Timestamps 00:00:05 - Welcome 00:00:19 - Filming location 00:00:46 - Heating issues 00:01:00 - Call for better filming location 00:01:34 - Why no podcast van 00:02:15 - Gareth zandergate update - Digging up dirt 00:09:24 - What have we been up to? 00:09:30 - Ethan 00:09:32 - Smart motorways 00:15:50 - Jack 00:17:42 - Alex 00:19:16 - What does VAG mean 00:20:13 - Back to Alex's story 00:23:47 - Gareth 00:27:36 - Moving on to car stories email from Anon - Time I got car jacked 00:34:16 - Does Gareth have any car jacking stories from South Africa? 00:41:21 - Ethan trying to bring it back on track 00:41:34 - Question from the audience - Future investment post 2000 car around £1000 budget 00:43:15 - Ethan suggestions 00:44:17 - Serious options 00:48:30 - New game time - 20 questions guess the car 00:51:05 - Grinds my gears - Multiple driving things People not wearing seatbelts People giving learners a hard time People not using indicators correctly 1:00:02 - Email from Anon - Ghost insurance brokers 1:06:24 - Car advice - Best hatchback for around £4000 1:12:20 - Wrap up Sorry it took so long was having technical issues preventing me from posting this but sorted now.
My story, was in a road rage incident, guy lost is mind with me and threats were made etc etc. Never got physical but about 6months later, i was selling an e46 320i i had and guess who called to purchase the car. Obviously i ddnt knw who it was but when he pulled up, i remembered this shit face. I told him over the phone price was negotiable but when i saw him, i stuck to the price and he ended up leaving without the car. I never felt this good for not selling a car. Lmao. Currently in south africa.
Love the podcasts. Been struggling with severe mental health for a long while but I find myself actually looking forward to the podcasts. Thanks for the hours of entertainment!
I was in an accident 7 years ago which has caused me to not be able to walk properly ever since. The accident happened during work. I suffer from anxiety and depression. I haven't had a great start to my life, but atleast I'm not a shallow minded prick.
It amazes me that you guys record two episodes in one sitting. All that conversation piled into one video, and then it’s all right lads, let’s go again. Love it.
"Is it blue" Well actually... the Figaro was only offered in 4 colours, and two of them are blue. So Ethan got that one too. He's actually an idiot savant when it comes to cars.
CAN bus is a method of communication between various control units in a car, which requires less wiring than having a seperate wire going to each sensor, actuator, computer etc. It does however require some knowledge to work with
Hahahaha Matt 23 from york, with a bro called Adam and a dad called Paul, I know exactly who you’re on about. Tbf he’s a good lad but fuck me he’s done you over 😂
A women driver was sadly killed last week on a SMART motorway, they're a joke like the whole of the highways agency, she had broken down on the inside lane but non of the gantrys were lit
I just saw an article where they are looking to try and prosecute the Highways Agency for corporate manslaughter over a specific death because the lane wasn't closed quick enough (person got hit after 16mins, took a further 6 mins to close the lane). Apparently they have 8 people watching 450 cameras - in what way is it smart if it relies on a human having to see you?!
A thing on indicators use: People that dont use inducators also dont understand other who do indicate. I think its some narcissism that means they just dont care about anyone else at all, one way or other
Smart motorways work very well in the Netherlands. We added short pieces of emergency laybys next to the hard shoulder. We have one of the safest roads in the world even though our roads are one of the busiest where people drive relatively close to each other.
We have something similar to that in the USA... just caused a 130 car pileup in Fort worth Texas. No shoulder and concrete barriers on both sides. And is a toll road.
Thanks guys for bringing back my memories of Zimbabwe. We didn't have it as bad with the car jacking, but in the 18 year I lived there we were jacked 4 times. Twice at gun point at that. The UK is a breeze compared to Zim. Keep up the great work.
Last year, we bought a 2008 Ford Mondeo, with a no advisories 12 month MOT. This year, we discovered so much rust we should've scrapped it, but we kept it and repaired it. Issues: Both rear arms severely corroded Flywheel needed replacing Exhaust rattle Bit of underside protection hanging off Warped brake disc All rear suspension needed replacing CV Joint replaced And drivetrain replaced. Lesson: Always fully inspect a car you're buying, you can't always trust dealers.
Had the exact same experience as Ethan on a new smart motorway near me - stopped inches from the car in front. Thank god everyone behind me also managed to stop in time. Smart motorways are fucking lethal.
54:25 - following on from Alex's story about the Taxi driver in Prague who wouldn't wear a seat belt. I've heard that in a lot of European countries (especially in Eastern European / EX USSR /etc) that it's offensive to Taxi drivers to wear a seat belt whilst riding with them. Like it's suggesting that you don't trust them.
That could be a good conversion project actually, a mobile gym. Those exercise at home machines are booming, plenty of people are throwing £100/m at gym memberships, why not take your gym with you to somewhere scenic? 🤔
@Dima Keane Might want to keep the air conditioning/heating and insulation for climate and humidity control when you are really going hard. Better than a gym in many ways. 👍
my bmw 120d has that brake sticking on problem. took out brake piston to then find bleed nipple was seized shut. ended up pushing air back in the system when i put the piston back in. Then i couldn't open the bleed nipple to bleed brakes so ive ended up having to buy a new bloody calliper so i can bleed them!!! Probably needed it anyway coz the gator was shitted up on the piston and pretty sure the piston seal was just a bit fucked.
It took me several episodes to realize/find out that Gareth is from our good ol' SA. Lekker man! That's awesome! Feels like I'm more involved in the conversation. Haha
I agree 100% about seat belt thing apart from in the case of people like my dad that actual has a medical condition that means they are physical unable to wear one
On the subject of indicators - If you've upgraded your headlights to HIDs or other monstorously bright units there is a decent chance that your indicators will be completely drowned out by them when viewed from head on at night. If you keep getting cut up on mini roundabouts by oncoming traffic when turning right this could be why
I got my Passat 2006 2.0 T-fsi SEL estate auto in 2014. 216 Bhp, 222 Ibft. 190k. Only 34 were imported into UK, now 24 left. Got as long term high millage sleeper project. Free rust patches to save weight.
Only going to keep getting worse pal. It’s like every thing in Britain. They will have years of debate only to tell the public they’ve got to foot the 50 trillion pounds worth of repairs.
@@MrManBuzz and if and this has happened on these motorways one went infront of Me stopped dead in the middle lane artics blowing by you people in the third lane doing over the speed limit there is no escape from them they're shit that's it I'm lucky enough to live where I don't need to use the smart motorways for longer than 30 mins m6 all the way basically no speed limit
@Do One its very nearly happened to me , my alternator gave out and the car was slowly dying enough to make the hazards drop the revs , managed to ditch it and run, luckily there was a hard shoulder so I just got there in time about 10 seconds before a artic came barreling up the inside lane, I'd be a sitting in the middle lane if I hadn't pulled that naughty move
fabia was my first car! not the VRS, 1.2 ambiente (60hp shitbox) I loved it! had a Volvo v40 afterwords which I just hated and never connected with, bought a mk2 fabia 14 plate Monte Carlo (facelift diffuser, spoiler, rims, etc) 1.2 again, however its a tsi so around 110 bhp and it really licks when you get higher up in the revs, looking to get either the fabia or superb ESTATE next!
46:55 I was waiting for someone to mention one of these. If you can find a tidy example of one these then I think you'll be in the money at some point. A tidy example even in a basic specification with low miles are fetching good money now. If you were to find a Special Edition or high factory specification example with a few of the optional extras that would be good. There at a point now where you can pick up an alright Special Edition for £2500 - £3000.
Smart motorways - the only smart tech is the traffic flow monitors that will open the hard shoulder. If there's a breakdown/accident, it relies on a control room operator to spot it ion their screens - there is no automatic activation of signs/closure of lanes. They are lethal, and death rates are massive from stuff ploughing in to broken down cars. But as they're the government's idea, they're sticking with them & not publishing the horrific true stats.
Gareth mentioned about having something heavy in the passenger seat, I used to drive my step mums 2015 corsa and do deliveries for her and for ease of access I would put the box on the passenger seat, however the car just detects the weight and not what the object is so it goes mental until you put the seatbelt on it, it looks rediculous but it’s also quite funny and it stops it sliding around, just thought I should drop this in here
I'm doing better now, I used the payout money to help start up my own business and forecourt. Without the payout, I would have struggled to get set up as easily as I did.
My chiropractor from South Africa said he’d never gotten car jacked but he mentioned the not stopping for red lights thing. But his friend was car jacked, the jackers made him get in the boot
HGV trailers are about 10m/30ft, cabs vary a bit in size, but you can add 10 to 15 feet. But its not just that you have to consider, when you turn right, your tail swings left, so If you're in a truck and swerve to change lane, you could potentially hit other vehicles on both sides.
Another suggestion for the cheap shitboxes that will appreciate is the first gen Mini Cooper S. They can still be picked up for peanuts but they'll definitely go up in value as they begin to thin out. Really nice JCW versions are already starting to creep up in value.
Ive been saying that about smart motorways since before they put them in. drove on them daily and avoided and saw 1st hand how bad they are... ive been lucky so far but yeah now i kind of lane hog 2 and 3, hardly ever use the inside lanes anymore due to so many accidents.
I had a mate who didn't wear seatbelts due to a previous crash he had where he also wasn't wearing one and said it probably saved his life, this crash was in an old classic MK1 XR2(I'm going back 20+ years) where he "left the road" at a "fair pace", it hit a tree sideways, he was ejected from the car and left in a fairly bad way, but the way the car broke up was into 2 pieces when it hit the tree, the rear piece had the B pillar attached to it(where the shoulder strap is mounted) and the other was front part that had the seat and seatbelt buckle, so if he had it on it probably would have had a high chance of it decapitating him...probably a "one in a billion" type crash, but i did see the photo's of it and it was barely identifiable as a car nevermind an XR2.
btw Ethan, Volvo (seen on a 2016 XC90) has indeed already started attending to the seatbelt issue. After about 30 seconds of "beeping" if the driver is driving and isn't wearing a seat belt, the brakes are automatically applied until a seatbelt is put on. Great minds think alike! p.s. love the videos guys. Are you guys thinking about having subscribers on the podcast as guests?
On the learner driver topic: I was patient with all learners having a recent license myself, RIGHT until they nearly crashed into me TWICE! Since then I avoid them and pass them as fast as my car will go! And a more alarming thing I've learned just recently: It is no longer mandatory in my country to have the learner practice on a test track when they start driving. So you can potentially meet a poor bastard in rush hour traffic having control over a car for about 7 minutes in his life! Not only a hazard but straight up dangerous!
What about mini cooper s r53 (from 2000 to 2006) with focus on the 6 speed manual from 05 and 06. Possibly JCW, the one with 220 hp but as far as i know it's way lauder inside the cabin, so probably the normal 170 would be better for a daily
Shame if you want to travel a little bit longer you could use my bar in Spain not far from Alicante (torrevieja) lol Cheers guys love your work found you when we was locked down great stuff
The "smart motorways" on the M62 up north have a permanent X in lane 1 now I'm glad to say , the next best thing they can do is turn the bloody signs off saying 40 when there's no congestion!!!
Hello Seatbelt situation --- in my country (and Czech rep. probably also) when you drive a taxi (or drive with people with special license) you can legally do not use seatbelt being the driver (you can - your choice) ---> that is for life safety in case of robbery. attack with knife etc. to be able to fight back or run away with wounds -> that regulation saved more taxi drivers lives that the seatbelts would (especially taxi attacks were popular in the 90s early 00s - and there were more attacks every year than number of people killed in a car crash year to year. Now it's more safe but the law stayed. Also pregnant woman in late pregnancy have a right to do not use the seatbelt. But yea - when you use the clip and not the seatbelt in normal situation on the road going more than 20mph/30kmh- that is stupid
I approve of seatbelts however they shouldn't be needed to be plugged in to start the car as I absolutely detest unnessesary electronics (like pressing the clutch to start a car or the brake in an automatic, the switch which makes the brake override the throttle stopping you left foot brake) If my car doesn't start one day I don't want it to be down to some stupid bit of wiring failing.
Top tip if you want to make money on a sub-£1000 car. Buy a relatively-clean MGF or MGTF around November/December. Clean it up, give it a coat of underseal, replace the head gasket with the steel version, and then double your money in May/June.
Back in 2014 my uncle was selling his 2011 Silver Mercedes E Class Saloon. Two guys came and pretended to be interested in purchasing the car. One was in the car and my uncle was negotiating on the price with the other guy. Then bam. He pulled out a knife but luckily he dodged it. He snatched the key and drove off. This happened in London in Ealing and the car was never found
I got a story about car jacking from a school friends father he was south african and was involved with the diamond trade, got held up for his Bentley and handed it over as it was better that than the half a million pound diamond in his pocket, he lost 2 Bentleys that year he had one stolen from his drive in the UK as well
I know “Alan” said a hot hatch for around 4-5k but perhaps a left wing choice to be completely different but for the same performance you’d get with a lot more torque and many more MPG e92 330d, very tuneable indeed and more torque than you’ll ever need, or maybe a 330cd e46 but more rust.
Also, even if if you make one of the lay-bys on a 'smart motorway' they drop the speed limit when it is not necessary. They change the speed limit for no reason all the time and the speed cameras change to their speed. The number of times ive seen people almost crash because one random gantry is on 40mph. Id argue that hey also have little effect on traffic alleviation.
I honestly never wore my seat belt while being in the rear of a vehicle, the front I buckled up. I Decided for my safety I would start buckling up every time a few months ago only takes a few seconds for your life to be saved and have many more years of life to come.
I put a radio in my vw and I ended up running my accesory power to the cigarette lighter fuse since I didn't feel like buying the 200$ can-bus adapter and it works perfectly except for when I plugged my old interior led lights into the cigarette lighter it made a buzzing noise in the speakers, but I got rid of the leds a while ago.
I feel I should point out that Euro 6 diesels are fine in a Ulez/Lez zone. If it’s made after 2017 it should be fine, but you can check online if you’re not sure.
Channel is awesome guys! Your comment regarding Mike's new unit.... does this mean WD will be moving back tot he UK? Not a fan of the USA episodes, but love UK ones! Tell Mike to stop being selfish and share! ;)
@@lewisburt3176 Cheers for the info! That's great news! Kinda of a pity it's not with Ed China, but I guess that ship sailed a good while ago! The dream car mechanic seems to have a very sound background, so fingers crossed for an awesome show!
Timestamps
00:00:05 - Welcome
00:00:19 - Filming location
00:00:46 - Heating issues
00:01:00 - Call for better filming location
00:01:34 - Why no podcast van
00:02:15 - Gareth zandergate update - Digging up dirt
00:09:24 - What have we been up to?
00:09:30 - Ethan
00:09:32 - Smart motorways
00:15:50 - Jack
00:17:42 - Alex
00:19:16 - What does VAG mean
00:20:13 - Back to Alex's story
00:23:47 - Gareth
00:27:36 - Moving on to car stories email from Anon - Time I got car jacked
00:34:16 - Does Gareth have any car jacking stories from South Africa?
00:41:21 - Ethan trying to bring it back on track
00:41:34 - Question from the audience - Future investment post 2000 car around £1000 budget
00:43:15 - Ethan suggestions
00:44:17 - Serious options
00:48:30 - New game time - 20 questions guess the car
00:51:05 - Grinds my gears - Multiple driving things
People not wearing seatbelts
People giving learners a hard time
People not using indicators correctly
1:00:02 - Email from Anon - Ghost insurance brokers
1:06:24 - Car advice - Best hatchback for around £4000
1:12:20 - Wrap up
Sorry it took so long was having technical issues preventing me from posting this but sorted now.
LEGEND 🔥
Thank you, m8
doing god's work
What a legend
Respect
I'd love to see the video of Gareth rolling up on the bloke's doorstep with his bmw
That would be too funny😂
@@owenwatts4000 Rocking up four up all with S. African attire and heavy accents...
Yessss need that
@@stoatrepublic Xander would ask where he stole it from originally
@@PlanespotterBE If they put X in the trunk he won't be asking too many questions...
My story, was in a road rage incident, guy lost is mind with me and threats were made etc etc. Never got physical but about 6months later, i was selling an e46 320i i had and guess who called to purchase the car. Obviously i ddnt knw who it was but when he pulled up, i remembered this shit face. I told him over the phone price was negotiable but when i saw him, i stuck to the price and he ended up leaving without the car. I never felt this good for not selling a car. Lmao. Currently in south africa.
small world
Love the podcasts. Been struggling with severe mental health for a long while but I find myself actually looking forward to the podcasts. Thanks for the hours of entertainment!
You ain't on you're own Ash. Keep pushing on mate
@@skyhighartist I know, And I shall. Thank you 😊
@Do One bit ironic for you to be telling people to get better hobbies
I was in an accident 7 years ago which has caused me to not be able to walk properly ever since. The accident happened during work. I suffer from anxiety and depression. I haven't had a great start to my life, but atleast I'm not a shallow minded prick.
@@ashhatton50a year on. Hope you are getting better buddy
These podcasts always give me a good laugh!
Exactly what I need after a shitty day at work.
Cheers guys 👍
This channel is getting me through lockdown
Same here
And LOTS of beer!
@@2760ade yes and a garage full of project cars
It amazes me that you guys record two episodes in one sitting. All that conversation piled into one video, and then it’s all right lads, let’s go again.
Love it.
Tony at gravel wood is always looking stock, give him a ring about the beamer.
Don’t think there’s much chance of Tony giving Gareth £28,000 for it 😂
Haha tony would just rip Gareth about the bmw
I've watched nearly everything on car throttle for the last 3 weeks, been so good to binge during this shitty lockdown. Keep it up guys
"Is it blue"
Well actually... the Figaro was only offered in 4 colours, and two of them are blue. So Ethan got that one too. He's actually an idiot savant when it comes to cars.
CAN bus is a method of communication between various control units in a car, which requires less wiring than having a seperate wire going to each sensor, actuator, computer etc. It does however require some knowledge to work with
Nobody cares
@@aidencoder I do. Now what?
@@S1lverArr0w I dont care
@Do One I don't care
@@aidencoder so you're saying you're a nobody. Got it.
These podcasts just make my day keep up the good work
Hahahaha Matt 23 from york, with a bro called Adam and a dad called Paul, I know exactly who you’re on about. Tbf he’s a good lad but fuck me he’s done you over 😂
Why would I believe someone whose last name is "Fisher"?
Bet he wasn't expecting to be outed like had though was he 😂 Ya boy needs to be careful doing that stuff, could end up messing with the wrong people
I still don't get what he was trying to achieve out of it if he was a good lad like you say
Probably fake name lads pipe down
Yeah good lads always try to scam people who work hard right. sounds like a tosser to me
A women driver was sadly killed last week on a SMART motorway, they're a joke like the whole of the highways agency, she had broken down on the inside lane but non of the gantrys were lit
That hurts to read. She did nothing but try and make a journey and the people supposed to keep her safe on the road are responsible for her death
I just saw an article where they are looking to try and prosecute the Highways Agency for corporate manslaughter over a specific death because the lane wasn't closed quick enough (person got hit after 16mins, took a further 6 mins to close the lane). Apparently they have 8 people watching 450 cameras - in what way is it smart if it relies on a human having to see you?!
A thing on indicators use: People that dont use inducators also dont understand other who do indicate. I think its some narcissism that means they just dont care about anyone else at all, one way or other
I'm just here for the Ethan saga lol oj i just want to know about Gareth and his Imaginary friend Xander
Ethan knows too much he's making us all look bad
Like Nicole's angle
Smart motorways work very well in the Netherlands. We added short pieces of emergency laybys next to the hard shoulder. We have one of the safest roads in the world even though our roads are one of the busiest where people drive relatively close to each other.
Ah thats interesting, the huge distances between the emergency laybys on UK smart motorways has been highlighted as one of the main issues with them.
Smart motorways are just a way of avoiding spending money on widening.
We have something similar to that in the USA... just caused a 130 car pileup in Fort worth Texas. No shoulder and concrete barriers on both sides. And is a toll road.
It's because land owners won't sell land so they can't build extra lanes. Which is the reason why the government are so hell bent on smart motorways
But they seem to have enough money to wide all the pavements
@27:00 when the F-Pace tells you the cost of travel, does it factor in JLR depreciation? :D
i love it when gareth mentions exeter, makes me feel special
Best podcast on UA-cam
Keep it up car throttle
A future classic I would say would be a Mk1 Yaris T Sport. The Mk1 was still made using Japanese Parts and with the VVTI 1SzFe Engine
Thanks guys for bringing back my memories of Zimbabwe. We didn't have it as bad with the car jacking, but in the 18 year I lived there we were jacked 4 times. Twice at gun point at that. The UK is a breeze compared to Zim. Keep up the great work.
Ethan Smale, the Patron Saint of Learner Drivers.
Haha yea thats why Alex made him talk.
I know absolutely nothing about cars but cant stay away from this channel
Heres an idea for decreasing motorway congestion, make trains an actual viable option
I'll never travel by train again, bloody bus replacement services were too regular and went through all the villages on the way
Love the vids guys 👍🏻
I fully agree with you guys on smart motorways!! Get rid of them!!!
Last year, we bought a 2008 Ford Mondeo, with a no advisories 12 month MOT. This year, we discovered so much rust we should've scrapped it, but we kept it and repaired it.
Issues:
Both rear arms severely corroded
Flywheel needed replacing
Exhaust rattle
Bit of underside protection hanging off
Warped brake disc
All rear suspension needed replacing
CV Joint replaced
And drivetrain replaced.
Lesson: Always fully inspect a car you're buying, you can't always trust dealers.
Is the Matthew stuff legal? 😂
Had the exact same experience as Ethan on a new smart motorway near me - stopped inches from the car in front. Thank god everyone behind me also managed to stop in time. Smart motorways are fucking lethal.
I heard the phrase "up to speed" is that another donut media reference? Can we get our hopes up?
You boys are so funny, great chemistry. You should be the next hosts of top gear! Come on BBC what are you waiting for!
The highway code states that you must use your indicators when changing lanes, so this covers changing from lane 1 to 2 to 3 and back again!
17:23 - "I don't think the car has any problems..."
Famous last words, I say that every time about my Fabia Mk1 😂
54:25 - following on from Alex's story about the Taxi driver in Prague who wouldn't wear a seat belt. I've heard that in a lot of European countries (especially in Eastern European / EX USSR /etc) that it's offensive to Taxi drivers to wear a seat belt whilst riding with them. Like it's suggesting that you don't trust them.
Excellent video as always guys always making me laugh out loud thanks.
That could be a good conversion project actually, a mobile gym. Those exercise at home machines are booming, plenty of people are throwing £100/m at gym memberships, why not take your gym with you to somewhere scenic? 🤔
@Dima Keane I'd probably choose a vehicle like a panel van or similar size trailer instead. 🙂
@Dima Keane Might want to keep the air conditioning/heating and insulation for climate and humidity control when you are really going hard. Better than a gym in many ways. 👍
@Dima Keane Box truck suspensions are designed for load.
my bmw 120d has that brake sticking on problem. took out brake piston to then find bleed nipple was seized shut. ended up pushing air back in the system when i put the piston back in. Then i couldn't open the bleed nipple to bleed brakes so ive ended up having to buy a new bloody calliper so i can bleed them!!! Probably needed it anyway coz the gator was shitted up on the piston and pretty sure the piston seal was just a bit fucked.
It took me several episodes to realize/find out that Gareth is from our good ol' SA. Lekker man! That's awesome! Feels like I'm more involved in the conversation. Haha
I love Gareth, feel like he goes unappreciated.
Yh adds another dynamic to the poddy
I agree 100% about seat belt thing apart from in the case of people like my dad that actual has a medical condition that means they are physical unable to wear one
When Ethan said “Is it blue?” I spat out my coffee, fantastic.👍🤣
To Ethan, as a Persian I was very impressed with your reference to Darius and Xerxes
On the subject of indicators - If you've upgraded your headlights to HIDs or other monstorously bright units there is a decent chance that your indicators will be completely drowned out by them when viewed from head on at night. If you keep getting cut up on mini roundabouts by oncoming traffic when turning right this could be why
Jack, good man for running that Saab! Won't let you down 😉😎
I got my Passat 2006 2.0 T-fsi SEL estate auto in 2014. 216 Bhp, 222 Ibft. 190k. Only 34 were imported into UK, now 24 left. Got as long term high millage sleeper project. Free rust patches to save weight.
"Brace for impact" that's actually sickening, sod the rules I'd get out if my life depended on it
Only going to keep getting worse pal. It’s like every thing in Britain. They will have years of debate only to tell the public they’ve got to foot the 50 trillion pounds worth of repairs.
Getting out your getting out into a live lane of traffic especially in a decent amount of traffic you chaces are better staying in the vehicle
@@DMG_Fabia Get out the passenger side then. Simple as.
@@MrManBuzz and if and this has happened on these motorways one went infront of Me stopped dead in the middle lane artics blowing by you people in the third lane doing over the speed limit there is no escape from them they're shit that's it I'm lucky enough to live where I don't need to use the smart motorways for longer than 30 mins m6 all the way basically no speed limit
@Do One its very nearly happened to me , my alternator gave out and the car was slowly dying enough to make the hazards drop the revs , managed to ditch it and run, luckily there was a hard shoulder so I just got there in time about 10 seconds before a artic came barreling up the inside lane, I'd be a sitting in the middle lane if I hadn't pulled that naughty move
fabia was my first car! not the VRS, 1.2 ambiente (60hp shitbox) I loved it! had a Volvo v40 afterwords which I just hated and never connected with, bought a mk2 fabia 14 plate Monte Carlo (facelift diffuser, spoiler, rims, etc) 1.2 again, however its a tsi so around 110 bhp and it really licks when you get higher up in the revs, looking to get either the fabia or superb ESTATE next!
46:55 I was waiting for someone to mention one of these. If you can find a tidy example of one these then I think you'll be in the money at some point. A tidy example even in a basic specification with low miles are fetching good money now. If you were to find a Special Edition or high factory specification example with a few of the optional extras that would be good. There at a point now where you can pick up an alright Special Edition for £2500 - £3000.
Smart motorways - the only smart tech is the traffic flow monitors that will open the hard shoulder. If there's a breakdown/accident, it relies on a control room operator to spot it ion their screens - there is no automatic activation of signs/closure of lanes. They are lethal, and death rates are massive from stuff ploughing in to broken down cars. But as they're the government's idea, they're sticking with them & not publishing the horrific true stats.
Gareth mentioned about having something heavy in the passenger seat, I used to drive my step mums 2015 corsa and do deliveries for her and for ease of access I would put the box on the passenger seat, however the car just detects the weight and not what the object is so it goes mental until you put the seatbelt on it, it looks rediculous but it’s also quite funny and it stops it sliding around, just thought I should drop this in here
terrifying story of the guy who got car jacked on the job, hope he's doing as well as one could after that kind of thing
I'm doing better now, I used the payout money to help start up my own business and forecourt. Without the payout, I would have struggled to get set up as easily as I did.
My chiropractor from South Africa said he’d never gotten car jacked but he mentioned the not stopping for red lights thing. But his friend was car jacked, the jackers made him get in the boot
HGV trailers are about 10m/30ft, cabs vary a bit in size, but you can add 10 to 15 feet. But its not just that you have to consider, when you turn right, your tail swings left, so If you're in a truck and swerve to change lane, you could potentially hit other vehicles on both sides.
Gareth who is this guy that can find out all information, pure quality fair play 😂😂
Another suggestion for the cheap shitboxes that will appreciate is the first gen Mini Cooper S. They can still be picked up for peanuts but they'll definitely go up in value as they begin to thin out. Really nice JCW versions are already starting to creep up in value.
Ive been saying that about smart motorways since before they put them in. drove on them daily and avoided and saw 1st hand how bad they are... ive been lucky so far but yeah now i kind of lane hog 2 and 3, hardly ever use the inside lanes anymore due to so many accidents.
I had a mate who didn't wear seatbelts due to a previous crash he had where he also wasn't wearing one and said it probably saved his life, this crash was in an old classic MK1 XR2(I'm going back 20+ years) where he "left the road" at a "fair pace", it hit a tree sideways, he was ejected from the car and left in a fairly bad way, but the way the car broke up was into 2 pieces when it hit the tree, the rear piece had the B pillar attached to it(where the shoulder strap is mounted) and the other was front part that had the seat and seatbelt buckle, so if he had it on it probably would have had a high chance of it decapitating him...probably a "one in a billion" type crash, but i did see the photo's of it and it was barely identifiable as a car nevermind an XR2.
btw Ethan, Volvo (seen on a 2016 XC90) has indeed already started attending to the seatbelt issue. After about 30 seconds of "beeping" if the driver is driving and isn't wearing a seat belt, the brakes are automatically applied until a seatbelt is put on. Great minds think alike! p.s. love the videos guys. Are you guys thinking about having subscribers on the podcast as guests?
On the learner driver topic: I was patient with all learners having a recent license myself, RIGHT until they nearly crashed into me TWICE! Since then I avoid them and pass them as fast as my car will go!
And a more alarming thing I've learned just recently: It is no longer mandatory in my country to have the learner practice on a test track when they start driving. So you can potentially meet a poor bastard in rush hour traffic having control over a car for about 7 minutes in his life! Not only a hazard but straight up dangerous!
Me see the mk5 gti
Also me immediately realizes more Royal Mail lorry jokes incoming
About the cake on setting off the seat belt reminded me of a time that my sisters handbag was that heavy it was setting it off
You can also get the same engine from the golf in an Audi A3 which I have, they're actually cheaper as well from that era so definitely a good shout
Hi my name's Doug, I'd like to buy an M4 for my (totally real) son, Huayra.
Too late, I already bought it for my daughter s2000.
I'd like to buy it for my bearded collie, Noodle
@@andrewm9316 that's a very funny comment, nice
waiting for this all day
Canbus to put it simply, for those that don’t know is the main data “network” in modern cars.
I think it'd be cool to see you and Car Thought do a video working on/talking about his MX5 Mk3
I had a Fabia VRS many moons ago
What about mini cooper s r53 (from 2000 to 2006) with focus on the 6 speed manual from 05 and 06. Possibly JCW, the one with 220 hp but as far as i know it's way lauder inside the cabin, so probably the normal 170 would be better for a daily
Shame if you want to travel a little bit longer you could use my bar in Spain not far from Alicante (torrevieja) lol
Cheers guys love your work found you when we was locked down great stuff
The "smart motorways" on the M62 up north have a permanent X in lane 1 now I'm glad to say , the next best thing they can do is turn the bloody signs off saying 40 when there's no congestion!!!
Hello
Seatbelt situation --- in my country (and Czech rep. probably also) when you drive a taxi (or drive with people with special license) you can legally do not use seatbelt being the driver (you can - your choice) ---> that is for life safety in case of robbery. attack with knife etc. to be able to fight back or run away with wounds -> that regulation saved more taxi drivers lives that the seatbelts would (especially taxi attacks were popular in the 90s early 00s - and there were more attacks every year than number of people killed in a car crash year to year. Now it's more safe but the law stayed.
Also pregnant woman in late pregnancy have a right to do not use the seatbelt.
But yea - when you use the clip and not the seatbelt in normal situation on the road going more than 20mph/30kmh- that is stupid
Deffo get a VRS, loved mine quality little car!!!
ASBO Orange, ahhh reminds me of the old Top Gear days
I approve of seatbelts however they shouldn't be needed to be plugged in to start the car as I absolutely detest unnessesary electronics (like pressing the clutch to start a car or the brake in an automatic, the switch which makes the brake override the throttle stopping you left foot brake)
If my car doesn't start one day I don't want it to be down to some stupid bit of wiring failing.
I own a mk1 fabia vrs with some tasteful mods and it's one of the best daily's I've had
Top tip if you want to make money on a sub-£1000 car. Buy a relatively-clean MGF or MGTF around November/December. Clean it up, give it a coat of underseal, replace the head gasket with the steel version, and then double your money in May/June.
Back in 2014 my uncle was selling his 2011 Silver Mercedes E Class Saloon. Two guys came and pretended to be interested in purchasing the car. One was in the car and my uncle was negotiating on the price with the other guy. Then bam. He pulled out a knife but luckily he dodged it. He snatched the key and drove off. This happened in London in Ealing and the car was never found
Agreed Alex... I have a 130i
I got a story about car jacking from a school friends father he was south african and was involved with the diamond trade, got held up for his Bentley and handed it over as it was better that than the half a million pound diamond in his pocket, he lost 2 Bentleys that year he had one stolen from his drive in the UK as well
I know “Alan” said a hot hatch for around 4-5k but perhaps a left wing choice to be completely different but for the same performance you’d get with a lot more torque and many more MPG e92 330d, very tuneable indeed and more torque than you’ll ever need, or maybe a 330cd e46 but more rust.
I love these podcasts. Maybe get the guys from bad obsession motersport on it?! Or McM?!
when's the rest of the z3 build?
Can you make one of these that's literally 8 hours long? My work is boring lol
We need to rename them "Unsmart motorways"
Fun fact:
The man who thought up and put forward the dynamic hard shoulder has never had a driver's license.
Please tell me this is a joke
I was so confused for a sec when he said ‘Dont get done, get Dom’ 😂
Yeoooo, it's Monday, good men. 👌
Also, even if if you make one of the lay-bys on a 'smart motorway' they drop the speed limit when it is not necessary. They change the speed limit for no reason all the time and the speed cameras change to their speed. The number of times ive seen people almost crash because one random gantry is on 40mph. Id argue that hey also have little effect on traffic alleviation.
I honestly never wore my seat belt while being in the rear of a vehicle, the front I buckled up.
I Decided for my safety I would start buckling up every time a few months ago only takes a few seconds for your life to be saved and have many more years of life to come.
The rs6 is one of my dream cars man❤️
😂 😂 Zurkzees! Because the you said darius last time! Brilliant ethan! 😂
+1 for the classical reference. I studied Darius and Xerxes in Greek at school.
The ultimate hot hatch under 5 grand must be the EP3
I put a radio in my vw and I ended up running my accesory power to the cigarette lighter fuse since I didn't feel like buying the 200$ can-bus adapter and it works perfectly except for when I plugged my old interior led lights into the cigarette lighter it made a buzzing noise in the speakers, but I got rid of the leds a while ago.
I feel I should point out that Euro 6 diesels are fine in a Ulez/Lez zone. If it’s made after 2017 it should be fine, but you can check online if you’re not sure.
The second it got to 'suzuki, rwd' I knew what Alex was thinking :))
Channel is awesome guys! Your comment regarding Mike's new unit.... does this mean WD will be moving back tot he UK? Not a fan of the USA episodes, but love UK ones! Tell Mike to stop being selfish and share! ;)
Yes it is with a new mechanic i can't remember his name be check out " dream car" that's the mechanic
@@lewisburt3176 Cheers for the info! That's great news! Kinda of a pity it's not with Ed China, but I guess that ship sailed a good while ago! The dream car mechanic seems to have a very sound background, so fingers crossed for an awesome show!
@@p8ddy thanks
he’s called elvis