
when the sun started to go down, watch the sunset.
I met Joe Achilles there who was doing his podcast live.
Oh, cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Said hello to him.
And then we ended up walking after the sun went down from Brunchen to Carousel
through the woods.
Yeah.
The Germans are mad.
Oh, they are mad.
Yes.
The Germans.
You see, you see everything.
Insane.
They built nightclubs out of scaffolding.
Three story nightclubs out of scaffolding boards.
There was a hot tub.
Yeah.
There was a jet ski that had been converted into a motorbike.
Fantastic.
I saw a jet ski in the middle of the woods.
I was like, hang on a minute, it's got wheels.
Everyone was drunk, having an amazing time.
And meanwhile I looked to my left and there's just cars flat out.
Going insane speech with sparks coming off the discs and exhaust glowing
and flames coming out the back.
And there's Lamborghinis and Mustangs.
And, oh, it was just...
And Dacia Logan's.
And the Dacia Logan.
Don't forget the Dacia Logan.
And Max Verstappen as well.
Oh, yeah.
And Max Verstappen.
And speaking of which, I was actually in a queue and this van pulls up next to me
with Max Verstappen in it.
And I didn't realise.
And I turned around and I just saw his outline.
I was like, that's Max Verstappen in there, innit?
And we were just stood next to him for about 10 minutes.
Do you know what he said when he saw you from inside?
Yeah, he was like, look at that peasant.
Speaking of which, that video, you might have seen it, did get taken down,
but it will be back up.
We've just got to make some changes to it.
It will be back up probably today or tomorrow?
It'll be today.
Yeah.
So, yeah, you check that out on the V2 channel as well.
It was...
Yeah.
I apologise if I kept saying that is amazing over again, but I just couldn't...
I couldn't process it all.
My poor little brain was screaming.
After that amazing experience, I then had a week here.
And then at the weekend, went back to the Nurburgring on a personal trip.
I didn't want to film it.
I just wanted to go out there and relax and have a good time.
And I was supposed to take my mini.
You were, yes.
Which on the way home the night before going to the ring,
decided that it's heater matrix.
No longer wanted to be a heater matrix.
So, it leaked coolant all into my foot well.
And it's not the first time that that mini's had issues around the Nurburgring.
No.
I obviously blew it up ages ago and put a new engine in it.
So, I ended up bringing the RS4 in here servicing it and then took that.
That poor bloody car.
It was having a great time at Canary Wharf.
And then you're doing like 3,000 miles in the space of two weeks.
So, that car has done about 500 to 1,000 miles a year,
I think, from memory over the last few years.
I bought it two or three weeks ago now.
And I've done, as you say, 3,000 miles in it.
And it's good, isn't it?
And I've done three laps of the ring in it.
You know, we are doing a company getaway to the Nurburgring.
And I think, Tay, you just need to go whatever car you think you want to take.
Don't take that.
We'll end up in the RS4.
No, no, no.
No, to say, I'm going to take the RS4 to the ring,
then it will break just before you go and then take the other car.
Don't let them know your next move.
Yeah, great idea.
I said earlier, actually, in front of my 540, I'm going to take that.
So, maybe I need to say, I'll just ask me later, in front of my 540.
What am I taking and I'll say the RS4?
And then the 540 will go, okay, I'll behave.
And then you can go, surprise, yeah, surprise, we're going.
But then your RS4 will break.
Yeah.
Just because it thinks it's going.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay, okay.
But yeah, so I did that and the RS4 has been amazing and I love it.
And yeah, thanks again, John, for selling me such a great car.
Oh, I thought you were going to thank me for making them super trendy again
and then for you buying them.
No, because I wanted one before you bought one.
Because I'm the trendsetter.
You thought, he's got good taste, I need to buy cars that he likes,
which is why you bought the Bentley Continental GT as well.
Because I've also been going on for ages about how much I wanted one.
But I've got the balls to pull the trigger.
No, you just buy shit ones for cheap.
Okay, I'll say that you're trendy.
I'll say you're trendy, okay, you're trendy.
But I'm brave.
Don't know if brave's the right word.
Stupid.
Yes.
Okay.
But yeah, so I've been up to a lot.
The last three weeks or so, I've not actually been home for a weekend.
So I'm quite looking forward to this weekend.
You need to calm it down.
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Other than that, I've been working on Rory's Mustang with him a bit.
We've been doing...
What else have we been doing?
Well, we've been doing bits on your Range Rover, as you said.
It's been all of Rory's cars recently.
Just this week.
Yeah, just this week.
Feels like it's been a long week.
Yeah, but Rory's...
And last week as well.
You haven't even been involved with them.
Your Range Rover was on here last week as well.
No, was it?
Yeah.
Last week was on the ramp.
Yeah.
Oh, that was that one part of it.
Well, it probably was.
Yeah, probably.
Realistically.
So, yeah, you've been busy fixing Rory's cars.
Yes.
And enjoying RS4s and travelling the world.
And I've also ordered loads of bits from RS4.
And I'm going to be fixing that up soon.
Yeah.
Which I'm really excited about.
Bits that I ordered first because I'm trendy.
Oh my, stop it.
God, Alex, why have you been up to?
I don't know.
I've been ordering a carbon intake for my RS4.
Do you know what?
And then Taylor ordered a carbon intake for his RS4.
I ordered an exhaust for my RS4, but you ordered yours after
because you copied me.
So, I've actually got an announcement to make.
What are you on about?
I've bought an RS4.
No.
Because I'm not a moron.
They are great cars.
I've been using my RS4 a lot recently.
I've actually got a centre resonator that needs to go in today as well
because it's a bit boomy.
Also, have I mentioned this?
I bought a 911 996.
But wait, I already have a 911 996, but this one's yellow
and it's an automatic, which is good for my hip.
And there's one thing I'm missing.
Oh, it's got hideous wheels.
I know what you're missing.
It's got hideous wheels.
Yeah, go on.
Twin turbos.
No, even cooler than that, even more trendy.
It's super charged.
It is super charged, I can feel that.
It's quite interesting.
So yeah, I bought a 996 911 in yellow.
So it's the GT3 colour that I want because I really want a GT3 replica.
What yellow colour code is it?
I've completely forgotten the name of that yellow,
but it will come to me again.
OK.
Yeah, so I will remember.
Oh, God, everyone's screaming at me.
Calm down.
I have got tillet bucket seats for that car.
Yeah.
I've got a half cage for that car.
And I've got some fantastic apex wheels for that car
that I bought yesterday as well.
So that car is going to look great.
Dackeye, no, what?
Shut up.
Dackeye.
It's not Dackeye.
I know it's not.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I will remember it.
So yeah, bought that.
That was actually super, super cheap.
That's probably worth double what I paid for it,
but it was on Facebook.
I jumped on it and then...
I actually found that.
No, Rory found it fast.
I sent it first.
Yeah, I was going to say, it was...
Rory, it's not a competition.
I sent it first.
I think it was...
Where was I?
Was I on the ferry or something?
Phoenix yellow.
No, that's BMW.
That's BMW.
Hello.
And then as I sent it, Rory sort of sent it at like just...
You sent it just before and then I sent it and you were like,
I need to buy this because everyone sent it to me.
I think I sent it to you while I was in the airport.
I saw... Someone sent it to me on it.
You sent it to me about four minutes before Taylor and I was like,
why aren't they just putting this in group chat because they're clearly together.
No, no, no.
No, no, no.
So very randomly, yeah, I messaged him on Facebook and I said,
all right, fella, I've been sent this.
I really like it.
And it had been up for like 20 minutes at this point.
Something like that, yeah.
And I phoned him up and he was lovely and we got on very, very well.
And I said, I'm not going to mess you about.
And then he sent me a screenshot of all the messages that he'd received on Facebook.
And I kid you not, there are about 30 or 40 messages.
In 20 minutes.
In 20 minutes, yeah, yeah.
So did the deal, told him about YouTube and yeah,
I think him and the family are quite looking forward to seeing the transformation of that car
because it does need a lot.
It needs a lot.
We were doing a parts list for that the day before yesterday,
whenever it was, and yeah, it needs a lot.
Yeah.
Also, it doesn't really run that well.
No, it's very lumpy.
It's misfiring and it needs a manual gearbox.
And it needs tuning.
Yes.
Speaking of Porsches though.
Yeah.
My 911, Martin has got all the bits for it now.
Porsche mode, hopefully should be done in about a month.
Nice.
So I'm really excited.
I actually, sometimes because I've not driven it, forget I own that.
Yeah.
But I am so excited to drive that car.
It's going to be disgustingly fast.
Yeah.
And it's going to be so special as well.
I keep watching videos of them and I'm like, oh, I want to drive it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Do you know what I keep watching videos of?
RS4s?
No.
Is it Lotus Carlton?
It's a Lotus Carlton.
Is it?
No, I don't guys.
In the Bentley video, when we get to Africa,
we stop for some lunch and we have some lovely lunch
and then someone sent me a message.
Whoa, we've gotten Ellie the elephant has joined.
No, that's the new bleep machine.
Oh, really?
So I got a message from someone saying, look, there's a Lotus Amiga in Hungary.
It's going for like 45,000 euros, really low mileage.
It's been off the road for X amount.
And then we kind of jumped on it.
And Gabor, who is head of partnerships for us, is Hungarian.
He spoke to the owner's friend who's also Hungarian who lives in the UK,
kind of brokered a deal.
And then we were like, okay, we're going to fly out on Monday,
check it out and then get it transported back.
All of a sudden, the man disappears off the face of the earth.
Yeah.
And then a few days later, he hears back from the man and says,
sorry, I've been in hospital.
Here's the number of the actual owner or give me your number.
And I'll give it to the owner and we heard nothing.
And we've tried phoning the man.
And, you know, it could be that he is in hospital and he is ill.
I really hope he hasn't.
But many times when you want to go someone,
you just come up with an excuse of I'm in hospital or blah, blah, blah, blah.
So we think that's what's happened.
We also think that it's been a scam because it looked too good to be true.
Yeah.
I think I was calling scam quite early on.
And then Gabs managed to have a friend who I think has access to the hungry,
like MLT system, basically.
And he found that that car actually hasn't been on the road since 2010.
Even though the ad says it has or something like that, basically,
basically, and no, sorry, it left the country in 2005.
Hasn't been seen anywhere since 2010.
So then effectively, there's no way this car would have been actually been advertised.
So it definitely started to scream scam.
Then I got a message from a man on Instagram that says,
Lotus Carlton with an insane amount of miles on it.
It's a very high mileage.
I know of one for sale that said to be the highest mileage one in existence.
And I said, you have my attention.
Can you send me a link?
And there is no link because it's not for sale.
Basically, it turns out that there's a chap who owns a Lotus Carlton
that we're actually going to go see tomorrow.
And he's not asking silly, silly, silly money for it.
Because lots of these are going for like 60, 70, 80,000 pounds.
This is a realistic price for one that has done over 200,000 miles.
So I'm very excited to see that tomorrow.
Hopefully I can do a deal.
I've been speaking to the owner, Bruce.
He's lovely.
And yeah, I can hopefully tomorrow get my dream super saloon.
And then we're going to do a few episodes on that as well.
But I love how all of your dream car collection now.
So you're 993, your dream Torah, your dream super saloon.
All of them have over 200,000 miles.
They actually do.
Yeah, they do.
Yeah, it's cool, isn't it?
So if I do end up getting that, then I will have to sell quite a lot of things.
Probably also including my 156 GTA,
which is a car that I don't really want to part with,
but I don't use it enough.
And I want every single car that I own to do something differently.
So I don't need too far super saloons.
Not that GTA is really a super saloon, but you get my drift.
And you don't really use it that much, do you?
No, I don't.
I don't.
So I do need to thin down the fleet for space as well.
Yeah.
And I do feel bad that they do sit, but it is what it is.
So hopefully tomorrow I will be the owner of a super high mileage Lewis Carlton,
which is super, super exciting.
I hope so.
Yeah, be really cool.
Really cool.
Also my SL, SL560.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So we released that video on Thursday, doing really well.
People are super excited to see your 840, the SL.
Also your Mustang is coming out next week.
So the SL has been with the team at SL shop in the Midlands,
and they've done an awful lot of work to that car.
A lot.
Yeah.
A lot, a lot.
It's had a full gearbox rebuild.
They saved the engine because they noticed that the chain guides were non-existent.
So new chain guides, new chain.
What else have they done?
New rear calipers, new roof like I mentioned.
New front calipers as well.
Yeah, new front calipers.
The American bumpers have been taken off.
They're Eurospec now.
I've got Eurospec front lights as well.
So the car mechanically is completely sorted.
A new roof.
New roof, yeah, which I've mentioned as well.
And that car is fantastic.
And yeah, I just want to give a massive shout out to SL shop,
because they are so diligent, so good.
And if you've got an SL, you know where to take it.
Look, what's that noise?
Oh, that's a Lamborghini style.
That's a Lamborghini.
Yeah, mercy.
Yeah.
However, I'm not allowed to drive that car yet, am I, Rory?
What, your SL?
Yeah.
This is such an Alex thing to do.
Yeah.
So he's got it all mechanically done.
It's all lovely.
Ready to go, ready to rock.
And then we just need to look at, you know, getting it registered on the road.
Let's get some number plates on it.
Yeah.
Hold on, what is the number plate?
Oh, wait, you didn't get any paperwork with the car?
No.
So that car has not officially ever been imported into the UK,
which means that I have the fun of doing that.
So I've spoken to a man that the TDC guys have been using for their Lupo.
He's going through the NOVA process, which is the vehicle import, basically, process,
which takes up to about five weeks.
I then need to speak to HMRC customs, say how much I paid for it, blah, blah, blah.
And then you pay 5% tax on it because it's a classic car.
So it's quite a pricey process.
I'm going to end up spending about eight or 900 pounds,
just getting that thing registered in the UK.
But yeah, it will be completely worth it because I cannot wait to drive that.
And we are going to be going on a road trip,
but that has been delayed, hasn't it?
So unfortunately, due to circumstances happening with our body shop,
with unfortunately one of their guys has fallen ill.
Yeah.
And we wish him all the best.
Yes, we do.
He's the main guy who does all the spraying,
spraying in the car is half disassembled on the 840 side.
There's a few others actually there as well.
But yeah, obviously, some stuff happens.
There's things, you know, that's not important.
His health is more important.
And it just means that the cars are going to be a while.
And there's not a lot we can do because you can't really take those cars out.
They're all half disassembled.
There's, they're in various stages of the body shop.
And usually a lot of people from body shops don't like taking your car out
and then starting again.
Quite right as well.
Yeah, as a headache.
Yeah, we just got to wait and see what happens.
But yeah, hopefully we get better news from Herman.
So the next episode in that series is your Mustang Rory.
And then we're going to pause obviously for the circumstances that Rory mentioned.
And then we're going to hopefully maybe move on to some Carlton stuff
while we wait for Porsche stuff as well.
So there's a lot of things that we can't finish at the moment
due to circumstances completely out of our control.
But we're working as hard as we can.
And we're super, super excited to continue working on them.
And we've got a lot of projects on the go.
We do.
Yeah, we do a lot.
We want to try and do another.
I feel like we need to get another big road trip in.
Like the like, like epic road trips.
What like, like Mercedes G-Wagon.
Like, yeah, like a G-Wagon.
But also just even with these cars, like, like we've done,
we've done Cornwall.
We've done, I feel like we need to do something big like coming up again.
Why don't we drive them to Vietnam?
Okay, that'd be a bit far.
I did check your car, by the way.
My car, which car?
Your SL.
Yeah.
I couldn't see any AC in there.
I've got a roof that comes down.
Oh no, but I couldn't see any AC button.
My eight series got AC.
How's your Mustang?
Has that got AC?
Aren't we going to Norway anyway?
It's going to be cold.
It might be, yeah.
Yeah.
Okay, so we don't need to worry about that.
I was thinking as a winter road trip,
I've always kind of wanted to go to Lapland
to where Father Christmas comes from.
Do you know how far Lapland is?
No, how far is it?
It looks really snowy.
Also, I'm pretty sure.
Can you even drive there?
I think you could, yeah.
I could go there in my toro.
I think we wouldn't have to get a ferry.
Oh, God, yeah.
We have to get a ferry, of course.
While you look that up, one more piece of information from me,
and then I'll be out, is Rianne and I celebrated our three-year wedding anniversary.
Congrats.
Thank you very much.
I can't believe that's been three years already.
It's mad, isn't it?
Yeah.
Thank you, Rianne, for putting up for me, putting up with me for three years.
I don't know how to say it.
Well, it's been longer than that.
Oh, yeah.
It's been like 11 years, but yeah, married for three, yeah.
It's a long time.
Fair play, Rianne.
You know, it's always bad when you put in the directions
and Google sits there and has to wait a while for it.
It takes a while, yeah.
So that would be 2,044 miles.
And actually, it's doable.
We can do that in 24 hours.
Is that 24 hours of solid driving?
That is 36 hours of solid driving.
We can do that in a day.
So we can do that in, you know what?
Latlan, you'd think it's on an island.
It's not.
It's just in the middle of Finland.
Oh, is it?
Yeah.
But that's where Father Christmas comes from, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's where he lives right now.
That's where he lives, yeah.
You want to give him your list, personally?
Yeah.
OK.
I think we've only got one set of cars that would do it.
RS4.
No.
What?
Rain drovers.
Everyone would hate it, but it's the rain drovers.
No one makes it there.
Right.
Now, let's move the podcast on to the sponsor,
which is CarVertical.
We've had another email at...
Podcast at alltriotscars.com.
Fantastic.
And we've got an email from Jacob.
And Jacob has written in saying,
Hello, me old muckers.
Me old mucker.
Firstly, I'd like to start off by saying a massive
congratulations to Rory and Ellie on the exciting news.
Oh, thanks, mate.
The rain drover's fixed.
Oh, sorry.
Yeah.
Oh, and the baby.
Oh, and the baby.
Yeah, and the baby.
Anyway, on to the reason for my email.
I recently listened to the latest podcast
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Well, a few months back,
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Good car.
Good choice.
Really good choice, yeah, yeah.
I managed to find one for a very good price,
sorry, for a very good but not unrealistic price
with acceptable mileage.
I was going to a range of viewing,
but something in the back of my mind
just wasn't sitting right with the dealership
and the area they had their business starts with a B.
That's what he said.
Beluga.
Oh, thank you.
Well, I decided to run a car vertical check
using your discount code
and found that the vehicle had been exported
to South Africa for around four years,
during which it did little to no mileage,
but also managed to somehow rack up a £5,000 repair bill
on an insurance assessment before being brought back to the UK.
I asked the dealer about these, but they had no idea
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Safe to say, I walked away and found myself a lovely B9
Audi A4 Avant for a better price
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Anyways, thanks to you guys and car vertical
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Keep up the great work.
Thanks, Jacob.
That is slightly worrying, isn't it?
Because although UK, we have a very good system
of tracking mileage through MOTs, other countries don't.
And that is the perfect example of that.
Like there's realistically probably what's happened there
as it's gone out, done a load of mileage
and then they've rolled it back close to the mileage
of when it entered the country and then gone back to the UK.
And it's also been crashed, presumably.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So that's not good news.
So yeah, thanks to car vertical again for saving Jacob's bacon.
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We do not leave our homes without running car vertical checks
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Like my phone is constantly pinging from people
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Dan, artist.
Oh my God, Dan is the world.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Either Dan is buying cars every five seconds,
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He's taking advantage, isn't he?
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Right.
Shall we move it on to an email that we've had
from a man called Alex Darcy.
And he says, you look like you're leaning to fart.
No, I'm stretching.
OK.
I'd hover.
You would hover.
Yeah.
And you'd announce it as well.
You can't let it go into the fabric.
No, OK, fantastic.
Anyway, Alex Darcy says,
first off, just want to say love the podcast, great listening.
And the multiverse you've created is brilliant.
However, your influence has become annoying.
A couple of years ago, I purchased an F11 530D touring.
Good car.
Great car.
Good car.
We like that.
That's a second mention of it.
Because at least two of you owned one.
Great car.
But in one year of ownership,
I spent £4,000 fixing and bringing it back to life.
Only to then get a job with a company car,
forcing me to sell my practical daily.
Taking a loss on the original purchase price
and obviously everything I spent bringing it back to life.
Clearly, these were my decisions,
but heavily influenced by yourselves.
And now, now, I must have an RS4 Avant.
Yes, you must.
Great car.
Really great car.
Great car.
My question is, is it worth buying one for a fun car?
I want a weekend fun car that can fit the family in,
that sounds great and is fun to drive.
I found a high mileage example,
which has had a clutch and recent carbon clean
in inverted commas.
It looks clean and I'm going to view it next week.
Is it a good call or is there something else I should look at?
I want a V8.
It doesn't have to be a manual.
My only other thought is in that sort of price bracket
is a Panamera.
Would love to hear your thoughts.
Help me choose wisely.
Cheers, Alex.
What are we saying?
You know what?
My RS4 at the moment isn't my most favourite car to drive.
But with the bits I've ordered,
and I've driven the grey one and your one and stuff like that,
I think when I've done what I want to do with it,
I think it will be.
I love it so much and I love the fact
that it's turnkey, get in it, drive it anywhere.
Wind, rain, dry, sunny, whatever.
It's a great car to go on a blast in.
It's reliable.
It's comfortable.
It's got a good sound system and it just feels so direct and sharp.
Would you say that's a weekend getaway car?
Yeah, 100%.
I would also agree.
I don't know.
It's also got roof rails so you can put a roof box on it.
I know, but I feel like it's a daily car that you could use as a weekend car
rather than having this specific weekend car.
Yeah, but it just opens it up even more.
It's even more versatile.
Do you know what?
The more I drive my blue one,
and as soon as we got into the blue one after the grey one,
the Bradford one, we said it doesn't feel as fast.
But I've been using it every single day
and every single day I'm never disappointed about the power.
As soon as you press the sport button,
everything just tightens up.
The throttle response is fantastic.
The valves open and you just put your foot down and get away.
It is so much fun.
It's really urgent and the steering.
I love the steering in them.
They feel really sharp and direct.
The only thing I will say, standard form, mine's really quiet.
It's so quiet.
You need a mill tech on it.
Well, I've ordered one and I do like your wing back seats.
I don't have wing backs in mine.
I would like to get those.
Just bear in mind, if you are going to buy one,
if it does need maintenance,
take it to a specialist and it is...
Take it to MRC if you can.
Yeah, it can be expensive.
Or I took mine recently to VW Doctor and they maintain them as well.
There's a lot of specialists out there that look after them.
But just bear in mind, it can be a bit pricey.
I mean, it's a special car.
With a special car comes special prices.
Well, it's essentially got an R8 engine in it.
Yeah, but if you look after it, I love it.
The only thing I was thinking, one thing that I like,
probably just as much that I do also enjoy is an E46 M3.
I really, really, really do love...
He wants a V8 though.
Yeah, it's a great V8.
E92.
Small M3.
I love the E92 M3.
You can get a saloon.
Can you get a saloon?
Yeah, yeah.
But we're thinking of Vant here, for a family car.
I absolutely love it.
Rory, the answer is always RS4.
I'm just sick of you two just talking about RS4.
There's a reason.
It's so good.
They're just bland.
You've not driven one.
No, it's because it's not British.
That's why.
Yeah.
So Alex, we would say, yes, absolutely shut up.
Yeah, absolutely.
Go for the RS4.
Take it from Taylor and I.
We bloody love those cars.
All I will say as well is they are really hard to find a good one.
Like to find a genuine car that's not been crashed or nicked
or had the seats taken out of it
or got a million owners and a million miles, it's hard.
Join the RS4 forum on Facebook.
Yes.
Do that.
Yeah, I'm part of that and some nice ones come up.
There's a red event that went up for sale, I think yesterday.
Fairly low mileage.
I think 116 or so.
16 grand.
Yeah.
It's not too terrible.
That looked ideal and it's carbon cleaned and everything like that.
So yeah, spend a bit more money on a good one.
Don't do as I do and spend 6,800 pounds
because you will end up spending about 12,000 pounds fixing it.
Yes.
Yes.
It was very fast.
As I found out recently with mine as well.
Yes.
Anyway, to the news.
The news.
We have to talk.
What about Ferrari's?
Multipla.
Interesting choice of car.
Yeah, it's a plastic refrigerator.
So what's it called?
We're talking about the Ferrari Lucy.
I would call it a Lucy.
L-U-C-E.
Lacher.
Lachery.
Yeah, which actually means fridge in Italian.
Does it?
No, it does not.
It does. Fast fridge.
No, no, that's the back.
I think it means light or something.
So this choice by Ferrari, how much do you think it's wiped off Ferrari's stock value?
Probably a fair bit.
Yeah, how much?
I'd estimate like 8%.
No, like in monetary value.
I don't know.
I know it's 8%.
Okay.
Monetary value.
What do you think that is?
I would estimate that that has knocked off, I don't know, 50 million.
Yeah.
4 billion.
What?
Why is that rich?
They've lost 4 billion.
So if you don't know what the Ferrari Lucy is, I've got some specs here.
It's Ferrari's first all-electric vehicle, isn't it?
So you think like it's going to be sleek.
It's going to look like, I don't know, like FF or GTC for Lucer or something really,
really sporty.
But no, it's a four or five seater family vehicle that's designed by a company called
Love From.
Okay.
Which is already a naff name.
And that was co-founded by a man called Sir Johnny Ive, who is the man who designed the iPhone.
Oh.
So you've got an iPhone designer now designing a vehicle.
Yeah.
Which is why you get a Ferrari fridge.
I think the biggest problem with it is it's an electric car and then rather than them being
slightly different, they followed the same pattern that every electric car does,
which is design the vehicle for aerodynamics.
And that is why if you look at most electric cars, they all look the same.
Yeah.
And that's because there's only really a few ways you can get around aerodynamics
of how to make the most aerodynamic efficient car.
And they've just followed that pattern, which is just, why?
So the specs do speak for themselves.
1,035 horsepower, 8,500 pounds foot of torque when launch control is activated.
8,500 pounds foot.
I'd like to know what drive shafts they're using.
Yeah.
0-62 in 2.5 seconds, which is slower than a Tesla Model S Plaid.
Yeah.
192 mile an hour top speed, 330 mile range, which is less than a Model S Plaid,
price tag of 440,000 pounds, which is about 300,000 pounds more than a Tesla Model S Plaid.
See, this is the thing that I was thinking about earlier though, right?
So if you take those stats of a Tesla Model S Plaid and compare it to any supercar or whatever,
usually the Model S Plaid will win.
But the problem is you don't usually compare stat-wise to a GT3 RS or a thingy,
because they've got one thing that an electric car doesn't have,
and that is that special engine, the soul, the passion, the thing behind it.
But because realistically, when you get down to an electric car,
there's the only thing you're left to compare is not the, oh, what sound it makes, whatever,
it's specs. And then you end up comparing both specs and you go, well, you just didn't do as good.
It doesn't make sense.
Yeah, it really doesn't make sense.
I'm going to be honest.
He loves it.
I absolutely love it.
I quite like the look of it.
Do you?
I do, yeah.
So it's one of those cars that maybe will grow on us.
Like if you think back to the 996, 9-11, came out ugly, blah, blah, blah,
but now we're all like, wow.
So I've got a theory in that a lot of people are turning their nose up at it,
because a lot of people don't really like change and don't like the fact that it's Ferrari making it.
But do you remember when the Mk1 KN came out and everyone hated it and everyone said it was
ridiculous and ugly and nobody needed it and it was stupid and everything?
I want to admit something to you.
I was on car and classic last night looking at Mk1 KN GTS's.
I said yesterday to Rory that I'll miss the manual KN.
I miss my KN.
It was so good.
But anyway, when that came out, everyone said it was ugly and it was a toad and it was horrible
and it was rubbish and this, that and the other, but everyone bought it and it saved Porsche.
But do you think Porsche also lost 400 billion on the stock market?
4 billion.
4 billion, sorry.
400 billion would be really bad.
I don't know, because I wasn't really, I was a child.
No one's going like, I realistically, I don't think many people are going to buy this.
It's aimed at a completely new market, isn't it?
But also the price of it, it just doesn't make sense.
And do you not think that they paid attention to what happened to Jaguar?
With their Project 001, that was a shit show.
It was, but Jaguar, I think, have sort of done themselves over because they've not really
produced anything at the moment.
They've just put their selves on a pause for ages.
A lot of manufacturers who were going down the route of, oh, we're going to go all electric,
have now pulled the plug.
They've you turned.
Yeah.
They're now just willing to accept the fines and not do it.
Yeah.
I'm sticking open-minded with this.
I would like to see what happens.
Yeah, but I think that young, trendy people might actually buy this car.
Possibly, yeah.
No, it wouldn't surprise me if in whenever it comes out, is it out?
Can you buy it?
Nearly, yeah.
Well, when it comes out, in five years, when it's worth two grand, then we'll buy it.
Oh, they'll depreciate horrendously.
But it wouldn't surprise me if in a few months' time, whenever they come out,
in California and Miami and all that, you see them floating about.
Do you know who won't buy this car?
Who?
It is a former Ferrari chairman, Montezemolo.
Yeah, he was not happy with his car.
As saying, I cannot say what I really think.
I would harm Ferrari.
We risk the destruction of a legend.
So sorry, take the prancing horse off.
At least the Chinese won't copy this car.
I guess they wanted the electric car to be completely different to their usual stuff.
Well, they're targeting a completely new market as well.
I know, but what?
Like tech-savvy iPhone users.
There's just no, even the interior is bland.
If you look at the interior, it's really minimalist, clean.
They are also saying that the interior is the best in the world.
I like it.
It's got a lot of modern interior from a Ferrari.
It does, 14.
It says it's the best in the world.
The steering wheel is retro.
I like the steering wheel.
Yeah, the steering and the dials are nice as well.
I don't know about the best in the world.
That's a bit bold.
But it just, it doesn't scream 440 grand.
So, realistically, we know, because this is the other thing, right?
You think about prices, or it's 440 grand.
Tesla makes something.
Motors, blah, blah, blah, batteries, everything like that.
That's better than it.
So, where is the other 320,000 pounds being spent?
It's trying to recoup the 4 billion they've lost.
But where is that 320 grand?
It's bad, isn't it?
It might have a nice infotainment system.
It probably comes with Apple CarPlayer standards.
And it's Italian.
It'll come on Pirelli's.
Oh, all right.
That's okay.
But that's the main thing.
It's just like you've created something that's so similar
to another electric car in spec wise.
But then you, where is...
You're quadrupling the price.
Is it just because of the badge?
Oh, it'll be the badge.
Yeah.
Well, it's not because of the badge.
It will be because they spent so much on developing something,
knowing that they can only sell a few of them.
Tesla spent probably the same amount developing something.
But they know they're still allowed.
But then it's going to sell loads of them.
Whereas these guys have to price it as if they're going to sell...
One.
One.
And I really hope they do sell one.
No, I'm only joking.
But yeah, as a design exercise,
doesn't hit the mark with me,
doesn't hit the mark with you,
you're very open-minded,
which I'm very surprised about.
I'm 50-50.
Okay. Interesting.
I think they've got balls.
Well, they have balls,
but the design's still not for me.
That's fair.
Okay.
I'm just surprised they didn't do something like the Yang Wang U9,
or Y9, whatever.
What is that?
I don't even know.
That's the Chinese BYD
offshoot where it's the one that can jump.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Like with the massive wing.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm surprised they didn't do something like that.
Because you can get four seats in that,
make it look like a Ferrari.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
This is very, very...
Yeah, I'm surprised they just went with the stereotypical shape.
Yeah.
Or even like if they did,
like the Ferrari Purisang Wang.
Purisang, yeah.
Whatever.
Cool-looking car.
Imagine if that was just electric, though.
That would be really cool.
Let us know what you think in the comments below.
I love all these electric cars.
You do, don't you?
Yeah, I do.
I feel like he's just here trying to wind us up.
No, I'm not.
Do you know why?
Because they're making all of our cool cars worth more.
That's true.
That is true.
So yeah, go out and buy the Lucy's.
All right.
The Lucy's.
Because then our RS4s will be worth more, won't they?
Yeah.
Did you know back in my day,
when I bought one of them,
I got it for nothing.
And then put them underground
and all these leaky motors.
Okay, so you're going to buy one?
What, a Lucy?
Yeah.
No.
Okay, Taylor, probably.
I can't wait in two years,
when it's worth $1,500 to buy one.
As for me, I'm also undecided.
But yeah, fair play, Ferrari.
You've got balls.
All right then, let's now move the podcast on
to an email we've had from Dan
and the email reads,
Carlemma.
I think you guys are going to get quite a kick out of this one.
Okay.
Because it's a car that someone mentions that they want.
And then you're like, no, absolutely not.
What do you think it could be?
Is it a Ferrari Lucy?
Lucy.
It's a car so shit that people should never consider it.
A Range Rover.
Yeah.
Proton.
L322.
No.
L45.
Oh, I know what it is.
P38.
Yeah, P38.
Someone wants a P38.
Okay.
Hi lads.
Number one, thanks for laying on an incredible day at Shedfest.
I'm in a terrible quandary.
I've always wanted a B6 Avant.
It's Audi's.
Everyone loves the Audi.
We're so trendy.
We are.
And last year, I picked up a PD130 with 278,000 miles for 500 euros.
It's had lots of work done
and I'm still wanting front arms and a windscreen.
I was due to bring my B6 to Shedfest, but the turbo blew.
I then fitted another turbo,
which blew again the Wednesday before Shedfest,
so I'll have to do another one.
The problem is I do like the Avant, but I seriously yearn for a P38 Range Rover
and my heart is set on it.
Am I insane to consider ditching the Audi?
My daughters are jeep mad as well,
and I think we'd have laughs and make memories.
I'll also need to tow some of my other tat around.
Thanks for reading lads.
Let me know what you think.
All the best, Dan.
So, look, my experience with P38s was probably not the best.
That was terrible.
What P38 did you have?
The unreliable challenge.
Do you remember the sailing the boat up to Scotland?
It was so shit we had to abandon it
because the windscreen wipers stopped working.
Yes, they broke.
But also, I couldn't think of anything worse
than towing something behind that car.
No, that was so unstable, just driving.
Just driving.
But it was Tom Lentville that was driving at parts as well,
and he has trouble keeping within the lines.
No, we all had a go in that car, and we all single-handedly...
Was that just a really shit version?
No, the only time I have ever in my life seen a nice P38 is...
In a scrapyard.
There's a guy called Will that I know that collects them,
and they're all in storage, and the NEC.
The rest of them are all shit.
If I see one on the road,
the headliners bagging away in the wind,
and the headlights are hanging out, and there's rust.
I think realistically, if you want something to turn and do that,
just go one newer, and just get an L32.
Even if it's a TD6, they're not great,
but they're better than a P38.
And I'm sorry, but I can't stand it.
When you get in a P38, and they go...
Why does it do that?
Because depending on what warning is on the dash,
is how many beeps you get, and they make this stupid...
And it's just no.
Okay, so it's a hard no on the P38.
It's a terrible car, really terrible.
And your B6 event is probably either a turbo oil feed,
or the oil drain is blocked, which is why you keep blowing up your turbos.
Oh, okay, so look into that.
It's a change of pipes, change of oil feed and drain pipes.
And the turbo.
So if he wants a P38, but we're saying now,
how much does a P38 worth?
Four quid?
No, to buy. How much are they worth?
500 pounds.
500 quid?
Really, 500 quid?
No, nothing.
Alex is shit.
Okay, so yeah, up your budget a little bit if you can.
Get an L32 too.
It's going to be ropey for 500 quid.
If you can spend two grand, what can you get in for two grand?
You can get an L32 too.
Okay, if it's not an L32 too, what else?
An X5?
Can you get a KN for two grand?
A V6?
That's interesting as well.
Maybe your daughters would like that as well.
And they're actually quite good cars.
They're quite good cars.
Realistically, just get the L32 too.
Or the KN.
Or a Tuareg.
Tuareg's are quite cheap.
Or depending on, I don't know what the budget is,
if you still want that.
Well, I guess he said towing.
Yeah.
But go the other way and get a Range Rover classic shape.
Yeah, but they're spinning, aren't they?
Well, that's what I don't know what his budget is.
Well, he's looking at 500 quid car.
Yeah, but they're bare spinning.
But they're not like, you can get a P38 that probably costs
your 10 grand if you get a really nice one.
You can't just Google it.
I still don't know the answer.
You can't just Google it.
No to the P38, get yourself a KN.
Are you just Googled the color of your Porsche?
Yeah.
Is it Speed Yellow?
Is that the one?
Yes, it is Speed Yellow.
Oh, it's Speed Yellow.
Speed Yellow.
Oh, wow.
Wow, that's amazing how you just came up with that.
Yeah, and you know what?
I've got some more information in my brain.
Racing Yellow, the brand's standard vibrant yellow since 2012.
Well, thereabouts.
I think yours might be a slightly offshade version of it.
I think it might be a slow yellow because it looks quite dull.
Yours is flat yellow.
It is very, very flat.
Right.
Okay, to Dan, don't do it.
Don't get yourself a P38 because that's really bad.
There's a reason it was in our unreliable car series.
They had it out of the three of them.
It was the only one that didn't make it.
Because of the windscreen wipers which is quite a Porsche.
And then we had to buy another Range Rover.
We did.
Anyway, let's now end the podcast there.
Rory, what have we got coming up?
So much.
Well, we sort of briefly discussed at the start,
but obviously, yeah, we've got a lot of our sort of
the parts that we're working on, the V8s.
V8 GT cars, yeah.
But I think the big thing, we're going to see if we can try and get it done.
You get the Carlton.
Is that what you mean?
The Lotus Carlton?
No, I've been talking about for ages,
but I think July is going to be the month.
Lapland.
America.
Not going, well, not doing the trip,
but I think we're at least going to go over
and try and get this G-Wagon working.
We're going to break America.
We're going to break into America.
We've been talking about it for ages.
And yeah, this G-Wagon, which was crazy,
because we did it on the V2 channel just as a whim.
And we bought it on a whim.
And we never really thought it would do that well.
And I think it was one of the best performing videos of the month.
And it was on the second channel.
Do you know what?
We're going to look so different as well.
Yeah.
You're like half the man that you are.
I want to look old.
You're going to look thin.
Rory, you're just going to look sleepy.
Sleepy.
Sleepy.
AKA Hacker.
Yeah, okay.
So yeah, we've got lots coming up.
We also have food and fuel,
Chelsea Walsh up the hill, August the 22nd,
which we're gearing up for now.
So get your tickets for that.
That is going to be epic.
That's going to be so good.
I love Chelsea Walsh.
And we're going to take all the loads of our cars up the hill as well.
Maybe the RS4s, because they're great.
They're really good cars.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Anyway, thank you very much for listening with your ear holes
and watching with your eye holes.
Whatever you do, do it to the best of your ability.
And we will see you and listen to you and chat to you next time
on the AutoElects podcast.
Bye-bye.
Bye.
About this episode
Car chat kicks off with listener updates and quick project-car status checks, from getting a Mustang “back on the road” to re-commissioning an L322 Range Rover. The middle of the show turns into used-car detective work: RS4 buying, Nürburgring trips, and why CarVertical checks matter when mileage and history don’t add up. Later, the hosts tackle the “Ferrari Lucy”/super-saloon EV debate—pricing, depreciation, and design—and wrap with more build plans, including an SL560 refresh and a P38 reality check.
