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Podcast 207 - The Eagle has Quested (Patreon)

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2024-04-21 17:00:07
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As Patrons already know, Jonny and Richard have finally bought an official podcast car. Also in this episode, parts gloating, a few nights in a California, wanting an ‘80s motorhome, annoying chainsawing, more praise for the Alpine A110, not wanting to look seedy just because you have a camper van, CVT gearboxes sounded like out-of-tune men in churches, unlikely overtaking, the disappearance of the fallen over caravan, strange Brazilian trucks, Instagram ads for trousers, and Omega, Omega or Omega?

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Nicky Ellis

It would appear the standard of the comments is deteriorating badly. Hopefully the raise in the subscription fee will weed out the riff raff! OTSOT 😂

Thomas

SPOOOOOORT

Firstdan2000

It's definitely pronounced 'Omega'.

Firstdan2000

I'll be less of an arse here, I own one and it's common to call it an Oh Mayga. Oh like the letter O, and Mayga. Same pronunciation as the Latin letter of the alphabet that looks like the Ohms symbol.

Rich long

Most of us are chavs on here. And yes, I did own a cushty XR3i with a cracked dash.

Andrew Armstrong

Hark back to the young lad in the tractor overtaking his Dad on the way back to the farm! One of the first internet viral videos. 🤣

Kevin Cochrane

When I worked for Vauxhall it was generally pronounced Oh-mee-ga 🏁

Rick Bean

Is this being stored at Jonnys office along with the rest of his collection?

Rick Bean

It's not an omega it's a caddilac catera

Matt Tester

There's no way that Ashley can drop so many S&S references without knowing what's going on. Can't wait to see what you do with this thing. Also I deal with a piece of mapping software that uses the term Gazetteer, the only time I've ever seen it.

Graham Dallas

Great pod as always. I'm fairly sure the Eagle Quest (not eagle quest) was previously owned by Michael McDonald and/or Sade.

Stuart Richards

Oh come on. We know the band who owned the vehhhhhicle previously was Eagles

Will Flack

Sounds like finding out that band is the quest of the eagle! Look forward to spotting it around Stamford if that's where it ends up :)

Chris Armstrong

I feel that it would be very appropriate for the Eagle to be officially Christened into S&S ownership by recording a podcast in it at Baldock Services

Charlie Bee

The Eagle Quest was owned by a band with some serious aspirations to be big and powerful; Budgie…

Ben Hanford

I always enjoy glancing at the runtime when Richard says ‘we should really bring this to a halt’ and see nearly ten minutes left

Stuart Feltham

With regard to the BL key in the Licence to Drive poster, you should get Adam Savage, prop maker and film paraphernalia nut extraordinaire! I imagine with Johnny's YouTube credentials he'd be more than happy for a collab! And if anyone can track down the truth, it's him.

Dan W

I've managed an overtake in an artic on a single carriageway road before, granted it was empty so relatively little weight but the car in feint was really doddering along on an NSL road. It's extra satisfying I won't lie

Tim C

I think you were looking for the word ‘tipper’ rather than ‘dumper’ Richard. I’ve done a lot of single carriageway overtakes in a lorry. My route took me through the Brecon Beacons twice a day for fifteen months and the amount of 40mph dawdlers on wide open, well sighted A roads is just ridiculous. Obviously the truck is limited to 56mph and my limit on a single carriageway is 50mph so it needs some planning but when you drive the same road every day you get to know where an overtake is possible. If you’re being overtaken by a lorry though surely it’s time to consider if you might be driving a bit too slowly.

Scott

As for signwriting the Eagle Quest, how about something along the lines of “Messrs Smith & Sniff, Purveyors of Fine Drivel about Cars and Many Other Things. Est 2018”, in a gold serifed font? Alternatively, get it wrapped in bright yellow with big S&S logos?

Maximiliano Pechmann

So... Word wide Smith and Sniff tour is on the way, if you need a driver since you've become high profile peps now, let me know!

Mr Bean.crom

I think the trailer/caravan rollovers being less common is mostly due to the weight of modern cars natively being heavier than the towable item whereas in the past the MK3 Cortina weighs the same as a modern Abarth 595 yet you would never see a tiny city shopper towing a twin axle 6 berth down the A55

Iain W

On the subject of caravanettes, I actually used that word the other day, as it came up in conversation regarding things my mum says that stopped making sense in the 1980s.

Tim C

A few things about lorries for Richard. Apologies if you know all this already. There aren’t many manual gearboxes left. Most are automated air-shifted manuals, think BMW’s SMG or Lamborghini’s e-gear. There are more seamless shifting boxes coming on the market now which make a big difference in smoothness and acceleration. An artic tractor unit will typically have 12 gears but will be in 4th at little more than walking pace. Volvo gearboxes are best. Our power to weight ratio is shockingly shit. 10-12 bhp/ton when fully loaded. That’s why conservation of momentum is so important. Coming to a complete halt is to be avoided if at all possible. Driver aids are surprisingly good. We’ve had radar cruise control for ages and cruise speed can be altered in half a km/h increments. GPS cruise control is on the market now which will hold a gear or shift up or down because it knows you’re approaching the brow of a hill for example. Driver safety is not great. Most trucks don’t have airbags in the cab. In a collision with a car the greater momentum of the vehicle will probably save you but if you hit a tree you’ll be in trouble. Seats are very comfortable. Air suspension in the seat base, multi adjustable backrests and side bolsters are commonplace. If you’re doing nine hours a day behind the wheel that’s a given I suppose. Those aero blade cameras which have replaced side mirrors on some lorries are really good, in my opinion. They don’t get covered in water and dirt or steam up and they are great in low light conditions. When reversing they have a wider field of vision so you can see more out of them too. Blind spots are a real issue. Alongside the trailer or just in front of the cab on the nearside we can see nothing. Those videos you sometimes see of lorries pushing a car sideways down the motorway look inexplicable but it could happen to any of us. I’ve seen it happen in real life and I’ve spun a car off the road which undertook me. The first I knew of him was seeing the car rotating in front of me. Luckily he was just scared rather than injured. We can see much better than car drivers in heavy rain and spray on the motorway. Being a couple of metres higher up makes an amazing difference. If you want to know anything else please just ask.

Matt JJ Hell

The Quest needs a 2.2 lude swap

Rich Tysoe

On reflection, I have a strong suspicion that the limo seller was fully aware of who Jonny was and has probably listened to at least one episode. Alluding to two S&S running gags in the space of a single phone call seems too much for a coincidence. He must have been forwarded at least one episode in the last few weeks since the EQ chat started.

david marden

Who's your chauffeur? Plato? Tiff? Harris Monkey? May?

Andrew Atherton

On the subject of mad Brazilian lorries. I urge you to have a browse for Brazilian trucks "wind braking" on the youtube

Darren B McLellan

Guys! Listen! Here in NEW England, we once had a map publisher named Delorme who made maps for people who looked for back roads and old tracks, fishing spots, etc. They were very detailed and at a usable scale. They were called the "Atlas & Gazateer" and are still published by Garmin. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/575993

Stephen Voss

Surely you have sequestered the Quest?

Daniel Thorn

I think you need to hire a funfair carousel spray artist to paint a massive eagle on the bonnet in the manner of a Pontiac Firebird.

Jettawagon

Only a proper flute would look to an E-type as support for a camper van’s spahworty pedigree….

Maurice Barnes

I could see Jonny on a little cloud, just like Monkey.

Paul Cherry

A new funeral company is born. Smith and Stiff

StokeyNick

have to say, with a 14&10yr old girls. and bought a 2013california beach last week... staying away friday night and biking the manifold valley trail on sunday was absolutely brilliant and the girls loved it. if you wanna know how much a 10year old cali is... ours was £24k 😳🤦‍♂️. brilliant for kids this age Jonny... oh and amazon, emergency unisex wee bags 🤦‍♂️

Matt Stanford

I wondered if a BL Era Jaguar was somehow involved in License (sic) to Drive, maybe in a hero's arc kind of phase. I've watched the preview and some clips though - the main before-he-gets-the-girl car is a Caddy. The Ferrari, I believe, is part of the glorious ever-after denouement. Or a daydream sequence. Either way

Matt Stanford

OK, so relevant cars in License To Drive: Love interest's boyfriend at the beginning of the film has a Ferrari 308 with a body-coloured front nerf bar. Looks like a Nissan 180SX from front-on. Corey's parents own an Audi 100 Corey's Grandad has a pre/early Malaise era Cadillac DeVille, the main vehicular protagonist of the movie Corey's mate's Mum has a Datto 120Y coupe (Sunny) in custard yellow and the frankly excellent honeycomb pie dish wheel covers They go to a party where there's a Mk1 Golf cabriolet, an IROC-Z Camera, a shark-nosed 6 series BMW, a Buick Grand National, a Chevrolet BERETTA (look it up!), a MkI Mustang Convertible, a rectangular headlight Renegade with all the DRIVING LIGHT MOUNT POINTS used; outside is a 930 911 Targa and a C4 Corvette convertible looking about as not-shiny as Jonny's recent discovery, a mate gets dropped off in a first model Honda Accord (the stubby-bummed hatch with the neat four set headlights) Corey takes his driving test in an American Ford Escort while his sister takes hers in a Pontiac Acadian (an even uglier Chevette) She parallel parks between a second-get 626 coupe and Firebird. He does his parallel park test between a Chevrolet sedan and a solid-body van, but across the road is a rubber-nosed four headlight Jaguar XJS. BL ERA! In his room there are posters of a Pantera, a Countach, a quite nice poster of all post-war era BMWs. He takes a girl out on a date in the Cadillac which gets towed; he runs in panic past a Rover Sterling (800). He drives Heather Graham's Mk1 Golf Convertible There are NO BL-Era vehicles used in great measure in the film; only two appear in the background. Key-Based RAGE is appropriate.

Adam Holvey

There surely can only be one song used for the Eagle Quest pickup video...Andy Williams The Impossible Dream. The immortal line "This is my quest" on repeat.

John Hammond

I've just come back from two weeks in South Africa (buzzness untrests) and I noticed the stance of the local taxi buses is the same. These are nearly all 2nd or 3rd gen Toyota Hi-Aces, riding on wide chrome Wellar style wheels and sat down at the front. I'm no expert but it doesn't seem the most comfortable set up for the driver.