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Komentáře • 466

  • @darrenwilson8042
    @darrenwilson8042 Před 3 lety +553

    That podcast van looks surprising large from that angle.

    • @qasidkashif7175
      @qasidkashif7175 Před 3 lety +13

      Yes, almost looks like it isnt even the van...
      It's odd.

    • @darrenwilson8042
      @darrenwilson8042 Před 3 lety +15

      @@qasidkashif7175 maybe the colour change brightening it up gives it a brighter airier feel lol

    • @qasidkashif7175
      @qasidkashif7175 Před 3 lety +5

      @@darrenwilson8042 definitely

    • @ofmanynicknames
      @ofmanynicknames Před 3 lety +4

      They’ve replaced it with a CARDIS

    • @patrickd9050
      @patrickd9050 Před 3 lety +4

      They can’t use the van due to social distance

  • @Blackhawkso
    @Blackhawkso Před 3 lety +232

    Timestamps
    0:05 - Welcome
    0:18 - Filming location
    1:51 - Ethan interrupting
    2:22 - What have we been up to?
    2:25 - Gareth BMW update AKA Zander-gate
    3:58 - JLR plug
    4:14 - BMW update continued
    6:03 - Gareth other stuff
    6:21 - JLR plug
    8:39 - Alex
    12:26 - Ethan
    12:41 - Kodiak or Karok?
    13:18 - AdBlue issue
    14:40 - Ethan is being stupid
    15:11 - Ethan getting a vice
    16:16 - Jack
    17:26 - Email best car advert of all time volvo V70
    19:56 - Email how not to sell a car
    20:41 - Ethan what is a E93?
    22:14 - Email continued
    28:07 - Alex flips off EE
    29:29 - Car advice £8k to top trump a brothers car
    31:08 - Honda S2000
    33:56 - Mk1 Audi TT
    36:03 - Nissan 350Z
    37:42 - 2008 Audi S5 V8 4.2
    38:56 - Ropey E46 M3
    39:40 - Grind my gears - People parking in front of car wash when just going to the shop
    40:30 - Gareth rant
    40:54 - Gareth doesn't know battery sizes
    41:39 - Everyone calm down
    43:23 - Parking in stupid places discuss
    47:04 - Wrong answers only - Jack
    50:46 - Question from the audience - E39 M5 or Supercharged MX-5?
    54:54 - GymWithAlex
    55:10 - Back to the email
    1:01:29 - Wrap-up

  • @devilishmode
    @devilishmode Před 3 lety +70

    44:38
    ‘That pisses the shit out of me’
    Gareth - 2021.

  • @TomsWooddities
    @TomsWooddities Před 3 lety +40

    Cheers for the shoutouts guys, much appreciated and pleased that the vice will go to good use.
    Don’t have a spare vice sorry Alex, but I’ll send you a pair of armbands as part of your off-roading kit if that’s any good 😉😂

  • @retromechanic2238
    @retromechanic2238 Před 3 lety +57

    “I think the Defenders wading depth is about a meter”
    Alex I do love Suzuki Defenders! 🤣👍

  • @theotherchannel2279
    @theotherchannel2279 Před 3 lety +35

    I remember seeing an advert on eBay for a Peugeot for sale. The only picture the seller used was when he crashed it into a ditch... 😂

    • @danielstorey2027
      @danielstorey2027 Před 3 lety +1

      Advertising its good crash features I’m sure 😉

    • @charliejones3119
      @charliejones3119 Před 2 lety

      Saw a astra for sale the picture was the car on its roof at the end of the description said "it will be upright when you view it " 😂

  • @TopAlias
    @TopAlias Před 3 lety +22

    On the next episode of Garreth trying selling his M4: the buyer died.

  • @rhysblaney3121
    @rhysblaney3121 Před 3 lety +17

    Ethan: "Well done for not suggesting a BMW"
    *BMW continue to be mentioned in every section of this Podcast from start to finish*

  • @iro-huncarguy8367
    @iro-huncarguy8367 Před 3 lety +5

    50:10
    GTI = Grand tourer injection
    TDI = Turbocharged Direct Injection
    PD = Pumpe Duse
    You're welcome

  • @trippydrew8492
    @trippydrew8492 Před 3 lety +125

    "Make sure you're bigger than the person buying the car" So, you've never sold a car then Alex.

  • @ethangee96
    @ethangee96 Před 3 lety +17

    Moral of the story, When someone goes for a test drive, make sure there's 3 miles of fuel in the tank then they can't get very far, and keep a spare jerry can at home

    • @Albert5522
      @Albert5522 Před 3 lety +5

      Also make sure there isn't a petrol station within 3 miles ;)

    • @iainmacrae6982
      @iainmacrae6982 Před 3 lety +1

      Bought a 106 that was about 500m from a fuel station, it ran out of fuel at the end of the bloke's street then rolled the rest of the way (was downhill)

  • @PenGriffey05
    @PenGriffey05 Před 3 lety +19

    I've become addicted to these podcasts!

  • @LW_-sm4ok
    @LW_-sm4ok Před 3 lety +20

    You best know I'm dropping everything as soon as I get this notification 🤣

  • @2760ade
    @2760ade Před 3 lety +1

    Are you sure Ethan hasn't been pouring the Adblue into the screenwash reservoir?! Really entertaining hour lads, very funny😁!

  • @DannyPhilipsen
    @DannyPhilipsen Před 3 lety +22

    Have they completely moved on from Jack and his Royal Mail lorry situation?

  • @nobodypersonsomeone
    @nobodypersonsomeone Před 3 lety +2

    Really love the podcast thanks for the great content. I listen to it while feeding my calves (I'm a dairy farmer). It makes dark, freezing, rainy, tired, 6am morning shifts much more enjoyable. 👍

  • @stevenzhao7788
    @stevenzhao7788 Před 3 lety +7

    “Mathew” sounds like a typical scammer to me LOL good luck Gareth

  • @odfkjdhgovj
    @odfkjdhgovj Před 3 lety +1

    These podcasts make Mondays back at work so much easier. Really hope you guys keep doing these regularly even after lockdown, glad you meet in person instead of doing it over zoom too; great chemistry you guys have. Cheers 🍻

  • @dom6324
    @dom6324 Před 3 lety +4

    Hey I've heard of an easy way to remove water from the inside of a car. Shotgun to the floor. Worked before.

  • @SkProductions56
    @SkProductions56 Před 3 lety +1

    I used to own a Kodiaq. When that warning light comes on you need to put at LEAST 10L in. Garath is right. Put waaaaaay more in.

  • @armandocampamartinez8307
    @armandocampamartinez8307 Před 3 lety +20

    1:39 You know ethan has been taught by the stig because he now sleeps upside down like a bat

    • @yeahyeah4433
      @yeahyeah4433 Před 3 lety +2

      Its the first lesson from the stig, gets your head used to being under pressure for high speed cornering.

  • @jackcowling5969
    @jackcowling5969 Před 3 lety +1

    My car advice is get yourself a WRX STI as there great fun to drive, just got to wait for the insurance to go down a bit before modifying it

  • @euanmcgregor85
    @euanmcgregor85 Před 3 lety +1

    I've just had a notification for adblue on my Tiguan this week. Still had a range of 1500 miles, it took a 10 litres drum and was still wanting more. P.S my Mrs is loving the show and she's about into cars as much as Ethan. Please keep up the great work

  • @fridtjofriibe5961
    @fridtjofriibe5961 Před 3 lety +8

    You also need to weld the diffs on the Vitara if you want to to make it through. That or an LSD

  • @gingerbreadman5265
    @gingerbreadman5265 Před 3 lety +35

    If mr bean and James Hammond have a love child it’s would be Ethan

  • @ferrarienzokl
    @ferrarienzokl Před 3 lety +6

    Gareth should watch the video from Superspeeders Rob had a similar story with a buyer being suspicious and claiming they had Covid to garner pity

    • @Albert5522
      @Albert5522 Před 3 lety

      If Covid isn't the most falsely used excuse in the past year I have lost all faith

  • @somerandommug
    @somerandommug Před 3 lety +1

    My MX5 was a daily for a long time, I feel like I have way more fun in that all the time than any other car I have driven, also the MX5 has shockingly good fuel economy, did 220 mile trips every weekend in it and cost me just over half what the Mini cost me.

  • @darenkenyon7633
    @darenkenyon7633 Před 3 lety

    I work for a well known currier company and if there is a space to park in to drop a parcel off I will even if it's blocking someone's drive. It's that or block the road (but I'm only there 2 mins max) these days when everyone works from home there isn't a space to park in. Yes maybe for a small car but not for s long wheelbase van.

  • @FastDriver318
    @FastDriver318 Před 3 lety +1

    For the person at 29:30 if you want to put your family in the car, get a BMW 5 series Touring (F11) with any petrol/diesel inline 6 engine (if you can find one in budget) or a MK5 Golf R32, if you want it as a fun car for you, get a Porsche 944 (as a classic option) or if you want something more modern, a BMW Z4 Coupe 3.0 SI.

  • @rsoss92js
    @rsoss92js Před 3 lety +2

    An S5 for £8k would be absolutely shagged. If you want something reasonably practical, get an E90 335i

  • @SayfHussain
    @SayfHussain Před 3 lety +4

    thank you soooooooo much for making 1hr of my life worth it.

  • @irfanilyas87
    @irfanilyas87 Před 3 lety +4

    While listening to things that grinds your gears I was blocking people's drives while delivering

  • @YegaSRT
    @YegaSRT Před 3 lety +1

    Did an AdBlu fill up on my boss' Audi a while back, took like 3 of those massive bottles. Like over 5l

  • @voucherboy8588
    @voucherboy8588 Před 3 lety

    Ethan: *mouths to jack* “a feeler gauge...?” 😂😂😂 44:50

  • @lwoodmanallan
    @lwoodmanallan Před 3 lety +2

    “That pisses the shit out of me” - Gareth 2021

  • @me8654
    @me8654 Před 3 lety +1

    You guys have gotta add a little Gareth head to pop out at some point during the intro, he deserves it.

  • @YegaSRT
    @YegaSRT Před 3 lety

    Just weighing in on the Supercharger vs Turbo conversation, had a Corrado G60 which is supercharged and it sounded great but wasn't really that much fun. Also had a Audi S3 and the turbo on that was loads of fun, especially after a remap. Personally unless you are pushing at least 500bhp it's not worth to supercharge the car.

  • @liamwinter5889
    @liamwinter5889 Před 3 lety +12

    Alex's wading depth is also 1 meter to his chin!!

  • @Nick_G7IZR
    @Nick_G7IZR Před 3 lety +1

    People that leave their car at the pump whilst they go in to pay AND ALSO DO THEIR WEEKLY SHOP!!!

  • @dc1564
    @dc1564 Před 3 lety +3

    You guys should do a vid on Alex going to the Nurburgring on bike and doing a lap or a lap in new phil

    • @dach6567
      @dach6567 Před 3 lety +2

      That would be sickkk

  • @Jamal_Tyrone
    @Jamal_Tyrone Před 3 lety +2

    My 2nd rot box Fiesta had rusty seatbelt mounts for years according to the MOT advisories. At what point does it stop being an advisory?

  • @osu45d
    @osu45d Před 3 lety +1

    17:30 I'm in this car and I don't like it...
    Well actually the s60 and I actually kinda do like it, its only 102k on it though. Maybe a bit cleaner though, the window on mine has just popped out so I'm just keeping it closed...
    Could definitely do with a service though.

  • @paddlingmatlockmichaeldavi1839

    Literally pi55ing my self laughing 😂😂😂😂 so funny 😂😂😂😂

  • @Rangifulla
    @Rangifulla Před 3 lety

    Ethan knows Shooting Brake @ 21:40
    I'm seriously impressed.

  • @dylanwakley2553
    @dylanwakley2553 Před 3 lety +1

    48:41 I would’ve gone for golf techinca international 😂

  • @focusedford2302
    @focusedford2302 Před 3 lety +3

    Best channel on youtube

  • @mechanicalmoron2251
    @mechanicalmoron2251 Před 3 lety +1

    for the Vitara i suggest toy also get a bulge pump for it. so you don't need to shoot a hole in the flore top gear stile.

  • @connor2155
    @connor2155 Před 3 lety +2

    Monday afternoons are always good these days 👌🏼

  • @Bananaman1406_
    @Bananaman1406_ Před 3 lety +1

    Something really bugging me right now is self driving cars, everyone seems so excited for them but what's the point? If your in the car you might as well be driving it. There is just no excitement in them.

    • @danielstorey2027
      @danielstorey2027 Před 3 lety +1

      I hope I’m dead long before self driving cars pollute this planet! As you say what’s the actual point? Isn’t driving suppose to be fun 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

  • @alexpaumen3937
    @alexpaumen3937 Před 3 lety +1

    Searching around, all the parts Alex mentioned are plentiful for Vitara V6s.
    Project Off Road Vitara:
    Off Road Tires & Suspension.
    Snorkel.
    Winch and bumper mounting point.
    Brush guard.

  • @jamesrichards5601
    @jamesrichards5601 Před 3 lety +1

    25:00 I wonder if this is the same bloke who stole a silver R33 GT-R up in Cheshire a couple years back? It was owned by a guy on Instagram called @realtorque97 and two blokes arrived on foot after saying they were supposed to arrive by car. Went to go on a test drive and absolutely booted it before letting the owner get in...

  • @paulbudford
    @paulbudford Před 3 lety

    Ethan has such an extensive knowledge of cars. I learn something new every week.
    Great work guys

  • @bradleyharrisYT
    @bradleyharrisYT Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely loving these podcasts

  • @eoinmccarthy4330
    @eoinmccarthy4330 Před 3 lety

    Garrett makes these podcasts much more amusing 😂😂 great stuff

  • @barrytaylor6075
    @barrytaylor6075 Před 3 lety

    Hi guys. The Volvo V70 advert you mentioned on your pod cast was bought for a friend ( Trevor ) as a project during lockdown and we are going to help him bring it back from the brink. We saw the advert for it and just on the advert alone we just had to buy it for him.

  • @maverick9767
    @maverick9767 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey Garath... I’ve got an idea on how to get shot of that bloody M4...
    £25 a ticket Raffle
    👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @TheTankss
    @TheTankss Před 3 lety +3

    I wait for this every week

  • @12uniflew
    @12uniflew Před 3 lety +4

    What was the point in doing a full camper van build into a mini studio just to end up using some trash gym/garage instead?

    • @Asbjoern
      @Asbjoern Před 3 lety +5

      Maybe covid distancing requirements

  • @psykonisch
    @psykonisch Před 3 lety

    Use a dehumidifier inside the car and let it run for a couple of days but don't forget to empty the tank. I've got experience with wet off-roading :)

  • @lewisburt3176
    @lewisburt3176 Před 3 lety +2

    Alex don't park Phil on gravel the moisture will create rust. Put rust protection all over the underside and get it aligned so it looks better and the tyre's last longer and drive it more or he wont love you anymore!!

  • @88budz
    @88budz Před 3 lety

    Bmw e92/90/91 335i is a great choice for that money, could even get a manual as they’re the higher end of that budget but I’ve got a manual e91 335i it’s a beast and can fit a sofa in it 👌

  • @TheBimmerBarn
    @TheBimmerBarn Před 3 lety +2

    great podcast guys, keep it up! The more the better :)

  • @stevemcrichards8768
    @stevemcrichards8768 Před 3 lety

    38min. in Ethan, I was 100% thinking the exact same thing: no bloody BMWs suggested.

  • @zacroixx3380
    @zacroixx3380 Před 3 lety

    Jack is stoned! I won't be convinced otherwise 😂

  • @lukebarnes8097
    @lukebarnes8097 Před 3 lety +2

    Got a suggestion for car under 8k. Jaguar S type R. Supercharged 4.2 V8 👌

  • @Mrzarish
    @Mrzarish Před 3 lety +1

    an Amazing Pod cast as always!

  • @ReeceSpencer
    @ReeceSpencer Před 3 lety

    On the parking discussion, I was approaching a bit of a crest on a straight, urban B-road near where I live. All of a sudden a car came over the crest towards me in the middle of the road before swerving back into his lane. After I got over the crest I saw that a taxi driver had pulled up on the oncoming side of the road just ahead of the crest, parked on double-yellows and was talking on his phone. I informed him that his illegal parking had caused someone to overtake him and move into the oncoming lane (the lane I was travelling in) just before a blind crest and that his parking had almost caused an accident; still he seemed to shrug and gormlessly stare as if he'd done nothing wrong. If you're thinking of stopping on some double-yellows just to drop someone off or answer a phone call, don't! Consider that just about every double yellow line, especially ones on busy A and B roads have a reason for being there. I've seen people do it on bends where people have to move to the middle of the road to get past, leaving them in the path of traffic that's coming around a corner that they can't see yet. I honestly think dodgy parking is more dangerous than speeding yet people will do it without a second thought.

  • @GeorgeAusters
    @GeorgeAusters Před 3 lety +1

    Never let someone alone to testdrive unless they hand you the cash

  • @ajdexter4195
    @ajdexter4195 Před 3 lety +1

    Whoop whoop love listening to the podcast while I’m studying.

  • @servicemotorsdevon9265

    They do take like 10-15 litres of as blue... Hated filling them up all the time at the main dealer. If not it's probably the sensor 😅

  • @jamesstirling4300
    @jamesstirling4300 Před 3 lety

    I love how Gareth has even mentioned his Ipace in his advert for selling his M4. How much is he being payed by JLR? 😂

  • @Devou1s
    @Devou1s Před 3 lety

    13:53 That's not alot, on a Citröen C3 it can take around 8 liters of add-blue.

  • @__shem.jh__3693
    @__shem.jh__3693 Před 3 lety +1

    The car ad was so funny

  • @jobbo_
    @jobbo_ Před 3 lety

    I'm with Ethan on the "not being able to identify any BMW ever" thing.. If it's not a Z3 or Z4 I couldn't tell you what it is.. they all look really similar

  • @Hillman-vi9hk
    @Hillman-vi9hk Před 3 lety +3

    argh I always forget theres a new podcast then get happy when i see it

  • @daveyboy79
    @daveyboy79 Před 3 lety

    I'm older than Alex and daily an MX5, it's technically the most practical vehicle in the household fleet too! 😂

  • @YegaSRT
    @YegaSRT Před 3 lety

    I'll send this to you guys in a proper email once the "saga" is over but long story short supposed to be having my Discover 2 delivered today by a driver I found on Shipley, coming all the way from Yorkshire to Oxford, I get a call about 11 this morning to say he's broken down and getting recovered back to his depot in Hull. Waiting to hear back as to when it can get back on the road but needless to say I am GUTTED! There is more to the story how I managed to get the car in the first place which I will share later.

  • @agentcarbunkle
    @agentcarbunkle Před 3 lety

    I sold an e93 to two wide(ish) boys from London and i did jump in the car with them, but i didn't let them drive. They did a fair bit of tyre kicking, before the drive. Guess i was lucky, they we're genuine, kept going on about how houses where cheap up north and that they could buy 5 at a time for what they paid for theirs. I did have a bit of a squeaky bum time when it came to the bank transfer, but all was fine.

  • @charliesmith812
    @charliesmith812 Před 3 lety

    For a second, I assumed Gareth was drinking olive oil from the bottle colour haha

  • @davidthesky
    @davidthesky Před 3 lety

    As a guy having 51mm(2 inches) tunnels in my stretched ears and "daily driving my E46 Coupe Project Car only in the summer"(in winter I take the tram) Im totally offended by what you Alex said. But just a bit. Love you guys

  • @adamthompson6669
    @adamthompson6669 Před 3 lety +1

    Can’t wait for Alex greatest hits album there some bangers ❤️ 🎵

  • @painintherc7771
    @painintherc7771 Před 3 lety +2

    Anyone else starting to think Alex is actually Mathew 🤔 😂👌

  • @markwright3161
    @markwright3161 Před 3 lety

    20:56 The equivalent of taking 3 tries to insert the USB....
    .
    .
    .
    ....twice in a row
    :)

  • @MyRegardsToTheDodo
    @MyRegardsToTheDodo Před 3 lety +1

    Where are BMWs made? - Bavaria. - Hell.
    Not wrong.

  • @GhostV8
    @GhostV8 Před 3 lety +9

    Listening to this whilst playing Beam ng

    • @dehv
      @dehv Před 3 lety +1

      Nioce

  • @sirtommothy977
    @sirtommothy977 Před 3 lety +1

    So Close to 3 mill!!!

  • @deanodrives4966
    @deanodrives4966 Před 3 lety +16

    Gets me out of watching Poirot with the mrs, cheers lads

  • @johnathankain8033
    @johnathankain8033 Před 3 lety +1

    That car thief was really controlling costs on his operation. Don't buy a drop more fuel than needed.

  • @garymcgurk171
    @garymcgurk171 Před 3 lety +2

    Need to get guy from saving salvage he re builds cars from copart ! Very interesting !!!

  • @markwright3161
    @markwright3161 Před 3 lety

    6:35 This is why you buy a petrol or diesel car. Let someone else deal with building the filling station then you pop in when you feel like you need to top up. Simple.

  • @some2cooldude
    @some2cooldude Před 3 lety +2

    Loving this set up, it just screams Alex

  • @coolkid123456100
    @coolkid123456100 Před 3 lety

    Could buy yourself a facelifted Jaguar XK for 8 K. Surprised Gareth didn't throw that one in the pot xD

  • @klewandowski5666
    @klewandowski5666 Před 3 lety

    you need to tweak the noise gate for the audio. increase the lookahead time and have a longer release. it'll sound smoother :)

  • @edsilvester
    @edsilvester Před 3 lety

    S2000 is the right answer to lots of today’s questions... much rather my s2k or an Mx5 or Rx8. Mad, beautiful and superb.

  • @BillyNoMates1974
    @BillyNoMates1974 Před 3 lety +1

    GTI = Good Times Included

  • @mrPrunes12
    @mrPrunes12 Před 3 lety

    Car advice obviously lacking a bmw: how about a 135i from 2008/9, coupe or convertible with lids of aftermarket options

  • @gilesk
    @gilesk Před 3 lety

    Should have gone to EO charging Gareth, best chargers on the market mate.

  • @Sekib_Nave
    @Sekib_Nave Před 3 lety

    There was a second there where I didn't know what "addblue" was, then I realized that here in the USA we call it DEF or disel emissions fluid

    • @DashCamSerbia
      @DashCamSerbia Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah, very stupid name. But I suppose better than addyellow or addpiss...

  • @maxreece2402
    @maxreece2402 Před 3 lety +1

    So happy it’s back

  • @letstorquecars92
    @letstorquecars92 Před 3 lety +1

    Alex is definitely zelda 😂😂😂