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Alex Robbins

@scrof

Freelance car journo. @TeleCars contributing editor; @CarGurusUK columnist; @overborepod co-host; @UKCOTY juror; questionable vehicle purchaser

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Here’s an offer for your Friday lunchtime: Come and listen to me prattle on about stuff, ably aided by my lawnmower, some gardening implements and a rusty old toolbox.

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£7,000 off a Sportage. £8,000 off a Puma. And a whopping £10,000 off a Qashqai. All less than a year old, all with just a couple of thousand miles on the clock, if that. Why wouldn’t you?

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This lunchtime, why not let us tell you all about a particularly iconic car? This one. Yes, the one covered in moss. Yes, it’s the same one in that barn, covered in part of Hampshire. Hello? Is this thing on?

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New episode out today, in which I get a little bit agitated about touch-sensitive stuff in cars. And Rich pulls my long-termer to bits, both literally and metaphorically.

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Why aren’t Volkswagens like this any more? We answer this, and literally some other questions, only on this week’s Overbore.

Why aren’t Volkswagens like this any more? 

We answer this, and literally some other questions, only on this week’s Overbore.
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This week we’re in a Volkswagen ID.Buzz; this one, to be precise. Kitch hates the colour scheme, deeming it to be too try-hard. Scrof, however, thinks it adds a welcome dash of colour to our roads. Who’s right? (Poll below!)

This week we’re in a Volkswagen ID.Buzz; this one, to be precise.

Kitch hates the colour scheme, deeming it to be too try-hard. 

Scrof, however, thinks it adds a welcome dash of colour to our roads.

Who’s right? (Poll below!)
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End of life care has been overstretched, underfunded and overlooked - and terminally ill people are paying the price. It's time for @dhscgovuk and HM Treasury to work together to #FixEndOfLifeCare! ✍ Please sign the petition: campaigns.mariecurie.org.uk/page/163063/pe…

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Hi folks, it’s Scrof with some sad news. I’m sorry to report that Tony McLean, Kitch’s father in law and friend of the pod, passed away earlier this week. 🧵

Hi folks, it’s Scrof with some sad news. I’m sorry to report that Tony McLean, Kitch’s father in law and friend of the pod, passed away earlier this week. 🧵
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WE’RE BACK! After our brief hiatus we’ve moved to publishing our new episodes on Friday mornings, because it felt right. (It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact we couldn’t get our act together in time to record for Thursday…) OB9 drops at 10am. See you then!

WE’RE BACK!

After our brief hiatus we’ve moved to publishing our new episodes on Friday mornings, because it felt right.

(It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact we couldn’t get our act together in time to record for Thursday…)

OB9 drops at 10am. See you then!
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If you’re wondering where this week’s Overbore is, well, it’s coming. Just not today. Sorry. What with a family funeral this week, we’ve had to push things back a little, but we’re hoping to get the latest ep out to you tomorrow or on Monday. Hang tight - it’s coming!

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This week’s episode comes to you from this rather lovely Volvo V60. Kitch judged it ‘not bad’ - praise indeed - and said it was the first new car Scrof’s brought in that he could see himself owning. (Scrof quite likes it too.) But was Volvo right to reincarnate its estates?

This week’s episode comes to you from this rather lovely Volvo V60.

Kitch judged it ‘not bad’ - praise indeed - and said it was the first new car Scrof’s brought in that he could see himself owning.

(Scrof quite likes it too.)

But was Volvo right to reincarnate its estates?
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What’s the best-sounding engine? Kitch reckons a soaring V10, or a thrummy five-pot. Scrof’s a sucker for an old-school V8. What do you think? (Poll below!)

What’s the best-sounding engine?

Kitch reckons a soaring V10, or a thrummy five-pot. Scrof’s a sucker for an old-school V8.

What do you think? (Poll below!)
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And so our first series comes to an end. We’re taking a few weeks’ break, but we’ll be back soon. In the meantime, we’ve decided which was the best facelift ever. (The answer won’t shock you, but go and listen anyway.)