Podcast 44 - Bum-faced airship incident
Added 2021-02-21 19:01:00 +0000 UTCRichard has put a deposit on a new family car, sight unseen. Also in this episode, Bruce Springsteen's cold hands, KFC translation mishaps, American car advert small print, trying to drive a ridiculously big truck, Ford's fake overhangs, ZF and Zeppelins, a bum-faced airship incident, enjoying spoken German, dressing like you listen to The Levellers, an unwanted waltzer sofa, and what's the deal with wicker furniture? Plus, Jonny needs some help with static caravans and an amazing Technics jacket.
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Just listening to the conversation. Without a towbar a Range Rover is just a twat mobile. Unless it's a proper sports car pretty much the first thing I look up is towing capacity. Even my A4 convertible (1600kg capacity) has a bar so can handle the transporter with the Mini or Locost on it. If it couldn't tow I wouldn't have bought it.
Carl Pickering
2021-03-11 18:52:46 +0000 UTCIs it bad that I quite like the Lloyd Looms furniture?...
Vlad Tataranu
2021-02-25 19:33:03 +0000 UTCA moon roof/sun roof is all well and good, unless it's attached to the roof of a Land Rover product, in which case it basically becomes a colander which leaks in a car wash. This becomes particularly problematic when sitting in a car wash in a Land Rover Discovery, which has not one, but TWO moon/sun roofs. Ask me how I know. Also, speaking of buying a Land Rover sight unseen, I did that in 2019. It spent most of 2020 in the shop. I'd much rather hear about Richard's Rover than the Elva any day of the week. Good luck!
Ben Lucareli
2021-02-25 14:38:37 +0000 UTCAnd couldn’t you have worked in a reference to Alan Whicker? I see that his estate funded the Whicker Awards for documentary programming. Surely one or other of you might qualify.
Chris Rayner
2021-02-24 09:48:30 +0000 UTCAhem... Wicker furniture is all very well, but for the connoisseurs the proper thing is this: https://www.lloydlooms.co.uk/collection/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAj9iBBhCJARIsAE9qRtBW5IVaFzcByjPOxCJ6ImGYoh1ek3o7ckZL2dB6VSHfXVB3Hbd86nwaAgyHEALw_wcB
Chris Rayner
2021-02-24 09:44:44 +0000 UTCHad I the means, I would lease a full spec RR supercharged as a DD every 2 years... but being a mere mortal a second hand RR is a roll of the dice on almost on the same level as a used v12 bmw, at least here in the states. I hope Richards is a CPO
JimmyCocks
2021-02-24 02:09:58 +0000 UTCFully expected the sign off soundbite to be ‘put a fucking barrrrrrrr on it’. Thus, I was let down. Only Rich putting a bar on the (backseat of his) rover will appease me.
Ian Davies
2021-02-23 22:22:34 +0000 UTCOutrageous!!! Our conservatory doesn't have any wicker furniture and never has. The room is also used for drying car covers, spraying parts, and general automotive arsing around. Ironically my first flat had wicker furniture (it was very, very cheap) and was bloody awful
Nigel West
2021-02-23 16:12:10 +0000 UTCPeriwinkle blue!
James Dilkes
2021-02-23 16:04:20 +0000 UTCCould you not somehow blag your way into a long term test caravan?
Mat Guest
2021-02-23 01:15:52 +0000 UTCI used to worry about this in my Subaru Forester which had a massive Moon roof. I drove that in hail several times and i could only imagine how terrible it would have been to not only be showered with glass but then hail.
Mat Guest
2021-02-23 01:13:06 +0000 UTC...a podcast in which two friends talk about cars, and this week Richard’s new OnlyFans page to help keep his Range Rover in a serviceable state
Nik Howard
2021-02-22 22:54:10 +0000 UTCI'll happily cover the fuel cost of the taxi trip in return for a video of you chaps chatting absolute gash
Lord love rocket
2021-02-22 20:29:20 +0000 UTCA friend's father had a Toyota Space Cruiser way back when, it had a removable glass sunroof up front and a Moonroof in the rear. I remember thinking it was just as cool as Moon boots. Moon things were excellent.
Chris Squirrel
2021-02-22 19:47:10 +0000 UTCYes indeed. We suspect a stone ricocheted “perfectly” off the roof rack crossbar and into the glass. This was in a Mk1 Focus circa 2003ish.
Jeffrey Smith
2021-02-22 18:01:05 +0000 UTCHow's the grouting coming along?
Smith and Sniff
2021-02-22 17:27:53 +0000 UTCWhaaaa....? While driving?
Smith and Sniff
2021-02-22 17:27:36 +0000 UTCHere's the extra 'not' I missed... not. Richard
Smith and Sniff
2021-02-22 17:27:18 +0000 UTCCan't knock a good static home with telescopic dampers. I say telescopic dampers, I mean rigid stays.
Spartacus Mills
2021-02-22 17:02:27 +0000 UTCStatic caravans are normally kicked off a site when they reach ten years old so you can get them for sod all You also want to look at running a drain and a water supply to it
Thinfourth
2021-02-22 12:58:27 +0000 UTCMoonroof/sunroof lose all their appeal when you’ve had one shatter above your head.
Jeffrey Smith
2021-02-22 12:56:43 +0000 UTCRichard said that he was "not not" going to fit a tow bar. Being a fellow pedant I believe that he should honour his commitment to unequivocally agreeing to fit a towbar.
Ronnie Whelan
2021-02-22 10:48:25 +0000 UTCMy Citroen AX had a glass sun roof that you could wind up, and then unclip the whole panel and stash in a felt bag in the boot. It made for some excellent drives down to Croyde Bay for surf holiday in the summer as the passenger could stand up out of the seat and see what the surf was like on various breaks. The only downside was that fellows friends realised they could throw water bombs onto the roof and soak us!
Kit Fletcher
2021-02-22 09:40:53 +0000 UTCRather disappointed in Jonny. Surely a Winnebago press vehicle is the way to go instead of a caravan.
KevFlamingo
2021-02-22 08:26:02 +0000 UTCOver here in the Land of the Free (TM) I did purchase my 2020 F-Type on January 29th...... 2019. Sadly, I’ve also adopted the yankee way of pronouncing way and now use the word ‘Jagwaaaa’ even when speaking to fellow Brits.
P S
2021-02-22 01:24:56 +0000 UTCFriedrich-Shaven ;) Regards from (nearly) Lake Constance
#lescolsdesalpes
2021-02-21 22:25:37 +0000 UTCBrilliant podcast guys! Jonny should buy a caravan in the same spec as mickeys mums caravan from snatch. Hector 2 roof lights, the stylish ash framed furniture, and scatter cushions with matching shag pile covers.
zain ali
2021-02-21 20:13:22 +0000 UTCI've been keeping an eye out for the right deal on a Mark V. One of the longest 2-door American vehicles ever produced.
Ed Nicholson
2021-02-21 19:35:47 +0000 UTC
