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Best In Class
by bestinclass
Two unqualified car-obsessed guys share their thoughts on when cars hit their peak moment of desirability. All opinions belong to the hosts and in no way are shared with anyone anywhere.
Episodes
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#166 Best Car from 1950
This week we take it back to the 1950s. The world was recovering and we were beginning to see some great cars roar to life. Andrew picks a Pixar car, Steve goes Euro of course with Clark Gable's car, and Veronica (fresh from another podcast) wins the lowrider vote with her choice. And we give a...
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#165 Best Pop-Up Headlights of All Time in Design
This week we do a deep dive on pop-up headlights. The one symbol that means sports car like no other. Other than stripes of course. Veronica takes us through a detailed timeline of every conceivable pop up moment in history. Steve is still convinced Andrew is on a Netflix show and Andrew can’t…
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#164 The Best Car You’d Never Own
This week we hand over the reins to our resident mechanic Andrew. He asks the question: What car would you say yes to for a day but no to driving it everyday? Veronica wins this week because it's her birthday! Steve definitely loses this week because his dog is the only thing bigger than his...
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#163 Steve Goes to Monterey
It’s the biggest week of classic cars in the world - Monterey car week. Steve went and left his two fellow podcasters far behind. Veronica hates road trips anyway. Since Steve was up there he toured the auctions and made us choose two cars that we would have in our garage. Andrew went back a...
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#162 MadLibs Edition: The "In-House Creative Review"
Remember Mad Libs? It’s okay neither did Andrew. Well this week Veronica takes into the zany world of advertising much to Steve’s dismay. We are all Creative Directors this week, or at least we think we are. Veronica takes us into the pitch room for brand partnerships with your favorite auto...
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#161 Best New Car Under 50k
This week we get serious with some proper car buying advice. But first, we share our weekends, Veronica goes to a super secret pre-Pebble car show, Steve goes to comic con, and Andrew goes deep into Subaru land. And then we argue over the best new car under 50K and have very different opinions.…
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#160 What Does a 1982 World Cup Champion Drive?
This week we celebrate the world's game - fútbol! Or as we yanks call it soccer. Fresh from the World Cup we decided to see what cars we would choose if we won the championship in 1982! Veronica @verns73scout goes the pasta route - pure carbs, while Andrew @aircooledturtle hates horsepower unless...
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#159 Automotive Nostalgia
This week Veronica @verns73scout takes the helm on a journey of nostalgia. Steve @cah_toons wasted his money on posters instead of learning to read and Andrew @aircooledturtle learned to drive in the desert, and how to flip a car on your own street. Veronica has a crash story that beats all of…
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#158 What is the Ultimate Road Trip?
This week we are talking about the best road trip you’ve been on or wish you had. You’ll need to choose a car, have a route and defend your choice. Veronica has a strong anti-road trip policy, Andrew once again keeps it all-American while Steve takes more of a global view. Who is right? And what...
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#157 What Dead Car Brand Would You Bring Back?
This week we are all trillionaires and have decided to choose what car brands we should bring back to the world. Veronica opens up about her George Clooney fandom, Steve goes full colonial and Andrew brings back an American Icon. It’s an international battle this week as we head into the Fourth…
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#156 Bring a Trailer best buys from people who don’t know anything
This week Andrew goes full Born in the USA with stories from NASCAR San Diego. Then the three of us show how little we know about classic car prices (except for Steve) and attempt to give advice on the best values on BAT. Veronica finds her dream Gucci spec car and leaves us all wondering what in...
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#155 Building the Ultimate 90s Garage with a House to Match
Happy Father's Day! This week we take you back to the 90s, an era that Andrew was never a part of. We each choose three cars from the 90s and battle over why Steve chose the best ones. Veronica shares her approach to classic car non-driving, Andrew chooses a dream house without a garage, and…
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#154 Veronica, Miami, and a stunt plane you’ve never heard of.
Veronica joins the pod! And now we are three. This week we learn all about Veronica’s International Scout and try a new game. We select one dealer inventory and each of us has to pick the ultimate two car garage and defend it to the death. Do you choose a Gullwing and a plane? Or an Alfa and a…
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#153 Planes, Andrew, and Automobiles
The Podcast is back! Wtf is a Franklin? Introducing our new sponsor, Demand Motorsports, and Adam's replacement, Andrew. Yet another Porsche guy! We take a look at the Porsche 944 and discuss the future of Best in Class, Steve's new car, and Andrew's automotive history.
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#152 We decide the next car for Diego
Friend of the pod Diego wants to get a different car. It's apparently time to get rid of the Ford Maverick he currently daily drives and get himself a sporty car. But he has - of course - a few rules. More than a few actually. So he gives Steve and Adam the requirements and the arguments commence!
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#151 Steve's Ferrari burned to the ground!
The Italian stallion is no more, the Magnum P.I.-mobile has gone to the Hawaii in the sky, Enzo's finest is fertilizer. It's true - Steve's precious Fancy Fiat suffered a small case of major fire damage and now she's gone. Apparently that's what it takes for us to resurrect this podcast. We've…
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#150 Adam and Steve swap keys
In what may or may not be Best in Class's final episode, Steve and Adam are swapping keys to their cherished rides to finally see who has the better car. For more than three years they have been insulting Ferrari and Porsche on just about even episode, and now it's time to see if either can stand...
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#149 The best dead car brand
So many car brands have come and gone over the ages, with some dying during our lifetimes. Edsel, DeLorean, Scion, and more have all shuffled off this mortal coil. But which one was the best? How would we bring back them back today? And which one of these defunct brands did Steve have a direct…
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#148 The best five-car garage (with special guest Lindsey)
Most people have a car. Some have two. But not you, because you're a dreamer and doer and shaper of destiny. You have multiple cars, and you always want more. You might even have a dream garage full of cars you have fantasized about. Well, Best in Class is here to upgrade those dreams with our...
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#147 The best Kei car for Steve and his dog
Japanese kei-jidōsha, or "kei" cars are micro cars sold only in Japan, and just about the cutest branch of the automotive industry. These diminutive rides feature all the tech and safety of a normal passenger car, but in a bite-sized wrapper. With these forbidden fruits increasingly being…
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#146 The best concept car from the 90's
While the 70's produced icons, and the 80's had some hits, the 90's were perhaps the golden era of concept cars. Designers had figured out the perfect ratio of fantastic to realistic, plastic molding technology meant new shapes were possible, and OEMs were flush with cash. But which of these…
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#145 My Motoring Life with Liv
Liv is a recent convert to the automotive lifestyle, having only fallen into it a year ago. It's been a whirlwind year so far with offroading, mechanical adventures, Cars&Coffee events, and a cross-country trek. This week Steve and Adam catch up with her to see how her first year as an enthusiast...
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#144 The reliably unsafe Toyota 4Runner
Toyota is revealing the new 4Runner today, so on this episode Best in Class we look back at the SUV's past and decide when generation was its very best example. Somewhere in there Steve also brings up his 308, but that's typical.
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#143 Steve's epic road European road trip
The Steve of a decade ago was a different person. He took fancy trips. He drove interesting cars. And he wore shoes. This is the story of Steve's epic European road trip when 10 years ago he watched F1 in person, drove his dream cars, and lived the continental lifestyle.
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#142 The best car to die in
We all have to die sometime, so why not go out with some style? But do you shove off this mortal coil in your dream car? Or your first car? Or maybe your enemy's car to take it with you? All valid options. Buckle up, because this is going to be a dark episode!
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#141 The utterly terrifying Pikes Peak
The Broadmoor International Pikes Peak Hill Climb, presented by Gran Turismo - or as we call it Pikes Peak - is an utterly fascinating, utterly terrifying, and utterly American race that takes place every year up a Colorado mountain. If you've never experienced The Race to the Clouds, we're here…
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#140 The best kit car to build in your garage (with special guest Diego)
Kit cars inhabit an interesting place in the automotive lifestyle - often ridiculed, sometimes longed for, but never ever respected. Are there any good kit cars out there? Is it worth building your own car? And what do you do with all those leftover bolts? To help us answer these questions, we've...
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#139 The best used car available right now for $15,000 (with special guest Warren)
We're back with another one of our window shopping episodes where we trawl the local (and not so local) car ads to find the best car you can buy this week for a paltry $15k. We even brought Warren on so we could hear his rediculous idea, and boy was it a doozy!
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#138 The not-quite corner office BMW 5-Series (with special guest Simon)
You got yourself a BMW 5-Series. Congratulations. Shame you didn't work just a little bit harder so you could afford the big boy 7-Series. Oh well, someone has to file all that paperwork and fill out the PowerPoint slides. But at least you bought the right 5-Series by following Best in Class's...
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#137 The remarkably unreliable Land Rover Discovery
The Land Rover Discovery - or Disco to the fans - was an attempt to move downmarket and get more people into the British car brand. Many people bought them, but then they too learned just how unreliable Land Rovers are. So the plan worked, I guess? This week Steve and Adam explore the history of...
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#136 The best car from 1974 (asking for a friend...)
One of our loyal listeners is turning 50, and as such she asked us to help her pick out a fun car to buy for her birthday. The catch? It also has to be 50 years old. So Steve and Adam went on the hunt for the best car from 1974! The results, as you would expect, were mixed.
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#135 Adam bought another car! (with special guest Diego)
It's been too long since Adam has been to the DMV, so to correct that he went out and bought a car today! The only way to find out just what a heap of rust it is (or isn't) is to listen to this week's Best in Class!
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#134 The best Henrik Fisker-designed car
Henrik Fisker is responsible for some of the most beautiful cars of the last 30 years. He's an entrepreneur and electric car enthusiast, but also a serial failure who has seen the inside of many courtrooms. So is he an automotive huckster, or a misunderstood genius? We'll find out this week on…
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#133 The Adam-esque Lamborghini Jalpa
The Lamborghini Jalpa was completely overshadowed by its big brother the Countach, but this hard-charging bull deserved better than that. At the very least, it was faster, better, and prettier than its direct rival - Steve's Ferrari 308. So if this car is so good, why haven't you heard of it? And...
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#132 The best cars coming in 2024
It's the beginning of a new year, so it's time for us to come back from our month vacation, debut a new recording system, and tell you gentle listeners what fun cars are coming this year!
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#131 The underapreciated Honda Prelude
The Honda Prelude looked like a million bucks, but unfortunately only went like thirty bucks. This parts-bin special sports car debuted several new technologies and even humbled supercars in some tests. So it must be kinda good, but which is the best? And will Adam trade his motorcycle for one?...
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#130 The best taxi in the world
We've all been in taxis. If sitcom TV is to be believed, half of us were born in the backseat of one during a storm/traffic jam/zany adventure. And every city, country, and culture has it's own version of the for-hire car. But which one is the absolute best? And do they all smell like a wet...
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#129 The Swedish supermeatball Koenigsegg (Part 2)
Koenigsegg is the only Swedish car company that doesn't make safe cars. It also makes cars that go 250+ mph. And their wares cost more than $1 million each. It's the best Swedish supercar maker there is! And the only one! Today in Part 2 we explore the cars of Koenigsegg and which one is Best in...
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#128 The Swedish supermeatball Koenigsegg (Part 1)
Koenigsegg is the only Swedish car company that doesn't make safe cars. It also makes cars that go 250+ mph. And their wares cost more than $1 million each. It's the best Swedish supercar maker there is! And the only one! But before we find out if they are any good or not, first we have lots of...
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#127 The vaporware Vinfast
Vinfast is the best-selling car maker in Vietnam, and they've been pushing heavily to enter the US market. However, every western journalist who has tested one says they are horrible. Can Vinfast make a go of it in America? Or will the fizzle out like so many other new EV brands?
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#126 The best first car
You're a rosy-cheeked 16yr old shopping for your first car, but which one do you buy? A cool sports car? A tough 4x4? Or a reliable commuter? Well don't worry, Best in Class is here to solve this problem for you! We've got all the first car advice you'll ever need.
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#125 The overpowered overfinanced Dodge Charger
The Dodge Charger has some of the cheapest horsepower available for the modern car buyer, and the classic Charger is an icon of the pony wars. They also have a modern reputation for being magnets for hooligans and new army enlistees. But are they any good? And do think Warren is going to show us...
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#124 The high maintanence Ferrari F355
The Ferrari F355 from 1995 is known as the last hand-built Ferrari, which is great but it also means it comes with all the big bills that hand-built cars come with. Want to replace your drive belt? Engine out. Want to change change the oil? Engine out. Want to fill up your washer fluid? You…
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#123 The ultimate brodozer Ford Raptor
Since the 1960's, Ford has been a dominating force in the world of offroad racing - The Baja 1000 in particular. So it was only natural that they would introduce the world's first purpose-built offroad racing truck and create a brand new market segment. But is the Raptor any good? And can Steve…
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#122 My new car with Rashod
Today we are debuting a new show format called "my new car" where we meet the new owner of some classic or notable car. Our good friend Rashod just purchased a 1969 BMW 1600, and we get the full who, what, where, and most importantly why he is diving into the world of classic cars for the first...
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#121 The abidingly adequate Audi A4
We've talked BMW and Mercedes, so it's only fair we eventually got to the third German carmaker - Audi. The A4 is their bread and butter seller, and represents one out of every five cars they sell. But is it any good? And which one do you want to buy? Well we're here to answer those questions and...
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#120 The purposefully eccentric Bristol
Bristol was a car company for 75 years but sold fewer cars than the number of shirts you probably own. They were also universally lauded as excellent vehicles. But also terribly ugly. Were they actually any good, are they worth anything now, and is Steve's Land Rover already broken?
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#119 The big bottomed Porsche 928 (with special guest Warren)
The Porsche 928 was supposed to launch a new era for Porsche, instead it merely launched in-car phones and psychedelic interiors. Planned to replace the 911, this large rear end of a car merely faded away instead. Are there any good ones to be had, and can we get Warren out of his Ferrari for…
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#118 The Best Convertible of 2023 (With special guest Warren)
Are convertibles the best car idea ever, or a deathtrap meant only for balding single men? Why not both?!?! Today we look at the best new convertibles available this year, while also arguing about the very nature of the convertible (do targa's count?) whether you can pick up a date in one, and we...
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#117 The best million dollar car from Monterey Car Week
Steve has just come back from Monterey Car Week and is going to give us the report on what was on the Pebble Beach lawn, all the big hats and pocket squares, and the auctions. We also pick the best, worst, and strangest auction results from the week.
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Two unqualified car-obsessed guys share their thoughts on when cars hit their peak moment of desirability. All opinions belong to the hosts and in no way are shared with anyone anywhere.
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