Podcast 192 - New car time
Added 2024-01-07 18:00:05 +0000 UTCRichard gets an early Christmas present and Jonny has been driving a Bjentjly Flying Spur hybrid.
Also in this episode, the Gary Barlow of cars, Jonny’s unusual coffee preferences, deliberately watching Die Hard 2, the disappearance of the badge bar, Jeep Gladiator model names, an unexpectedly swan enthusiast, the late Queen Elizabeth II and her fondness for bonnet ornaments, getting distracted by internal combustion, and a special version of the merch song.
Comments
On the topic of badge bars, I think the closest now is the odd thing with Scooby's in the US where you can get badges stating it's your Nth Subaru, or like camping, or other odd stuff. It's up there with stick family stickers
Rich
2024-01-16 07:56:51 +0000 UTCI came here all exited to drop the perfect bonnet ornament/car combo for Jonny's Brother, - Hispano Suiza! Then at the last moment remembered that's a stork not a swan. Any chance you could persuade your brother to switch waterfowl allegiances Jonny? Admittedly an H6 is a bit more pricey than a Passat.....
Jon Kay
2024-01-14 17:02:18 +0000 UTCHad a jeep gladiator as a rental for a 2 hour one way to Chicago O’Hare (?) it is absolutely crap. Bad front suspension from the jeep, bad rear ox cart, leaf spring from a truck. When it goes over a rail crossing it trys to flip over. All image. Can we take a collection for an hour of beers to “pay” for a supplemental questions only episode?
David Stafford
2024-01-12 02:50:15 +0000 UTCTalking of landing swans… was driving down a long, straight road in Worcestershire in November, spotted a swan circling in the sky, and was then surprised to see it coming in to land - nose down, Concorde stylee - on the road (feet either side of the white lines) ahead of me. Was a very graceful landing. I slowed to a halt, whacked on the hazards and held the cars behind me as my wife got out to guide it to the safety of the verge.
Richard Jenkinson
2024-01-11 21:36:43 +0000 UTCUpset me to hear 'Concorde of the bird world' and 'Bonnet swan' when 'Swancorde' and 'Swannet' are right there...
Fox Munsey
2024-01-09 19:43:00 +0000 UTCI love the fact that in the images of QEii driving her Range Rover, the passengers look ever so slightly concerned (in a very British way).
Alexander Clement
2024-01-08 19:30:47 +0000 UTCGlad to hear of your experience with the Tesla Y Sniff. They are NOT awesome vehicles, but they ARE just really easy to live with. I’ve been driving Teslas for 3 years. Thing that people don’t mention is the amazing air purity inside the car, that’s really good in heavy traffic. I still hanker for a Taycan though.
Peter Grogan
2024-01-08 17:50:13 +0000 UTCInterested to find out what others thought of the Ferrari movie. No spoiler review - it wasn’t what I expected. And unnecessarily graphic.
Dalziel Blake
2024-01-08 17:31:25 +0000 UTCI was convinced for a minute that Richard was talking about the Maxus T90, which had an even cheaper lease deal before the end of the year. Tesla is much better, mind.
Simon Gardner
2024-01-08 17:30:44 +0000 UTCBaldock (?) Services is one of the places I'm going to see when I visit.... Oh, Jonny, you don't know 🌧️🌧️🌧️ Come to Oregon.
david marden
2024-01-08 16:35:48 +0000 UTCFor a moment I thought we were going to get someone playing a Swan neck flute over the outro. Maybe next episode?
Andrew Cannon
2024-01-08 15:33:09 +0000 UTCYour brother is a wise man Jonny, I had a 200k+ mile B3 1.6TD that had none of the issues of its successors. Surprisingly punchy for a diesel bus, but the diet of methanol enhanced Waste Vegetable Oil probably helped (although I maintain the intercooler was in a daft place).
Thom B.
2024-01-08 13:57:25 +0000 UTCTalking about "Jeep Gladiator model names"... I recently had a MINI Countryman "Untamed" courtesy vehicle, with green seats and all ;) https://bimmer.work/vin/396c8a941c2c3352f11e9083c29029b0b/
James Hatton
2024-01-08 11:22:51 +0000 UTCI loved the outro with guitar overlay - it’s very Brian May when trying to spruce up an obscure Mercury song (in a good way).
Ed Storer
2024-01-08 10:22:05 +0000 UTCForget the hood ornament there was the swan car of course https://www.getbengal.com/details/when-brookes-swan-cars-cruised-through-the-crowded-streets-of-kolkata I forget what pod it was, but didn't you see a massive classic car together that had a huge swan on the side too? It was maroon and black.
Stephen Voss
2024-01-08 08:05:24 +0000 UTCTo support Jonny‘s brother‘s case: ever heard of a ballet called „Duck Lake“? No? Me neither …. :D
Andy Pinchock
2024-01-08 06:29:52 +0000 UTC… and congratulations on your Y-shaped purchase, Richard. I had a brief look around one that belonged to a colleague, finished in black with white trim. I gave it one of those straight mouthed ‘gif of Kirk’ nods of approval.
Richard Fitton-Perkins
2024-01-07 22:58:10 +0000 UTCThere was at a time, a fair few B3 wagons over here in Ireland 🇮🇪
Nathan English
2024-01-07 22:54:05 +0000 UTCAre you sure you didn’t miss the “Freedom, Democracy, Jesus and McDonalds” edition of the Jeep Patriot?
Richard Fitton-Perkins
2024-01-07 22:53:44 +0000 UTCI also watched Die Hard 2 on chrimis eve 🙈
Nathan English
2024-01-07 22:35:57 +0000 UTCRice Krispies are a bit unicorny here in Germany. I made some for Christmas with genuine artificial green food coloring and all my colleagues loved them! Their tongues are likely still green…
Andy Pinchock
2024-01-07 21:24:31 +0000 UTCFerrari movie OK but not a must see
Andrew Barnes
2024-01-07 21:06:54 +0000 UTCMy mother loves Tic-Tacs, she gets them in huge tubs. No idea where from, but you could use them for a single serving of Rice Crispies like the big clear cereal tubs your grandparents had.
Matt Tester
2024-01-07 20:00:01 +0000 UTCRegarding the shitness of auto-wipers, the Traaaansit Custom of the mid-2010s has both an auto sensor *and* a adjustable interval, which work in concert to make the wiper interval exactly what you *don't* want in every situation.
Stgls
2024-01-07 19:20:18 +0000 UTCThe Dylan jam version of the merch song should be every week. And how about Jonny nailing the intro again? 😁
Ed Nicholson
2024-01-07 19:16:37 +0000 UTCGotta love a Sunday evening Patreon update. Keep up the rather excellent work in ‘24 chaps. It is most agreeable.
Cameron Fairweather
2024-01-07 18:03:18 +0000 UTC
