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You need to do a first car challenge like they did on top gear. Where you each go somewhere and do first car tropes with your own first cars, or representatives of. It would be awesome and it would give Taylor's Punto some mileage.

8:55 I'm the new owner of the 760li - it actually didn't need as much work as you expected. Car is on the road with 0 advisories for its MOT. Discovered quite a few interesting things with regards to repairs that had been done in the past. Goes to show that you need someone who knows what they are doing to look after these sort of cars.

When Ben collins was on the podcast a couple of weeks back, he was asked if he were to bring back top gear, would he make any changes to the format. He suggested the idea of a larger presentation team, each with their own little areas of expertise. It would be awesome if the new channel is based on this idea

Love how @Autoalex now rests his microphone on his belly, like a truck driver... 😄

Knew there's been some radio silence over the last 2 weeks! Fingers crossed it's Jack, Ethan and Edwin on the new channel! 🙌

These podcasts r pure gold, the rant and genuine comradery is electrifying and making the days I’m watching it a blast. As a fellow car trader cannot find any other channel that fits all the boxes like Autoalex 😊

Btw, Alex you were thinking of Biofuels, not synthetic fuels. No biomass is needed for synthetic fuels as they use captured carbon from the air and can use green energy to generate the fuel. Check out what Porsche are doing in Argentina (I believe).

as a Tewkesbury resident i knew i recognised the person driving the defender that added to the flood damage.

So there is a garage now down on south coast who can now fix parts of a battery and save replacing whole battery, i believe could be first company in uk to offer this

I'm a student in my early 20s who's absolutely broke and, for now, isn't in student debt yet. I just hope that once I get my degree and start working I'll at least have the opportunity to enjoy petrol cars when I'm financially capable to. As for many people here, cars are basically the major thing that keeps me going in life and the thought of them being ruled out of existence, or having to pay a shitton (like Alex and his ULEZ or whatever it's called) really keeps me up at night. I may have all the money I could imagine but if there's nothing left to enjoy it.....

47:38 eFuels. The huge issue with eFuels is that making them is inefficient. Ultimately they are inefficient to make so the consumer pays more. EFuels & hydrogen are inefficient to make, they will ALWAYS be less efficient than charging a battery. The efficiency of manufacturing eFuels and Hydrogen is limited due to thermal dynamics. Electrolysis uses loads of electricity and it always will. It is already more efficient to directly charge a battery and use an electric motor.

Bring Ethan back to your channel!! He's so innocent and nice yet is enjoyable to watch when he's learning cars. Time to take over car Throttle!

you really should differentiate the podcast uploads from the normal v2 uploads somehow. I listen to the pod on spotify and it's very easy to miss the regular uploads since the titles and thumbnails are exactly the same

I don't currently own an electric car and have now plans on getting one, but this idea that electric car sales are falling off a cliff is just not true. look at the facts whether petrol heads like it or not electric car sales are up nearly 30% YoY for January. Electric cars are not going to disappear and as the tech advances they'll just become more popular especially with the next generation of drivers. I appreciate that having "electric car sales dying" as a title to your YT video helps with clicks, but its just factually not the case.

Loving every podcast, hope we can keep enjoying them for ever. Listening to them while driving around a garbage truck. Greetings from the Netherlands

5:55 - I am really glad to hear the guys are okay :)

18:33 i used to own a 1986 Honda VFR750F. What a machine that was. Actually regret selling that bike for a bit. Just a bit, because to be honest that V4 sound made me break speedlimits daily and i don't want my license to be suspended or anything. And that's when the fuel tank of the VFR started leaking, so i decided to get rid of it. I did a wise thing by selling it as you can read, but yeah... I still think i should've kept it.

Another Great Podcast guys! Never been a massive podcast fan but watching/listening to yours are quite entertaining. Alarm bells started ringing though when you mentioned Bruno from BDS Motorsport as we have actually met and dealt with him where I work so small world that you guys also know him too! Shame about his bike and break in but hopefully it’ll all be found and he’ll get sorted soon!

Jack, Ethan and Edwin 👀. Could it be their Porsche?

I have a Toyota C-HR 18 plate (Hybrid), I can and have got 70mph on a weekly cross country run, and I have done and Run from my home town to Tilbury Docks (253miles) return total 506 miles + about 10 miles running around at the docks on 1 tank of fuel 45 ltr, The max speed on the motorway was 65mph. The new Toyota RAV Plugin Hybrib will do about 50ish miles solely on the second battery then reverts to being a normal self charging Hybrid

The stag paint ball where everyone vs the stag, That happened to me on my stag do. I was covered in bruises but was allot of fun haha.

Taylor, you are completely wrong about plug-in hybrids, especially the ionic. I own one. I do 70,000 miles a year with a mix of long motorway runs and in town runs. The ionic gets 60-70 MPG on a motorway run and I push over 100 MPG when doing 70-100 miles in and around town. That is much better than diesel alternatives

Hopefully we do actually get more bike content, enjoyed the bits we’ve had over the time of the channels

Oh i know that NEW channel!!! I KNOW THAT!!! it is the old team from Car Throttle! Ethan, Jack and Edwin!! 100% happening! We already saw that coming for a while of course

Taking precautions with bikes is huge man, props to alex for not taking things for granted. My brother came off last year, broke basically every bone in the left side of his body. Wonder how much worse it would have been with no good kit on

The drop in values is nothing to do with batteries, it's trickle down economics. New Taycan's were snapped up by companies because it was a no brainer to buy one and write it off against tax. This has meant that at £50-70k it's too expensive for the majority of private drivers and pointless for companies to buy as they can buy new and write the cost off that they can't do with a used one. Chuck in that Tesla chopped £10k off the Model 3 and it immediately shocked cheaper cars values as obviously suddenly a used Model 3 is worth £10k less which makes Kia's MG's etc suddenly a less desirable option to many buyers. For the person who CAN charge at home and has £20k to spend it's a wonderful time to buy one. And in absolutely no way are battery cars going away.

Can't wait for the new channel with the lads 👍

I remember a motorcycle workshop with a large mezzanine floor converted to a "photographic " studio ..possibly a project for your unit Tyler?

You can change a faulty one of the 12 modules in an EV car battery for a small amount of money.

In respect to the car choice for small family, we chose a 1.0L petrol Kia Picanto X-Line (X-Line has 5 seats compared to normal 4). Over 19,000 Miles so far the average economy has been 60.5. Under the bonnet the tiny 1.0L engine leaves plenty of space. Add the mild hybrid system or a small plug in hybrid setup and surely that would be a great solution. It's not fast, but its comfortable, surprisingly spacious (Takes 3 of us around the UK on holidays no problem), and it just does the job well and at a low cost. love faster cars etc, but having a small family, it is a great choice. To Alex, Congrats on the baby coming. It's going to be a rollercoaster but it will also be great. You`ll both be great parents, I am sure of it! - Paul

my 2013 fabis 1.2 tsi, what a gem of a car that is... just went over 100,000 mils, and still a very good little car. I use it as a work van as well as a family car... it is just a great little car...

0:02 Is that the white 996 911 from the Car Throttle saving a car from the scrapyard video that Edwin mentioned? Plz say you bought it?!?!

To paraphrase Jaws, you’re going to need a bigger garage

The majority of evs have circa 30-40k miles on not 100k & can be have for 20k upwards even lower in the case of the jaguar iPace

Just looking through the view counts on v2 channel videos and not surprised to learn that the videos with Taylor in the thumbnail perform the best... interesting

43:40 Alex I've also seen the same post when you switch it round, but instead it was; 'wait, so I have to keep a car that has 1000x as many moving parts, is far less reliable than just a motor and a battery, less torque, far-far less efficient, lets noxious gasses out the tail pipe and is filled up with a highly flammable and explosive liquid? It then ignites that liquid, wastes over 60% of the energy that the fuel gives me in wasted heat/light and mechanical losses of the drive train thats all just wasted money? (Compared to the 90%+ in EV's) Why do I not get any of that back when slowing down, in fact I have to burn more fuel when slowing down? And I have to keep that tank of explosive liquid in my garage overnight?! Why do I have to travel to a fuel station really far away from my house to fillup, why can't I just leave my house with a full tank like I do now? Why does it cost so much to fuel it? £60-£80/tank instead of £1-£3 it currently costs me.' So it goes both ways. ICE cars would look silly if we already had an EV world, especially as if we had an EV world, we'd probably have already solved the issues with batteries and charging. Also, the charging debate is just silly -car is quicker charging than it is for me to go pee. Just as you never fill up at a motorway services as its silly expensive, you don't in EV's either. Driving for 3-4 hours, done 300mi already, you're gonna want to stop. 15 minutes later I've had a rest and can now do another 200mi. Its all about that sweet cheap destination charging. I pay about £3 to do 350mi and always leave home with a full charge that I don't have to think about. There are many valid criticisms about EV's, ICE and hybrids, but I find the conversations around them in the car based YT channels exhausting as its all just the same parroted view points from people with no real experience living and running one.

BIK tax for electric cars is currently very low compared with combustion/hyrbid vehicles. When this raises and becomes almost the same the flood will stop. I have just ordered an EV for this very reason. Vehicle value of 87k vs Hybrid A3 at roughly 35k and the EV is almost £200 per month cheaper.

How do I get a shout-out? Haha Me and my mate listening from Málaga Spain under a land rover td3 putting in the gearbox with straps and jacks while the Audi S4's V8 is next to is waiting to be fitted again

❤ ledgends you guys are loving all the content keep up the good work ❤

On the subject of PHEVs, my work "van" is an Outlander PHEV. I agree with both Taylor and Rory. I can charge at work which is 8 miles from home so I can commute for weeks purely on electric power, saving the planet and with no local emissions. If however I don't charge it or need to do more mileage, the Outlander averages around 35 MPG which isn't bad, but isn't great either..

Aptera in California are making solar powered cars, which might not quite work in the UK (they claim they would, but couldn't garage it!), but they could fill a hole in the commuter market for the athletic and nimble people - they have a max carry weight of around 600lbs, so Taylor and I would be pretty much at the max weight. Completely agree on electric vs fuel based cars - diesels are great for >30mile regular commutes/towing, electric for short runs, hybrids to have the option for long journeys - but they are a compromise.

Ah, gutted to have missed out on a show car ticket to Shedfest. Tough year, financially, so couldn't commit to getting the car back out in time. Hope to join on foot.

My mate just bought a Citroën c8 people carrier. Apparently they are rare. It needs a little help though.

One of the most interesting discussions on EV's I have heard for a while.

Looking at the state of that Porsche.. is it a channel for Viking detailing?

Good news! I just passed my driving test! Next I tackle my a2 licence!

You guys are replacing the hole left from OG top gear. Taylor May, Alex Clarkson, Rory Hammond 😂

2.0 Golf TDI 2015. Went to Glasgow and back last year. 736 mile round trip. Car did 59.9mpg. 😁

Charging predominantly at home is *significantly* cheaper. My dad's on about £300 for 7500 miles of driving. But yes, cost of charging out and about is extortionate and needs reigning in.

The look of love on Taylors face as he says ' I love lasagne'

For me the more technical the better. I personally enjoy that side of it. Thanks again Dean another great video.

somebody has to be that one: All my favourite youtubers at shedfest? sticking to motoring, I don't think MORR, Donut, Elizabeth Blackstock, Alanis King or Sammit are likely to be at shedfest haha

I'm not kidding, I was thinking on the Fisker too!! 52:55😂😂

I spy the 996 in the background 👀 see it at Renn-Works the other day ……..

Have you guys thought about building a race car see you thrown around the idea about kit car couple weeks back could have crack and buy a autograss car strip down rebuild put your own stamp on for bit of off road racing classes range from basic 1l engine to fully custom v8 build / twin bike builds might be worth having a look might be a good series building setting up and racing

The EV value point seems a little disingenuous. A quick auto trader search shows any saloon that cost c.£40k in 2020 with 80-90k miles is now about 13-15k. Tesla, BMW, Audi, even Jaguar. Harry's from Harry's Garage makes a better argument on the issues of the EV market and his vid is worth a watch.

Bought a high milage diesel hero. 57 to 60 MPG. Cheap as chips to buy - under a grand, about 700 to bring it up to MOT and good reliability spec. Cheap tax and very reasonable insurance. Bloody marvelous. Di not want a milk float, Porsche branded or otherwise. Great show lads.

56:40 A triple carriageway 🤣

Going off another KZfaq channel (salvage rebuilds) he was paying 83p per unit which cost him £34 for 130mile of range so on motorways diesel is still king of munching the miles. I agree electric is losing its charm with the likes of MG giving discounts of almost 15k on low mileage demonstrators, some less than 1k miles

My stag party paint ball. All vs me with no armour. Did a baseball slide, torn/ strained my leg muscles 1 week before wedding. Couldnt walk, wife was going mental. Than our Vauxhall Zafira went a bit toasty. Yes that series Zafira.

Oh look, there is Edwins 'crispy' Porsche

Love all of this!

@Taylor I have a 760 Li and I bloody love it

Taylor you normally can heat and cool you’re house with a air conditioner 😅

My GF6 Subaru runs on the tears of squirrels, its great

Batteries can be fixed for a hell of a lot cheaper than you'd think. There just needs to be good service centers and parts avaible. As more people are trained, as the servicing becomes more mature etc, it will normal for high milage cars to go in and get a battery serviced, take out bad cells etc and replace with good ones. Very rarely the whole battery is bad, usually just a cell or two that need replacing

That Duke 390 at the back looks wonderful. Is that Alex's?

note to rory,i got shot point blank with a paintball on the right nadger,i"m a big man but i dropped to the floor like a sack of s++t

Hi Alex Rory and Taylor. I still haven't had my invite to shedfest. I'm assuming this is because to postal serve is run by the management it is. Please check this out and please rectify. Cheers Regards John

Curious why is the podcast on KZfaq a week behind everywhere else?

It was Volvo who tried mention scheme where never owned car sort of time share swapped around when want. Failed UK but think carried on in other countries

Earlier during the month I bought tickets to shed fest ❤ lovely videos lol

More bike stuff please! Also if there's anymore Shoeis going I'll take one!

Hi guys, First off, really love this channel and a big fan. However, there is a real lack of understanding of EVs in this episode. 2/3 of UK households have access to off-street parking where an EV charge point could be fitted. The electricity at home at night is so cheap and costs an absolute fraction versus petrol. My car will do 220 real-world miles in winter for less than £6 and it's an early inefficient EV. Yes i sometime have to charge publicly but it's by exception. Also, BMW ARE NOT backing out of EVs...none of the car OEMs are because they have quotas they must hit or they get penalised. BMW are making massive investments into their new 'Neue Klasse' EV platform for most future models. Lastly, batteries are absolutely fixable. Garage like Cleevely Motors, Tesla Specialist Birmingham, and many HEVRA approved garages can now fix EV batteries. This is no different to ICE cars. You guys are car fans but please, please, please spend some time understanding EVs better and help to raise awareness about the current options for maintenance...that would really be a great way to use your platform.

Love this lot they could do a good top gear type show...

So much work to get those rare cars that you guys could drive and enjoy. Rare cars that are in good hands..hands of mechanics and you are getting rid of them.

54mpg in my Up! GTI and I do many motorway miles a year. I could never go electric myself, and all the studies I’ve done around the electric market as part of my degree shows that it’s not going to last.

Did you just guff 😂 squinty eyes 😂

Batteries are ~15k not 40k. But still a huge chunk of change

Love the comment about the M40 being our autobahn! So true, awfully rude of the rozzers to spoil your fun

40:40 to be fair though, 100k/mi warranty is pretty standard for any car on the road. No-one offers unlimited mile warranties from factory, it was obviously an early adopter incentive. Tesla's warranties are 5-7 years for battery/drive trains/etc. pretty decent and inline with long warranties that people love from the likes of Kia, especially compared to the joke warranties you get with the German brands that I've had on VW's where you get 1-3 years and need to have regular servicing (which you don't with Tesla). So I'm not really sure that was a fair dig.

Taylor : you need a Bigass Fan for the workshop, they're made in Australia

If crops are needed for synthetic fuels then surely that would reduce CO2 because it consumes CO2 from the atmosphere?

Why all the headgear and massive mics?

Toyota went off and did that 24hour race with Hydrogen fair enough it didn't give enough MPG. But ICE cars are likely to be converted/modified in kits.

A good video to watch is Harry's Garage a few episodes ago and why he's bought a diesel Range Rover Sport. He gives a detailed and clear explanation of why EV is diminishing.

Cheeky little Jimmy saville impression in there !😅

Need info on the 996

Seriously. I hate podcasts. This is the only one I watch. Keep it up!

Spot on lads

I think cars are going to be a luxury in a few years time. When second hand cars aren’t viable because of potential repair costs and/or insurance. Also how much range at full charge has a 100,000 mile/ 4 years of daily (I guess given the mileage) charging Tesla vs a new one. Does it cost as much to ‘fill’ a heavily used battery as a new one even if you only actually get 70% of equivalent battery life out the old battery.

I have a BYD Seal which has 300 bhp and it's bananas, that's the "slow" one too 😂. No one needs any more than that on the road.

Shedfest tickets have already sold out for show cars 😭😭😭

Taylor said what u gonna in Poland Rory? ( apart from heroin) haha 🤣

53:40 - taylor going to court

You should definitely take you shit boxes to do the wild Atlantic way in Ireland this summer ❤

So what happened on Valentine’s Day @taylor im sure we all Want to know lol!

I was watching an F1 clip about sustainable fuel which is being made compulsory for the 2026 season. It won't be long before its available for the public.

Volvo are looking at lease only business model.... I dont think it was VAG