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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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…

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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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.

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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.  

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