AutoCar’s My Week in Cars turns into a chatty roundup of listener letters, long-term test-car notes, and garage life. A reader credits the show for restarting his AutoCar subscription, getting a bike licence, and even a Morgan factory visit. Steve then solves a Jensen FF mystery using the AutoCar Archive. They swap impressions from an MG4 trip and a Defender-sized obsession, debate EV vs plug-in hybrids for rural drivers, and review a modified 2005 BMW 330Ci eBay long-termer with a mechanical limited-slip diff. The rest is chicken-coop engineering and upcoming podcast scheduling chaos.
In the latest edition of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars, join Steve Cropley and Matt Prior as they chat nice Land Rovers, expensive Suzuki SJs, remodelled garages, chicken manoeuvres, grit in car washes, and much more besides, including your correspondence.
There's some talk of the archive too and you can subscribe to it and the latest editions of Autocar magazine by exploring and taking advantage of the exclusive podcast listener offer here.
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An EV charger is what you plug your electric car into to charge it. The speed depends on the charger and your home’s electrical wiring.
EV chargers are the equipment used to replenish an electric vehicle’s battery at home or at public stations. Home chargers are typically installed by electricians and can vary in charging speed depending on the charger type and electrical setup.
"Anyway, Philip Knighton has written, Phil Knighton, [231.4s] to say this note is to say thanks, Chaps, and hopefully more evidence to keep the shiny [236.4s] bums upstairs, which we're talking about."
They mention a listener named Philip Knighton who wrote a note to the hosts. It’s basically fan mail that they read on the podcast.
Philip Knighton is mentioned as the person who wrote in to the hosts. In podcast terms, this is a listener contribution that helps shape the show’s content and community.
"As a result of this, my wife noticed the magazine regularly lying around the house [257.1s] and for my birthday gave me an annual subscription to auto car, which I very much [262.1s] enjoyed landing through my letterbox weekly for the last month and would now not be without."
They’re talking about an automotive magazine called Auto Car. The host says they started reading it again and even got a subscription as a birthday gift.
“Auto Car” refers to the automotive magazine brand discussed in the episode. It’s presented as a recurring publication the host started reading again, and it’s something the listener can subscribe to.
"...I am now the proud owner of a 2023 Honda Hornet CB750, [293.5s] which I adore along with the freedom of the riding that riding gives me."
This is a Honda motorcycle model called the Hornet CB750. The “CB750” refers to the bike’s heritage and engine family, and it’s known for being fun and not too intimidating for new riders.
The Honda Hornet CB750 is a modern-styled motorcycle built around the classic CB750 nameplate. It’s a popular “middleweight” bike that’s often chosen for everyday riding because it’s approachable while still feeling lively.
"In less than 12 months, I went from obtaining a 125 cc [285.7s] Honda and my CBT to my full license..."
“125 cc” is how big the motorcycle’s engine is. Smaller engines like 125 cc are often used for beginners because they’re usually easier to ride.
“125 cc” refers to engine displacement, measured in cubic centimeters. In many countries, 125 cc motorcycles are used for entry-level licensing because they’re generally easier to handle and less powerful than larger bikes.
"...ense and I am now the proud owner of a 2023 Honda Hornet CB750, which I adore along with the freedom of t..."
The Hudson Hornet is an older car model from the past. It’s remembered today mainly because it’s part of automotive history and is interesting to collectors. The podcast brings it up in the context of looking back at classic vehicles.
The Hudson Hornet is a classic American car model that’s become a collectible due to its place in automotive history. In the podcast, it’s referenced alongside the speaker’s ownership of a different motorcycle, but the mention signals interest in classic vehicles and archives. It’s the kind of car people talk about when discussing older, historically significant machines.
"...following your description of Morgan generally and the factory tours on offer, [310.3s] this led to a friend and I both turning 40..."
A factory tour is when you visit where the cars are made. It’s a chance to see how the process works and what makes that brand’s cars special.
A factory tour is a guided visit through a manufacturer’s production facilities, often showing how cars are built and how quality is managed. For niche brands like Morgan, tours can also highlight craftsmanship and customer access beyond what you’d see in a dealership.
"All things I'm doubtful would have been the case had we been driving a modern Porsche Ferrari, [346.7s] Lamborghini etc..."
Porsche is a famous sports-car brand. The speaker is saying people react differently to a classic Morgan than they would to a more common high-end performance brand.
Porsche is a German sports-car brand known for performance and prestige. The speaker contrasts how a Morgan draws different public reactions versus what they expect from mainstream supercar brands like Porsche.
"...had we been driving a modern Porsche Ferrari, [346.7s] Lamborghini etc..."
Ferrari makes very high-end supercars. The speaker is comparing the kind of attention you get in public when driving a Morgan versus when driving a Ferrari.
Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer synonymous with high-performance supercars. In this segment it’s used as a comparison point for how “general public” attention differs between a Morgan and more expected supercar brands.
"...Ulrich at the Jensen Museum saying, here's a picture of a Jensen FF from 1968. And I can see that Stuart Bladen...was on a road trip...in an FF, in a ski resort."
The Jensen FF is a classic Jensen car from the late 1960s. What makes it special is that it has all-wheel drive, which was uncommon back then. That’s why it’s a big deal in classic-car circles.
The Jensen FF is a rare 1960s grand tourer from Jensen, best known for its unusual all-wheel-drive system. In a period when most cars were rear-wheel drive, the FF’s AWD setup helped it maintain traction in poor weather and on uneven surfaces.
"...opened up the archive and I searched for FF slash interceptor, whatever, in the 60s. And there was a picture o..."
The Jensen Interceptor is a classic car model from the 1960s. It was built to feel like a sporty, long-distance cruiser. The podcast mentions it while looking through old records and photos.
The Jensen Interceptor is a classic grand tourer from the 1960s, known for its distinctive styling and performance-oriented character. The podcast mentions searching archives for an “FF/interceptor” reference from the 60s, which points to historical interest in the model. It’s discussed as part of a look into classic car history and specific variants.
"And on the dashboard, he'd put a compass. I thought, oh, that's interesting... If you're rigging up a car to drive across a continent in 1968, you probably do put a compass in, don't you?"
They’re discussing a compass mounted inside the car. Back then, it was a practical way to help with navigation on long trips when modern GPS wasn’t a thing.
A compass mounted on the dashboard is a period-correct navigation aid for long-distance travel, especially before widespread in-car GPS. In the transcript, it’s used as a clue to identify the car’s accessory setup for a 1968 cross-continental trip.
"Because he talks extensively about cars that he's driven, you know, it's just about
21, I think he says 50 years of classic car testing or something. So, you know, if you want
to know what this Sunbeam Alpine was like, you can probably find out. Yeah, it's great."
The Sunbeam Alpine is an older British sports car. The host is saying you can read about what it’s like to drive because the author wrote about cars he tested.
The Sunbeam Alpine is a classic British sports car known for its lightweight feel and open-top heritage. In this segment, it’s mentioned as an example of a car Stuart Bladen discusses in his classic-car testing writing.
"You've got an MG4 outside, I think. Yeah, just been to Cornwall and back in it.
And
round trip of about 500 miles, 204 miles from here, we're in my house, where we stay in Cornwall."
The MG4 is an electric hatchback from MG. The speaker is talking about how it handled a long trip and how comfortable it feels.
The MG4 is MG’s compact electric hatchback. Here it’s the car the speaker drove on a roughly 500-mile trip, and they’re discussing its comfort, steering, and interior updates.
"...rovements are, we're brought to a recent SUV, the S5, and they've done the same thing in the four hat..."
The Audi S5 is a sportier version of the Audi A5. It’s meant to drive more enthusiastically than a regular A5, while still being comfortable for daily use. People bring it up when talking about upgrades and newer model changes.
The Audi S5 is a performance-focused version of the A5, typically offering a sportier engine tune and more dynamic driving feel. It’s discussed because it balances everyday comfort with stronger acceleration and sharper handling. The podcast mentions improvements and a recent SUV alongside the S5, suggesting it was part of a broader comparison of updated models.
"As you say, Fiesta footprint. Yeah, pretty much. Super mini footprint."
They’re comparing the Defender’s size to a Ford Fiesta. The point is that, even though the Defender is tall, its “footprint” can be surprisingly compact.
The speaker compares the Defender’s footprint to a Ford Fiesta, using the Fiesta as a reference point for size. This highlights how compact the Defender’s length/width can feel despite its tall, boxy stance.
"...short on not very big mileage, but you don't know whether these old cars, the mileage is accurate or not."
They’re wondering if the odometer reading is trustworthy. With older cars, the mileage might not reflect real wear, and that can change how much the car is worth.
The speakers question whether the stated mileage is accurate, which is common with older vehicles where odometers can be swapped, disconnected, or simply unreliable. Mileage matters because it can influence perceived wear on components and the price a seller can command.
A “non running project” means the car doesn’t work right now and needs repairs. It’s a bigger gamble than a car that runs, because you don’t always know what’s wrong until you dig in.
A “non running project” is a car sold in a non-operational state, typically requiring mechanical repair before it can be driven. For buyers, this shifts the risk from “condition” to “unknowns,” like whether the engine, gearbox, wiring, or rust issues are fixable without major expense.
"But it didn't quite get through the latest Euro 6 or 7 or something laws, so they just thought, oh well."
Euro 6 and Euro 7 are European emissions standards that limit pollutants from vehicles. When a model can’t meet the latest standard, manufacturers may discontinue it for certain markets or restrict sales.
"because Twisted have also done a Beetle Resto mod, haven't they? Which we must go."
A restomod is a classic car that’s been restored, but also upgraded with modern improvements. It’s meant to feel better to drive while still looking like the original.
A restomod blends “restoration” with “modification,” typically preserving the original body/appearance while upgrading mechanicals like suspension, brakes, engine management, or interior tech. It’s a way to make classic cars more usable without losing their identity.
"It's the size of a really big single garage, really. You can get two cars in if you put them sideways, but you can't do anything around them."
A single garage is basically a one-car space. How you park the car—sideways or straight in—changes how much room you have to walk around and work.
A single garage is a one-car-sized enclosed space. The speaker is describing how orientation (sideways vs lengthways) affects usable clearance for walking around and working on a car.
"But if there's one car in their lengthways, you've got, you know, a meter and a bit all the way around, you can walk around it and do stuff."
When you work on a car, you need space to get to the sides and move around. Parking in a way that leaves room makes it much easier to do maintenance.
“Working clearance” is the space you need to access the car’s sides and front/rear for maintenance and repairs. The speaker explains that parking lengthways provides enough room to walk around and do work.
"...I use these paint markers, which are fine. I should use the brush for the big shield because the markers don't, there's not a lot of ink."
Paint markers are like thick pens that put paint onto a surface. They’re great for small details, but they can run out quickly if you’re covering a bigger area.
Paint markers are pens filled with paint used for small, precise artwork or touch-ups. The speaker notes that the markers don’t have much ink, which affects how much paint can be applied for larger areas of the design.
"Therefore, you'll get micro scratches in your paintwork. And therefore, what you should do is you should always wash it by hand."
Micro scratches are very small scuffs on the paint. They often happen when dirt or sand gets rubbed across the surface during washing.
Micro scratches are tiny surface marks in paint that can be caused by grit being dragged across it during washing. Over time they can reduce gloss and make the paint look less “deep” even if the car isn’t visibly damaged.
"And there should be some kind of two bucket method. And I just cannot, I cannot be bothered. I seriously cannot be bothered with that."
It’s a way to wash your car without dragging dirt back across the paint. One bucket holds soap, and the other is just for rinsing your mitt so grit doesn’t get smeared around.
The two-bucket method is a car-washing approach that uses one bucket for soapy water and a separate bucket for rinsing the wash mitt. The goal is to keep dirt and grit from being reintroduced to the paint, reducing the chance of micro-scratches.
"...a conversation about plug-in hybrids the other day... I understand that for some new... company car buyers..."
A plug-in hybrid is a car that can run on electricity, but it also has a regular engine as backup. You plug it in to charge the battery, which helps for everyday short trips.
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) combines a conventional engine with an electric motor and a battery you can recharge by plugging in. The key advantage is flexibility: you can drive electrically for shorter trips, then rely on the engine when you’ve used up the charge.
"...but sadly was written off in January and I'm still deciding on a replacement. Luckily I have a TD5 Defender on 200,000 miles to do the errands."
“Written off” means the car was considered too expensive to fix, so it’s treated as a total loss. That’s why they need a new car.
“Written off” means the insurer declared the car a total loss—typically because repair costs exceed the vehicle’s value. It’s why the speaker is now shopping for a replacement.
"But his is a five like yours, isn't it? Reanline five. TD5, yeah. Such a nice engine. That's the engine."
TD5 is the name of the diesel engine in that Defender. It’s the part of the car they’re praising as especially good.
“TD5” is the designation for Land Rover’s 2.5-liter turbo-diesel engine used in certain Defender models. In the transcript it’s treated as a key reason the car is enjoyable and capable.
"[2536.6s] How old was it? Was that ringing? It's a 2005 car. I have a feeling we may have talked about this
[2541.4s] a bit, but if so, it would be a while ago. Yeah, not much. Anyway, 2005 car, 90,000 miles,
[2547.9s] 330 CI, coupe. Handsome car. Really handsome car."
A “330Ci” is BMW’s 3 Series coupe version. Here it’s a 2005 car, and they’re using it as a long-term test vehicle before handing it back.
“330Ci” is BMW’s 3 Series coupe variant with the 3.0-liter “Ci” (coupé injection) engine family. In this case, the host frames it as a 2005 car with around 90,000 miles, which helps listeners understand the baseline before the eBay-funded modernization.
"if you go on to eBay, you can... And I've got one already set up on my account. You can effectively set a car as my garage. So then when you search for bits, only bits that fit your car come up in the search results."
They’re talking about using eBay to buy car parts. The idea is that you tell the site what car you have, and it only shows parts that are supposed to fit.
The hosts discuss using eBay as a parts marketplace, including setting up a “garage” so searches only show parts intended for your specific car. They also mention manufacturer-backed or approved-seller listings that are meant to fit the vehicle correctly.
"Some manufacturers have official shops like BMW has its own eBay store, effectively."
BMW is mentioned as having an official eBay store, which the hosts say helps ensure parts listings are correct for the right model. The broader point is that manufacturer-backed shops can reduce the risk of buying incompatible components.
"strut brace front and rear. And a limited slip diff put in it. And an Alcantara..."
An LSD helps the car put power down when one wheel has less grip. Instead of one wheel spinning freely, it shares drive better between the two wheels.
A limited-slip differential (often called an LSD) reduces how much the left and right drive wheels can spin at different speeds. That improves traction when exiting corners or when one wheel has less grip.
"They don't go through an MOT, they don't go through... It's rare these days that we go through a service quite often, isn't it?"
In the UK, an MOT is a test your car has to pass to prove it’s safe and meets emissions rules. If a car “doesn’t go through an MOT,” it’s often new enough that it’s not due yet.
MOT is the UK’s mandatory annual (or periodic) roadworthiness test for vehicles. It checks safety and emissions compliance, so “not going through an MOT” usually implies the car is too new or exempt during the period being discussed.
"I think last I heard it's going to be a Skoda SUV... I spent the last few months in the Morgan Super 3 and then this 330 CI has long termers..."
The Morgan Super 3 is a quirky, old-school-feeling sports vehicle from Morgan. It’s the kind of car you drive for fun and character, not just practicality.
The Morgan Super 3 is a modernized take on Morgan’s traditional three-wheeler formula, built around a lightweight, driver-focused layout. In the segment, it’s mentioned as a recent long-termer the host spent time with before moving on to the BMW.
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"And a feature called stopping to order, which is about fitting a brake servo to your non servo assisted vehicle and the amount of brake pressure that one applies to get stopping power, but as a result, it's just you could lose it. That's great. I'm going to lose myself in there for hours. Anyway, and also thanks to our sponsor Anderson."
A decelerometer measures how fast the car is slowing down. It’s like a sensor that can tell you how hard you’re braking or how quickly you’re losing speed.
A decelerometer measures how quickly a vehicle is slowing down (deceleration). In dashboards or period instruments, it can be used to monitor braking performance, acceleration/braking events, or driving dynamics depending on the system design.
"And a feature called stopping to order, which is about fitting a brake servo to your non servo assisted vehicle and the amount of brake pressure that one applies to get stopping power, but as a result, it's just you could lose it."
A brake servo helps your brakes work with less effort. Without it, you usually have to press the brake pedal harder to get the same stopping power.
A brake servo (often called a brake booster) uses engine vacuum or hydraulic assistance to multiply the force you apply to the brake pedal. It makes braking easier and more consistent, especially in cars that otherwise require higher pedal effort.
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Yes, we do get the odd email about it going, you do this every week. Yeah, we do do it every week
because they pay us to do it every week. That is the deal. And look, I've been talking for a minute
and the Anderson thing is done after an hour. So that's, you know, there'll be a short one in
the middle, one at the end. It's okay. Please bear with us. We're going to talk various things,
including our auto car columns. But this week, next week, and the week after,
is slightly complicated, isn't it, Steve? Because you're and my diaries are moving
all over the shop. We don't have the opportunity to be together for like two and a half weeks.
We tend to, well, we always record in the same place at the same time as each other.
And because we're not able to do that, what we're going to do is we're going to record a couple
today. And they will run over the next few weeks. And it's not going to. So basically,
instead of our weekly auto car columns, I've got a big list of things I'd like to talk to you about.
Great. And then we'll, you know, some of it's column related and some of it's not column related.
And I'm going to start, I think with a letter, we've got some letters in, after which if you'll
forgive me, I'm going to show off. Is that right? It's not something we do very often,
is it? We don't, we are not big blowers of our own trumpets.
Well, hopefully not.
No, but well, I just, I just sort of, I don't know, because we cover everything, right?
We slightly serve the diary, don't we, in auto car. And we just keep going and we keep
blowing on and we just, we just do stuff and we keep going, we keep going, we keep going.
And I wonder sometimes if we don't, even within our own company,
crow about stuff that we do a bit, I wonder. Anyway, Philip Knighton has written, Phil Knighton,
to say this note is to say thanks, Chaps, and hopefully more evidence to keep the shiny
bums upstairs, which we're talking about. That is people who sit down for long enough
that their trousers go shiny. Is that because they're sitting down happy meetings when other
people are out doing stuff? Yeah. As a result of the podcast, I started to buy the magazine again
frequently, reigniting a routine habit from years ago that I had let lapse for reasons
beyond me. As a result of this, my wife noticed the magazine regularly lying around the house
and for my birthday gave me an annual subscription to auto car, which I very much
enjoyed landing through my letterbox weekly for the last month and would now not be without.
I love the variety compared to other more focused magazines and crucially, it stops me
scrolling on my phone as I now reach for the magazine to pick up the cup of tea instead.
Additionally, I'd always dreamt about getting a motorbike license and listening to your
occasional mentions of bikes and your shared passion for them over the last couple of years
prompted me to do something about it. In less than 12 months, I went from obtaining a 125 cc
Honda and my CBT to my full license and I am now the proud owner of a 2023 Honda Hornet CB750,
which I adore along with the freedom of the riding that riding gives me. He'll be completely
unwind from work and focus on only one thing, the pleasure of the ride.
Further to this, following your description of Morgan generally and the factory tours on offer,
this led to a friend and I both turning 40 in the same months to treat ourselves to a weekend in
Malvern, a day higher of a plus four breakfast the following morning followed by a factory tour
before heading home. We collected our plus four only to see the ex-prior Super 3 long-term apart
alongside it cracking spec. In fact, I don't think I've seen a super three in a bad spec.
Morgan couldn't have bent over backwards more to allow us to enjoy the experience
and deserve a mention for what they have created for visitors and customers alike,
can't recommend it enough and neither apparently can the two of you.
Our day with a plus four opened my eyes to being let out of junctions, smiled and waved at,
complimented on inverted commas in my car when stopping for a coffee and a sandwich.
All things I'm doubtful would have been the case had we been driving a modern Porsche Ferrari,
Lamborghini etc, which I certainly wouldn't turn down, but if I were putting my own money
up for a special car, I'd just feel Morgan evokes a very different response from the
general public. And in conclusion, thanks for the pod for the magazine and the positive effects
this has had pushing me to do things I've wanted to do, but never quite got around to doing.
Thanks, Phil Knighton.
What a way to start a pod. Well, I know. Well, I just, well, I just,
we don't, we don't often, do we? I think even within our own company, we don't often say
how good things are. And we do work in a competitive field where there are other
publications available. There are other, and it's a more crowded field than ever.
Yeah, you chuck in all the websites and stuff, but I did some adding up of stuff earlier,
because there's two things. There's a number of people you talk to and there's the quality
of people you talk to. And one, we talk to a lot of people because I added up all of our
people who follow us on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube,
X slash Twitter, wherever, all the others threads, Blue Sky, blah, blah, blah,
about 1.4 million people on that, 800,000 on YouTube, 270,000 on X, 100,000 on
Instagram. And yeah, it's so, we talk to a lot of people, but also we talk to
the right people at times, don't we? And we cover the lot.
Well, to judge by the feedback we get, we talk to people like us, don't we? I think,
I think so. That's a pleasure of it, really. Because you're not trying to persuade anybody,
anything, they just, we all understand one another. That's what I really love that feeling.
That's actually what keeps us in the job apart from the need for a few quid.
Yes. And got a letter from Archive related from a man from the Jensen Museum.
Right. Tell me about this. This is a big story.
It's good, isn't it?
Oh, it makes a winner.
Yeah, I should do this during the mid-time commercial break, really, because it's a plug
for the archive. But we've got a letter from Ulrich at the Jensen Museum saying,
here's a picture of a Jensen FF from 1968. And I can see that Stuart Bladen, the road test,
actually may have been deputy editor or something at the time, was on a road trip
with Michael Scarlett, who I think was technical editor or something, in an FF,
in a ski resort. And we can't work out what this instrument is, which is at the top of the wind
screen. It's attached near the top of the windscreen. We don't know what it is. It looks
like a microphone. And we didn't know off the top of our heads either, did we?
But I opened up the archive and I searched for FF slash interceptor, whatever, in the 60s.
And there was a picture of a reader's car that we'd written about. And on the dashboard,
he'd put a compass. I thought, oh, that's interesting. Could it be a compass?
So I searched within the 1960s, because you can limit your search in the archive,
themagazineshop.com, for slash autograph. And there were a few, including an advert, for the
Merrill Airway. Merrill? I think Merrill. Yeah, that's right.
Which was round. It had a chrome strip around the outside with seven little stripes on it.
And I thought, that looks exactly like that is. And I suppose if Stuart and Michael
had been driving to the south of France, and they were putting equipment on a car,
because they had a second mirror, interior mirror in the picture as well.
If you're rigging up a car to drive across a continent in 1968, you probably do put a compass
in, don't you? Yeah. Anyway, so I wrote back to the chaps in the museum. I said,
we've been through the archive. I think this is the thing. And I've got a picture back saying,
actually, yes, you're right, because now here is a picture from inside the cabin.
And you can see the logo exactly as is on the thing. And that is all down to
the brilliant Auto Car Archive. It's got a little bit to do with the Empire as quite.
No, but it's just, you know, knowing how to use the internet. That's not a big, you know,
it's about clear thinking, mate. I think it's a load of good things came together. I think
it's a wonderful story that. Yeah, it's cool. And there's all kinds of side issues out there. I
mean, I quite like I want to the fact that the gents and blokes are still interested in what
happened in those days, because I suppose it'll mean that people will be interested in what we're
up to, you know, in a few years time, which is nice. And also, I quite, you know, I liked,
you know, Scarlett, I knew well, Bladen, not so well, but I knew them both. And I thought,
you know, they were battlers like us. They liked the job. And in fact, I dug out
Stuart Bladen's book. He's got a book that was called No Speed Limit, I think you can still get
it in Kindle. And I haven't looked yet, but I'll bet you there's a bit about that gents in there.
Because he talks extensively about cars that he's driven, you know, it's just about
21, I think he says 50 years of classic car testing or something. So, you know, if you want
to know what this Sunbeam Alpine was like, you can probably find out. Yeah, it's great.
You've got an MG4 outside, I think. Yeah, just been to Cornwall and back in it. And
round trip of about 500 miles, 204 miles from here, we're in my house, where we stay in Cornwall.
So two by 204 plus about 100 miles of running around when we were down there,
we were away for three days. It was the extended range version, two-wheel drive extended range.
And it was great. It was the thing that was staggering was the first car in recorded history
where the steering committee has got out of a 200 mile journey and praised the seats and not
complained about the shape of something. You know, she can complain about expensive cars,
no problem. And this is not an expensive car, but it's got the new interior and it's
great, really brilliant. And so, a blameless car. I mean, it doesn't sort of grab you
by the throat with this sort of wonderfulness, but it's just convenient, quiet, good.
How new is it? Well, I think this is an improved version of the car that's been around for quite
a while. Right. So I think the basic car is probably, well, anything seven or eight years old,
perhaps. Okay. But the improvements are, we're brought to a recent SUV, the S5, and they've
done the same thing in the four hatchback and it's really improved the car. I liked it anyway.
The thing is, it feels, because it's Chinese car, Chinese engineered car, but
developed or tuned in UK, and there's still a bunch of ex rover guys who get hold of the
people who get hold of the car and just make it feel like a British car. And it rides British
roads well and it steers particularly well. Oh, really? So you can hurl it about and,
you know, put it this way, great household car, I wish it, you know, be handy to have one.
You wouldn't sort of dream about driving it when you were away from it, but you would,
you know, when you're in it, it's very pleasant indeed and affordable. Yeah. How much other?
Oh, 30ish. Oh, okay. You know, with this, the range is 300 plus if you're just pootling around
town and if you're on motorway about 270 to 60, 70. We had an amazing trip back because the
route that we took was, you know, involves about 80 miles of due north on the M5. And I was cruising
70 plus faster than a lot of the traffic because at the moment, the motorway, you probably saw
what we've seen, the cars you encounter on motorways are traveling slowly because people
are trying to save fuel. Yeah. But so we passed quite a lot of people, there was a big tailwind
and despite my cruising faster than I would normally have cruise, we still got 3.9
miles per kilowatt hour, which I thought was good, a good motorway EV return. Yeah. Yeah,
because I would expect better than that and sort of slowish traffic and it seems to be
an EV, the slower you go, the better it is, isn't it? Yeah, it's all about the old aerodynamic
load, you know. Yeah, because it's such a big part of the load on an EV aero load is much higher
than it is in a combustion car. Yeah, yeah. The rule I'm sure is that aero loads grow as a
square of speed. So, you know, the drag at 65 is massively larger than the drag at 50,
even though you think it's, yeah. So, yeah, interesting. Anyway, it was a really good
all-round trip and the car's not too big, so you can fit on Cornish roads. You know how those
evil Cornish roads where you're just driving along, minding your own business, two lane road and
suddenly the centre line runs out, it all narrows down and it's suddenly one and a half lanes wide
with stone walls on either side. Yeah, which, I mean, was fine 40 years ago when cars were
quite a lot smaller than now. Oh, God. I went down there in Mercedes SLS one time because
we like all, you know, the gull-wing job, which is about one and a half cars wide. Yeah. And it was
That's terrifying. But the car that, I mean, your car, the Defender, perfect, straight sides,
good view. Oh, not very wide. Yeah. I forget the stats, but I want to say that it's basically
about the same footprint as a Fiesta from memory. Isn't that great? Yeah, it's remarkable, really,
because it seats six people and it's got an inline engine in the front, five cylinder engine in the
front. Yeah. And that all fits within, I'll have to look it up, but I'm pretty sure it's about four
meters, if not just under. Actually, every time we start discussing short wheelbase defenders,
I just want to go out and get one. 3.8 to 3.99 meters long, 1.79 meters wide.
As you say, Fiesta footprint. Yeah, pretty much. Super mini footprint. But of course,
two meters tall, pretty much. And I think, I don't know if that counts the
spare wheel on the back that might just push it over the four meter mark.
But there's, we've got this weird conceit in our family. It started by one of the kids many years
ago, the kids in our 40s. Yeah. But whenever we pass a good one, the Mrs tends to say, quoting one
of the sons from many years ago, there's a nice one Steve. That is nice. That is nice.
I get, I get, I saw one coming over actually had a black 110, but double cab pickup 110
with a cage on the outside. And I was like, Oh, that looks good. And I do sometimes still look
at defenders, old defenders, and I go, Oh, God, that looks good. I love one of those. I've got one
I've got one of those. But somehow I think I could have and I don't consider myself a particular
Land Rover slash Defender lover. I like I like ours. Yeah, in particular, I like mine. Yeah.
But I'm not blind to it to its faults by any mean, but I could have five.
And still think that they all did a different job. Yeah, somehow.
It's so it's such a singular car. Bloody great. Sorry about the Chinese.
I think you're okay. Well, after Rob Dickinson was on the other day with some more senior language,
I think you're probably okay. That was a great I've so enjoyed that. In fact, I forgot to tell
you this, I wrote to his connections and said, we enjoyed this so much that if he can find us
at half an hour at the Goodwood Festival speed where singer is going to be there featured
Mark. Yeah, because we didn't talk about that at all, did we? We should have done that was a remiss of
us. Actually, the the the recording we've got with his is great. So Duke of Richmond,
which is to come, isn't it? Yeah, I'm going to get that done for this weekend. It's actually
members meeting this weekend, isn't it? But coming but that that was going to go out Saturday
morning, that podcast. Okay, he talks about the Duke talks about singer and why, you know,
how they chose it and what went on and so on. So but Rob Dickinson, what a hero. And we got
pretty good feedback from it, didn't we? Yeah. Yeah, nobody seemed to like it. And I think
I've got a lot of a lot of people going, I didn't realize he was not one of us isn't the right
phrase. But you know, I mean, what a car guy he here. But of course he is. I mean, I mean,
he's made a company that makes these exquisite air cooled 911s. But it's, you know, what a yeah.
But the thing was so fab, don't you think was a fact that the car guy in us
for many years for, you know, was deemed by him to be more important than the money, you know,
he he was so busy appreciating cars and having, you know, doing what he wanted with cars that the
kind of fight forgot to make money. I wonder if it's only since he's been grabbed by the collar
by sort of business. I said, look, mate, really, really, you ought to be making some cash out of
this. Yeah, yeah. And of course he has. Yeah, we think, yeah, we think we'll start until now. Yeah.
I was on Defender note. Our friend Lewis Kingston posted on some of the socials the other day about
a car auction that he was at when there was a Suzuki SJ 410, I think or 430, one of the little
one of the little ones. Yeah. It was described as it's short on not very big mileage, but you
don't know whether these old cars, the mileage is accurate or not. It was described as a non running
project. How much do you think that car went for in white? It looked quite tidy on the outside,
but I suppose impossible to know because they got separate chassis. I would have said
three, four grand, I suppose. Yeah, I would have thought three, four grand tops because we know
somebody who's got an old SJ and he's offered it to me a couple of times and I've gone now. I just
haven't got the room. I mean, I may actually end up having the room, but anyway, besides the point,
£9,000. Wow. I think that's bonkers. It is. I think that's too much, but apparently they do. They go
for six to eight. There was never a free supply, I think. That was the problem. I mean, it isn't
put that wrongly. There was never a free supply and they were always much liked and there's
a big body of followers, isn't there? The people who love them really love them.
Yeah, because you can make them do incredible off-road stuff, can't you? Because they're
light and small, but with decent angles and everything else, decent approach angles.
Still think that's not money. I always wonder why Suzuki don't just grab that a bit more.
Make a bit more of it. Make it happen. Because the one that the most recent one
was discontinued as a private vehicle, you could still buy a commercial car, but you could.
But it didn't quite get through the latest Euro 6 or 7 or something laws, so they just thought,
oh well. Yeah, and what didn't they have a problem? Because they're slow to the EV stuff,
aren't they? So their Zev mandate is behind. Yeah. And it didn't, did it maybe not crash
brilliantly? Yeah, probably not. But still, I mean, I think there's a whole culture there. There could
be, you know, that could be acted upon. Yeah, Twisted have started doing
mods of them, haven't they? Yeah. And I think, and I think, we talked about this the other week,
I think, didn't we? They're 30 grand for an original, you know, as new, unmalested one.
And I think you can put bits on that add anything up to 50 to that. I must go and say,
because Twisted have also done a Beetle Resto mod, haven't they? Which we must go.
Oh, you need it. You need to view that. Yeah. Yeah. That'll inspire.
Yeah. Well, I've got plans, mate, because I've been numbing and aring about how to,
because you know, at my garage, I've got a garage. Yeah. And the garage is access through,
you access the yard through the garage. So if I put a car in the garage that I'm then working on,
as a workshop, I can't get in and out of the yard, which is problematic and has been problematic for
the last, well, since I moved there 12 years ago already. So I'm always sort of doing a bit of
work, then moving a car, then getting something in and out and putting it back. However, I've done
some umming and aring and because I'm going to buy a new car, I would like to bring into the
yard and cover more often than not. Decided that I need to put new access in and out of the yard
slash garden, which would then mean that whatever's in the workshop garage doesn't need to be moved
out the way to the access anymore. So the garage can just become a garage. And I don't have to worry
about, you know, setting something in there for three weeks and it being in the way because it's
no longer in the way. And it's a, yeah, it's a life changing feeling. Yeah, the beginning of the
rest of your life. Yeah, I just suddenly go, ah, blind me, this space, which has always been ever
so, which is a great space to have. And I'm very fortunate and I love it. It's the size of a
really big single garage, really. You can get two cars in if you put them sideways, but you can't
do anything around them. So you can't work on, you can't really work on them if they're sideways.
But if there's one car in their lengthways, you've got, you know, a meter and a bit all the way
around, you can walk around it and do stuff. This is feeding off. This is your recent magnificent
Instagram production, isn't it? For a, for a movable chicken coop as in. Well, yeah. Thanks to
a couple of friends. Adam Vinnie, who's, who replied to my story on Instagram, going, oh,
chicken coop, as in coupe, as in coupe. Yeah. So the chickens are in the yard at the minute,
but it would be nice if they were in a different part of the garden where they could be seen from
the house because it's nice to look at them. But also if I part something in the way of their
chicken cage, that would be annoying for them and everybody and anybody who goes to feed them. So
got this old is a thing called an egg glue, which is from a company called Omelette. I think
they're called Omelette. And they make, they've sort of produced chicken equipment for domestic,
for households who decide they want pet chickens basically. So they make sort of plastic
chicken coops and things like that. And they make different sizes, some that you can wheel around.
And when we first got chickens 20 years ago, I suppose they lived in a, you know,
enteris suburban house. We bought one of these for them to live in. But now I live out of the
sticks. I haven't used it for a while. But I was thinking, actually, because now I've got these
small chickens, modern game, they're called their little chickens. They look like, I don't know,
extremely pretty. They're extremely pretty. They look like pigeons with long legs.
Yeah. They're not, they're not big. And they can, they can go in this cage quite easily,
but I'd like to be able to move it around the garden. So I bought an axle. Well, I bought a piece,
I bought a piece of aluminium tube. I bought two wheelbarrow wheels. And I've drilled it through.
And now you can pick up this thing at one end and you can move the entire chicken.
Sort of like a wheelbarrow. Basically like a wheelbarrow. Yeah. So they can go from bit to bit
to bit to bit of the garden. And they can have a week scratching around a bit of lawn. And then
we could just move it like a cricket pitch, you know, when you've got three pitches of varying
degrees of dryness, you could just move them around. So they scratch around for a week and they
lay a bit of manure on the, on that bit of lawn and you move it four foot across and they'll do
the same a bit, a different bit for the next one. I hope you know how lucky they are, these,
well, they cluck pretty cheerfully. I've got to say, they're quite, they're quite nice.
They're quite nice creatures. Oh, great. Anyway, the short bit is that, yeah, it's
I'm in the process of creating the space that I've always wanted to, yeah, to have.
That is going to be so pleased. I'm so pleased. But I just, anyway, so I've got to do that. I've
got to take the end off a shed. Well, the woodshed, the woodshed, a little woodshed has got to come
down basically. And then I can take out a bit of fence and put a gate in its place. And then I can
get in and out of the yard. I should have done this 12 years ago, but it hadn't occurred to me
at that point, because I've gone through various things with going, how am I going to make this
work? How am I going to make this work? Because I don't want this new Morgan that I'm going to buy.
I don't want it to live outside all year. I mean, it'll, it can stay outside sometimes,
but I don't want it outside all the time. My neighbor's got a garage that isn't used, but the
doors are just too rickety. And it just be like, if one of those doors falls down, that's bad news.
So let's not use that. And in the end, just come around to this way of thinking that, aha,
that's the way to make it work. Well, it's just been planning, you know, 12 years of planning.
12 years of thinking about it. I'm envious of those people who can do stuff quickly.
Well, it'll be thorough though, Matthew. Well, I don't know about that, mate. I don't know about
that. I'm not sure it will be because I get distracted and do things like paint,
Ferrari like shields, but with a chicken in the middle on a chicken coop.
Well, that's, that's the bit on Instagram. It's a joy that is that it's, it's all done and
speed it up, isn't it? So you see, so your creation of this, this lovely, yeah. So I put,
yeah, because it was, yes, because a friend said chicken coop and somebody else said,
you should put a, you should, if it's a, you should put like a Ferrari badge on the side.
Yeah. And I thought, well, I don't know about that. But if, what if I do a, because you can,
you see those Volvo sometimes that have sort of Ferrari like badges, but there's an elk in them.
Yeah. And I was like, well, I could do one with it. I could paint a chicken in one.
Prancing chicken. Prancing chicken in it. So, and I thought, well, that'll be content.
That'll be content for some of the 1.4. It looks really good.
It looks, I was quite pleased with myself. I hope it's, I hope it's sort of weather,
you know, the weather doesn't attack it too much. Well, it's oil based paint, I think,
from paint. I use these paint markers, which are fine. I should use the brush for the big
shield because the markers don't, there's not a lot of ink. Turns out there's not a load of paint
in a paint marker. Well, it's, no, it's a, it's a credit to you. How long do you, how long did
all that take? I don't know. Maybe an hour and a half. Oh, right. Okay. Well, it's,
but I could have been doing something more useful. I don't think so.
Brilliant. No, no, no. If it is, I mean, if it does, and if it does wear off a bit, I don't
like it because I like a patternated, you know, finish on things because,
yeah, the man from Morgan phoned up a couple of weeks ago and said, look, we'll put a car
to, but okay, thanks very much. He said, you know, I'm just trying to gauge what you would expect
from it. I'm like, well, just don't, just, I don't know, nothing really. I was like, I said,
look, if you, if you insist on doing stuff to give it a title, because it's been a press
demonstrator, it's been used a lot this car. And so I'm, I think it's all over the place.
Yeah. So I'm just like, look, it's, I know, and I like pattern it. I like a car to look
like it's patterned abuse. I'm not, I'm not one for, who was it the other day? There was something,
I can't remember where I saw it. People were talking about the brushes in
jet wash car washes, and about the sort of grit that they pick up. Therefore,
you'll get micro scratches in your paintwork. And therefore, what you should do is you should
always wash it by hand. And there should be some kind of two bucket method. And
I just cannot, I cannot be bothered. I seriously cannot be bothered with that.
I like them vaguely clean, but if the local guy up the road who, you know,
with a jet wash and a bit of time done, and a bucket and sponge does it, that's fine.
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I've just got a big list of stuff to talk to you about me.
Fortunately, we're not ticking it off too, too quickly because it's got to last us for over two
podcasts, two and a half podcasts after this one. Damn, interesting. That's a,
well, the thing is, we haven't, you were away last week and we didn't really get
much talking done. No, there was I by last week. Did I just have a couple of days off?
Or did I go away away? Well, you were, I think you were doing work, weren't you?
What's up? That's the trouble with our lives, isn't it? You know, it's not buried.
Yeah, it is really. Well, that is part of the things because I've got, on my phone mate,
I've got a half an hour chat with Alan Favé, who is the CEO of Bergeo.
And as yet, I haven't had to place other things to stop spinning or whatever the
phrase is to actually go through it and write a new story out there. Because some of it is
embargoed for X knows how long because it's about new cars. And some of it I can talk about
now, but I've got a, so it's not just a case of transcribing it and throwing it at the news
boards. You know, I need to just get together and prep the stories out. I think, okay, I can talk
about that. I can't talk about this. But he was really great on China stuff like that. Because
Renault, I think I've talked about it on the pod already, because he was talking about Renault
insisting they've made the Twingo in a hundred weeks. Yeah. But thanks to getting suppliers
in China. And he's like, well, why would I do that? I'd rather, you know, I'm responsible for
keeping a European car company going. Not the Chinese one. Yeah, interesting.
Anyway, there'll be more to come. I am aware that apparently, I've mentioned stuff like
three times in the last six podcasts, somebody told me a letter the other day, somebody said,
you know, that, you know, that photo of those cars from the 80s on a motorway that you could
identify. We said, you've, you've, you've, you've talked about that three times in the last six
podcasts. Well, it must be important.
Shall we talk a letter from Simon? Simon, I'm sorry, I've misplaced your last name.
He said, in Georgia, a conversation about plug-in hybrids the other day, I understand that for
some new... Oh, this is Simon Oldfield, I think. Oh, is it? Okay. Former, highly placed in the car
industry. Good guy. I understand that some new company car buyers, it's all about the benefit
and kind cost. So it was really plugged in, especially if the company is not funding a home
charger. These cars make a lot of sense as a used car for more rural based people such as ourselves.
For urban dwellers where distances are usually short, a full BEV is probably the right choice,
but for rural communities with limited charging infrastructure and longer average journey
distances, but with more chance of home charging space or a garage, a plug-in seems a sensible
choice, especially for the newer models from likes of Volvo Mercedes with a real world electric
range of 50 plus miles. I'm currently looking for a replacement for my 150,000 mile F31 BMW 320D
estate. Good car. Yeah. And I'm tempted, actually, I could talk about... You need a good line too.
Yeah, I'll talk about... We haven't talked about my... No. Long term, but for pages, have we? So we'll
do that later. And I'm tempted by a C300 E Mercedes or Volvo V60 plug-in. My BMW never
missed a beat for 100,000 and nine miles. I like that specificity and did 57 miles to the gallant
and was the perfect car for me, the dogs and my cricket kit, but sadly was written off in January
and I'm still deciding on a replacement. Luckily I have a TD5 Defender on 200,000 miles to do the
errands. Also our horse box vehicle mat. So I sympathize with your affliction. Well, my Defender
isn't telling any horses anymore, but the horse is still... But his is a five like yours, isn't
it? Reanline five. TD5, yeah. Such a nice engine. That's the engine. Such a nice engine.
Yeah. Yeah. Yes, thank you, Simon. One, you're right to... He summarizes. I think he... I enjoyed
that letter because I think he summarizes the kind of... The ideal duties for BEVs and
PHEVs very well. And yeah, and of course he knows the car industry. Yeah. Yeah. Because the
benefiting kind is... Actually, it's getting worse, isn't it, for plug-ins. It's not as generous as it
was, but it's still a bit of a no-brainer over a pure combustion engine vehicle by a big distance.
Yeah. Yeah. I remember being at... There's a bike shop, not far from me, but most I could get
equipment shop up near Lutterworth called Idol Talk and I bumped into a bloke there who I think
had come in a... I think maybe I... Maybe I'd driven up in a Polestar too that I was running at the
time and a bloke was at the shop, stopped me and went, oh, it was when they fell in you. He said,
what are they like? I said, oh, it's a good thing. He said, oh, well, my company is just getting one
for me because he was running... I think he was running a Ford Focus and paying, I want to say,
300 quid a month in benefiting kind tax or maybe 400 quid a lot in benefiting kind tax. He said,
oh, they've just orders as Polestar 2s and this car's going to be twice as expensive as my Focus,
but my company car benefiting kind tax is going down from like 300 quid a month to 80 quid a month.
And I mean, that's what's sustaining the EV or has sustained the EV market largely private
sales or what they thirst for, let's say. I like that car. I remember that was a Polestar 2
performance, do you remember with the tricky dampers? Were they Bilsteins or...
Something Scandinavian. I'll think of it. Do you remember you had to kind of get
out and get under to change them? The manual said that you should have put it up on a ramp to do
the fronts, but I found because I've got tiny little weedy arms that if I put it on full lock
and I unscrewed some of the wheel lining, I could just, just reach inside them to do it.
I just searched. Clever dampers. Polestar 2. Who makes... Oh, my God. Was it before? Olin's.
Olin's, that's it. Yeah, they always associate them. You know those photographs that you see or
sorry, video you see of people in WRC focuses and they come along at sort of 100 miles an hour take
off and land 200 yards down the road and instead of the car bouncing into the scrubbery, it just,
it entirely absorbs the shock and continues. The Olin's are associated in my head with that
and they make motocross dampers, of course. Well, those bikes with massive suspension travel
but the same capability of just landing and not bouncing. I find that extraordinary. I was watching
a video of it the other day and I was just watching it again and again and again because
this car, it was exactly that. It jumped, I don't know, 100 meters landed on an off camber bit of
S-bend and then just, it's just impossible. How is it done? And how is it done? You can imagine
once your car has that facility, you know, you really are able to attack those sorts of
obstacles at twice the speed, aren't you? Because you will be able to control it or if you're a
decent driver, you will be able to control it when you land. Yeah, they just seem to go. But Olin's
up, they're clever people. The thing is, I don't think it's the least, I don't think it's the simplest
damper in the world because they've got lots of cunning vowing and going up but they really
know what they're doing. That's the sort of thing I think I'd like on my Beetle, that sort of thing.
I mean, it just... That's the answer, mate. That would be the thing. See, this is planning,
this is just gentle sort of taking over, taking over, taking over, one of these days I will get
around to doing it but because at the moment it's got an engine hoist half underneath it because
that's the only place to store it and it's got a pillar drill on a bench next to it because
that's the only place to store it but it's changing. It's changing, the world changing, mate.
Just better use of better use of space. I can't believe it's taken me this long to...
It's okay. Well, just enjoy the transition. Don't make it too soon because the enjoyment...
The enjoyment is there. You'll get used to it too soon, you don't want that.
No, well, there is that. Do you don't... What was I going to... Oh, should we talk about this?
That BMW 330. Yeah, yeah, go for it, yeah. It's a lovely looking car, isn't it? I've seen it outside
your Gaff quite a bit and... I don't know how much we've talked about it on this pod.
Well, not much. I don't think we've even talked about what the proposition is,
you know, why you've got it. Because it's going back in two days time.
All right. We'll give this back to them. Well, tell us why you've got it and whether you'll miss it.
So, as you know, we run long-term test cars because it gives us time to get used to a car
and, you know, you get a bit more of an ownership experience and it's, you know,
you get interesting stories to tell. And we got a note saying,
is this BMW 330? eBay have bought it and they've done some modifications to it.
Sort of modernize it. Yeah, modernize the interior. They've put a car... Apple car,
you know, a car play compliant Bluetooth thing in the center console and
parking set camera and head up display and some stuff. But also, there's a bit of a budget to
do some more stuff to it. Would you run it for a couple of months and do some stuff to it? And I
said, well, yeah, because actually, it'd be interesting to drive it, see what you... I think it
might need and then change the mechanical spec a bit, like springs dampers, things like that.
How old was it? Was that ringing? It's a 2005 car. I have a feeling we may have talked about this
a bit, but if so, it would be a while ago. Yeah, not much. Anyway, 2005 car, 90,000 miles,
330 CI, coupe. Handsome car. Really handsome car. About 4.8 meters long. I think they are 1.8 wide,
three liter, straight six, 200... Lovely low bono height. Yeah, 280 horsepower, I think, or 240?
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