Send Car-Chum a Text Luckily Tony and Mike don’t like revelling in mistakes, missteps and rubbish – unless it’s of their own making. So despite the title, all – well almost all – is positive in this week’s Car-Chum. What could have been a morose memorial to Mitsubishi in the UK was more celebratory of their achievements and 50% of the Car-Chum team thinks the Tigra is a good design. See? Positive. There’s also comment on Range Rovers, E-Types and a really appealing sounding advert. Support the s...
Nov 29, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Send Car-Chum a Text For the love of driving. Great machines that delight and maybe surprise. Tony and Mike pick a few favourites: some driven from the back, some from the front, a couple driven at the Nürburgring, one at Castle Combe, some on road and one on rally stages. Add some Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust specials – like the Austin Powers Shaguar, plus the A8 Ronin chase and you’ve got the usual eclectic mix that makes Car-Chum unique. Enjoy. Support the show...
Nov 24, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send Car-Chum a Text Tony and Mike discuss cars that *may be bought by default for reasons beyond talent alone. You know – the trinket, the must have, the be seen in. And at the other end, cars that are bought because everyone learns in them. Yes, Nissan Micra, you. I’ve also looked at Citroen’s new Ami while Mike has driven a converted 2CV. Fear not though, that’s somewhat countered by Chevy LS and Rover V8s.All that and a seasoning of other things in this week’s Car-Chum. Support the show...
Nov 15, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Send Car-Chum a Text Just a decade ago the sky was blue, the sun shone every day and you could buy any car you wanted for sixpence. So why didn’t we? This week, Mike joins Tony again to kick off the new series by dwelling on the recent past! All the cars we could have bought – nee should have bought and a few that we’re glad we didn’t. That, plus much more of course, in this week’s Car-Chum. Support the show...
Nov 04, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send Car-Chum a Text Well, it was supposed to be a sneak peak behind the scenes, but we soon discovered there wasn’t much to see. So Mike talked about models and car chases while I went for car brochures and press cars. I’d like to say it’s better in reality than description… Support the show
Oct 29, 2021•20 min
Send Car-Chum a Text How we dart seamlessly between a humble 1.3litre Cavalier and a mighty seven hundred horse Hellcat has to be heard to be believed. Chuck in a couple of Matras, a Manta, Mercedes and an M1 and you have this week's Car-Chum. Support the show
Oct 17, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send Car-Chum a Text A new take on a variety show this week for CarChum. It started out as cars that just missed the mark, but ended up with a Skoda Felicia Pickup and a couple of average travel guides. And then there’s motorbikes, trains, busses and lorries. Probably the only things missing are planes. Support the show...
Oct 08, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send Car-Chum a Text I name a capacity; you name a car, model and preferably a fact that is both a fact and interesting. Add to that a no-Google guarantee.Sounds like fun, no? If you like that sort of thing. Luckily Tony and Mike do like that kind of thing and even accidentally displayed a hint of knowledge. Loads of brands, loads of models, a few things you might not have known before. That’s this week’s Car-Chum. Support the show...
Oct 01, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send Car-Chum a Text A pet peeve of mine – jumbled junk in the car – particularly stuff that doesn’t really do anything useful. It’s not just accessory shops that are guilty; manufacturers, too, can get a little carried away. It’s not all iffy though: ever heard of a Vibrasonic, do you know who designed the interior of the first Dicovery, and which cars have umbrellas? You’ll be blessed with all this essential knowledge after you’ve heard this week’s edition of Car-Chum. Support the show...
Sep 24, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send Car-Chum a Text If you’re looking for the most complex description of Saab’s model line up and numbering system or you enjoy questionable renditions of ‘Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off’, allow me to recommend this week’s edition of Car-Chum. If you want a considered and serious digest on second generation car models like Ford’s Capri, the C2 Corvette, Mercedes W210 E Class and the Jaguar MkII…you’re still in the right place. Sort of. Support the show...
Sep 15, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send Car-Chum a Text The height of fashion and cutting edge social media trailblazing for Tony and Mike this week as the chums reveal the cars that influenced their formative automotive years. From the Ford Country Squire to Fiat 131 Mirafiori, from the Vauxhall Senator to the DeLorean DMC-12 – this episode has it all. Support the show...
Sep 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send Car-Chum a Text Mike teaches Tony how to say Alpine (as in A110), Tony teaches Mike how to say Pallas. And was Marcus Tandy’s A610 really an Alpine when it blew up in the last episode of BBC’s Eldorado? Support the show
Aug 31, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send Car-Chum a Text Swedish-square design, dependable dating and tiny wheels all feature along with an unbreakable Range Rover Classic and the marvellously mundane Sierra, Montego and Volvo 240. Support the show
Aug 31, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send Car-Chum a Text Tony accidentally stumbles on Mike’s favourite subject – cars of TV and Film fame. Turns out, he knows rather a lot about it. Ghostbusters, James Bond, Dukes of Hazzard, Inspector Morse and, of course, The Blues Brothers all feature on this star-studded episode of Car-Chum. Support the show...
Aug 31, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send Car-Chum a Text Exploding aircon, taped-over service lights, dogleg gearboxes and stationery Rover P6s. It’s a quality start for Car-Chum. Support the show
Aug 31, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 1
