Both Hand Drive

With Matt away, Ian is joined by Jared Rosenholtz from Carbuzz.com to talk about the cars they've been driving for review, the new Toyotsa Supra, cars in general, and then complain about internet commentors. They do the last one a lot.

This week Matt and Ian get together and talk about overrated things in car culture, the Hyundai Veloster N, the Jeep truck known as the Gladiator, the Ford Bronco and autocrossing a Chevy Bolt. 

This week Matt, Ian, and Jordan are joined by automotive and music photographer Jim Donnelly. Strap in, or prepare to use the pause button when you get to work, because this is a long one. 

What Matt, Jordan and Ian learned involves BWW and Bobsleds, modified cars over long distances, and a burnt Ferrari. We talk about an 18 year old YouTuber that killed himself and someone else in a McLaren 620 S while driving up a road in the wrong direction.The auction game involves a BMW 2002 and a 1990 Miata, and we get the results from last weeks Range Rover. In news, BMW is still sandbagging on their horsepower and torque numbers and a Ferrari sold for a ridiculous amount of money. Finally, Jordan finds our new favorite Craigslist advert.    

This week Matt and Ian talk about vanity plates, the Chevy Equinox, the origins of Europe's Mustang, the Ford Capri, and take a stab at guessing how much a fresh S2000 and not so fresh Range Rover will sell on Bring a Trailer.Range Rover: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1995-land-rover-range-rover-classic-32/S2000: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-honda-s2000-31/    

A late night conversation with Matt and Ian brings up the best of American cars, the Toyota 86, Chevy's new Blazer, BMW's 8 Series.If you want to play along with our segment guessing auction prices on Bringatrailer.com we're trying to predivt the final seeling price of this Mercedes Benz 300TDhttps://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-mercedes-benz-300td-turbo-8/

This week we talk Top Gear without Matt LeBlanc, working on project cars versus your own maintenance, the Jaguar iPace and a couple of car movies.We also introduce a segment in the form a of a game where we try and predict the final selling price of car being auctioned on Bringatrailer.com.If you want to play along:1989 Ferrari 348 TS1991 BMW M5 6-Speed

This week Ian and Matt are joined by Jorden Faulkner to discuss car photography and the Autoconduct car meets. Matt also has an experience to share driving an Electric Vehicle for a week, specifically the Chevy Volt. They also go off topic and discuss how C4 and C5 Corvettes are the next big thing.

This week Ian is joined by Jake Stumph because Matt is in LA being a Comic book nerd.Jake is a content editor for some very popular automotive websites and relentless car driver, drifter, breaker, and fixer. We run through his current garage that contains two BMW's, a 240sx, and a Civic Si. We also cover some fun cars including the so-far mythical mid-engine Corvette and some cars he's driven for 'work' including the Bugattie Veyron. 

This week Matt talks about his RX-7 that Ian didn't realise he owned. Then we talk about some Facebook topics listeners contributed to and Mark Zuckerburg probably sold to the Russians. The topics include the cars we would like to see automakers buy up to recondition and sell again and habits of other drivers that drive us nuts. Matt also gives his impressions of the Buick Enclave he's been driving recently.We mentioned Cody Belichesky's E46 project blog and you should check it out, so here it is:https://cireimagined.tumblr.com

This week Matt and Ian take the Jaguar F-Pace out for a spin. Matt has been living with it for a week and Ian gives his first impressions

This week Matt and Ian talk about the cars at the Geneva Motor Show, including the BMW M8, Toyota Supra, some Ferrari, and the Rimac C2. Ian has a rant and they also try and figure out what car Matt should get as his daily driver

This week Matt picked up Ian in the Prius Prime he’s reviewing. They tried out a couple of microphones to see how recording a podcast in the move would sound. The bottom line is it came out OK for the most part, but now we want a mixer so we can make it better in the future.While out and about they discuss the Prius and don’t actually hate it. They also discuss the American phenomenon of bumper stickers, fixing cars in automotive parts store car parks, and they spot the silliest Dodge Dart in America.

This week Matt and Ian bring the winners (ish) of the Both Hand Drive Alternative Automotive Awards. We celebrate the best troll of the year, the worst advert of the year, our unsung hero of the year, and more. From humble beginnings...  

Ian is in a good mood and joined by Matt Eugenio. They talk about their year getting involved in the industry and what they want to do in 2018.Also, Matt hides the lead and has been driving a new Toyota Landcruiser. Ian has a lot to say about producing content for the internet and how media looks like it's going to play out in the long-term. A lot, so strap in for some inside-baseball and dislike of the FCC. You'll be able to find Matts review of the Landcruiser on:https://www.yotatech.comYou can also find them and more writers on sites they mentioned:http://honda-tech.comhttps://mustangforums.com/https://rennlist.comhttps://www.corvetteforum.com/https://www.jaguarforums.com

This week Ian is joined by Jake Belder, a Canadian car enthusiast living in the UK by way of the U.S. They talk about older BMWs, and take questions about BMWs from listeners. Jake follows the idea of Bangernomics - running cars that have run out must of the depreciation on low budget.If you're thinking abut buying a late 90's or early 2000's BMW this is definitely worth a listen as they talk about the common issues and the reality of running older beamers.You can find Jake's blog here:https://jakebeldercars.wordpress.comYou can find out more on the concept of Bangernomics here:http://www.bangernomics.com

This week one of my favorite bloggers, Motorhead Mama, joins us to talk cars and car culture. If you’ve not come across Amelia’s work you need to check out MotorHeadMama.com We jump straight into dissecting a spectacular Cadillac I caught a picture of and had to share with the queen of car snapping.The conversation is far reaching and starts off discussing kids reaching driving age, our first speeding tickets and how to both avoid and ensure getting one. We talk about BMW X Series and Amelia’s X5 M. Both of us have Jaguar stories to tell, and Amelia wins. Minivans, fast SUVs, Jaguars and how California plans to ban the sale of gasoline vehicles by 2014. We end on a surprise guest appearance from my wife. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1114209_california-bill-to-ban-new-fossil-fueled-cars-by-2040-coming-in-january We rag on Tesla, predict the rise of hydrogen fuel cells and the olympic gold medals we’ll be getting. Then my wife makes a surprise guest appearance.

Ian and Matt are joined by Manuel Carrillo III to talk about Manuels Porsche 911s project dubbed Project Stork. First though, this was recorded as the Tesla news hit about the announcement of the Tesla Roadster and truck so an differance of opinion immedietely breaks out.  Project Stork: https://rennlist.com/projectstork/    

Matt accidentally went to SEMA and saw General Mayhem, the 68 Dodge Charger with a Hellcat engine. At SEMA John Hennessey unveiled his concept of a hyper-car that he aims to break 300 mph with next week. Ian is surprisingly non-judgemental and encouraging.Ian also picked up a copy of Project Cars 2 and is thoroughly enjoying it. Matt likes Lamborghini’s new concept and we conclude that it looks like a Minority Report car Bruce Wayne would drive.

Matt Eugenio joins Ian again, and he tells us about his experience riding shotgun in a GRC car. Matt also got to drive a Lotus Elise, because he’s a lucky sod. They then talk about the current state of automotive TV shows and Ian rants about California lawmakers. Support us with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bothhanddrive Some classic British Rallycross featuring former Group B rally cars.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ed9AMMVysI  

This episode is about Lexus cars. Specifically the Lexus LC 500 and it’s hybrid version. Matt Eugenio spent a week with the full blooded LC500 and Christian Moe lived with the hybrid version for a week. So I got them together to discuss and contrast the two versions of the Lexus flagship.Of course the conversation eventually veers off course. We talk about the European Gumball rally, Corvette drivers that only drive at the weekend in good weather. We then take listener questions including one about drifting french cars.    Referances: Chris Harris’s press car he bought: http://www.carscoops.com/2015/08/chris-harris-just-sold-his-audi-s4-for.html

Following on from last week, we take some listener questions about Audi’s latest blend of alphanumeric soup, cars that could have been amazing but fell short, mechanical skills and what car brand is most likely to get you general hate mail and specific death threats. Car Mechanic Simulator: http://store.steampowered.com/app/645630/Car_Mechanic_Simulator_2018/

 This week Ian is joined by the prolific and opinionated Christian Moe. We start off talking about companies that make quality products that are designed to last. We run through Chris’s car history before exploring his favorite cars to drive. He tells us the story of his Dieselgate Volkswagen and ultimately why he’s not buying another one. Then we debate crossovers, and Christian is wrong because I’m writing the show notes. The Mazda Protege advert from 1998:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfweCrdvWEA  

In this episode Ian talks to automotive journalist Matt Eugenio. Matt talks us through his car history and current race car. Matt also tells us about his recent experience with the Honda Civic Si.They then go to questions and talk about, amongst other things, getting into writing about cars and someone came to the right place to modify a Honda Accord. Matt and Ian contribute to Internet Brands Automotive websites, including but not limited to: http://honda-tech.com http://6speedonline.com http://MustangForums.com http://Rennlist.com Honda SI Ninja Advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTwoyj0Vvjs   

In this episode Adam Nielsen from the Ten Tenths Podcast joins Ian to talk about cars. They discuss the idea of electric race cars re-invigorating the popularity of motorsports. Adam calls Ian out for not taking his car to autocross yet, then they explain how to become an Autocross and RC car racing champion.They then field listeners questions about things like new car options and replacing their own cars. Then Ian confuses RUF with RWB because acronyms are annoying. 

Mark is back this week and we launch straight into talking about Forza and the upcoming releases of Project Cars and Gran Turismo. We then talk about the 2018 Honda Accord; both the good and the not so good news. We also talk about the slightly baffling Volkswagen Arteon before going to listener questions. Someone wants to know our preference in high displacement low revving engines Vs. low displacement high but high revving engines. An interesting engine swap question brings up more questions, and someone wants to know which of us would be fastest in a t?ge competition.  

This week Mark couldn’t make it, and Cragon from the Shifts And Grins podcast joined Ian. We get a run down of Cragons car history, that includes a Both Hand Drive favorite - a Honda Accord Coupe. Ian tells a story of being schooled from the lights by a girl and Cragon met a drag racing truck.After discussing the term ‘ricer’ briefly, they turn to listener questions. Those cover eastern bloc cars, things we do and don’t like about car culture, and what to recommend as good normal car?Someone also asks about thing in car culture that are annoying, and that leads to a rant from Ian. 

 Chris Pollitt returns to talk with Ian this week. Chris is excited about the lunatic new Jaguar XE Project 8, Ian drove some Cadillacs and rather liked them but neither of them like the new Lincoln Navigator. Ian half remembers half a story someone told on another podcast that he can’t remember and is fascinated by the idea of night vision driving. Listener questions bring up the subjects of driving in hot weather, picking a car to buy for $150,000 as both daily and fun car, badge engineering cars and Chris’s American car history. They also delve into the perfect car under $8000 and the Miata/MX-5 is hardly mentioned.     

Chris Pollitt is back to talk cars with Ian. We find out the fate of Chris’s SAAB and Ian gives his theory of old car economics before giving terrible explanation on why California switches to a summer blend of petrol. They then get into some listener questions about the popularity of crossovers and SUVs, the Chevrolet Chevelle Heavy Chevy and try and figure out at what point you don’t do work on your car yourself and take it to a mechanic instead.Read about the Heavy Chevy Here: http://phscollectorcarworld.blogspot.com/2012/09/1972-heavy-chevy-chevelle.html

 This week Mark and Ian kick of talking about the U.S presidents remarks and attitude towards the German car companies, and that ends up in a rant from Ian. Then the subject shifts to cars that offer the highest rates of driver death, car depreciation and then they move onto VR car video games.They then go into questions about Group B rally cars, driving music, the new BMW 8 Series and favourite Ford Escort generation, utes and are we, as enthusiasts, getting horsepower drunk? Then someone asks… should Gaskings be banned from a car social media site? Links:These Vehicles Offer the Highest Rates of Driver Death :http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/05/cars-offering-highest-rates-driver-death/

This week Ian is joined by Alan Bradley of The Motoring Podcast, who explains how the motoring landscape has changed since Ian escaped to the sunny side of America. They remember Mondeo Man and the phenomenon of the sales rep hanging his suit jacket in the window. There’s lots of tangents including driving in France, and the car Alan owns but Ian has never actually heard of.They talk about the passing of Roger Moore and the cars he’s associated with, and try to avoid talking about Dieselgate but fail.There’s a little in depth talk about the Ford news this month before moving into listener questions.   

 In this episode we kick off with some FU Mark about the Civic after Ian made an error, we speak about the S2000 and speculate on why we won’t see one because AE86 and insurance. We then talk about Marks trip to SoCal and his first experience karting. That brings us into talking about the great skills shown by California drivers day to day.We then go into listener questions starting with how to go about making the perfect car chase movie, how hydrogen cars are going to play out in the industry, the reasoning behind two and four engined cars, picking out a truck,    Links: Pontiak Aztek Owners Club: http://www.aztekfanclub.com 

In this episode we kick of talking about car paint colors then Camry race cars before getting into the real discussion - cars Ian has been driving for review; the Honda Civic Sport and the Civic Touring. We move on to talk about the incoming Si and Type-R. We stare at the internet for a minute before talking about why we’ve been quiet; including Marks car accident. Then we finish on some questions. 

This week Mark is late for work, Ian got into a conversation to walk away from and we talk about new American Top Gear and the state of American TV about cars in general. Show notes:Jalopnik talks about new Top Gear America hosts: http://jalopnik.com/top-gear-america-is-here-and-here-its-three-hosts-1793443905 Fifth Gears female host was Vicki Butler-Henderson

In this episode we answer listener questions that involve diesel engined vehicles, figuring out our three favorite German cars. Ian tries to tackle the divide between sports cars and super cars because Mark runs away from that one. We then answer a question we always avoid.  The Ferrari Advert At The End: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89J3_p34qN0

This episode is an experimental pilot of an automotive game show recorded with Robbie, Micheal and Adam of the Ten Tenths podcast.We all rather hope you enjoy it, and welcome any feedback. 

Chris Pollitt joins me again and we talk about our first cars, which due to user error, where complete disasters. Chris drove into a wall and Ian drove into another car. Chris also recounts the story of his first Mercedes which inevitably, didn’t end well either.This one got cut short for reasons, so we will be revisiting the subject of early cars and the road to enthusiasm soon.You can find more stories about some of Chris’s 130 ish cars over at Not2Grand.co.uk 

 In this episode Ian has got his BMW back and it cost a surprising amount to fix, he’s changed his mind about new BMW’s and found the only wagon he will allow Mark to own. Mark is really feeling the urge to own a VW Golf. Or a race car. Because race car.We roam over a few subjects including millenial car buying habits and rich people car buying habits. We end on some solid advice about cars and wander into the black art of oil changes. 

In this episode we have our first bump in audio quality for Mark, Ian can’t say words and we answer listener questions.We figure out what cars we would want to own that would be a terrible idea. Mark bets 200 yen on an engine size with his nerd credentials. Ian’s car is broken but he loves it, Mark and his car are doing OK but sunglasses.  We talk about classic VW Golfs, the TVR Sagaris, plastidip, vynal wraps and car bras. We also try and figure out of the GM buyout of PSA is a good idea.  

This week we wonder at what point pronouncing car names with the correct pronunciation of the language it was named makes you a douchebag. We have some FU about Brands Hatch and and the book Ian likes about traffic, and we attempt to go a whole podcast without swearing.Mark got in some trouble, he’s also bored of his car and we argue about the value of wagons. Then we discuss the idea of some new police car technology transfer to everyday vehicles. We then talk about trucks as Ian remembers he actually owned one and drove another for five years. We wander off down a rabbit hole about language before pulling out and attacking listener questions such as “do we hate each other?”, “favourite track cars?” and  

I’m joined this week by Micheal Beck from the Ten Tenths podcast. I ask him about his FIAT drift car and about getting into autocross to get the basics. Micheal tells us about his car history, including the fact he has owned an Audi but won’t again and how his latest daily driver is something a bit special.We then talk about “itch cars” - those cars you know are going to be a terrible idea to own but you just have to have one at some point.To wrap up we take on some listener questions about Range Rovers, driving in the snow, handling, Porsches, and Micheal having a stint as a professional stunt car driver. 

This week Ian explains Inside Theory as well as White Van Man Theory and Mark explains how to kill a spider with air. We talk about the Ford GT, the ghost of Saab and the possibility of electric Saabs. Ian decides it’s time to start learning to speak Chinese and why most of us are going to be driving hybrids rather than all electric cars. We also talk about Uber shooting itself in the foot and Ian uses the dreaded T word.We also find a BMW E46 M3 CSL with 16k on the clock for sale and it’s going for a lot of money, and Mark is thinking it’s time for a different car to drive. Ian figures out wether his car is actually pre or post facelift, thus demonstrating exactly how much he cares and manages to say CRV instead of CRZ because alphabet soup is confusing late at night.Mark talks about the cars his state police use and Ian hasn’t trained himself to spot the new California police vehicles yet. The Book we talked about is Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt : https://www.amazon.com/Traffic-Tom-Vanderbilt-ebook/dp/B001BAGWQE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485844361&sr=1-1&keywords=traffic Truth About Cars Article On Saab: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/01/saab-gone-but-not-quite-forgotten/

Get comfortable or be prepared to pause and take a break… it’s a long one!Cameron Vanderhoorst from The Cammed And Tubbed podcast joins Ian for a chat about cars. We kick off talking about where we come from and their stereotypes and car culture. We talk about Harley Davidson before getting into Cams car history - his RX-7, Toyota Celica and of course BMWs. Ian learns about Mystic Cobra as Cam opens a window into old Mustang ownership and ruining an 80’s Porsche.We both discover we don’t really get Audi as a brand before we get into some listener questions. Of course we wander off topic and we end up talking about some movies and get treated to Cams awesome impression of Brian in Fast And The Furious. We then get into cars that could break you, more Mustang talk, driving British and American cars as a whole and the Edsel.We wrap up by talking about the Faraday car. 

This week Mark is back and we talk about the idea of car decoration in a house, this is the Porsche chair we can’t afford:http://www.autoblog.com/2016/03/31/porsche-office-chair-rs-official/We then talk about the good and bad of paint schemes on cars, we answer a question about BMW Z3 and Z4 and zone on the look of the Z4 M Coupes. We then go way off topic for a few minutes and then reign it back in for the hardest question you could ask someone from Essex - Ford Focus RS or Ford Escort RS Cosworth.And here are Ayrton Sennas loafers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8By2AEsGAhU

AKA - I Want To Give A Manly Hug To Rutledge.This week Ian is joined by automotive journalist Chris Pollitt to talk about many things including the World Rally Championship and how it’s become exciting again. We learn what Chris’ favorite car he’s gotten to drive is and what cars break our hearts because we’re too long to fit into. Chris talks about driving the new and old NSX around Bracknell and the Nissan Note in Milan before we get into the topic of car movies to figure out our favourite full movies as well as car chases.We also dig into The Grand Tour and Top Gear because why not tread on internet fire? Also, Tiff Needell is a legend. 

In this episode we talk about Fords decision to have a new bronco on the market in 2020, how a generation is ruling the cultural world right now and how it explains the current Porsche bubble and the idea of the upcoming hybrid Ford Mustang.We also explore the idea of engines that are fun to say and an odd interpretation of Slug Bug. A listener wanted to know what our biggest automotive disappointments of 2016 were so we go round the houses and come up with some answers. 

Our tenth episode! We talk about the Faraday debacle and how automated vehicles were the buzz of 2016 but in reality aren’t progressing as much as people think.We also talk about Marks project engine before going into questions that include thoughts on car stereo systems and an Infiniti as a first car. 

Ian recounts his Christmas stupid bad luck story and we go on to talk about car video games and their impact on car culture from Outrun to the game we’re both playing right now - Forza Motorsport 6.We pick up on the reality of big project cars by examining a theiretical BMW build and answer a few outstanding questions from listeners that then leads into a discussion about luxury features on cars.Corrections: Trial Mountain is the track on Gran Turismo, not Spring Mountain. 

We talk about car advertising, Star Wars, what it was like to drive without the safety net of a cell phone and how Ian still doesn’t understand Audi as a brand.We also talk about the new Chevrolet Camaro, the old Nissan 350Z and not so much the 370Z, the Audi TT, and modified Volkswagens. Ian explains his choice not to get an E46 M3 and Mark stares a hypothetical but tough decision in the face.We would also not be surprised if California officially legislated a drift tax. 

This week is a bit of FU and then straight into AMA questions from listeners. We recount our first times hitting 100 mph, Ian was scared on a motorbike and Mark had a perfect driving moment.Also, Mark goes full old muscle car nerd and we wonder if you can actually teach someone to drive with a video game.Recording was forced to finish early by our standard so we'll pick up where we left off next time. 

This week we start off by talking about The Grand Tour and Best Motoring International. Ian’s BMW is back and had it’s first shakedown after a bunch of work, Mark test drove his dream Saab and still don’t agree that station wagons make any sense. Ian recounts his first speeding ticket and Mark gets intimidated by a cop for squealing his tires. We also cover the new car based social network DriveTribe, and the problem with maintaining user generated content quality as well standout moments of being pulled over by cops. The Honda concept with the dog owner in mind is the W.O.W concept.  http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z10352/Honda-WOW-Concept.aspx Apologies for the echo, we need to upgrade Marks audio so my voice doesn’t come back. it does go away later on.