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Auto Arcadia
by Colin Wood & Thomas Hope
Welcome to Auto Arcadia,Where two car obsessed guys crash headfirst into the wild world of automotive culture.If you miss the unfiltered charm of peak Clarkson-era Top Gear, you’re in the right place.Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of the infamous automotive giants, hot topics and debates, to our own personal anecdotes.Whether a dedicated petrolhead or just a casual interest, we’ll explore everything the mechanical world has to offer.We will be aiming to drop a new episode weekly.Patreon https://patreon.com/AutoArcadiaYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChIhEWiPaYRNng6D074MyuQFacebook <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http
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Tales of automotive professionalism
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.This week we explore tales of automotive professionalism... or the lack of it. Garage horrors stories, apprentice troubles (and troubling). Tools and workspaces.
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Resurrecting old model names, organic design, and mobility scooters
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.This week take an unstructured look at the Jenson Interceptor GTX, discuss the resurrection of old name plates, 3D printing and organic design. Before, becoming completely distracted by Dune and AI doomerism, which cars that represent nations, 'murican cars we like, company cars, narrow lane etiquette, drift karts and mobility scooters.
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Car Raffles and Eggs
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode we're actually talking about cars again well kind of. Car raffles and Eggs ... Yup along with some other stuff Augmented reality, speed limits poor driving a bit of everything this time round.
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Fuel Prices, Bad Man Cars & Car Red Flags
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode we're actually talking about cars again, Fuel prices, Bad man cars ,it turns out there is a formula for a bad guy car and automotive red flags. Hey were looking at you, you 118d driving M-Sport badge and tricolore grill loving animals ....
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The Death Of A Legend, The Manosphere And Some Car Chat
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode we're wayyy off the charts, wayward from the start but it us, you expect this ... or at least you should by now. Fighter Jets, massive fanny's and some random car chats ....
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A Brief History Of WRC And Its Origins
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode we're exploring the world of WRC, How it became what it is and we start at genesis ... all the way back in the 1800s. Right to the modern day, its a whistle stop tour but hey its us there are deviations from the script ...
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Grid, Engine swaps and Unusual car choices .... ENTER THE METRO
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode we talk some rubbish about cars ... totally not because one of the hosts forgot to finish his episode research. But anyway, we talk racing games again, crazy engine swaps lego cars and why Tom is obsessed with metros
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A Brief History Of BTCC
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode we take a look at BTCC its the British touring car championship. But you already knew that didn't you ... you clever sausage. Well take a sear and have a listen as we discuss, you might find something new about arguably one of the most rebellious forms of motorsport. The halo effect is in full swing, here we go into the world of BTCC
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Lets talk Koenigsegg & Their amazing brand of insanity
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at the king of swede speed,the insane, the amazing, the desirable .... yup its Koenigsegg. And its fantastic ....May also contain random chat.
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Forza horizon and Toyota/Gazoo
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we look at forza horizon and what we hope the new one has car wise. And we take a look Toyota and Gazoo Racing... are they out best hope. And chat some shit about some shit ....
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We're back (eventually) ... Tokyo Auto Salon, Our cars and flight sims
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, well we're back ... finally, and we'reback meandering through the automotive landscape with enless bulkshit and side quests. Toyota auto salon highlights, an update on our cars and some chat about pretending to fly.
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The (belated) end of year wrap up
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, wrap up a year of podcasting .... its a belated wrap up .... rum and festive period spirts saw to the delay, but hey we're wrapping up season 1 celebrations are called for. Tune in for a season wrap up and a peek into what were planning for next year.
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Struggling Manufactures And The Cars That Saved Them
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at Struggling manufactures and the cars that saved them. There's some famous well known examples and some of the lesser known examples.Annnnnnnd because its us we digress into the typical bullshit and random chat ....
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Car news (a bit)
In this episode we discuss contemporary car news, which we don't like and don't know much about. As expected, we digress...
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Turbo Bricks & Swedish Speed
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at Turbo bricks from the glorious land of flatpack furniture and meatballs. That's right its time for a look at Saab and Volvo. Famous for safe and sensible cars that just do what they need to and then there's the other side of the coin .... a side of rally bred turbo madness in every drivetrain and engine configuration imaginable.Turns out we're big fans of Swede Speed ....
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Look around you!
This week we did have a topic planned, but ended up having a random chat into paying attention while driving, good roads in Scotland, and the dangers of exchange rates and alcohol. We did talk about cars a bit, hope you enjoy.
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Automotive news and assorted stuffs
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a lighter look at the automotive sphere, much needed after last weeks episode. we go through some highlights from recent automotive news. We also explore some personal anecdotes and insights into the world.
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Bad men and the dark side of car companies
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at the bad men of the automotive industry. We explore the darkside of cars from modern day scandals to historic dark times. We take the usual detours and meandering anecdotes. Buckle up that is going to get dark.
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Toyota Technicals, Mots and Used cars
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at a sales spikes due to Technicals, are mots relevant? Or just a bit pointless. And some chat on used cars and the usual random banter.
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Racing and driving games
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at racing and driving in virtual form, childhood memories and nostalgia await ....
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Selling dramas, classic as a daily ? And random chat
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at a more dramas from selling cars, explore the idea of running a classic as a daily; is it utter madness or madness with a stroke of genius? And we top it off with some random car chat too ...
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One Offs & Low Volume Specials
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at a One Off and low volume OEM specials, this is what happens when you give the engineers carte blanche they make something special. From concepts to gt1 racers and low volume mega money commissioned vehicles. Here we go with some of the rarest machines we could think of
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Left Field Hero's
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at a left field hero's and why a new "default option" choice likely isn't the best one. So what choices are out there when you take the path less traveled ?
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Racing Liveries
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at some of the legendary racing liveries, some that are cliché and some that may well be totally unknown to the casual observer. We are looking at them all from Le Mans to F1. here we go folks ......
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Insane Trade In's
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we take a look at a story that hit the news recently, why the fuck would you trade an F40 for an ineos ? With a wee look at cars on tick and Mercedes. With our usual meandering, convoluted tangent maiden format.
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Gumballs and Cannonballs
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we're looking at the cream of the road rallying crop, the Gumball 3000, its origins, cars, similar events and its outlaw grandads ... the Cannonball run.
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Driver aides and car features
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we look at driver aides in first cars and what we feel is one feature missing for many cars with some random chat.
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Racetracks The Iconic and The Crap
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we talk racetracks. What makes a good one, what makes a crap one, the history and designers. With a bit of random chat for good effect Buckle up.
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Honey badgers, dashcams, porsche, stolen cars and crashes
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we discuss dashcams are they a good thing ? Stolen cars ... which obviously are not a good thing, crashing which kinda also sucks and whats going on with porsche currently, why a panamera makes you better than the other dads and what colins favourite animals are.
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Kerbed wheels and car based firsts
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we talk kerbedwheels significant firsts in cars and if credit matters. And we discuss some random chat andanecdotes.
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Aero, Crashing and Comparisons
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we look at aerodynamics and drag, what the great aftermarket can do for us and and what we want from cars for aero. The art of crashing, in light of a few big ones lately and we compare the hosts cars.
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So you wanna go racing - cheap motorsports
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we explore if the every-man ... on an every-man budget no less ... can get into motorsports. We look at budgets, classes and series's, and a comparison ... the golf-ists may not be happy with this ....
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The Subaru Impreza The Rally Refugee
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, take a look at the Impreza, as we glace upon its history, varients, effect on the scene, motorsports and discuss what some might call, The Definitive Rally Refugee.
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The 911 ... machine of the gods ?
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve into the (brief) history of the Porsche 911 with a whistle stop look at the model history and innovationsit brought forward. And we discuss the merits of the platform.
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SUV bonnets, taxis and road beef.
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode we talk a bit about cars but mainly hydration, SUV bonnet heights, taxis, road beefs, and home decoration. Some of it is relevant, we promise!
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The worst engines ... the bad and the ugly
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode we take a look bad engines ... is there some common themes that contribute to an engine being, well a bit shit. It's time to find out. We're looking at notoriously troublesome engines, through the eyes and anecdotes of a mechanic.
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Motorsports .... If you ain't cheating, You ain't trying
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we have a look at some of the best under handed moments in motorsport. From out and out dirty tricks to some quite frankly epic engineering and a folk hero or two ... jump in and buckle up we're looking at the best cheats in Motorsport.
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The 645Ci, Tyres & Dynamics, motorways & Speedlimits and some Craic
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we have a 645ci update, and ask if modern cars are over-tyred ? And what effect does it have dynamicly. We also take a look at motorways, speedlimts and have a good craic.
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Buying and Selling, Idiots and Trackday Transport
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve buying and selling, the drama it brings, and a Copart adventure update. And we take a look at Idiots in the car scene and trackday transports.
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Carbon fibre, Aluminium, laughing at numberplates & arguments
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve into a subject that made the news and then u-turned ... banning carbon fibre, and the potential impact of such a move. And we take a look at personal plates and recount some old arguments the car world has brought us.
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What makes a great drivers car - Nature and Personality, is it more than the sum of its parts
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve into the subject of the Character of a car and if its more thanthe sum of its parts. And take a look at the role these things play in the creation of a drivers car .... purists rejoice we're talking about what makes what would otherwise be just a car into a great one.
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What makes a great drivers car - Ergonomics and Squishy humans
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve into the subject of Egronomics and Sqishy humans. And take a look at the role these things play in the creation of a drivers car .... purists rejoice we're talking about what makes what would otherwise be just a car into a great one.
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What makes a great drivers car - Engines and all things oily
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve into the subject of Engines and all things oily. And take a look at the role these things play in the creation of a drivers car .... purists rejoice we're talking about what makes what would otherwise be just a car into a great one.
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What makes a great drivers car - Suspension and Chassis
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve into the subject of chassis and suspension. And take a look at the role these things play in the creation of a drivers car .... purists rejoice we're talking about what makes what would otherwise be just a car into a great one.
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Car design, the future of cars and a story about a dog
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve into the subjects of Car design and where its taking us ... what does the future hold for cars ?. Taking a look at so hits, some misses and our views on what is coming in the future. Oh, and we have a story about a dog too.
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First cars and Family cars ... what to do with them
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve into the subjects of First cars and Family cars. Taking a look at what to do as an enthusiast when the we need to buy a first car. What to do with the pitter patter of little feet makes a bigger practical car nessesary ... is all hope lost .... we're going to try and find out ...
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Weird cars, Origin stories and Video games
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we delve into the subjects of our origin stories and why were into cars, look at some automotive oddities and finally chat about video games. Taking a look at why so many people wanted cars with 3 wheels, what makes a good car game. And the question of who da fuq are we, our origin stories and why we're into cars.
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Musical sounds, fix or forget and where to stop on the colour wheel
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of Music, car colours and fixing things. And take a look at why so many people want white black or grey, if the Scottish have the best banter in online gaming (we do !!!). the question of Fix, Bodge or just leave it and what we listen to when driving.
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Cars in media and what they say about us
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes.In this episode, we dive into the world of car stereotypes and how these have influenced, and are influenced by, media including car advertisements and car casting in TV and movies. Our discussion leads us to the ultimate question: Are car stereotypes justified? Join us to find out!
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Bad habits, confessions and parking nonsense
Join us as the hosts of Auto Arcadia as we crash into the madness of automotive culture. Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of automotive giants, hot topics, and big questions against our own personal anecdotes. In this episode, we delve into the subject of bad habits and parking nonsense. And take a look at the things that make drivers rage, things were guilty of, and why these things happen.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Auto Arcadia,Where two car obsessed guys crash headfirst into the wild world of automotive culture.If you miss the unfiltered charm of peak Clarkson-era Top Gear, you’re in the right place.Diving deep into the world of car culture, discussing the fascinating and ridiculous history of the infamous automotive giants, hot topics and debates, to our own personal anecdotes.Whether a dedicated petrolhead or just a casual interest, we’ll explore everything the mechanical world has to offer.We will be aiming to drop a new episode weekly.Patreon https://patreon.com/AutoArcadiaYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChIhEWiPaYRNng6D074MyuQFacebook <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http
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