No More Nice Cars: Recent Episodes
Michael Banovsky & Paul Parker
Discussions and diversions based on the No More Nice Cars newsletter at https://nmnc.substack.com/ . Subscribe to the newsletter today! New episode every Thursday.
Based on the No More Nice Car's post Grandpa's Lincoln https://nmnc.substack.com/p/00080. Paul speaks with his uncle Mike Parker and father Jim Parker about his Grandma's last car and the cars their family had growing up. Also a random Knight Rider reference.
She bank rolled the creation of the car, supported her husband till the end. Listen in on a bit of the life of Bertha Benz, inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2016. https://www.automotivehalloffame.org/honoree/bertha-benz/
Paul speaks with a former car executive, Melissa, about sales. And the smell of gas. Episode image from https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/
We review one of the NMNC posts about the Isuzu Zen and talk about why it is a thing of beauty. Based on https://nmnc.substack.com/p/00032
Michael goes into detail on the beauty of hoopties and reminds us there is more than one way to make a car. & Paul gets it mostly wrong.
Michael shares his thoughts on how best to cover the last mile when commuting. Marty McFly hover boards for all!
Michael challenges Kimi Räikkönen to an eRace and we talk about the possibilities. Avoid getting hit by carbon fibre shards! Cheaper beer prices! Better races?
Links:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy_Hunter
- Spy Hunter theme music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqw6yRlWc2c
- Peter Gunn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oysMt8iL9UE
- Rain day in Montreal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXzpeK2FPWo
- Drama on course https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/05/drama-in-iracing-as-indycar-champ-wrecks-f1-star-on-purpose/
Recounting the wonders of Saab in North America with a previous owner. Does he wear a blazer with elbow patches and smokes a pipe? Vote for Bernie Sanders and has a detailed analysis of the Big Lebowski that he wants to share with people at every social function he goes to? Maybe! Thanks Andrew!
Paul tells us his feelings and Michael shares some Saab stories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JCu47PxHno
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/saab
Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Automobile
On this episode Michael talks about fuel economy gauges, Paul recounts random facts about an old Subaru Outback and Michael comes clean about his tendencies as a back seat driver.
https://nmnc.substack.com/p/00021
http://www.fuelly.com/
Michael asks Paul if he wants good advice or bad advice, and inevitably they speak about Volvo wagons and electric cars.
In this podcast we set the stage for our discussions and talk about why No More Nice Cars is important for Michael, us and for automotive media. The essential truth is that we are telling stories that go beyond the surface and get at what matters to us as enthusiasts of transport and design. https://nmnc.substack.com/p/00002