Ask Us Anything Part 2 - Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott - Ep. 116

[@nathanhagerman9928]

Shout out to the editor for adding some visual spice for us KZbin peasants.

[@fastlapper_456]

I think Paolo is becoming sentient.

[@jbrew2940]

The editor had some fun with the zoom on this one!

[@gambuz1no]

Zoomer editor confirmed :^)

[@TheLargestDylan]

The camera cuts, zooms, and edits on this are 12 / 10. As a visual enjoyer of this audio medium, I can only hope there's more of this going forward!

[@elishavargas5316]

The editor is the best part of the episode!

[@LLConscience]

Question for the next instalment (or it could be a whole episode) : Can you both do a retrospective on your personal cars history ? Why you bought them, why you sold them (or kept them), do you regret selling them, etc.

[@johnsandow2751]

So glad to see this week’s episode hit. I was worried we might not get one this week. Y’all are easily my favorite car related podcast/show on here.

[@JasonCammisa]

Sorry about being late!

[@johnsandow2751]

@@JasonCammisaI also very much agree experience is far better than speed. Having two young kids, I’m missing my NC Miata right now.

[@nathanm5415]

Just a idea I loved the dinamic of the Carmudgeon show when it was at the ISSIMI workshop It felt like a spontanious bickering and interaction between you 2 while off focus you could see a Enzo or a Delta Evo 2 in the background and sometimes engine sound, it gave the authenticity that this podcast deserves !!

[@dennisgrabowski7738]

116 episodes and still no Randy Pobst guest speaker, WTF!!!

[@Audi30V]

Somehow I really thought about this before... Randy could totally mudgeon with Jason and Derek.

[@adriaanserrao2016]

I am so happy to see there is actually a episode this week.

[@perrosdemaiz]

You guys say interesting things. I really enjoy your podcast.

[@gickneorge]

I laughed at 2:59 because it sounded absurd, then I realized I totally agree.

[@ishaqmo7200]

I heard the cutaway on the audio only podcast and it really caught me off guard

[@corncobking892]

In questions that are generally 'what is a good weekend car for under $30-40k?', I'm always expecting a Corvette to be mentioned for some reason. Is the reason it's not due to driving dynamics compared to the competition? In what situation would you mention one or recommend one? I'm mostly biased because I'm hopelessly enamored with the C5, but interested on your input.

[@donschiffer7400]

Cammisa is clearly a Chrysler TC by Maserati! A rare blend of 80’s America and Italian shityness. It is too heavy, looks cheap while costing a fortune, and is a lot more fun than you would admit to in polite society…

[@brandonshriver6448]

I was going to suggest Challenger as loud, obese, with a mix of Italian, German, American…. But I think you win..

[@tjseid]

Fun editing in this episode, a bit extreme but not necessarily in a bad way, great episode!

[@triaxe-mmb]

The editor had some real fun on this one...new person or someone trying something new?

[@NOrlando952]

I thought you guys abandoned us this week. This made my day, had a very long and annoying work day. Came home to this, thank you!

[@sptauto]

I'd like to insure my '89 CRX Si with Hagerty, but I'm too young also. I'm 19. Our provincial insurance monopoly called 'ICBC' here in Canada will write off anything more than 15-20 years old for as little as a parking lot speed rear-ending.

[@shingoose6197]

I'm sorry to hear how fragile your CRX can be due to insurance. It would be nice of Hagerty to create a youth policy...

[@Imdeadlydan]

All hail the algae rhythm ! 🎶💃🕺🎶 *Ill hide this way down here, Im a little too high for todays edit lol 🤷‍♂ Super glad to find this episode today, thank you, Dan & Candy. 🙏❤ 🧙‍♂🍄❤🐶

[@danteriyaki7419]

Loving the new editing style. Also, thoughts on rotaries from a driving enjoyment perspective?

[@MrAlonsorenault]

34:16 for any mk7 owners without a spare tire, there's an OEM spare tire kit you can buy and it comes with all the tools and trim necessary

[@paulds65]

Excellent episode, as a Porsche 997 owner and a motorcycle rider (KTM 1090 adventure) I completely agree with Derek. Motorcycles offer tremendous bang for the buck.

[@Beezy_Builds]

Appreciate you guys taking the time to answer my 90’s double wishbone question! Sounds like Jason needs a go in a properly setup K swap car asap! Cheers gents

[@bikergobrrr]

Yay i love Q&A episodes!

[@nickzhang7862]

I know it’s only a day late, but it felt like forever…..

[@carsaregood911]

Loving the new edits 😂

[@ALR74]

I wish this was a daily morning show I could watch while riding the train to work everyday. 😊

[@dennisgrabowski7738]

How about an episode discussing the pro and cons, faves and hates, best and worst applications of, the different types of suspension systems?

[@ramdynebix]

I learned a lot in a day with a (racing) driving instructor on public roads. Mostly in the Netherlands (how do you take an off ramp quickly, how to manage ABS, etc) although we did a stint in the Oberhausen Straight (autobahn). Doing an emergency stop from 250km/h was an experience. Learned a lot.

[@michaelcarretero2713]

The edit was f*cking gold, great show as always.

[@karlmuller44]

I actually saw an Espada street parked last week right in the centre of cologne and thought - wow, I've never seen this car in person before. Then I looked at the interior and thought: okay, it apparently isn't a garage queen and THEN it hit me: who actually drives an Espada right into the city centre where it could be scratched up and dinged into?! Quite a cool person, I guess.. :) Anyway, really like those Q&A-Episodes, would very much like to be able to argue with you but just listening to your thoughts is a joy!

[@dt163]

Maserati Quattroporte Duoselect (or any of the F1 transmission cars) would be a great white elephant!

[@nathank6468]

Or a SAAB Sensonic car if they live anywhere near a hill

[@hitchedtohorsepower]

When I was 16 my dad sent me to a few driving schools before touching any of the fun cars. Afterwards it was made very clear to me that I learned how to drive fast to be safe not to go crazy on the road. If my dad had heard of me doing anything stupid I would have been limited to driving the early 90s pickup that he bought to insure me on instead of all the really nice cars I was actually driving haha. Now I've been a Hagerty customer for years and I turned 16 in 99 so I can admit this! Unfortunately I didn't have Hagerty when my restomod 911SC was stolen 😭😭😭

[@gustavoflorio5383]

I lost it with those zooms

[@cgmoog]

My first car driven was a Top Gear favorite - 1975 Austin Marina 4-speed

[@tonyclewes8]

How many doors ?

[@cgmoog]

@@tonyclewes8 4-door

[@adamshpolyansky2827]

Looks like they gave the video editor a raise, love it!

[@JeremiBulakowski]

I’ve been wondering where is this Driving Center Tikenau located as it’s coral reef. After few minutes and a sip of coffee I noticed my mistake.

[@midfieldraceway]

Jason would be a DeTomaso, definitely

[@DirtDude117]

At 12:00 whoever asked a question about the all-wheel drive car. A 335 extra drive 2011+ is a fairly good option if you can find a E90 or a E60. This is the generation where you got the hydraulic steering and a n55 pneumatically actuated wastegate which are fairly easy to upgrade if you won't, but they are a lot easier to work on and own than the n54 which they recommended, which are going to be a good white elephant gift to bankrupt you! I say this as someone who was the service manager and head tech at separate times at a BMW dealership during the E46 to f30 time.

[@TML34]

The N54 is a simpler (and better) engine than the N55. You need to be aware of the things connected to the engine, but not the engine itself. 😅

[@DirtDude117]

​@@TML34If by better, you mean you can throw more boost at it then yes. If you mean it's easier to work on and has cheaper parts with better updates pieces around the engine for a similar power level while costing you less to own then no. B58 is king but a N55 E90 costs less to own and has less failures than a N54 for not really much more money. If you want the power you should just get the 335d

[@johnsterfer5906]

I laughed at 9:30 because my first car was an automatic W8 wagon that I bought for (when you convert NZD to USD) under $1000usd. It had 240,XXXKMs on the clock when I bought it. My second car is a 6 speed B6 Audi wagon. So far the Audi has been more reliable though everything on the W8 went wrong at the end of ownership. It was still relatively reliable drivetrain wise with the only issue being a faulty camshaft sensor. Everything else in that car went wrong first.

[@productdesign9626]

"everything... went wrong at the end of ownership" tells us all we need to know

[@johnsterfer5906]

@@productdesign9626 I couldn't justify keeping it on the road when I had bought it for so cheap haha. Too much risk with timing chain tensioners, cam solenoids, and the torque converter going out after sinking a bunch of cash into it. I also really wanted a manual car by then. I knew full well what I was getting myself into when I bought it and the next owner did too when I went to sell it. It's difficult to pull an engine and time a W8 when you only have a carport. It wasn't really everything that broke at the end but a lot of small to medium problems that compounded. Please don't be mean, I have a lot of mechanical sympathy and awareness when it make financial sense.

[@darkwake3k]

Snow worthy.. 05-09 GX470, the 2UZ is bulletproof and its very fun to drive in low traction… especially when you disconnect the yaw rate sensor under the center console, the Atrac and center torsen LSD still work but stability control doesn’t 🤘

[@nirfz]

Thanks for the "spare rant"!!! Where can i sign? Had a flat tyre that cost me 12 hours! (The mobilit warranty of the car manufacturer had to organize and pay a hotelroom and a train ticket for me instead of me just putting on a spare and slowly make my way home the 100km that were left. Luckily i was able to get a "folding spare" for that car, so now i have a spare and that won't happen with that car anymore.)

[@roanelytle4579]

Derek would be a Lancia.

[@Levibetz]

The thing about the BMW AWD system, I suppose for yes daily driving it'll be fine but if you put it in a snowy rallycross, it's losing to a basic old impreza every time because it doesn't put enough power up front. The Subaru is faster in winter, and more capable, but... not that fun. They will understeer unless you drive them right, and honestly, the more basic Subarus are more fun in the winter because you can feel the weight transfer better.

[@Neil4Speed]

This episode was uniquely hilarious. Did you guys drop acid before?

[@Jitakers]

Do another one of these! Please!

[@CraigYope]

Do an episode on why we don't have the little pickups anymore. I loved my '92 Isuzu. $5700 all told back when I bought it new. Took it to the junk yard last year after it sat in my barn for more than a decade. Had a hard time letting go.

[@AlainSTO]

Where could we submit questions?

[@Santoshlv426]

How do we send questions for the next show ? I read the article on Hagerty on the Jaguar XJ. Guys, do a show on the XJ and it's history similar to that done for the 911 .

[@laidback93]

You boys have to drive a 510. Amazing chassis. My buddy has a 72 with a L18 swap, Weber carbs and a great suspension set up. Tons of fun.

[@schaliejohnson9085]

Can you tell me about the cheater program on the Lotus Omega? Where did you learn about that? Recently bought the Omega on Bring-A-Trailer and interested in learning more. Cheers!

[@itsnevo8757]

I’m bummed that I missed you guys at the Detroit Concourse. I was at Radwood in Detroit and heard that the Concourse was happening but unfortunately wasn’t able to make it out.

[@agtshaw]

please do one more!

[@WILSON-tc4bb]

Missing the Acura TL SHAWD 6MT for the snow-worthy daily

[@sunilsolanki]

Great episode...snow worthy fun to drive car? 2018 Focus RS with a tune, exhaust and suspension mods. Done.

[@BrycenKauai]

Would love to hear Derek"s take on a well sorted 80s/90s Honda!

[@fabssgarage]

Guys I know you love Euro cars but you should also do some content about some American icons. Here in Europe all American cars like my C5 Corvette are taken as exotics cuz it's rare to see them. This car with it's shitty quality but good looking interior, beautiful and clean design, popup h/l, rear mounted trans, manual transmission, a marvelous V8, very good cornering capabilities... Sorry, I'm in love of my car 😅. Would be nice to hear a couple of phrases about these cars. Cheers from Spain guys!

[@sidhantkuthiala2557]

Ohhhh, got to second the 335i suggestion. My 335i rwd manual Touring is super fun in the winters here in Sweden!

[@TML34]

Winter?! Are you crazy? 😅 It’s too nice for salt and snow, get a shitbox Honda for the winter. Lol

[@sidhantkuthiala2557]

@@TML34 haha, sort of agree about the crazy! The shitbox is the plan for winters when the 335 gets some work done next summer.

[@tiredoworking9350]

Missed you Monday! 😃

[@NoClassic]

Don't you think the new MR2 will likely have the three cylinder or be electric?

[@blaineisler4156]

No way someone asked about the focus I was wanting to ask haha. I have a 03 with a Jackson racing supercharger.

[@brennonviele2035]

Just FYI, I work for a dealership group that has Ford and the Ecoboost engines are terrible for long term reliability. Timing chains, turbos and cam sprockets rarely make it passed 80,000 miles and are very expensive repairs for someone that does not work on vehicles themselves.

[@mimo5383]

I adore my BRZ, along with its spare full size tire.

[@halidaymichael2899]

Can you please, for the love of Christ, get the wall clocks in synch.

[@shahulhusman]

Old video ! But like these.. What is too many miles (I sure depends on car/make) to keep you from buying a used vehicle?

[@therocket280z7]

I would recommend a 00s Civic Si/rsx, with Honda's Helical limited slip diff, as a great winter alternative to a WRX. Any of the Civic or Integra type Acura's would be good, but the earlier cars are around 500lbs lighter than a WRX(vs 250ish for later models).

[@therocket280z7]

3.2 Carrera curb weight, as I remember was 2750lbs. Google said 2670lbs today. Which makes sense, because that's what the weight savings of the mods Derek described would lighten the car by, about 200lbs, not 400lbs... Amending this: there were a few different years of the 3.2, and the Club Sport version was about 2670(which had many of the same reductions done at the factory that Derek did), with some of the extra weight saving Derek did, interior panels etc, would probably get to 2550.

[@christopherjohnston6343]

I think you missed the mark with the Honda/ Civic question. A follow up question could be "What other more recent cars offer the kind of experience that 90s VTEC Hondas are capable of delivering?" The thing is these cars are not going away because where else can you find that combination of small size/weight, good suspension design, and access to incredible engine swaps from the B series and K series engine lines. As the years go by many of the cars that are left continue to get better and better - with engines upgraded and the absolutely huge aftermarket that still caters to them. There's so many k series engines available to transplant back into the older chassis without taking away do the character that the B series vtecs had. When everything is electric any car that is capable of revving over 8k will be pretty special just because of the noise it produces.

[@coreykononchuk]

I’m listening to the “snow-worthy WRX replacement” question and screaming “B8 Audi S4!!!” at my screen. Manual gearbox and sport differential are necessary here.

[@bhavishyachandra]

Nice tshirt Jason! 🌹

[@doormat8346]

31:40 the gr corolla/yaris 3 banger is basically half a 2jz. just double it and throw it in a lexus :/

[@carbonfiber492]

The answer you guys were looking for for a fun snow car to replace a wrx is a Volvo v70 ether in an v70r or the later t6 the other left field answer although it requires dealing with a grey import is a Mitsubishi legnum vr4

[@andrewnorell7255]

The clock behind Jason is ~3 minutes ahead of the one behind hyphen. This episode was literally unwatchable. Just kidding. I love these AMAs, and I'm glad we got an episode this week. My Monday morning this week was far too productive.

[@darksideemt]

To the point you guys made around the 35 min mark, as I get older I much prefer a "fun to drive" car way more than a "fast car". Over the past 6 years or so I've had a 13 RT Charger, 17 Mustang GT, 19 C7, 20 LT1 Camaro, and now a 22 Giulia Veloce and I will say the Giulia is the "most fun" to drive car, outside the vette, that I have had. Do I miss the sound of a V8? Yes, but the fun to drive experience out ways me missing the sound.

[@babyfknblu]

i can't believe Jason is an urus!!!

[@roeisameach592]

52:45 Jason is a 500 abarth

[@peterpodgorski]

53:09 Urus. Ostensibly Italian but actually American and overweight. A Lambo SUV.

[@Audi30V]

The Prius is 3000 pounds, the new MR2 needs the ~200hp hybrid Prius prime setup sans CVT in the middle. The engine won’t have tons of character, but a fairly quick hybrid sports car that gets 60mpg might have some market.

[@urbanstrencan]

What if new Toyota MR is fully electric , with batteries in the middle for that mid- engine feel ⚡⚡? Great podcast

[@Levibetz]

18:30: The thing that drives me nuts about the voodoo is that despite being a flat plane crank, they managed to fuse all the flaws of both. Usually if you lay a flat plane v8 crank flat the throws are one side-other-other-one side. This makes for that even firing order you get in a V8 ferrari etc that makes even pulses into the manifolds. The Voodoo however has a crank that goes one side-other-one side-other. This means that insecure mustang buyers can still feel masculine because now the header pairing is fucked up again and it still makes the V8 noise, but like slid maybe 50% to the ferrari type sound. I think they did it for marketing because it makes no sense otherwise.

[@jamesonpace726]

Wonder if'n an '84 GTI would be a good LS swap....

[@bluetoes591]

There is or was a Northstar swapped Mk2 15 years ago. 😅

[@ChrisCole-x2j]

My thought for the new mr2, use the new Prius hybrid setup, with a gr mr2 being awd. Since a two seat sports car with regular ICE would just eat sales of the Supra and gr86. But if they could shave enough weight and give good performance, while being a hybrid sports car, it would fill a much needed gap

[@Michael_Lorenson]

Yep, Q&As are entertaining so you could do more and I would be OK with that so go ahead.

[@chuck.bagels]

Glad I put a cammed M20 in my 2002

[@pricepolice834]

Do more of these

[@braapforce]

B5s4 stock turbos not laggy and beast in the snow

[@HaydenStewart12]

Daily Driving Snow Car??? Volvo S60/V60 R-Design!!!

[@ignacioentrocasso8171]

Wrote the same thing!!

[@Petrospect]

Guys, 2 o'clock in the morning dayum. Europoors like me got hoooooooooosed

[@ayyylmaooo]

1:03:18 absolutely killed me jesus christ

[@gauge1127]

Theoretical MSRP aside (and Toyota could stand to even lose a little bit of money on this as a passion/marketing project for the GR line) I would think a ~3000lb targa topped MR2 with the 300ish HP 3cyl from the GR Corolla could be doable. I guess the problem comes down to platform engineering and compliance certification costs for that. If you could make it $45k or less you'd move some units. Certainly more than the Z4...

[@danlaska1661]

How about a show on the 70-80’s affordable mid engine sports car (then and now) Europa, x 1/9, ferro, mr2 etc and why does the mid engine format work in super/hyper cars and not in sports cars

[@colinkelley7807]

Best editing ever! Lmfao

[@Diecastclassicist]

More, please!

[@NOrlando952]

You can get a Giulia ti sport awd. If you want a unresponsive 4 banger like the WRX. 🤣 Great in snow. I use to have one, but I traded it in for a rear driver because I like danger and I’m not a pussy.

[@leotam3372]

I wanna see the auto cut up mode/whiteline mode in a self driving infiniti/bmw 😅

[@mistreku]

4:40 Corrado, sure, tremendous car! E36 M3? Naaah, too mundane compared to FWD hatchbacks. Right..

[@andycalifornia426]

"15 year old GTI is basically free" - and that tells you it's not an Enthusiast car. It's just a FAST hatcback for guys who THINK they're into cars, but eventually "grow up" and buy a boring SUV that offers the most features for the money. Many guys like speed and loud noises when they're 20, and many of them grow out of it as they grow up. That's the GTI is for (there's always outliers, of course). It's the majority of the 0-60 crowd.

[@WILSON-tc4bb]

I have no issue with rev hang with my 23 GR86

[@conspicuoustraverser7375]

Im here, with my e34 530i wagon

[@ekscalybur]

On the spare tire thing, lol. "the government should step in" It's precisely the government stepping in that manufacturers do stuff like eliminate spare tires. You even mentioned it, the engineers are doing everything they can to shave grams. Because government regulations are requiring them to build heavier and heavier vehicles while also mandating ridiculous fuel economy ratings.

[@williamsutherland5320]

Sad Derek is my favorite thing.