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Part of the Hagerty Podcast Network, the Carmudgeon Show is a comedic, information-filled conversation with Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott, two car enthusiasts who are curmudgeonly beyond their years. Proving you don’t have to be old to be grumpy, they spend each episode talking about what’s wrong with various parts of the automotive universe. Despite their best efforts to keep it negative, they usually wind up laughing, happy, and extolling their love for cars. Which just makes them angr ...
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Rimac Nevera Driving Impressions — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek from ISSIMI Ep 89
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The Rimac Nevera is the fastest-accelerating car in the world, according to its manufacturer. When asked to verify that claim, automotive journalist Jason Cammisa responded with, "holy sh...excuse me." Derek Tam-Scott uttered similarly unsuitable words not fit for YouTube descriptions, though they were far more colorful. Rimac's 4-motor, torque-vec…
Download Episode 860 – It’s the return of the one and only Mustin to the show to chat with us, so let’s get the show started! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Aki, and a visiting Chris Taylor on hand to welcome musician, vocalist, producer, public speaker, former mayoral candidate, and good friend MUSTIN™ to the party! We chat about VGM Con 20…
Download Episode 859 – It’s the entire crew, plus a Big Adam as well coming up on this episode of SML! The show kicks off with everybody here! Tim Ekkebus, Brooke Poole, Jacob Garner, Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki are all on hand to welcome Adam Chase back to the show to chat all about our weeks and all that fun stuff. There’s like eight o…
Download Episode 858 – It’s news, reviews, and the Backstreet Boys rolling over in their graves with our singing coming up on SML! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner & Aki on hand to chat about our weeks and sing together. It’s really bad. Also bad is some EA delistings and a Settlers delay. Not bad is the Xbox Game Pass additions, back to bad is…
Download Episode 857 – It’s a PartyCast with the gang talking about our weekends, so let’s get the chat on! The show kicks off with Brooke Poole, Pernell Vaughan, and Chris Taylor on hand to chat about our weeks! Pernell won some more board games and bought a few too, Chris streamed a whole ton of Chrono Trigger, Brooke forgets why Pernell was visi…
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We should all respect Lancia — The Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek Hyphen of ISSIMI Ep 88
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Derek Tam(Hyphen)Scott has waited for years for the chance to school Jason Cammisa on the importance of Lancia. Now reduced to little more than a badge-job, Italian-market joke, Lancia was once an automotive powerhouse. Derek speaks with interest and precision about Lancia's storied history — as if he was there, personally. It's a fascinating story…
Download Episode 856 – We’ve got ourselves news of the week and reviews, plus an achievement discussion, so let’s get stackin! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner & Aki on hand to welcome Bri “Lady Magritte” Galgano to the show once again to hang out and chat about achievements including the recent kerfuffle about the game One Step After Fall and …
Download Episode 855 – We’ve got some guests and a PartyCast to handle, so let’s get this baby rolling! The show kicks off with PartyCast members Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, Brooke Poole and Jacob Garner being joined by our friends Glenn Case and Adam Chase all joining progressively over the course of whatever kind of intro we have this episode.…
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Random Number Generator Reviews! — The Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek Hyphen of ISSIMI Ep 87
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In this episode, Jason digs into his storied spreadsheet of reviews of every car he's ever driven. And we learn that Derek has a spreadsheet, too. With the help of a Random Number Generator that calls up cells in their spreadsheet, Jason and Derek take a trip down memory lane, reading aloud their sometimes embarrassing commentary on cars they've dr…
Download Episode 854 – It’s a ladies night on SML as Aki is joined by Brooke and Bri for some romance talk! The show kicks off with Aki and Brooke Poole being joined by Bri “LadyMagritte” Galgano to have a fun little ladies night of sorts that’s completely ruined by the fact that Jacob and Joe are there too. But it’s still a fun time as the news of…
Download Episode 853 – It’s a PartyCast filled with reviews and game discussion and a little bathroom humor, but that’s nothing new. The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Tim Ekkebus, Chris Taylor, and Aki all on hand to chat about the past week! We chat about the impending 3DS eShop shutdown and a few recommendations, the KEMCO RPG sale on 3DS,…
Download Episode 852 – Shawn Alexander Allen of NuChallenger joins this episode of the show to chat, so let’s get started! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan & Aki on hand to welcome Shawn Alexander Allen of NuChallenger to the show to chat about his game Treachery in Beatdown City! We chat about the history of the game, the changes coming to …
Download Episode 851 – We’ve got a PartyCast lineup ready to talk about games, so let’s talk about some games! The show kicks off with the PartyCast crew of Tim Ekkebus, Pernell Vaughan, Brooke Poole, Chris Taylor, and Aki hanging out to chat. There really isn’t too much chatter this week and I’m sitting here at 11am the following morning trying to…
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Carlton! Lotus' Only-ever Sedan was Insane! — Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek of ISSIMI Ep 86
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This episode is all about the Lotus Carlton and Lotus Omega. Lotus has only ever made one 4-door sedan, and this episode of the Carmudgeon show dovetails with Jason Cammisa's "Revelations" episode on the Lotus Carlton. A dream car of both hosts, the Carlt-Omega was based on the Opel Omega A, badged Vauxhall Carlton in the U.K.'s right-hand-drive ma…
Download Episode 850 – It’s a full house with a bunch of guests here to chat Romancelvania, so let’s get this party started! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner & Aki on hand to welcome both Brooke Poole and Bri “Lady Magritte” Galgano to the show to welcome two more special guests with Amanda & Bill Gardner of The Deep End Games returning to the …
Download Episode 849 – We’ve got a PartyCast lineup ready to chat about some games, so let’s get this show going! The show kicks off with a PartyCast lineup of Tim Ekkebus, Pernell Vaughan, and Chris Taylor all on hand to chat about our weeks. We also chat about weird glitched physical games like this weird Secret of the Stars cart I played back on…
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Is Ferrari's Future in Jeopardy? — Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek of ISSIMI Ep 85
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This week the Carmudgeons address the 48 billion market cap prancing horse in the room: do the younger generations actually care about Ferrari? Cars like the 296 GTB are absolutely gorgeous (and they mark the start of the mid-engine V8 to V6 transition in Maranello), but, if you're sourcing the vehicles from Ferrari themselves, are unable to be com…
Download Episode 848 – This episode welcomes Patrick Webb and George Martin of Melonhead Games to the show, so let’s get going! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner & Aki on hand to welcome the crew from Melonhead Games to the show to chat all about their game Rooftop Renegade! Patrick Webb handles production and game design while George Martin tac…
Download Episode 847 – It’s a PartyCast with a whole lot of chatter, so let’s get this party started! The show kicks off with Tim Ekkebus, Brooke Poole, Pernell Vaughan, and Chris Taylor all on hand to chat about our weeks and our lives and Brooke’s kittybunbun. But people keep talking about other stuff and Brooke’s kittybunbun keeps getting ignore…
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The R129 Mercedes SL is Bargain Perfection — Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek of ISSIMI Ep 84
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In this podcast, Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott ("Hyphen") cover everything you didn't realize you wanted to know about the R129-chassis Mercedes-Benz SL. The R129 comes in many forms: 300SL, 300SL-24, 500SL, 600SL, and then the renamed SL320, SL500, and SL600. It had three different body styles and two interiors thanks to two facelifts, three d…
Download Episode 846 – We’ve got Adam Ferrando joining the show to chat about XENOTILT: Hostile Pinball Action, so let’s go! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner and Aki both on hand (on time!) to welcome Grant “Stemage” Henry to the show to he himself welcome XENOTILT & Demon’s Tilt creator Adam Ferrando to the show! We chat about the creation of …
Download Episode 845 – The one and only David Ventura of Ichigoichie is back on the show for another chat! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan and Chris Taylor on hand to welcome David Ventura of Ichigoichie to the show for a return visit to chat with us! We chat about the recent PlayStation & Switch releases of the Backbeat demo, bringing the …
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Do Pre-RADwood Cars Have a Chance? — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa and Derek of ISSIMI Ep. 83
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Now that the Bring-a-Trailer crowd have made 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s cars unaffordable, what happens to pre-1980s cars? Do they just fall out of favor like today's pre-war and brass-era cars? Or is the solution to get younger generations of car enthusiasts interested in pre 1980s cars? And then, how do you best preserve the cars of true interest fr…
Download Episode 844 – It’s finally here, the 10th Anniversary episode of The SML Podcast. What have we done with our lives? The show kicks off with Jacob and Aki on hand to welcome Brooke Poole (and eventually Chris Taylor) to hang out alongside long time favorite guest ADAM RIPPON, world famous guy who can probably skate if he tried, but looks ba…
Download Episode 843 – We’ve got ourselves a full PartyCast lineup (and Aki) so let’s not waste any time! The show kicks off with all four PartyCast crew members on board with Tim Ekkebus, Brooke Poole, Chris Taylor, and Pernell Vaughan all on hand (and Aki) to chat about how the past week of our lives went! Chris talked about an amazing Zelda II a…
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Car storage Solutions Without the Cash — The Carmudgeon Show w Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 82
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You don't need to be rich to be a car hoarder, but storing your cars is a challenge no matter how much or little money you have. On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek discuss a crucial piece of being an enthusiast/having a car collection (of any size or value): vehicle storage! How to take something drab and make it fab, both of t…
Download Episode 842 – News, reviews, and a chat with developer and author Matt “richtaur” Hackett lie ahead on SML! The show kicks off with Aki and I discussing how late Jacob would be before introducing my good friend Matt “richtaur” Hackett to the SML Universe. We chat about his book “How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself” as well as past pro…
Download Episode 841 – Look at that title. I’m old, aren’t I? Anyway, it’s a PartyCast with a returning Brooke, so let’s get started! The show kicks off with the PartyCast crew of Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and the returning Brooke Poole all on hand to chat about what happened over the past month and a half for Brooke! Oh, and Aki is there, but…
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Jason's Honda Beat gets beat — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 81
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On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason tells Derek the sad tale of how Jason's Honda Beat got beat from behind a few weeks ago. Which then segues nicely into how while Jason ended up being ok, the Beat will also end up being ok due to the type of collector auto insurance Jason has on it... and you'll *never* guess which company he uses! All …
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Driving your investment strategy? — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 80
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On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek talk about the Hagerty Bull Market list for 2023 and the companion video piece that Jason and his team created for it. (the tl:dr on Bull Market: Hagerty has a team of folks who nerd out on tracking vehicle values based on an assortment of data that only Hagerty can access. They then make a li…
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The world's QUICKEST cars! — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 79
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Put on a beret and grab a baguette because on this week's episode of the Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek are talking about the French (in name and origin story at least) monster that is the Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport. As well as the Lucid Air Sapphire and the Tesla Plaid. Why? Because all of them were featured in Jason's most recent episode of "Camm…
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Do Cars Reflect Where They're From? — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 78
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On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek riff on a question that came up during a previous Q&A episode: do cars reflect where they come from? Does the country of origin impact how they're designed and engineered? Sweden, Germany, America, Japan, etc. how do these locations influence the end product that you end up driving? As always,…
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Jaguar: Dead Brand Walking — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 77
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On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek discuss the future of Jaguar--the iconic automotive brand struggling to survive in today's market. All this and more, brought to you by the Hagerty Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hagerty Media
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Ferrari's Greatest Road Cars — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 76
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On today’s episode, Jason and Derek are accompanied by a large pile of snacks to discuss the greatest Ferrari driving experiences of all time. Needless to say, all prancing horses have been FAR from created equal. Discussion revolves mostly around the F50, which surprises Derek in its accessibility after some recent seat time with reserved expectat…
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F is for Ferrari, Fiero...and FIRE! — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 75
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Keep your fire extinguisher nearby, for today’s episode of the Carmudgeon Show covers the beginning and end of GM’s first mid-engine blaze of glory- none other than the Pontiac Fiero. Covered in depth in the latest Revelations video, the Fiero was a troubled car from the start, tasked with delivering sports car performance and exceptional fuel econ…
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More questions, answered! Q&A Part 2 — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 74
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Back by popular demand, Jason and Derek return to answer more viewer/listener questions this week. Amongst many similar discussions from last week, topics of interest include: how to make electric cars fun, what generally hated cars are actually great, why the Ferrari F355 is actually terrible, Z3 vs Miata, and why even the best new analog cars wil…
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Your questions, answered! — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 73
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On this week’s episode of The Carmudgeon Show, your questions become answers! Jason and Derek take a deep dive into last week’s audience questions and cover an array of mostly automotive topics, including but not limited to: driving nirvana in an attainable car, the pronunciation of coupe vs. coupé, cars that belong to the wrong manufacture, drum b…
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Why FWD Doesn't Suck— The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 72
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The front-wheel-drive platform is one that has been historically not taken seriously by many driving enthusiasts. After all, given all of the responsibility of moving AND steering the vehicle while stuffing the weight of an engine over the front wheels, who wouldn’t agree that FWD is always the inferior choice to RWD? Today’s episode of The Carmudg…
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Should Maserati Exist in 2022? — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 71
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Carmudgeon returns! After a short break, Jason and Derek have returned to discuss the past, present, and future of Maserati- and at the end of the day, should they even exist at all in the current car market? There’s no doubt that the legacy Italian brand has taken a new shape molded by mass-market modern consumer tastes, influencing the birth of t…
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The World's Best Sounding Cars —The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 70
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On this episode of the Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek discuss the world’s best sounding cars, embracing the cacophony of cylinder count and alignment, valves per cylinder, and other factors that make each engine a musical instrument of sorts. Following a discussion that begins with the Audi RS3 and a breakdown of five cylinder aural theory, Jason…
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Fixing Broken Cars in the Alps —The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 69
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On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek (and their traveling circus) venture to Europe to make memories of a lifetime taking two old German cars on an incredible 2,000 mile journey through Germany, Italy, and Switzerland via the wonderfully twisty roads of the Alps…or so they thought. Derek’s journey begins with the purchase of a W2…
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GR Corolla vs. GR Yaris —The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 68
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On today’s tale of two Toyotas, Jason and Derek discuss their parallel experiences driving two angry and estranged hot-hatch siblings: the GR Yaris and the GR Corolla. Jason unpacks a recent drive in the US-bound Corolla variant, while Derek discusses his go in the rest-of-world Yaris while in Europe. Despite its menacing looks, Jason highlights th…
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A Carbon-Tub 911 that ISN'T a Porsche —The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 67
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On today’s episode, Jason and Derek discuss the YouTube algorithm and how the mere suggestion of the death of gasoline performance cars can send traditional automotive enthusiasts to grab their pitchforks and smash the dislike button. Surely, it’s hard to imagine a world where we’ll say goodbye to the ICE-powered, character-filled machines we have …
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Car Week with James Engelsman — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 66
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This week, special guest James Engelsman of Throttle House joins the show to unpack the many happenings of this year’s Monterey Car Week, the center of all things automotive once a year. It’s James’ first car week experience, one which included multiple manufacture reveals, seas of interesting cars from pre-war to Pagani, and the occasional high fi…
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Things you never knew about Kei Cars — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 65
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On today’s episode, Jason and Derek uncover the fruitful history of Kei cars, the limitations they possess, and the various misconceptions that most enthusiasts have taken as truth. Jason and Derek discuss the differences in character between Honda Beat, Autozam AZ-1, Suzuki Cappuccino, and the other sub-700cc pocket rockets that have become popula…
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Why Dealerships Suck Right Now — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 64
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On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show- Jason and Derek each acquire new vehicles, both on very different ends of the spectrum… In a quest not to be #1 soccer dad, Jason discusses his recent experience in car dealer hell with a purchase of his very first American vehicle- an ex-rental spec Dodge Caravan SXT that will serve as his new camera and cre…
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Supercars don't make you superhuman! — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 63
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Ever wonder how to get your father arrested in 1990s Germany? 18-year-old Jason can probably answer that for you. Upon taking the keys to his father’s Vauxhall Calibra, Jason tells an adolescent story of getting a speeding ticket 100 mph over the posted limit. Going to Monterey Car Week without your car? Buy or rent an old car, no matter how much o…
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Is the E39 BMW M5 actually any good? — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 62
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Today’s episode begins with cars shoehorned with engines they were never supposed to possess, such as the W124 Mercedes-Benz 500E and R129 SL600. On the opposite end of the engine-size spectrum, Jason also discusses his recent findings in the newest Cammisa Ultimate Drag Race series, featuring new front-wheel drive manual transmission offerings suc…
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A Ban On Electric Vehicles— The Carmudgeon Show with Jason Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 61
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What happens in a theoretical world where electric cars are banned? In this alternate simulation, Jason and Derek imagine a world where electric cars make another disappearance into the depths of history and the consequences that might follow. They also travel down the rabbit hole of alternative fuels and reveal their current disdain of hydrogen fu…
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Automotive Archeology in Action— The Carmudgeon Show with Jason Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 60
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In this episode, Burnout Specialist Jason begins today’s episode with a guided presentation on vehicles that do the easiest burnouts- a discussion that starts and ends with V6 front-wheel-drive. It turns out that in his findings, Jason has also determined a way to pull off a smokey burnout *even* in a vehicle with an electronic parking brake- an an…
