Underrated Cars —Who Am I Showdown
About this episode
A lively discussion on underrated cars takes center stage as hosts Victor and Dillon engage in a fun 'Who Am I?' guessing game. They explore various models, including the Geo Storm and Volvo 780 Bertone, while sharing personal anecdotes and insights about car culture. The episode highlights the importance of appreciating unique vehicles that often fly under the radar, as well as the community aspect of car ownership. Listeners can expect a mix of humor, nostalgia, and valuable automotive knowledge throughout the conversation.
Mainstay Dylan joins the show to discuss some recent events at Analog & Grit. We go face to face in our first ever Who Am I Showdown. Can I dethrone Dylan ? We talk about a few underrated cars that don’t get the love they deserve . What kind of attention did the Geo Storm get at the bougie Rancho Santa Fe cars and coffee?
Toyota Corolla
"...e we're not just selling like used certified used Corollas here. It's always like a weird specialty car that..."
Nissan 300Zx
"... the steering wheel kind of reminded me of how my 300ZX had it. NSX is so like 90s JDM cars had everythin..."
Seven Even Super
"...o sedan that leaked from everywhere and it wasn't even super high miles or anything either. Yeah. So, yeah, fo..."
Alfa Romeo Milano
"Nice. Yeah. I took a photo of my Alfa Romeo Milano behind it with your car. And I was thinking like ..."
Nissan 240SX
"Yeah. I know the person. Yeah. It was a LS Swap 240SX. Yeah. And he was pretty much telling them, you'r..."
Chevrolet Nova
"...f looks, if you can picture like a shrunken Chevy Nova with like a 60s charger rear end with the double ..."
Dodge Charger
"...icture like a shrunken Chevy Nova with like a 60s charger rear end with the double headlights kind of looks..."
Chevrolet Camaro
"...ad an LT1 in it, supercharged LT1 from like a ZL1 Camaro. So you see cool stuff like that, you know, resto..."
Plymouth Roadrunner
"...that extra front lip, kind of like how a Plymouth Roadrunner or like a Daytona. Yeah."
Plymouth Superbird
"... bumper that you're talking about almost like the Plymouth Superbird. It's made out of foam, right?"
Chrysler LeBaron
"...en the last one is the second generation Chrysler LeBaron. Oh, yeah, the nose looks similar."
Jensen Interceptor
"... name plate adopting components found on a police interceptor model. 60s and revived started in the 60s"
Mercury Grand Marquis
"... you know, based off the Crown Vic, right? Or the Grand Marquis, you know, in this case, it was the Marauder, whi..."
Mercury Marauder
"...Grand Marquis, you know, in this case, it was the Marauder, which apparently had a lot of the police interce..."
Audi Coupes
"Late 80s. There's other Audi coupes though, so I don't know."
Audi Quattro
"Boxy, all right. So the Audi Quattro was definitely, you know, the- You're hung up on ..."
Mazda Flair
"... but it's a hardtop convertible. And as a Italian flair, and it came out in the early 90s, which was the ..."
Cadillac Alante
"..., and it came out in the early 90s, which was the Cadillac Alante, but obviously. Boxy also."
E-Class E63 Amg
"...'s say a 2016, a 2019 to let's say an E63, like a E63 AMG, right? Which would be the equal counterpart"
Tesla My Model
"wears a star badge, which only came on my model, but I'm not a Mitsubishi."
Ford Mustang
"like a company that had its own, like how Mustang has a horse. The Buick Riata had the R."
Hyundai Equus
"The Hyundai, I'm not gonna guess this cause the Equus, I'm just thinking it through had like wings."
Toyota Crown
"So then Toyota had, was the Cressida and the Crown, were they stars? And this is US spec?"
Toyota Camry
"... we got the Cressida. I thought the one about the Camry would give it away. That was the car that it look..."
Cadillac CT5
"...ports sedans anymore, you know, like the Cadillac CT5 Blackwing, that's probably going to be it."
Genesis G70
"...maller displacement two liter Genesis, was it the G70? Had a stick, right?"
Genesis G90
"...versions, right? Cause you even now have like the G90 and you have all these other like luxury models"
Ferrari F40
"..., right? I think the LFA one day is gonna be like F40 status. Really?"
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