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Summary: Computer geeks casually discussing everyday car topics.
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- Artist: Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
Podcasts:
Our BMW European Delivery experience, the M5, the autobahn, the Nürburgring, and German drivers.
Replacing expensive built-in options with Automatic, low expectations for built-in car software, Mini cars, and targeting young buyers.
LaFerrari, hybrid supercars, modern car complexity, electric vehicles' future range, aspirational SUVs, and our dream cars.
What optional equipment should you get or avoid? Navigation, sunroofs, parking assistance, premium stereos, and more. Follow-up on octane myths and the 3-series GT.
Top Gear metaphors, why John likes Hondas so much, visibility, seating ergonomics, boring Ferrari stories, ancient Volvos, and LED DRL eyeliner.
Owning vs. leasing, weirdest car repairs, keeping maintenance records, private sales, synthetic oil, and that first scratch.
Voice-recognition interfaces, driving etiquette (turn signals, merging, tailgating), the hand-wave and the finger, backing into parking spots, driver prediction and accident avoidance, and our past traffic violations.
Project cars, annoyances of having multiple cars, Marco's next car, crossovers, American avoidance of minivans and wagons, hybrid battery lifetimes, John Siracusa's Tesla Model S review, fake engine noises, and test-driving the BMW M5 vs. 550i xDrive back-to-back.
Good and bad navigation controls, on-screen controls vs. buttons, trying to get a fun rental car, personal value judgments, white cars in hot climates, and Casey's fame.
3: A Bra Phase
2: Turbo Buttons
White cars and people who buy them. Car body styling. Dealer quality by brand. The Audi A3's one powered seat. Fake Ferraris. A scary test drive in a Toyota MR2. Heavy cars. The forgettable Accord vs. the marshmallow Camry. The rise and fall of the Nissan Maxima. The C7 Corvette.