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Jonny and Richard wonder why singer Michael McDonald keeps buying cheap foldable fake Aviators from gas stations and then accidentally sitting on them. Also in this episode, the Kia Starmer and Hyundai Bayern Munich football club, Lewis Hamilton buying Chelsea, living in Monaco versus just paying taxes, the boringness of hairpin bends, why the 205 GTI has a claggy throat, hot hatches that feel like John Hurt from Alien, the joy of the Citroen ZX Volcane, Adrian Newey's Custom Car cover star stance, the Peugeot 505 and Ferrari Pinin, Marillion car update, the smell of Jorvik Viking Centre, sunroof mishaps, Jonny getting his hair trapped in a Ford GT, Richard being called a bandit by Martin Brundle, an over-badged Suzuki courtesy car, the official definition of tuning stages, grot mag headline round-up, Quincy Jones spilling wine on a synth, the Tosscars championship, and messages from Jonny's dad. Plus, news about an all-new Late Brake Show Live event.
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