Economy (6) 7
Send Car-Chum a Text Can't imagine what inspired Tony and his Car-Chum, Mike, to think about economy and efficiency. And in the spirit of economy, I will write no more here. Support the show
Apr 23, 2026•51 min•Ep. 122
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Leaky Lines, Learners and Lids
Send Car-Chum a Text Tony ditches his BMW motorbike and is left with a load of lids, while Mike sniffs leaky lines on his BMW car. This quick Car Share from Car-Chum is brought to you by Mercedes Benz. Support the show
Apr 09, 2026•27 min•Ep. 121
Big in Japan
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Chum - big in Japan? Massive. But that's not quite what I meant. Instead, here's an episode all about...err, Journalist, Mike Renaut joins Tony to explore the land of the rising (Dat)sun. Support the show
Mar 19, 2026•52 min•Ep. 120
Mazda, Six Cylinders and 'The Camfather' Ed Iskenderian
Send Car-Chum a Text Who knew Mazda makes a Six? What other cars manage more than four bangers? And if you've never heard of 'The Camfather', Ed - listen and learn. Fun and fact in equal measure: welcome to this edition of Car Share from Car-Chum. Support the show
Mar 05, 2026•23 min•Ep. 118
History Lesson 4: 1920 - 1930
Send Car-Chum a Text Just like episodes History 1, History 2 and History 3, but about the 1920s. And a bit longer. And a little more fun than History 3. I'm not writing any more for fear of overselling! Support the show
Feb 19, 2026•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 117
German Classics Everywhere
Send Car-Chum a Text Like buses - they all come at once. So it's been for Tony's Car-Chum Mike this week. A BMW/Audi/Mercedes spotting fest. Do tell us more. Do. Support the show
Feb 05, 2026•25 min•Ep. 116
Record Breakers
Send Car-Chum a Text Dedication is what you need. And a trumpet. And this episode of Car-Chum, where Tony and Mike the-car-journo truffle out 'interesting' automotive record breakers. Don't expect the usual stats... Support the show
Jan 22, 2026•55 min•Ep. 115
Road Trippin' - No G
Send Car-Chum a Text This week on Car-Chum's Car Share quickie update, more continental road tripping, Bonneville record tribute and a cat in a sphere. Catchy, eh? Add wet timing belts for good measure, too. It makes more sense as you plough through the episode. Support the show
Jan 08, 2026•31 min•Ep. 114
This week: a 'New' Range Rover and Actually New Citroen C3.
Send Car-Chum a Text CarShare quickie: more driveway congestion at Tony's, a quick excursion to the Sahara and Mike's mate splashes the cash on a C3. In truth, the episode is probably more interesting than that, but better to under-sell and over-deliver, surely? Support the show
Dec 25, 2025•29 min•Ep. 113
Voulez Vouz Conduire Avec Moi Ce Soir?
Send Car-Chum a Text Sometimes I'm so pleased with the title I forget the episode. Jokes. Join me and my Car-Chum Mike Renaut - yes the classic auto-journo - as we head to the Continent for a French Fancy or two. This is Car-Chum's French edition. In English. Support the show
Dec 11, 2025•47 min•Ep. 112
Dream Car Fixers Live at the NEC (with Sheldon Nichols and Will Trickett)
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Radio hosted this year's Podcast Lounge Cafe and Stage at the NEC Classic 2025. Join Tony and his Car-Chum Mike as they're make space on said sofa for Sheldon and Will - The Dream Car Fixers. Support the show
Nov 27, 2025•32 min•Ep. 111
Flipping Bangers (with Gus Gregory and Will Trickett)
Send Car-Chum a Text Flipping Bangers' Gus Gregory and Will Trickett are treated to unsolicited car facts by Tony and historical stalking by Mike. That's Car-Chum for you. Support the show
Nov 12, 2025•46 min•Ep. 110
Rules, Rules, Rules: The Madness of ULEZ and Tax
Send Car-Chum a Text One in, one out: that's Car-Chum's new mantra. Not Tony and his Car-Chum, Mike, obvs - rules! Make a new one; get rid of an old one. And please, please, please make sense of Road Tax and City Emissions rules; they're both madly complex and self-defeating. If you read that, you just saved yourself 27 minutes of listening. Support the show...
Jul 31, 2025•28 min•Ep. 109
History 3: 1910 - 1920
Send Car-Chum a Text In this episode, the Car-Chums offer you the chance to experience the decade in realtime with them. Find out all about hand-cranking, ghosts and vixens. It’s a jam-packed, fun-filled frolic through the decade that gave us the Model T and an hour of Car-Chum. Support the show
Jul 10, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 108
Woodlice Cars and The New One-Door Bentley
Send Car-Chum a Text Give Car-Chum twenty minutes of your time and it will give you the collective noun for a group of Woodlice. Add to that, some design language, no bad language and some learned discourse and you have this fortnight's quickie catchup with the Chums. We call it Car-Chum's Car-Share. Support the show
Jun 05, 2025•25 min•Ep. 107
Named and Shamed
Send Car-Chum a Text Do you love cars? And do you love the thought of Etymology? Great! You've come to the right place. Tony and his Car-Chum Mike - noted car writer and something else - take a deep and intellectual dive into the world of car naming. Support the show
May 22, 2025•49 min•Ep. 106
Exhausting Stuff
Send Car-Chum a Text Do you like exhausts? Do you like listening to two people talk about exhausts? If that sounds like you, join Tony and his Car-Chum, car-journalist, Mike as they talk about...exhausts. Support the show
May 08, 2025•28 min•Ep. 106
Clevedon Car Show & Real Cobra Ride
Send Car-Chum a Text The title I've carefully crafted there says enough, I think. Join me, Tony, with my Car-Chum and auto-author, Mike for this fortnight's CarShare quickie. Support the show
Apr 28, 2025•20 min•Ep. 105
History Lesson 2: 1900 - 1910
Send Car-Chum a Text If History Lesson 1 wasn’t enough… Tony and his Car-Chum, Mike, take a meander back through pioneering times just after the turn of the century. Who knew they had hybrids and four-wheel steering then? Support the show
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 105
Like it's on Rails
Send Car-Chum a Text Who knew Alignment could be so interesting and so much fun. Listen to this and find the answer. Tony and his auto-author Car-Chum, Mike, talk Toe in this fortnight's quickie Car Share update. Support the show
Mar 27, 2025•20 min•Ep. 104
The French Connection
Send Car-Chum a Text Recorded in 2024, this episode sat abandoned at Car-Chum Studio Park and Resort...until now. With the passing of Gene Hackman, the content took on a some sense of purpose, so I dug it out and gave it the briefest of polishes. It's a bit raw, but timing is everything. Tony - that's me - is joined by his Car-Chum and auto-author Mike Renaut. Mike takes his research seriously and watched The French Connection several times in several rooms, on several sofas, in black and white ...
Mar 13, 2025•49 min•Ep. 103
F1 & Gutter Talk
Send Car-Chum a Text Tony’s been to the F1 Experience and his Car-Chum, Mike, has had an experience. In a gutter. On the plus side, he got a badge for doing it. Support the show
Feb 27, 2025•22 min•Ep. 102
Car-Chum's Centenary Edition. Or is it?
Send Car-Chum a Text Tony has totally lost confidence in whether this is actually the 100th episode. And his Car-Chum, Mike, has no idea either. Regardless, the chums treat it with all the reverence you would expect. Support the show
Feb 13, 2025•35 min•Ep. 101
Snow Day, not Slow Day
Send Car-Chum a Text Grab a Slushie and listen to this old slush about slush. But wait, there's more! A broken Jimny Dipstick and...well, there must be more. Surely. Support the show
Jan 30, 2025•16 min•Ep. 100
ICE ICE BABY
Send Car-Chum a Text It's cold outside, so what could be more appropriate than Tony and his Car-Chum, Mike, delving into ICE? Oh! Hang on. In Car Entertainment. Kind of like Car-Chum itself: entertainment in your car. Enough! Get on with it! Support the show
Jan 16, 2025•52 min•Ep. 99
Dead Brands & Motorcycles
Send Car-Chum a Text In this edition of Car-Chum's Car Share Tony muses on why his driveway is populated by dead brands and Mike drops the mic by saying he wants to go two-wheelin'. Support the show
Jan 02, 2025•26 min•Ep. 98
Genesis & the Pursuit of Perfection
Send Car-Chum a Text How very festive? Not. In this edition of Car-Chum's Car Share, Tony and his Car-Chum Mike deliberate the future sales aspirations of niche brands like Genesis. They also discover differences in their willingness to compromise on functioning features. Happy Christmas. Support the show
Dec 19, 2024•22 min•Ep. 97
History Lesson 1: Pre-1900
Send Car-Chum a Text A rip-snorting 12-part blast through the history of the automobile. Decade by decade, the Car-Chums pick their choice moments of development, innovation and dead ends. Tony and his automotive journalist chum Mike also tell their personal tales from behind the wheel (or tiller) and choose a standout product from each period. This episode: where it all started. Maybe a little bit before, but not too much horse. Support the show...
Dec 05, 2024•59 min•Ep. 96
Car Shopping & a Naughty Knob
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Chum host Tony goes Polestar shopping in Battersea and his car chum Mike wrestles with a forty year old knob in his BMW. The usual fayre. Support the show
Nov 21, 2024•18 min•Ep. 94
Live at NEC Classic Motor Show
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Chum took to the stage live at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2024. Join Tony and his Car-Chum Mike in the Podcast Lounge. They're joined by award winning author Simon Charlesworth for a ramble around motor shows past and present. Support the show
Nov 08, 2024•47 min•Ep. 95
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