Q&A: YouTuber Road Trips, Buying Cars Together & Dream Cars

This week Tony and I answer your questions!
0:00 - Intro
0:22 - We've got a busy week!
3:43 - Thoughts on the BMW M340i?
5:33 - What makes us keep going?
10:23 - 80s JDM legend or 80s British rival?
10:57 - Will we ever collab with the OG car KZbinrs?
11:47 - The best entry-level sports car?
13:42 - When will the new merch be available?
14:17 - Our thoughts on supercar brokerage businesses?
15:49 - Thoughts on Adaptive cruise control?
19:06 - Thoughts on Giulia Quadrifoglio being discontinued?
20:26 - What type of car is the world missing?
22:57 - Will the C63 go back to a V8?
25:45 - Is Mercedes falling behind BMW & Audi?
27:28 - Which car has changed the motor industry?
30:07 - Is it worth future-proofing cars?
30:49 - What would we change on our GT3s?
32:08 - Who would we pick to host TopGear with us?
36:14 - Which old car needs a Renault 5-style revival?
37:36 - Will we do any more group road trips?
40:03 - Is there anything we wish we'd done sooner?
42:40 - If KZbin shut down what would we do?
43:10 - Would we do another Irish roadtrip?
43:42 - Update on the F-pace SVR
44:39 - Will we make a behind-the-scenes for STG?
45:14 - When will we do another synthetic fuels podcast?
46:29 - When are the next live podcast events happening?
47:00 - Would we buy a Spyder RS?
49:08 - Is there potential for a new modern Spyker?
49:50 - What car would we race to Sicily?
50:58 - Any GT3 trips planned this year?
51:16 - Thoughts on Archie Hamiltons car dealership?
51:42 - When will we do a Scotland event?
52:05 - Best memory with each other?
53:30 - What car would we share for the rest of our lives?
56:41 - Outro
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[@PattyOFurniture1]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Tony. He's a KZbin legend without having his own channel.

[@vincentkr3w]

Tony our hero

[@NewHandle_]

This is half his channel, I think

[@jesperhvid9667]

Tony's speedtail comment was perfection.

[@GazMoby]

100% agree

[@1nstantClassic]

Mr JWW is just using his youtube platform as an infomercial for whatever businesses he's invested in. His content was my favorite until he became the European Solomondrin.

[@GazMoby]

Yea I unsubbed a while back because of this.

[@proper_miles]

100%. And it’s extra painful when its brands like Koenigsegg. Who can relate to that crap? 99.9% of us will never own, let alone drive, those cars… There’s a difference between living through someone else’s experiences and just being reminded of how stupid wealthy the 0.1% are. I like JWW’s videos of regular lifestyle stuff or hanging out with other enthusiasts, but all the brand stuff is cringy.

[@paddymuppy]

He's a complete prick anyway.

[@darthvaper6745]

​@@proper_mileswhen JWW was trying to make his own TG with the bunker and private track, I was so onboard

[@proper_miles]

@@darthvaper6745 Def. There was a moment of channel growth that seemed promising. But now the channel is mostly a Koenigsegg commercial.

[@SpontaneousEvolution]

Get Matt Armstrong on the pod as a guest.

[@penguinpringles]

Bore off 🥱

[@Paul-D]

I totally agree with Sam point here on the road safety thing - The 'safer' they seem to be making cars the more dangerous it seems it's becoming. When I was 17 I had cars from the 80s that didn't even have airbags, we all did. And we concentrated a lot more then younger drivers seem to now with their new cars filled with tech.

[@gordonramsay5738]

Thanks for the shout out!

[@deionthomas75]

The fourth top gear presenter should be a guest every week that directly ties into the theme of the show. I'd watch that.

[@seanjeffrey8720]

Got to agree, the M25 is madness I drive coaches for a living and we call it the left lane advantage… between Heathrow and the M11 even limited to 62 staying in lane one I’m the fastest thing on the road

[@eSysmanSuperYachts]

A missing car would be a McLaren to rival the Boxster, so a £70k McLaren.

[@linusNa]

First of all love your Yacht News and Videos. Second i dont think it would work because of the mclaren brand. As they stand now they rival Ferrari & Lamborghini. I think it would hurt the image. And they would need to make it 4 cylinders as a V6 is allready in the artura so they cant rival their own supercar without lowering the Buildquality (hurt the imagine) or the engine specs. And i think a 4 cylinder cheap mclaren wouldn‘t be as cool, as if they would have made the artura as a v6 without hybrid and for 90k+ i think that would have been the way to go. (Excuse my englisch no native speaker)

[@oneeleven9832]

I paid £86k for a 2017 570gt with only 6k miles on it..still had original tyres on..not new but close to your £70k

[@andrewb6104]

@@linusNathey made this “brand damage” argument when Porsche launched the Cayenne. But in fact, that car saved Porsche from bankruptcy and allowed them to develop amazing super/hyper/halo cars with the revenue. And the Porsche brand is as strong as ever.

[@maxvinzi]

I’ve been waiting all day for this one lads!

[@gingernut191]

I think your perspective on cars like the M340i are warped because of your experience in other more “exciting” cars

[@CarGuyMattoes]

To most the m340i will feel special

[@subhankarlodh3282]

Had been waiting!!!Checked like 5 times!!!

[@Uchejnr]

I find adaptive cruise and autopilot amazing especially with the miles I cover weekly. Unless it’s a nice windy road, I’m using autopilot. Makes the drive nice and easy. I do agree that not everyone uses it partly due to fear of “giving control” to the car and also as you mentioned some systems are a lot better than others like Tesla’s

[@vinceliu4138]

Thank you so much for answering my question, love this podcast, well done guys 👍

[@thebigchip]

Where’ve you been? Glad you’ve turned up though 👍🏻

[@Fzr005]

Great episode. Loved the qna!

[@richboy900]

38:50 a good example of that is when everyone does the Goodwood videos. Not that it is bad, but when many KZbinrs you're subscribed to covers the same stuff, you can only watch so much if it

[@thebigchip]

One of the last questions was asking about Sam and a behind the scenes of a KZbin video. Tony was also mentioning his handovers were manic. Valeters and wheel repairs happening. I know there must be hundreds of videos on YT doing just this, but I’d like to see one from Tony’s perspective. Great episode. Really enjoyed it.

[@FH-zg1lz]

You guys are very natural on the podcasts plus we love Tony 😂

[@RichardRatner.1972]

Best podcast of the week ! Thanks very much. Big love, kindest regards, Richard U.K

[@vincentkr3w]

Thank you both for squeezing in these episodes into the schedule! Greatly appreciated

[@alastairs3727]

Yeah thanks chaps, fav auto podcast, the only one that i listen to religiously ! Dont bloody stop 😂😂

[@Kxji]

To the both of you lads I'm a big fan of the main channel and the podcast, and the banter between you guys is why we're here.

[@aaronhussain3873]

I listened to this 'cast earlier on Spotify. Great listen as always! My answer to a modern revival would undoubtedly be a Peugeot 205 reboot. Something to go directly up against the new R5. Curious about the Jaguar rumours too - isn't it fully committed to EVs from 2025 and not looking back?

[@bradhorgan660]

You guys are gold!. I look forward to this every week. "Twats who chat" lol. Have a great weekend team. From NZ.

[@iandavidson99]

Adaptive cruise control is great! Simple +/- button on the steering wheel on my Volvo to adjust the gap

[@badgerservices9665]

Ive found that when using adaptive cruise coontrol, it doesnt actually make driving more relaxing or less demanding. In fact, it makes things more intense. Instead of controlling the speed, gap with car in front etc with your foot on accelerator almost subconsciously, with little to no thought, you are instead controlling things with a finger on your steering wheel buttons/stalk instead. Now you have to constantly change the distances with car in front (Ive had cars with 3 distance settings) depending on the speed of the traffic. Get close at slow speed, open it up at speed limit + speeds. And yes, it causes problems because people will see a big gap between you and car in front, move into that gap, which then makes the cruise control slow down further. Its a complete disaster and instead of solving 1 problem it creats multiple new ones. Daft gimmick. Old school cruise control is all you need.

[@penguinpringles]

Get Matt Armstrong on the pod as a guest

[@WilliamStevens007]

Great episode.

[@christaylor4946]

Introduction of the BMW X5 was what I was going to suggest, first time an SUV drove more like a car

[@wolvoman1]

Do not place the pot plant in the centre of the camera shot, you have a backdrop of cars, why block that view, place the plant to one side of camera shot. Locate it to tony's right.

[@christaylor4946]

Recently had a software update to my 2016 335d to allow Apple Car Play, not for future value, but just as an upgrade to keep it feeling a bit more up to date, don’t expect it to be worth more, it’s just a nice to have

[@geewilliams2178]

My Mazda 6 from 2016 have 4 or 5 distance settings for adaptive cruise. and i change it all the time

[@mikewallace1723]

Mine is a button on the steering wheel. Very easy to change the gap. Agree it can be a little sensitive at times. Many also work as standard cruise if you switch off the distance. I believe the gap on a BMW is adjusted through the screen🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@chrisjanman6131]

Someone near me owns a Lotus eletre and I see it quite regularly. It has a lot of presence and looks really nice. Surprising the sales of it aren’t doing well

[@simongibbs3936]

I took a right kick in. Mercedes, saloon, 4 cylinder AMG engine! I really like it but sounds like I better get used to keeping it forever or taking a big hit at trade in.

[@garyrogers2339]

hello guys. great content as usual. on future podcast/youtube. can we get a tour of Tony's business?

[@WilliamStevens007]

Think I saw an Electra on the north Devon link road during the week in a dark green.

[@NISSANSKYLINEGTRBNR]

Weekly listener of the Podcast from Trinidad(Caribbean)

[@jamespugh]

Great q&a

[@dialedindetail5899]

All the vehicles I have driven with Adaptive cruise control had the ability to adjust the gap. I love AC for freeways. Maybe it is a U.S. thing.

[@nickcunningham6588]

Love the content on all channels Sam. Tony's a proper rough diamond...legend!! Question: I'm thinking to sell my Audi R8 GT Coupe (1st gen) and buy either a 458 or 488 spider with good spec. Assuming cost +/-10k and with eye on future value, which one would you get and why?

[@jameshancock18]

Would go 488, all Ferraris are pretty strong on value once they reach that sort of age, the romas and 296s are tanking atm but they’ll level off like the older cars have. Keep it main dealer for service and you’ll be fine.

[@marcinmichalski8022]

Original Reanult Espace was around 1300-1400kg in weight. Small car these days weigh more than that

[@FeelsDonkMan]

Challenge videos would be immense, tony vs sam trying to get from one place to another in different cars, or laps around a track, loads of different things you could do, would be a good series to mix in with the other content.

[@EAD_0]

‘Literally’ bingo game is strong in this one.

[@villa8424]

Mint!

[@eths_games]

17:22 this is so true. I genuinely always move to lane 1 and move out to overtake. Half the time I’m indicating for ages because the person in lane 2 is matching my speed and it’s infuriating

[@emixmim]

I only watch the podcast for Tony! :))

[@Liam.......]

I used adaptive cruise in a peugeot 3008 maybe 3 or 4 years ago and within a mile come to the conclusion i hated it. Turned it off never used it on a motorway again, just give me standard cruise. Adaptive cruise is ok in stand still traffic where it just shuffles you along, then even then its super slow to respond and leaves 2 car lengths infront of you. Its not ideal. I dont think itll ever get better because of all the safety margains built in to them

[@Chrissy-H]

I recently drove a Subaru forester which had eye tracking and beeped at me every time I looked at the radio, or seemingly, even looked in the rear view mirror. I nearly crashed about 3 times whilst working out how to turn it off.

[@CarGuyMattoes]

BMW usually has 2 levels of distance on adaptive cruise

[@TheBTG88]

Us is a SUV market, as well as pick-ups. The UK is experiencing what the US went through 15 years ago.

[@markspark7347]

Dude why did you not take the top gear USA contract that sounds like a dream job :)

[@oneeleven9832]

Lotus should have built an ‘affordable’ carbon tubed version of the Elise / Exige concentrating on light weight would have sold in the thousands 🤷‍♂️

[@johnmckeown9075]

Showing my age but reference question of older cars being recreated - BMW 2002, Triumph Dolly Sprint, Vauxhall Firenza and Mk1 Escort RS 2000.

[@timbonfield3589]

I have seen several Eletras on the road near me, i do live 30 miles from Hethel though maybe masking the figures lol

[@rudykoster8784]

I just landed in Cambodia and one of the first cars i saw was a Lotus Eletre. Thats crazy in Cambodia, but even more crazy when it’s a 1 of 40😂.

[@007knick]

Wait Sam can we talk about this Top Gear USA thing ?? Did I miss something??

[@Taylor40667]

Getting LATER!!

[@trimtimcst1442]

Tony, I do trim repairs, you know who I am, Merc seats are the worse, plastic instead of using proper leather like other manufacturers

[@plamenkostov1301]

Is there enough space to fit a V8 in the C class, perhaps they engineered the whole car around a 4 cylinder engine

[@FeelsDonkMan]

Imagine lotus goes back to making combustion cars again because of the soft electric market. Emira's are flying out the door so surely their looking at it and thinking, let's stick to this for a bit. I also think the C63 might end up becoming a 6cylinder rather than bringing back the V8, it's a mess of a car but they can't get around emissions regs.

[@MrSpeerwurf]

22:36 I would love a big estate. Like a A8 Avant, 7 Series estate or S-Class Wagon

[@damirkvajo]

Randy Pobst would be a great co-host on top gear.

[@Driver_88]

The Eletre is just a Polestar 'R' version Chinese EV for 4 times the price

[@mjrowden]

Top Gear presenter - just bring back Chris Harris. He’s brilliant. Cars to bring back with modern interpretation - Ford Capri, XR2i, Peugeot 205 GTI

[@nfsdanz]

Best entry level sports car - Alpine A110 :)

[@tonymoreton7166]

Jaguar. Wot yer know Sammy? Jag decided not to go out of business?

[@yan4524]

I love the way Sam laughs at Tony,, when he says he only likes "new" cars, but as soon as he mentions an older car Sam has no idea what he's talking about. 😅

[@TheZmt325]

No one makes a hybrid "hyper hatch" hyper car formula in a hatch. a 2.0t hybrid 600hp hatch.. I feel like the whole electric thing stopped that from trickling down into performance hatches. I know no one will read this. But its my strongest desire to see in modern cars right now.

[@seanjeffrey8720]

4th presenter should be misha!!

[@neddy781]

Ha what keeps you guys going? 1..2..3..MONEY! I think that temporarily crushed Sam.

[@_mcleggy003_]

@BehindTheGlass could you do a podcast episode from the shmouseam with Tim, if he was available. That would be good, like the video you did with him on the podcast a few years ago.

[@8w494]

I love that you admit that McLaren was ahead of the game, and the other manufacturers changed to copy them!

[@matthewyoung3942]

Our UK roads are too busy for adaptive cruise and the systems aren't intelligent enough and can be way over sensitive. There is a place in the world for standard cruise control but annoyingly in most modern cars it's either one or the other, ideally you'd want the option for both, cruise control for motorway speeds and adaptive for crawling in traffic. Personally I think the roads would be a safer place if people weren't trying to use these passive safety systems and reacting in panic when having to retake control of the car when it isn't doing what they want it too.

[@KarlBuckley-bw3vc]

Why is Paul Wallace so slow, keeping in mind he was planning to be a pro drifter several years ago 🤔

[@bispal]

For years and years been wanting a luxury - fast hatch-back, Bentley / Lotus / McLaren. WE DONT ALL WANT SUV'S. I would love a luxury hatchback, no bigger than a Golf. In fact something along the lines of a Volvo P1800 or Scimitar would be spot on. There is no luxury / prestige manufacturer making a hatchback

[@jameswallis7219]

Gap in the market? There is no true EV sports car yet? New Cayman/Boxter should hit the spot?

[@LittleTrader968]

You can change the gap between you and the car infront in a Toyota Aygo X with the adaptive cruise.

[@geewilliams2178]

Bring back the Vauxhall Calibra or the Renault Avantine

[@banjia22]

In my early 20s I drooled over the Vauxhall Calibra when it was launched in 1990

[@giggity1144]

14:17 what Seb does

[@Modaboy32]

Not sure what Sams on about saying the SVR has a small boot,seriously ??? 😂

[@richardowen7956]

Luxury hatch … Evoke?

[@sdd1994]

Get Amari back on the podcast !

[@bispal]

What car has changed the motor industry? New Mini & Fiat 500 (both designed by Frank Stephenson) McLarens road cars (designed by Frank Stephenson) original X5 - SUV for the masses (designed by Frank Stephenson). So shall we just say Frank Stephenson has single handedly changed the motor industry?

[@michaelroche4563]

Literally

[@kierin5329]

please if someone has a Fiat multipa contact them for a rate my ride

[@tobysimpson5744]

You can now buy a Ferrari Roma for less than a Cayman (GT4RS)…..should we all be buying Roma’s?!

[@mrbojangles5313]

When will the F1 stuff come back to KZbin? I can never remember what the other weird channel is called that it’s on

[@peterbett3076]

After the chequered flag i think it was. Defunct now i assume

[@jamiegoddard1899]

Do it BBC, make it happen but bring back Harris as the driver

[@abucklife]

WHAT. Sam you got offered top gear USA. Tell me more. What happened? When? Why didn’t you do it?

[@aaronmastrogiacomo6078]

I feel like it's something that skimmed over! We want more details!

[@kristian5009]

Sam has covered this in depth a couple of times. Basically, at the very last minute when he was all set to make the move abroad top gear USA pivoted in another direction.

[@aaronmastrogiacomo6078]

@kristian5009 must missed this. But quite impressive

[@grenphelps7455]

Makes me laugh, when people get on about middle lane hogging on the motorway, because I bet most of them did it before the ruling came in, even you and Tony...😅

[@21sled]

1:48 “I don’t have a day off…except for that week I’m going to Morocco with my family” 🙄

[@harvinmahal]

yall are so sad man, its not that deep bro

[@Tobore]

1st

[@rsplines12]

Automakers are dialing back their EV targets because they are terrible at building EVs. Tesla and BYD are glad to fill the void and cash those carbon credits. Legacy auto is Polaroid and they don't know it.

[@JJ-vy2rh]

No one is reserving it's too expensive

[@Rocky-hh3yg]

You’ve got to get Archie in the top gear team, a bit of an idiot but a really good driver.

[@user-uy8fb6xv6j]

Not my favourite episode - I prefer the outspoken sharing of outspoken and irreverent views myself. PS. market changing car is obviously the original mini or original Golf GTi!

[@PS-tu2ds]

Guys, I love the output. But please just stop droning on about EVs. You don't like them, fine, but you don't understand them either. Totally ignorant. Just stick to the fun cars!

[@johnclayney2933]

Have watched you guys for years, but you are beginning to sound like what you joke about.... no longer actually being interested in or excited by cars

[@user-cw5kr3py8p]

No offence but this was boring .

[@Nord_Mann]

The GT4RS seems to be your favorite car to slag off. Just keep at it. History shows all misunderstood Porsches come back with a vengeance like the 3.2 CS, 964RS, Carrera GT… Once the production ends Q2/24 and the world has gone EV, the value of the most hooligan car Porsche ever made is going ballistic😊 But you’re right. Absolutely nobody NEEDS a GT4RS. That’s why it’s so special❤ @viola_gt4rs for the worlds highest spec GT4RS