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Angry emails, viral videos, customers demanding refunds… and even rumours of an internal JLR memo warning dealerships about his content.Beyond the drama, Max shares his passion for attainable performance cars, the chaos of 120 cars turning up to his parents’ pub, why relatable BMWs and Audis outperform supercars on YouTube, and the unforgettable moment German police fined his road trip convoy €3,000 each on the Autobahn.Topics include:- The Range Rover SV review JLR didn’t want you to see- How Driven+ grew from a village pub to 50K subs- Supercar Sundays & community-driven content- Autobahn chaos: police stops & €3K fines- Why relatable cars beat supercars on YouTube- Dream cars that aren’t supercars (M5 CS, Land Cruisers, F12 TDF)- Future plans: buying a Lada in Armenia & driving it back to the UKThanks to Max for coming on the podcast!-Take the guesswork out of vehicle, vessel or machine repair with Jaltest from Eclipse, the No.1 multi-brand diagnostic tool. Get a FREE cable saver with your Jaltest order when you quote promo code \"TALKINSHOP\" in your enquiry.https://www.eclipse-tech.co.uk/jaltest-software/Driven+:https://www.youtube.com/@DrivenPlusinstagram.com/drivenplusuktiktok.com/@drivenpluskingssupercarsunday.com--To watch the video version of this podcast, visit our YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjuQ2nCNFT_r82U6pblEMMhlqi7416p7XFollow us on social media:Talkin’ Shop:https://www.instagram.com/talkinshoppodcast_/https://www.tiktok.com/@talkinshoppodcastEclipse:https://www.facebook.com/truck.diagnosticshttps://www.linkedin.com/company/eclipse-automotive-technology-ltd/https://www.instagram.com/eclipsediagnostics_/"},"annotations":[{"startTime":14.88,"endTime":19.56,"type":"car","title":"Land Rover Range Rover","url":"/cars/land-rover/range-rover","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Land_Rover_Range_Rover_%285th_generation%29_IMG_9481.jpg","quote":"...I think JLR might actually hate me because of the Range Rover Sport SV, I think, just disclaimer there.","canonicalId":"car:land rover:range rover","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":111.72,"endTime":117.2,"type":"car","title":"BMW M140I","url":"/cars/bmw/1-series","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/BMW_1_SERIES_%28F20%29_China.jpg","quote":"...s with it, really. 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