Autoblog Podcast #88
UPDATE: Back by popular demand, direct download of the podcast has been added as a link below.The biggest news of the past week: the suckfest that was the Knight Rider movie. Alex liveblogged it so that we didn't have to watch. Sure it was crap, but was it really that bad? The original was a clunker, too, remember. There's car stuff going on, too, and we move on to covering what's in our respective Autoblog Garages. Keep an eye out for some new reviews, and John has a podcast-exclusive announcement, too.
We spin off into a small car smackdown, postulate on who should buy Jaguar if Tata flips them, and boomerang back to our MINI vs. Aveo sales number deathmatch. In this week's installment of "Fords We Don't Get," there's a new Austrailian Falcon that is available in full-on sinister. It's badass in FPV trim, not available here, and
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Dan 6:55PM (2/20/2008)
Please bring back the listen button so I can save the .mp3 to my mp3 player. I like to listen at times when I don;t have a browser up to deal with the java script. I also do not want to subscribe. Please let this listener listen when I want to(pull model) rather than having to subscribe(push) model. Thanks.
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DIRETTORE 7:22PM (2/20/2008)
Dans right. Can someone just share the password or something? Ive got more than enough Spam I can deal with already. Thanks & cheers
GS 7:08PM (2/20/2008)
I second Dan ... please bring back the "Listen" option.
John R 7:58PM (2/20/2008)
direct download, please! :)
Bigfork 9:11PM (2/20/2008)
From looking at the past "Listen" links it's pretty easy to figure out what the direct link is. Right-click and save-as the following link. If that doesn't work just copy it into your browser and save it once your player comes up.
http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/autoblog/podcasts/auto20080220_0088.mp3
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Bigfork 9:23PM (2/20/2008)
Nevermind, looks like they just added the download link :)
AlexP 7:34PM (2/20/2008)
What the heck are you guys on about? Spam, passwords? wtf man, all you gotta do is download iTunes, and iTunes isn't the cause of your problems.
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Tony 10:30PM (2/20/2008)
Come on !! (re: no direct download)
Why change things? We had a special relationship and then you go and do this.
Who is pulling the autoblog.com strings?
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Dan 10:10PM (2/20/2008)
Thank You.
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John R 10:35PM (2/20/2008)
Neff, bumper view...all the way.
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SilverAero 7:25PM (2/21/2008)
Yep bumper view is the only way if you want to win
John R 11:02PM (2/20/2008)
A rumor about Knight Rider:
Glen Larson, the producer of the original show, had been trying to produce a theatrical version of the show for a number of years with the idea of a reboot that would have been as good a "Batman Begins". However, there is/was a dispute over the rights of the "intellectual" property of Knight Rider with NBC.
As it turns out Larson could produce his Knight Rider movie with little legal intanglement, but NBC felt somewhat resentful over the whole idea sooo....long story/rumor short: NBC intentionally made a terrifyingly (-ly?) horrific show on purpose so as to poison the idea "Knight Rider" amongst the viewing public.
That's what I heard/hope is the case. Take that as you will.
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BLS 7:10AM (2/21/2008)
Hey Alex, where is your review of the XJ? You talked about it several podcasts ago and I haven't seen it yet.
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Alex Nunez 3:38PM (2/25/2008)
It's on the list, BLS. I promise.
RR 11:14AM (2/21/2008)
I would like to see a review of the JEEP SRT8 after you drive it. I am considering it as a daily driver. Good podcast.
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Alex Nunez 3:39PM (2/25/2008)
That's coming, too. I'll say this: it might well be the single best Chrysler vehicle. Tons of fun, and well-executed.
RR 4:38PM (2/25/2008)
Awesome Alex, can't wait. Camaro, G8, Challenger, SRT8s, we are truly living a great car era. :-D
schhim 12:06PM (2/21/2008)
bumper view FTW
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amp 5:48PM (2/21/2008)
Hey Damon,
Same Road, Same Rules, Same Rights.
Shame on you for dissing cyclist, especially if you were in a park.
Oh yeah, bumper cam rules.
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Damon Lavrinc 9:51PM (2/21/2008)
AMP -- Totally agree. However, the same road, same rules, same rights routine is fine, as long as it's obeyed by both parties. Unfortunately, the average cyclist in the Bay Area has a long history of believing that their two-wheeled transport is far more important than those of us in cars, trucks and SUVs. As a former cyclist (both pre- and post-license) I used to loathe drivers who had little respect for the rules of the road. The only problem: those same ill-informed people are cyclists as well. The ratio of idiotic drivers and idiotic bikers is about the same. Those were the ones I was referring to in the podcast.