Podcast Episodes

Ask The Carmudgeons Anything!

Episode 195

Time for another AMA round of Ask Us Anything! We asked our listeners (that’s you) for questions, and we were positively bombarded. Now we return the favor with sarcasm and sass, plus an answer or tw…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The C8 Corvette ZR1 Meets Its Predecessors — and Ferraris and Lambos — The Carmudgeon Show Ep. 196

Episode 196

The C8 ZR1 has arrived, and so too has a new ICONS episode on Detroit’s supercar-killing, 1064-hp twin-turbo, flat-plane crank Corvette.

We’ll review the new car in detail and cover all the importa…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

BMW M5 Touring vs Audi RS6 Performance

Season 1 Episode 194

We review the new Audi RS6 Avant Performance, G99 BMW M5 Touring, Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance and Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. One looks spectacular, one has the most impressive suspension o…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Driving 1000 Miles In A 70-year old car

Season 1 Episode 193

Derek does the California Mille – California’s take on the 1000-mile Italian road rally, the Mille Miglia. Behind the wheel of a 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce, Derek (and OTS & Co. cofounde…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ultimate Automotive Playground

Season 1 Episode 192

Jason takes a trip to the new Tire Rack/Discount Tire/America’s Tire testing facility in Texas: Treadwell Research Park. In addition to testing grip levels on BMWs and Jeeps on a monstrous wet skid p…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Crowning The Hatchback King

Season 1 Episode 191

Did Jeep accidentally build one of the best hot hatches of the last 40 years? It's is smaller than a Mk8 GTI and could be had with a bulletproof 4.0L inline-six and 5-speed transmission. Can it possi…

Published on 5 months ago

Classic Car Buyers Beware

Season 1 Episode 190

How to not get ripped off when buying a used classic car! How to spot fakes, frauds and phonies! The importance of documentation and pre-purchase inspections, and other lessons learned over 50 collec…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Stuck in No Snow & Random Car Reviews

Season 1 Episode 189

Back by popular demand, it's another Random Number Generator Car Reviews episode, where Jason and Derek pull reviews of cars from their extensive spreadsheet. This, after Jason succeeds in getting hi…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ford Built A Cayman GT4…in 1985

Season 1 Episode 188

The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth is best described as... Porsche-great. This week we’re doing a deep dive into Ford’s funky sedan of the 1980s: the Sierra, together with its American identical cousin, the…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

What Tariffs Mean For Old Cars

Season 1 Episode 187

A barrage of tariffs are foisted onto the automotive marketplace and throw a wrench into the car importing business (including Derek’s OTS and Co.). Are used cars affected? Not even ChatGPT knows. Ja…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago