Sold as Seen

In this episode, Andy and Ross talk to Ben Lawrence (56 Oval), who with the backing of Straightliners will be timing a series of drag racing events here in NI. Despite living in the province for nearly two decades he hasn't lost a hint of his Essex accent, and we talk about his obsession with aircooled VWs, drag racing and how he relishes the challenge of getting on the tools of carbureted classics.

Local cops storm a Spar to avoid a Dacia Duster. Andy drives a Morgan Plus Four, a Maserati MC20 and had a Ferrari SF90 out on track, but really wants to drive an MG4. We talk 50 years of M cars. Gary orders an EV. And Ross has his shorter final drive fitted to his E46 M3.

Andy and Ross chat to Ronan Cunningham, organiser of NI Supercar Sunday charity event. The 2022 event is on 30th and 31st July starting at the North West pits near Portrush on the Saturday, and finishing at Bishopscourt Circuit on Sunday. We also answer listener questions. Badly. As usual.

On this Sold as Seen Podcast, serial supercar owner and RMS Motoring forum member Warren Mercer (WSM) joins Andy, Gary and Ross and bares all, giving us the shocking truth of his real life experience of supercar ownership. Prepare yourself for eye watering depreciation, mystery damage and reliability woes that would drive anyone to the brink.

Andy and Ross discuss ferries, the second hand car market, and yet another RMS Forum member winning a raffle. We look at the new DeLorean and await a new series of Top Gear in anticipation.

Andy, Gary and Ross are back and in this show, Gary was at the Bear Run supercar event, Andy went on a Lotus run in a Porsche, and Ross pits the I4 M50 against a Model 3 Performance. And Ross discovers an in car maps update wasn't just updating the navigation system...

Andy hops across the pond and spends a day with ex-pat forum member Patrick McCullagh in Las Vegas for a chat in the latest episode of the Sold as Seen Podcast.  After a visit to Grind and Gears Cars and Coffee event and a tour of Celebrity Cars just outside the strip, the chat quickly turned to making the move from Co. Tyrone to Nevada, rallying, Autolifers, bagging that Dimma 306 and snapping a very rare RUF 911 for RM Sothebys.  See https://rmsmotoring.com for full show notes

Dubshed is only a few weeks away, so we sat down with Nigel Lamont and Gethin Evans, event organisers extraordinaire from GTI NI. We cover everything from how do you bring back a major show after a pandemic, the pressure of selecting cars from a huge number of entries. We get an insight into the magic sauce that goes into making some of the best automotive events in UK & Ireland, including Eurotreffen and Titanic Dubs.Dubshed returns to the Eikon Exhibition Centre on Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd April 2022. Dubshed also hosts ‘The Stages’ - a gymkhana style event sponsored by Monster Energy and the Solberg family.See https://www.dubshed.com for more or search for dubshed on social media.

We look down the barrel of the effects of sanctions on fuel prices and more woes for car manufacturers. We're excited about upcoming shows. And Ross tells Andy how to wash his car.