by Overbore
Alex Robbins is a motoring writer who tests the latest new cars for a living. Richard Kitchen is an automotive engineer who spends most of his time bringing crumbling classics back to life. Together, they spend a lot of time drinking tea and talking rubbish about cars. So they thought they may as well do it with a microphone in front of them. On Overbore, Alex tries to convince Rich of the merits of the modern automobile - while Rich tries to help Alex learn more about running his classic. And along the way, they hope to help lovers of cars of all ages and types to broaden their horizons.
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April 3, 2025
<p>This week, we’re in Scrof’s new long-term test car, which Kitch wants to love but… well, you can guess the rest. </p><p><br></p><p>It’s a Volkswagen ID.Buzz, and it gives us the perfect reason to ask: what’s happened to VW? Or more specifically, why have the company’s current cars lost the sense of quality and usability that used to be such a hallmark - and will they get it back again?</p><p><br></p><p>As part of this discussion we explain just why touchscreens and touchpads are such a step backwards. But we also discover Rich has been driving a modern car - and liked it. Which one? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out… (or, y’know, just look at the podcast title. Ahem.)</p>
March 27, 2025
<p>Kitch is back! Hooray! And this week, he's telling Scrof about the cars he's owned, but never really loved. Which, it turns out, is most of them.</p><p>One he did love, though, is a legendary estate he got for free from a bloke in Sheffield, and which turned out to be virtually unkillable. No prizes for guessing which French marque it came from.</p><p>We're also sitting in a small car this week, to talk about small cars, and why the industry is having trouble making them. Can it really be that hard? The answer, as it turns out, is 'yes'. Scrof explains why. </p><p>All this, plus: why one day you may need to go back to your dealer to get your dashboard fish reset.</p>
March 20, 2025
<p>Scrof's flying solo this week, and from his podcast studio (well, his immobile hunk of old Citroen - you have to have one to be on Overbore) he's answering some reader questions.</p><p>For example, can we run press cars on the dyno? Do EV batteries really fit in saloon cars? And why does anyone buy a new car these days?</p><p>Scrof will also be talking about how to become a motoring journalist (and indeed, whether you should), and he'll tell you a little more about Audrey, his 1970 Citroen DS. See, he can call it that, because Kitch isn't about...</p>
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