About this episode
A unique episode unfolds as Johnny and Richard record from a tiny car parked in a London shopping center. They dive into the quirks of this compact vehicle, comparing it to classic designs and discussing its suitability for urban living. The conversation flows from the car's features to amusing anecdotes about their experiences, including encounters with other vehicles and amusing observations about city life. Their lighthearted banter and insightful commentary make for an entertaining listen, especially for those curious about small cars and urban driving dynamics.
Jonny and Richard are in a Microlino in a shopping centre car park discussing the BISTO ARS showroom, a new speed record, American swearing, the latest Porsche 911 GTS, fake Veyron ride-on cars in motorway service areas, hacked Lime bikes, Volvos with problems, and cheap Taycans.
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DS Citroen Ds
"Well, from... Or like a sort of stress toy version of a Citroën DS. Yes."
Citroen Ami
"...o. I suppose the obvious alternative to this is a Citroen Ami. Yeah."
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
"...ly if you go down south to France or if you go to Monte Carlo or any of those sort of, you know, cap for a roun..."
Land Rover Range Rover
"... you've got that kind of means, you've also got a Range Rover or something. So you just use that when you're co..."
Porsche 911
"... think one of the things about GT3s is that often 911 GT3s are still very usable cars. Yeah. Surprising..."
Honda Civic
"... big. It's fine. I mean, it's about the size of a Civic. At the time, it was the size, I look at that, th..."
Bugatti Veyron
"... you know, there's that one that looks like a Tho Veyron. Oh, yes, there is. Yeah. And it's an open top, w..."
Ford Granada
"..., would that be the Grand Sport? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Granada Sport. Yes. Granada Sport. Yeah. Granada Sport. A..."
Volkswagen Id3
"...r. And he just out of the blue, and I'll just get ID3 question mark as a message. And he wrote, he just..."
Volvo EX90
"probably be not quite resolved. And I thought I've done it again because they've announced that all new EX-90s. From now on, it's going to have a whole different... I was just the headline, I didn't look into this properly, said the computer. I don't know what that means because"
Chevrolet Camaro
"...rty people I've gone. It's definitely a third gen Camaro. Oh, really? Many, yeah, you've got people. I kno..."
Toyota Corolla
"...to own one. I'm not interested. I've got a toy to Corolla. So what she said. Yeah. Yeah. You've got a car r..."
Chevrolet Corvette
"..., am I talking to an old guy next to me? Next got Corvette. It's a cousin coffee. And the sun has yet to com..."
Seagulls
"like it's going to be funny. It's like, I wouldn't say to you, I'm about to make you laugh. Wait. Yeah. Wouldn't do that. It's like, you go, God Jesus, look how Seagull's about to steal that guy sandwich. Funny story. It was a diner last week. And I saw this, this girl. Seagull. And it was,"
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