Gears And Beers: The Unashamedly Unprofessional Automotive Podcast

SUPRA! SUPRA! SUPRA! This is our first podcast episode of 2019 that we actually recorded in 2019, and there’s a bit of news this week, and it’s GOOD news ladies and gentlemen! The new Toyota Supra has been OFFICIALLY launched at the Detroit Auto Show. We bang on about the new Supra, and the BMW Z4, for a fair bit this episode, and it was a lot of fun (there may have been multiple Great Northern’s had #SponsorUsToo). We then move onto a few other cars, the Subaru WRX STI S209 (US only), Cadillac’s new electric SUV (again, US only), autonomous cars at CES 2019, the Ford GT500 being imported into Australia by Mustang Motorsports, and then we argue about ADR laws. Then Joseph talks about the woes of his AP Racing Big Brake Kit’s wheel fitment with his RPF1’s. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, rate us on iTunes and Spotify! http://www.gearsandbeersmedia.com

Our first episode of 2019! Thanks for sticking with us, and welcome if you're new! This is going to be a big year for us, we've got a lot of plans; stay tuned! We start off this year with a topic raised by Matt referencing Mighty Car Mods' 'Turbos and Temples 2' and asking us if we're team Marty or team Moog; R34 GTR or FD RX7 for a Japanese road trip. We then argue about the Countach... A lot. Joseph then talks about the live-action Initial D movie, and we transition on to talking about Honda Integra Type R's, and Joseph talks about his brakes... Again. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and at www.gearsandbeersmedia.com

This week, we recorded two episodes to cover the New Year's break as we're going camping (read as; excuse to drink outdoors). This is part one, with part 2 going the following week. We start off this week by talking about our favourite new cars of 2018, and we start off the discussion with Matt getting excited by the Haval H9, and Great Wall Steed, while going off on tangents a lot. We then end on talking about the V12 engine for the Aston Martin Valkyrie as featured on Carfection. We wish to sincerely thank everyone for their support throughout 2018, and we've got big plans for 2019! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and at www.gearsandbeersmedia.com

We're back with episode 78, once again joined by Ben of the Pencil's Ballercast podcast, the Christmas Eve episode. We start off thanking everyone for listening to our bollocks before starting off with the news. Ben starts off the discussions with talking about a Subaru concept before we let him know our thoughts on concept cars (we don't like them). Then he goes through Motoring.com.au's top 5 most popular reviews on their website, and we talk about the cars listed, with our usual tangents. Mitch then talks about Hyundai introducing fingerprint recognition in their vehicles. Joseph then talks about Carwow's Mat Watson's comparison between the Lexus LFA and the LC 500. Matt then talks about the Camaro coming to Australia is the 16/17 model, and not the 19, and its comparison to the current Ford Mustang. Mitch then talks about the Gold Coast City Council cracking down on people keeping unregistered and 'eyesore' vehicles in the front yard on their private property. Then Matt challenges the panel that Volkswage

We're back with episode 77, and a man down; Mitch isn't on this week because he scored a ticket to go see Jim Jefferies. However, Mr Ben Sewell of Pencil's Ballercast makes a return this week in place of Mitchell. This week, the boys start off by talking about absolute nonsense, before starting off with Matt talking about what he's done to his 105 Series this week, and getting it scratched last weekend. Then, just to mix things up, Ben talks about beer! He talks about Newstead Brewing Co.'s new beer 'Ale-y Oop'. Joseph then talks about a bit of news. He talks about the new Jeep Wrangler's 1 Star Euro-NCAP score. This then develops into a discussion about how relevant the 1 Star is to Jeep buyers. Somehow, Ben has Hyundai car news... Which is weird. Then Matt talks about Hyundai committing to hydrogen cars, Skoda dropping the price on the base Fabia, and Mazda coming out with an orange limited edition MX-5 starting at $38k, and Ford not selling as much of the 2018/19 Mustang as they'd hope. Then Joseph t

We're back for episode 76 of the Gears and Beers Podcast! The first bit of news we talk about this week is the official launch date of Mitch's favorite car, the new Suzuki Jimny. We then talk about Volkswagen only committing to one more generation of cars with Internal Combustion Engines as they're focusing on electric, and we briefly talk about the new LIME scooters taking over Brisbane. Then we talk about Nissan starting to remanufacture a selection of parts for R33 and R34 GTR's, adding to the existing R32 products. Then we talk about Rivian and their new electric vehicles targeting offroaders with an SUV and a Ute, which gets us talking about Elon Musk and Tesla. We then talk at great length about GM's new Silverado, and we have a split opinion on its styling. Joseph then talks about his future track day mods for his Toyota GT86, and his wheel crisis and Matt talks about his oil mistake. We then wrap up our 'Nameless Game' by discussing our favourite engines from the game, and we play one last round

We're back with episode 75, and this week we start off with some bollocks and then we rattle off what we're going to talk about this week. Then Matt clarifies his 'No Porsche' rule, before we talk about the new Porsche 911 (992). Then Joseph explains our goal of having a 'Hooptie Fleet'; cars that a sub-$1500 and iconic vehicles for what they are. We then discuss Suzuki Jimny pricing, based on UK pricing, and transition to talking about GM cutting 14,000 employees across the US and Canada. We then briefly talk about Jeep's colour-range, before playing 'The Nameless Game', this week it's V12 and like last week with V10's, there's a 100,000km limit and we can choose from used. The categories, as usual, are; Track car, drag car, all the money in the world, and value for money. Then we end off on talking about our Project Prado. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc! www.gearsandbeersmedia.com

This week we start off with the boys giving Mitch crap about working retail, then Mitch tells his small story about a news company in New Zealand unknowingly using his/our image for the article cover image. Then Joel talks about his recent run of bad luck recently, specifically his receiving a parking ticket and a bad experience at a wrecker. We then talk about Sophia Floersh's crash in a spectacular Formula 3 crash in Macau.  Then Joseph asks the panel what the last mod was done to our cars, which was just an excuse for him to talk about his new front rotors, which gets us on to talking about the brakes industry. We then play the 'Nameless Game', this time it's V10's, and for this week's episode, we make it open to any car under 100,000km's. The 4 cars Joseph and Mitch have to find are; Track car, Drag car, Value for Money, All the money in the world. While Mitch and Joseph are doing this, Matt and Joel talk about Joel's Z32. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! www.gearsandbeersmedia.com

We're back for episode 73! This week starts off the rails immediately, with our return special guest Ben asking us what our favourite car-themed movies are, which insights some lively discussion about car movies. After 11 minutes, we finally move onto some news. We start off with a bit of news about Volkswagen's passenger vehicles no longer having manuals, including their performance range. We then talk about HSV's second go at the Colorado; the HSV Sportscat R. The Sportscat R features some red decals, pumped guards and hood, but no performance improvements. Then we talk about the Ford Ranger Raptor's television commercial being pulled from television due to it depicting super-fast acceleration inside a shed. We then talk about Jeep's Gladiator ute, a car that Mitch and Ben think is ugly, but Matt and Joseph like... Then we ask whether 1 chicken wing is equal to 3 (4) chips. Mitch then brings up how Mitsubishi has no immediate plans for a new Pajero to replace the current 20+-year-old model (with facel

We are back for episode 72, and we kick off living up to our 'Unashamedly Unprofessional' motto before actually talking about anything worthwhile. This week we talk about carbon fibre conrods unveiled at SEMA 2018, then we talk a bit about SEMA in general and some of our favourite builds from the show. We then talk about class restrictions for some local racing series that Joseph competes in, we then talk a bit more about Joseph's racing. Then Mitch triggers Matt with a bit of a hot take about turbos, and not-so-gracefully transition to Subaru's (and Toyota's) recall on MY12 to MY13 vehicles fitted with the FA20 engine. Subaru says that the valve springs may fail and cause complete engine failure. We then talk about Chevrolet making a 1-off electric Camaro drag car, and segway onto talking about the differences between the used car markets in Australia and America. Joseph then brings up Toyota Japan wanting to introduce a subscription model where people can drive whatever Toyota they want depending on th

This week, we start off by talking about ourselves. Then we outline what we plan to talk about this week, and our Rent-A-Crowd Joel talks about his new car... A Nissan Z32. We then argue, again, over what's better; Mk4 Supra or a Soarer, which then gets us talking about popular automotive YouTubers. We then discuss a topic raised by one of our listeners Seth, asking us what our thoughts are on the 400Z concept. We then continue to Nissan discussion by talking about Nissan's Clubsport 23 370Z at SEMA 2018... And once again we somehow get onto talking about dual cab utes. We then move on to talk about the McLaren Speedtail, an incredible machine that boggles the mind with the numbers it produces. We then get talking about rich people and their car collections. We then congratulate Matt on getting engaged... Finally. Then we talk about one of our mates getting his third Nissan Patrol... Before selling the other 2. We then segway onto talking about the paint on Joel's new Z32, and our opinions on colour-shift

First off this week, we give a few shout-outs to a couple people. Emerson of Pakin Imagery, and Seth who recommended us on Facebook. Cheers lads! Then we answer a question, that contains 4 sub-questions. 1) Best 4 cylinder track car? 2) Best 4 cylinder drag car? 3) Best 4 cylinder for value for money 4) If you had all the money in the world, what 4 cylinder car would you buy? We then gracefully transition on to the News, and this week Joseph kicks off the news with Holden halting production on the new Commodore and Equinox due to lacklustre sales and an excess supply. We then talk about Holden being "given the keys" to GM's entire range for import to Australia. Next, Matt and Mitch talk about a couple of exquisite cars they saw on the road the other day, then we transition onto talking about what Matt has done to his 105 Series. After Matt's MacBook deciding to do a system update mid-pod, we pick up and move onto playing a game of 'Show Me What You Got', before ending off the episode. www.gearsandbeersme

We're back from World Time Attack Challenge 2018! We start off this week with the usual rubbish, then we get into talking about our WTAC weekend. We talk about our arduous journey to the track, fighting our way through the marsh flies, our disinterest in the Show N Shine, and our love of the drift car garages. We then go on to talk more about the actual time attack cars, and the evening drifts. We cannot wait for WTAC 2019! Then Joseph talks about the extra-wet track day that he went to instead of coming down to World Time Attack Challenge (#DoggedTheBoys). We then talk about food, before getting back on topic about what our favourite cars were at the event. Then we talk a bit of news. Ford Mustang gets more expensive but makes 9kw less, but 9Nm more torque. Then we talk about the Mitsuoka Rock Star, a Mazda ND MX5 customised to look like a C2 Corvette. Mitsuoka is known for their previous work with the Nissan S13, making it look like Cruella DeVille's car. We then talk about Alpine targeting Alfa Romeo,

Part two of our pre-WTAC recording session. When you're listening to this, we'll be somewhere between Sydney and Brisbane heading back from World Time Attack Challenge. We kick off this episode by talking, again, about the Cartastrophy365 podcast shoutout, then tangent onto talking about British television shows. Then, to mix things up, we actually talk about beer, albeit briefly. We then talk about why Ben joined us this week, and argue about soft-roaders. This one story took most of the episode, because tangents. We then talk about Mitch's car history and obsession for the new Suzuki Jimny. Then we talk about Matt's obsession with EcoBoost Mustang. We then talk about WTAC. We're driving down this year, and leaving Brisbane at the butt-crack of dawn (4am), and tangent about food and and a steakhouse without beer! Next episode will be all about World Time Attack Challenge, so look forward to that one. I'm sure we'll have much to talk about!

We're back for episode 67! This week we're joined once again by Ben, and Rent-A-Crowd is back to his off-mic position. We start off with Chrysler being killed off in New Zealand, and their complete lack of 'damns' to give on their website and spell-check. Then we talk about Mazda confirming the return of the rotary, but not how we would have hoped. Porsche announces the 935, a retro-inspired track-only version of the GT2 RS; with custom bodywork and livery. The 935 splits the panel. Continuing with the Porsche news, Porsche has confirmed the 911 Speedster that was teased a few months back. Joseph then brings up some news on Citroen saying they're going to be focusing on 'style and comfort', and after some bollocks, we talk about BMW releasing the new 3-Series at the Paris Motor Show. We then offend the Pope, and transition on to give Joe and the Cartastrophe365 podcast guys a shout-out because they gave us a shout-out. Then Matt gives us an update on what car the kid he works with ended up getting. Matt

We start off our car podcast with a brief discussion about Bingo numbers and accents in movies. While Hairgel goes to fetch this week's beer, Mitch and Matt talk about the new Audi RS5 Sportsback due out in February 2019. The beer Joseph supplied us this week is Toohey's Old, and it is absolutely awful. We then talk about the crash rating for the new Suzuki Jimny. Joseph then brings up the now Officially Official (again) Toyota Supra, and Mitch talks about Porsche officially killing off Diesel engines. Joseph then causes a massive argument between himself and Matt about the rear muffler in a stock 86 and its diffuser properties, both poorly using maths and science. We then talk about the wider 86/BRZ club, and how the Instagram and Stance community has tarnished the community. We then transition on to a discussion about 86's speakers and their sound quality, or lack-there-of according to Matt. Then Mitch asks the panel what they think the most revolutionary supercar of all time.

We're back for episode 65! The first bit of news this week is Jesse's VW Jetta from 'The Fast And The Furious' has come up for sale for $99k. Then Joseph brings up Ferrari's new Monza SP1 and SP2's, based on the 812 Superfast. We then talk about the new BMW Z4's range being officially announced, then Matt confesses that he likes the Fiat 124 Abarth more than the ND Mazda MX5. Mitch then brings up news about the new Gazoo Racing Toyota Supra variant being confirmed for Australia, then Mitch trolls Matt about the EcoBoost Mustang. We then have an argument about Mercedes' range, and Joseph talks about a drag between a Dodge Hellcat Demon and a Nissan GTR in Las Vegas. Matt then talks about the latest mods he's done to his 105 Series. We then play 'What About This Car', and this week it's about Civics. And Holden kills off the Barina, which gets us talking about Holden and the car market as a whole. And Mitch trolls the panel.

It's a slow news week this week, but we still find a bit of stuff to talk about. This week we start off with some absolute bollocks before kicking off officially. Joseph kicks off the news this week with pricing for the HSV Camaro that has just been released and continues on to talk about Queensland Police cracking down on modified 4x4's, and Matt talks about what the current standards are for lifting a 4x4 in Qld. Mitch then talks about Lexus being the first to market with a camera side mirror system with the ES. This then gets us talking about how long 'modern' cars are designed to work, and their future parts availability. Then Mitch asks the boys how it was that they got interested in cars, which we got into talking about racing video games. It's then a return of Joel's Motorcycle Minute, which turns into a few more minutes than that. Then Mitch talks about the 2019 Subaru BRZ update. We then offer some consumer advice.

It's the original trio this week for episode 63. First this week, we talk about Ford and the 2020 Shelby Mustang GT500 dropping the manual from the options list. However, what really grind's Mitch's gears is the sloppy journalism from a particular online outlet. Mitch continues the bad news this week with the next Porsche allegedly putting a turbo on the next 911 GT3 (992)... Which turns into an argument. We then briefly answer a question from a listener as to what 'O/D Off' means. Joseph then asks us what cars we're fawning over, which turns into a general discussion about trucks first. Then Matt and Joseph talk about what they've done to their cars. Then we discuss our plans to tinny-bomb the front quarter panel of our Project Prado (J90), which was inspired by the tinny-patch on the bell housing. One final point, we're now on Spotify! So you can find us there, as well as everywhere else good podcasts can be found.

We kick off this week talking about Holden, and Holden's ridiculous number of SUV's being increased by yet another called the Acadia. We then talk about the size of new cars today, and that they're only getting bigger. We then talk about 'The Grand Tour' coming out with a video game, that preliminary reviews are saying is rubbish, much like DriveTribe. A Ferrari 250 GTO broke auction records at Pebble Beach for selling for $48million. This then transitions into a discussion about insurance, and then we continue the Ferrari talks with the 488 Pista Spider, which was unveiled at Pebble Beach. We then talk about Chrysler, and how much longer we think they'll be around. This then transitions into talking about 'Merican car brands. Suzuki has overtaken BMW to become the most profitable car manufacturers (based on profit per vehicle). We then answer a listener's question about how much horsepower is enough and finish off by playing 'Show Me What You Got' and motorcycle minute.