Helping You Choose What Car To Buy! [S7, E14]

[@iFerg]

Thank god stock watch is back

[@iFerg]

I need stock watch to be longer

[@archiebrown6407]

Woah, hey!

[@EAD_0]

If I had a fiver for every time either of you said ‘literally’, I could buy every car mentioned in this episode.

[@JuNo7373]

You could literally buy it?

[@robbsaunders8442]

Same when Tony says "in general"

[@stantheman_10]

watch the yank cop cams, the yanks say it every other word. it literally drives me mad

[@markspark7347]

Literally 😅

[@WickedSpade]

Or "so watch this space"

[@lolmeercatz10]

Thanks for answering my question guys, I think the R8 is the route I will go, I'm chatting to a dealer about a white coupe with carbon side blades now!

[@oneeleven9832]

Get RE Performance to do an inspection. He’s the man for R8’s 👍

[@Taylor40667]

What year?

[@peep5118]

I’m 25 like the first question and have an Emira and strongly recommend it to them! Came from Porsche’s before this and absolutely thrilled with the Emira so far, gives me that exotic/super car feeling!

[@mikerobbins1888]

Of course Tony doesn't Google anything😂 The gift that keeps on giving

[@Greedybelly1]

Not surprised, wannabe ‘geezer’ thinks he knows everything

[@BakersTaste]

He’s a real gem

[@HouseOfPetrol]

@BehindTheGlass always keep the panamera charged. If the ev battery is fully empty, it takes charge for your instruments from the 12V battery, and depletes it very fast, wich in time it breaks your 12V battery. Always keep a little charge in it or keep a tender to the 12v. Telling you from experience ! Have a good one mates!

[@veemacks7255]

You're surprised [Sam] that the SL63 has a harsh ride? It's an AMG. They all do. I've had 7 Mercedes and always went for the biggest engine version that doesn't have the AMG badge and was never disappointed with the ride, and with the power too. The last was a W222 S500 that had 455hp but the best ride ever. It was spec'ed above the price of an S63 but I wouldn't have traded it for one of those.

[@shuweb]

I agree with the bloke in the glasses about your stock watch tune! 😂

[@ianmason3040]

Looking forward to the 10 year special (well done Sam). I think the first time I saw Tony was in a SoL video - TG had just got his hands on a Quadrifoglio and Paul was in an M3, guess that'd be around 2016 👍

[@grahamreddel5682]

I live part of the year on our farm which is around 3 kilometers from the AMG Factory. We think of the AMG cars as our local VW Golf’s. I only get excited when I see one in luminous orange. Nice cars. Bit noisy, they scare the rabbits😀.

[@johnnyboyj1929]

Guy's I know you all have tight schedules but could you please make the 10 year STG episode a bit longer because I already know it's going to be a classic. Great work, love the show.

[@goshhT]

In a rather sacrilegious turn of events I have just changed my 2017 Civic Type R for a newer Tesla Model 3 Performance. I never thought I’d see the day as an avid petrol head with many negative views towards a lot of the EV side in general. However, as a daily driver - where most of the time I’m sat in traffic or on small slow moving bumpy country roads, and paired with the substantial savings from home charging it was a no brainer - around £90 for 5,000 miles of driving!

[@BarryMakariou]

I own MYP and a tasty ice car and people forgot that majority of journeys are just so frustrating I wonder why I bother with a tasty car! most people just can’t drive any chance of finding gets ruined by an eco minded slow moving Uber 😂

[@goshhT]

@@BarryMakariou Couldn’t agree more! I only really came to this conclusion myself when I considered my driving like a 80-20% split; With the Type R, as much as I loved pushing it’s capabilities on the B roads on a warm dry day it was only really 20% of the time throughout the year. Whereas the majority of time I’m commuting - for me it just didn’t seem worth sacrificing comfort and convenience of the everyday journey for the odd B road bash. Besides that’s not even to say that the Tesla’s aren’t fun in an entirely different way either!

[@rasmushansen5679]

For all your dedicated listeners outside the UK, please refer to model years instead of plates.🙂

[@absolutelybrightstar]

Congratulations I have been following your progress since the start

[@ess6387]

2020 AMG GTC got the facelift so interior is updated over 18/19. Bigger screen and speedo, CarPlay and digital buttons on centre console.

[@mikewallace1723]

Ha! Thought it you on the tv, applauding Lando driving the Lego car! Was on BBC Breakfast Friday morning. Had to do a double take!

[@davidsnuggs7623]

Love it like two fellas down the pub

[@RichardRatner.1972]

Nice one guys. My favourite podcast of the week. Kindest regards, Richard U.K

[@philipgreensmith1694]

Come on boys..... 40-70k first super car or something exotic that he can warranty..... I get it's definitely a sports car but what about the Lotus Emira?! They any good driving wise? In that price bracket? Amg gt in that price range? What is the service cost like? There must be more than an R8 that you can propose?!

[@ben_duff]

I never want Sam to stop singing stock watch

[@nickgreen2497]

Top episode, but I still have a car conundrum! Used 718 GTS or new Emira on 0% finance (works out cheaper monthly even though it’s £20k more). Genuine head scratcher!

[@darraghmcmahon2664]

Favourite time of the week again!

[@darraghmcmahon2664]

Second best after STG Sunday upload.

[@hughmann1908]

I saw that new AMG convertible yesterday, it’s a nice looking car!

[@mattsmith429]

What about a Lotus Elmira ??

[@peep5118]

Yep, perfect suggestion for the first question. I’m 25 like the viewer and love my Emira

[@007knick]

Mercedes have done it again. I bet you it has been developed on the Nurburgring. That car is for wofting to Cornwall or to the south of France. It is a GT car.

[@C10KJG]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, test driving a 600LT at the weekend, will also jump in a 720S for comparison, worth considering the Artura for new tech, 5 year warranty and a cheeky offer?

[@GazMoby]

Very enjoyable episode 👍

[@dialedindetail5899]

Love the new set. Very nice Tony

[@ianmason3040]

I've got that lwb 7 series on my ebay watch list, I new it was from Wallace - he can't stay away from Saxton 😆

[@benzinapaul7416]

Surprised you didn't mention the 4C or Alpine as an option for your first viewers question, especially with the mods available for them now

[@stivesyy]

God I love this pod. Just in time for work!! Keep it up gents :^)

[@jamespugh]

We dont get the golf r estate here in the usa we get the Golf allroad and quick making it 2022 or so for low mile 2018 car you can find them spec up well for $18k to $20k

[@oneeleven9832]

Worst suspension on a car Ive ever owned 2020 911 992 Carrera s bog standard…30mph in town absolutely horrendous..god only knows what a GT car would feel like…got a 2017 McLaren 570gt now..smooth as silk👌

[@CarsofGlasgow]

10 years of STG is wild, I am 8 years in

[@romanslifestyle]

A GT-C/R or anything in-between with a retrofit apple carplay, would be an amazing daily!!!

[@wilsonc4027]

43:42 - “hmmm shame” from Tony really cracked me up

[@ChrisDorgan]

Maserati GT MC Stradale or MC. 2016 Aston Martin Vantage for the R8 shout.

[@CarsAndChronometers]

Is the 240i manual in the 18-22k mark and ULEZ compliant ?

[@alexthewheelers]

I'd love to know your thoughts on the Focus ST Mk4 - in all of the suggestions you never mention it once so I wondered if you are discounting it because you don't like it or just really aren't aware of it, seems to fit the bill of a lot of the hot hatch discussions you were having. Or the Civic Type R for that matter!

[@Ninja6485]

The EQS 450 plus is an amazing car for the price if you're shopping for one that's a year or two old.

[@MrDead1975]

£75k budget - fairly new emira with manufacturer warranty

[@jameshancock18]

Mega car that but too ££ for what it is in my opinion. At 50k yes

[@DannyGsDeadDog]

Manual 997 GTS

[@callamrain4372]

@@DannyGsDeadDogno warranty and any repairs are going to be insane surely

[@tomclaffey99]

Looking at 30-35K performance car, dont care about it being practicable, looking at F type R, F82 M4 comp or maybe a c63 but i can also see high mile R8, which would you go for a daily but also fun?

[@kagarwal09]

Just hold the button and the roof goes down on the mercedes SL (at least thats the case on the US spec cars)

[@septopus3516]

Great content! It's always a pleasure to watch your videos - they are so high quality and interesting.🏘😨⚡️ also I'm not a bot. im just sayin

[@BrownHotPot0096]

manual and ULEZ is Merc w205 c-class 2015 plate

[@St_McC_Sloth]

Really enjoying these! I’ve got to say though, as a previous era Mercedes lover…I just think the new models are dross. Particularly the interiors, which I can’t escape the feeling are going to age like a body in a lake. I’d have the S Class coupe or GTC over any of their big cost models atm (G wagon aside)

[@user-ie1hg5ov1m]

Keep the Vette

[@lolmeercatz10]

It's a lovely example tbf it's red Z51 pack, will be hard to get another in the UK in the spec again they don't come up for sale often. I would keep and have both but I don't have room for another car right now as I've also got an s2000 that I want to keep hold of and only picked up back in march.

[@user-ie1hg5ov1m]

@lolmeercatz10 I know those 2 bad mouth Vettes (Because they are fools) but they are damn fine cars for the money

[@pistonburner6448]

Lol at the guy trying to get a Defender for 20K€ 🤣🤣🤣

[@BarryMakariou]

For £75k get 718 4.0 Spyder

[@flowmeful]

35:00 can you get a 150k AMG GT pro? I think it closer to 200k but its a good shout

[@jacopoi7047]

For 4/50k and up to 75k£ you can get an evora gt… doesn’t get more exotic than that tor the price

[@lolmeercatz10]

@@jacopoi7047 since asking the question another one i'm considering is an exige 350 sport, exposed manual shifter in a lightweight supercharged v6! Speaking to a dealer about an R8 V10 currently but still open to a good exige. No warranty in the same way as audi but toyota engine so i'm not as concerned.

[@khalid0957]

How would you rank it against the 991 Speedster?

[@N12KRC]

Shout out to Auto100, purchased my Audi RS3 from there. Very good 👍🏻

[@EisnerMax]

Can you plz fire the editor and get someone who tags pictures that actually mirror the model / year of what you’re talking about 😂

[@mikesonic29]

Lotus?

[@uberseehandel]

If tyres aren't homologated, you can't take them to Germany. Brits are always doing this sort of thing (especially modded exhausts) and the DE cops enjoy nicking them. DE tuners get mods homologated through TÜV and supply documentation.

[@colincairns8107]

STOCK WATCH!

[@1961Password]

Gerald Ratner of the once very lucrative Ratners Jewelers soon discovered the cost of calling his stock 'crap'....less than two years after saying that on prime time TV, he was bankrupt.

[@marekcizmar1195]

Stelvio QV for sure. Who cares in performance car about infotainment. I dont care about it in standard cars either. No need sat nav as i use phone for it its much better. All i need is connect it with bluetooth on speakers and thats it. Never using radio. All i need is control heatinng and ac. So from performance suvs defo stelvio qv.

[@grahamreddel5682]

It’s an AMG product. It’s the sport version. Therefore stiff suspension.

[@ess6387]

Previous SL63/65/55 were more comfort oriented especially suspension. New one way too stiff

[@Not_APoser]

I think you need to bring the revuelto issue more to the forefront. I remember Tim aka Schmee saying that Lamborghini didn't want him to drive and review a customer car before they give him a press car. They know they would have been exposed. Watch Gercollector driving a new revuelto and it breaking down as well. I do think that Lamborghini is paying people like Dragtimes and Doctor M3 to glorify that car, btw Doctor M3 is a big time Lambo glazer, and they are the two people who were glorifying that car and maybe one or two more.

[@CarsofGlasgow]

Anyone else pause the podcast to go check out the Lego video

[@gee6940]

It’ll be interesting how these second hand prices go over the next 10 years. That GTC is absolutely stunning but my Skoda Enyaq has an interior that is leagues ahead. Cars will become dated more than ever as technology changes.

[@geewilliams2178]

Did you not what my Mazda? Hahah it's fixed now

[@Neil2022]

It’s only 7cm wider than a m235i gran coupe.

[@Neil2022]

Archie Hamilton is selling a 991 turbo s. That’s what the the first bloke should get

[@andygtv]

🤣Do you have to meet him?

[@Neil2022]

@@andygtvno thankfully because of Covid it can be done remotely 😂

[@andygtv]

@@Neil2022 🤣

[@pauln0371]

I know a few high end car dealers that have 80%+ of SOR stock...😮😮

[@edesp]

Love this ‘useful consumer advice’ for a £50k-£75k cash buyer at 25 years of age 😂

[@mjrowden]

Exactly my thoughts. Not living in the same world as most

[@edesp]

@@mjrowden I should add I’m not criticizing per se, great content and I think it’s totally fine to spend money how you want. But my advice to that 25 year old - however well off he is - probably would have been “don’t”, spend 20-30k on a nice Mercedes and use the rest on more productive things.

[@JJ-vy2rh]

I don't google....ha

[@seezhanwei]

If the Mercedes software is hard to navigate, wait till you drive China cars. It's a nightmare.

[@BarryMakariou]

Sales are down because of incoming labour budget

[@tommogun3]

Make it 2hrs long pls

[@frankengels5275]

2017 S4 estate 😂 not even with double the budget

[@penguinpringles]

What about an uber ??

[@pauln0371]

Unfortunately having sold boat loads of Mercs I've got to say the quality and reliability is definitely behind both BMW and Audi. I wouldn't buy one tbh...

[@Malaki420]

I'm James McGilley living in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States. I think you both should drive together in the Next Gumball 3000 next Year!!

[@SuperLaviathon]

When Sam does that poppy thing with his mouth it reeeeeaaally winds me up. Like why do it? Makes no sense.

[@LewWise87]

He explained in a previous podcast. Said he does it to purposely trigger one of his viewers. Super Laviathon or something, I think!

[@vukasakhecapitalvsc7085]

🇿🇦✨

[@luckyshindongo]

That stock watch song is so cringy I always gotta skip. Please stop

[@NBMBC40]

Mercedes are one of the worst looking styling brands around bland and boring, the insides are nice apart from the stupid over the top screens.

[@zippymark]

Sam you can't speak about coffee! I've had your beans, not cheap but taste like a cheap blend.

[@mjrowden]

He can probably spell ‘cheap’ though 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@eks_graffiti_art]

25 yo with 75k cash to buy a car!!! He's loaded. He should buy a property before buying an expensive car imo

[@eks_graffiti_art]

Yeah I assumed he lives at home with his parents. Maybe he's minted and works really hard.

[@lolmeercatz10]

Have already sorted property purchase funds this won't affect that that's why I'm avoiding finance though as I don't want debt when doing mortgage applications. I promise I'm not spending my entire net worth on cars lol.

[@eks_graffiti_art]

@@lolmeercatz10 fair play, good on ya! Enjoy the new motor.

[@OldGrandadMashup]

@@lolmeercatz10what C6 have you got? I daily one in the UK too. LS3 manual but would like a wide body car

[@lolmeercatz10]

@@OldGrandadMashup LS2 auto mine, it genuinely makes for a great daily once you get used to driving LHD, great cruiser, comfy etc. I was looking at swapping it out for that yellow Z06 for sale in Ashford but figured for the extra money I'd rather get another sports car and keep my current cars or add a bit more money and try something new. Hard decision though because as you will know with yours these things are hard to replace if you let go of them here. They take a long time to sell also if you want to. The Z06 is a big and worthwhile upgrade on the base car for sure I mean track wise it's a GT3 muncher it's nowhere near as friendly as the Porsche ofc but it's a serious bit of kit. However I'm not sure it would make a great daily as the LS7 isn't the reliable block the LS2/3 are, it is reliable generally but is such an insane bit of engineering you have to expect if may have a big bill or two that engine is known to have catastrophic failures on occasion. Also for me personally, outside of the styling I'm not going to see the benefit of the performance difference in a Z06 as I just cruise around mostly. You can of course go for the grandsport if you can find one here but people want silly money for them in the UK for what is essentially a normal c6 with Z06 looks. (Don't get me wrong very cool but the money people want you may as well just get a Z06). Let me know what you do!

[@joshdivney]

Love the podcast, but I think you should lose the pre-recorded intro. I understand the point, get all the info and gubbins out the way without having to worry about it every week. But regular listeners become deaf to it, so they don't take in any of the points of business anyhow, plus you have to wait ~30 seconds to get to the content, and I'm sure Sam knows about the importance of capturing people's attention in the first 30 seconds on KZbin. For new people who are sampling the podcast, they might take in the points of business, and it's nice to set out the premise of the show, but I think it's much more powerful to *show* people what the podcast is about rather than *telling* them. Maybe a sizzle of a few big points coming up in the podcast would be a better way to entice new viewers. As I say, this is my favourite podcast, it's incredible, and I want more fellow car nerds to listen.

[@oneeleven9832]

Don’t listen to these jokers on McLaren haven’t had any problems with mine & payed £86k…had Lotuses in the past as well and never had any problems with them…sometimes u just have to own to know..

[@BehindTheGlass]

We both owned McLarens ;)

[@faisalleeds]

+see Jay Em's latest video on McLaren. Main issue is if something does go wrong the dealers are terrible to deal with.

[@pete0560]

Please no more high pitched stock watch voice 🤫

[@eigilavestruzz6752]

Yeah, what a terrible noise

[@daveetchells8206]

Love tonys comments but sams becoming to much of a pompus pratt these days and dont much care for his main channel content so has with that im also unsubscribing but message to tony theres a rather nice car listed on your website will be in touch shortly maybe you can convince me to buy it

[@derekdainton1]

Cut back the silly accents.

[@wideboy38]

Best sounding car for £30k gents. At least 2 seats and boot big enough for 2 cases , thoughts.

[@terminatedphil]

981 Cayman or Boxster