Backseat Banter

In this episode, the two boys have a bit of a ramble on whether the future will be grim for those who love cars and driving. Will the current rise of EVs and autonomous vehicles spell the end to the boys dreams to one day being able to indulge in their hobby in the future? Also in this episode, the boys discuss more generally on how the future of mobility will look like, and a rather long whinge on the failings of public transport. 

In this episode, the two boys host yet another mutual counselling session breaking down why they do not get excited about supercars anymore, and eventually end up fantasising yet again about their dream two car garage. Also in this episode, the boys discuss about why they are meh on Ferrari’s current design era, a lot of talk about the 911 lineup and what makes a car exotic.

Watch in on YouTube for the intended experience! In this also visual episode, the boys are tired so they decided to discuss the two-car posts on the Instagram page Two Car Solution en-route to coming up with their own ultimate two-car garages. Also in this episode, why the Volkswagen Tiguan R could be the only car you’ll ever need, as well as some chat about some more obscure JDM cars, like the first-generation Honda City.

In this episode, the two boys get rather patriotic in discussing whether Geely taking over Proton was actually a good thing. Spoiler alert: It totally is, but also isn’t at the same time. Also in this episode, an impromptu debate on whether a Perodua Myvi and a Toyota Yaris can be fairly compared, as well as talk on whether Proton should have been killed off when it was on its knees.

Minor correction to note too: The Proton X70 and X50 do cost a little more than what was discussed in the podcast, with the former topping out at near as damn it RM 130,000 while the latter maxes at around RM 115,000. Yes, we should probably have researched more on this, but point nevertheless does stand that they are still a good chunk cheaper than its rivals.

In this motorsport-centric episode, the two boys tries to rationalise why they aren’t that invested in F1 anymore. Also in this episode, they reminisce about their personal experience going to a live F1 race and their expectations for the coming 2023 season. Oh, and there’s something about a sponge too.

In this episode, the boys attempt to figure out a better solution to the current road taxation metric for Malaysia that is based on engine size, and for once potentially produced some sensible suggestion. Also in this episode however, an overarching debate on fairness and the brutal crushing of restomodding dreams.

In this episode, the two boys try to convince themselves that buying a 14-year old Porsche Cayenne could potentially be better than buying a brand new Honda Civic. Also in this episode, a debate on what exactly is luxury, and the rather sombre realisation that the march of technology will ruin the depreciation loophole on newer cars.

Show Notes:

In this debut episode, two young and naive petrolheads waffle on trying to make their case as to why they think the manual transmission is meh, despite having little experience with it. Also in this episode, a half-baked recap about a road trip in an Aygo, and the controversial opinion of CVTs being good fun.

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