Favourite Ugly Car? | The Car Podcast #83
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What car was so good that competitors had to give up?
Hello and welcome to the Car Podcast with Chris Harris and his friends. We've all been on record for nine minutes because Manish's router has been playing up. So whoever supplies Manish's router can go do one because it really does let us down most weeks. He lives in North London as well. It's unbelievable. Who makes your router, Manish? It's a three router. Oh, there we go. 5G as well. Anyhow, this is episode number 83 and Chris Cooper wants to interrupt with a fact.
83 is the year in which Nelson Piquet won his first F1 championship, Manish?
Second F1 champion, yes.
Second F1 champion, sorry.
In South Africa, he came third. Riccardo Patrese won the race. Thank you.
Moving on.
What unique features do we appreciate in cars but rarely use?
It's also the number in that fantastic German language, Cold War thriller thing, Deutschland 83. Oh. That's it. That's it. It's not 14 more than anything else. Nope, we're going to avoid that.
Don't you worry, we're going to avoid that. Here's a factoid for you. I was reading up about not the current Porsche Panamera, but the previous Porsche Panamera, the one that might have a very powerful diesel engine. Again, when I can't sleep properly and I'm looking at Car Classic. Did you know... that to make sure that the ingress and egress of the rear seat occupants was as good as possible, they took development cars to old people's homes in Germany and offered the door up to old folk to see how they got in and out. Did you know that? How do we know that?
What is the quick-fire supercar quiz about?
How good is that? How good is that? Neil Clifford's not even smiling. He's got his CEO face on. He doesn't believe me. No, no, no.
What are the latest news updates in the car industry?
I was just thinking whether... Those old fuckers have bags.
No, I was thinking whether car of the year, the Fiat Uno was European car of the year in 83 or 84. That's where I was.
Yeah, I mean, this is a disconnected bunch of people. It's incredible. This is absolutely incredible, this podcast. So anyhow, welcome back in the room, Neil. Let's do it. Hello. Let's do it.
83.
What is the favourite ugly car and why?
ADHD is a skill, isn't it?
Yeah, it absolutely is. How many windows have you licked this week? No, I'm joking. What car that were launched and then the rest of the competition just knew they had to give up? The car was good. So I think roughly translated that is what car, when it was launched, was so good, the competition thought they might as well just give up.
What is the 2CG feature with Car & Classic about?
I think this is a really, really good one. Neil Gibbon can go first. As long as he can stop thinking of fear, who knows?
Well, I was considering the Uno because it was a big day. A, I always believed those European car of the year, but it was also the year that I started in that Fiat garage in 83. So I think it was 83. Which road was that on in South Sea? Was it Albert Road?
What music recommendations are shared in this episode?
No, it was on Cotner Road, Cannons.
No, yeah, yeah.
As you were.
Yeah.
But I won't choose the Uno. There are so many, but I'm only going to talk about one because you're all going to be annoyed because this is about those iconic generational cars, isn't it, that just blow away the competition and we basically all want to own all of them, don't we? Because even if they're 20 years ago, they're still magnificent. The one I'm going to choose... and I know Harris is going to be a little bit chippy about this, because he's always chippy about this car, is the 996 Gen 1 GT3. Because even though his friend Andy fucking whatever his name is didn't do it, and it's really about the Gen 2, and the fucking gearbox is a bit shit, and the brakes need to be better, and the body kit you could have ordered it for a standard career we know all of harris's foibles about the gen 1 996 gt3 it basically started the gt3 generation and i remember was it 1999
When was it, Harris? 99. 99. 99. Yeah. And it was your guards red with the fake number plate and all that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I remember that auto car, right? Auto car.
What events are coming up for car enthusiasts?
And I remember that car. And obviously, I didn't. I couldn't afford one. I'd never driven one. It took me two or three years. And actually, they went down in value because I bought a jet black, not bolso, because bolso is a crap color, jet black car. On a V, two or three years later for like 40 grand.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What car was so good that competitors had to give up?
0:09–0:50
2
What unique features do we appreciate in cars but rarely use?
0:50–1:47
3
What is the quick-fire supercar quiz about?
1:47–1:54
4
What are the latest news updates in the car industry?
1:54–2:22
5
What is the favourite ugly car and why?
2:22–2:47
6
What is the 2CG feature with Car & Classic about?
2:47–3:10
7
What music recommendations are shared in this episode?
3:10–4:43
8
What events are coming up for car enthusiasts?
4:43–1:09:01
Speakers
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