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Alex Robbins

@Scrof

Freelance car journo. @TeleCars contributing editor; @CarGurusUK columnist; @overborepod co-host; @UKCOTY juror; questionable vehicle purchaser

United Kingdom Katılım Şubat 2009
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And so our first series comes to an end. We’re taking a few weeks’ break, but we’ll be back soon. In the meantime, we’ve decided which was the best facelift ever. (The answer won’t shock you, but go and listen anyway.)
Overbore@overborepod

🚨 EPISODE 12 🚨 The last in the series! - Facelifts: ones that worked, ones that didn’t, and the one we think was the best ever - 21 years in a Citroen Saxo - Baps - Gordon Keeble excitement Get it here! linktr.ee/overborepod

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What’s the best-sounding engine? Kitch reckons a soaring V10, or a thrummy five-pot. Scrof’s a sucker for an old-school V8. What do you think? (Poll below!)
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This week’s episode comes to you from this rather lovely Volvo V60. Kitch judged it ‘not bad’ - praise indeed - and said it was the first new car Scrof’s brought in that he could see himself owning. (Scrof quite likes it too.) But was Volvo right to reincarnate its estates?
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Overbore@overborepod·
If you’re wondering where this week’s Overbore is, well, it’s coming. Just not today. Sorry. What with a family funeral this week, we’ve had to push things back a little, but we’re hoping to get the latest ep out to you tomorrow or on Monday. Hang tight - it’s coming!
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Chris.@CSaltroad1·
@munchcorp @Scrof My dad had a scorpio. What a car. Was like going everywhere and never leaving your lounge.
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@sied_gymraeg Yes, though even then I reckon if the Vectra had come along five years previously it would have been quite highly regarded!
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WelShed@sied_gymraeg·
@Scrof Absolutely - the Peugeot 406, VW Passat and Honda Accord (although that landed a bit later) were all cracking cars in their own right too. I think the only (slightly) duff choice at the time was the Vectra.
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Bob Sacamano@jumpingjehovahs·
@Scrof Saw a Primera of that gen, in that colour, for sale yesterday and found it surprisingly tempting
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@sied_gymraeg Wasn’t it just! And as we discuss on the pod, just think how wide and varied the list of alternatives to these four was, too!
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WelShed@sied_gymraeg·
@Scrof What a time to be in the market for a family car.
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Phil@BoringCarDriver·
@Scrof B5 Passat was definitely longitudinal engine with a transaxle, B6 changed to transverse, on a different platform.
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Overbore@overborepod·
WE’RE BACK! After our brief hiatus we’ve moved to publishing our new episodes on Friday mornings, because it felt right. (It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact we couldn’t get our act together in time to record for Thursday…) OB9 drops at 10am. See you then!
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Hi folks, it’s Scrof with some sad news. I’m sorry to report that Tony McLean, Kitch’s father in law and friend of the pod, passed away earlier this week. 🧵
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This week we’re in a Volkswagen ID.Buzz; this one, to be precise. Kitch hates the colour scheme, deeming it to be too try-hard. Scrof, however, thinks it adds a welcome dash of colour to our roads. Who’s right? (Poll below!)
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Why aren’t Volkswagens like this any more? We answer this, and literally some other questions, only on this week’s Overbore.
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Steve | Pentagram Motorsport@PentagramMsport·
@Scrof I really do want to see the footage of this thing rising from its resting place and pulling all of the weeds from the ground in the process!
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Alex Robbins@Scrof·
This lunchtime, why not let us tell you all about a particularly iconic car? This one. Yes, the one covered in moss. Yes, it’s the same one in that barn, covered in part of Hampshire. Hello? Is this thing on?
Overbore@overborepod

Exclusives? Amazing guests? Cutting-edge insights? We haven’t got any of those. But we have got the story of the moss-covered Citroen that just wouldn’t quit. Come and have a listen. It’s better than watching paint dry.

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