Podcast 61 - The cars of the G7
Added 2021-06-13 18:01:05 +0000 UTCJonny has discovered the real issues discussed at the G7 summit and Richard has a double decker motorway plan.
Also in this episode, the trouble with getting to Cornwall, trying to find a fleet of Cadillac BLSs for Biden's visit, other things called G7 and a surprising celebrity Dodge Challenger driver.
Plus, dodgem driving tips, stoned window cleaners, blasting Scooter from a people carrier and no love for Neil Young.
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A few of the G7 attendees likely modes of transport here, as well as some others less likely to attend. https://www.lovemoney.com/gallerylist/102978/world-leaders-incredible-modes-of-transport
Snowy
2021-06-20 09:36:12 +0000 UTCI used to own a Mk2 Golf GTI 16v which had a water leak that I had not got around to fixing. I had a 2-litre coke bottle full of water in the passenger footwell in case of emergencies. I was driving back from a work event and was caught short, unfortunately in a traffic jam on the M25 and I was in the middle lane. I had the ignominy of having to empty the water out of the window, attracting the interest of a transit full of builders, before having to try and piss into the bottle - something which does NOT form a 'safe reliable seal'. It was both mortifying and dampening in one sorry experience. The only silver lining was that the car didn't overheat!
Snowy
2021-06-20 09:22:46 +0000 UTCYou think yours is a twat Ed? Take Boris for a test drive, you will welcome Trudeau back with open arms after that little jaunt!
Snowy
2021-06-20 09:20:13 +0000 UTCIt’s wonderful to read something that causes a genuine chortle. Thank you for making that possible. Top wordsmithandsniffing.
Ant Brown
2021-06-15 22:44:09 +0000 UTCI'm trying to figure out what it could be. 'Not working as well as it could be' hmm
James Collins
2021-06-14 20:30:48 +0000 UTCPM Trudeau does indeed seem the type to foist unwanted folk music at a gathering. However, I can share with you that his car is a bit interesting: a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL roadster. My friend restored it. Roughly 1/3rd of extant 300SLs have been restored in Victoria, BC, including a number of the aluminium-bodied cars. Jonny might be pleased to know that the restorer loves a good Honda S600, and did a full resto on a Canadian-spec Roadster. The 300SL belonged to Trudeau Sr., Pierre Elliot, who was Canadian PM in the late 70s and early 80s. Pierre Trudeau would regularly take it up to his upcountry cabin, and absolute cane the bejesus out of it in an attempt to shake his security detail, following in a Malibu or similar - he was frequently successful at ditching them. He also wrenched on the car himself, working alongside his mechanic. I would also point out that it is not particularly weird that the Ford GT is made in Canada, because it's the same company that built the chassis for the Aston 177, and the monocoque for the Valkyrie, and they also make the Mustang GT4 that ran in the British GT series. (possibly starting again soon?)
Brendan McAleer
2021-06-14 18:59:23 +0000 UTCSpeaking of car-related micturition - which you totally were, we all saw it - I once had the need to urinate whilst driving up the M4 into Wales. I was already running late, I'd consumed an entire 750ml bottle of Oasis Citrus Punch over the previous 150 miles and things were at bursting point. That was the day I discovered you can, quite* safely, empty your bladder into a 750ml Oasis Citrus Punch bottle whilst driving an S1 Lotus Elise, providing you have the optional Corbeau seats, which allow the requisite angle and position to both form a downward trajectory for flow and, most importantly, form a safe, reliable seal between penis and the perfectly sized 750ml Oasis Citrus Punch bottle aperture. And then I drove the next 140 miles with a bottle of slowly cooling piss rolling around in the passenger footwell. *probably not very
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2021-06-14 18:40:35 +0000 UTCAnd in session tonight "Uplifting Euro Robbery" :)
Mark Elliott
2021-06-14 09:02:58 +0000 UTCOnce again that was a very chuckle worthy podcast gentlemen. 😁👍🏻
George Wade
2021-06-14 06:24:52 +0000 UTCAnd yes, our twat of a P.M. Trudeau would be the one with the guitar for sure ...
Ed Nicholson
2021-06-14 00:43:31 +0000 UTCI declare SHENANIGANS. The discussion of Sniff's Range Rover fault(s) was deviously derailed and dismissed. Masterful obfuscation on Sniff's part but disappointing followup on Smith's part. Clearly a conspiracy on the part of Big Lucas to obfuscate their electrical shortcomings. Classic quote: "It's a private matter when I'm operating my switches" punctuated with !!!, naturally.
Guy Sande
2021-06-13 22:54:43 +0000 UTCReally - no detailed discussion of the fault(s) with Sniff's Land Rover? What critical facts are being suppressed? What conspiracy theory must therefore evolve? So disappointed...
Guy Sande
2021-06-13 22:43:12 +0000 UTCJonny, come on over to Canada with Chops ... or Richard.
Ed Nicholson
2021-06-13 22:21:33 +0000 UTCWhat I want is a question mark with a comma rather than a full stop. A rhetorical question mark.
Simon Rockman
2021-06-13 22:14:54 +0000 UTCYou're not quite there with the sound Neil Young makes. The sound he makes is exactly the sound Barry Gibb would make if he was crying for help and you'd discovered him two days after being caught by a bear-trap in the woods.
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2021-06-13 20:58:44 +0000 UTCGreat podcast guys. The leader from Japan may have a cloth interior Lexus ls600 since cloth interiors are preferred in Japan and are looked at as being more luxurious than leather.
zain ali
2021-06-13 18:45:00 +0000 UTCAre the MPV based “goings on” audible featuring the somewhat faded 00’s cheesy dance act or a fun yet slightly hazardous A Team-esq stunt with a moped & Just Eat delivery?
Iain Turner
2021-06-13 18:30:32 +0000 UTCFor a questioning exclamation you need an Interrobang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrobang
Graham Dallas
2021-06-13 18:23:29 +0000 UTC
