The Carspotcast

Here's the second episode with John Hart, aka @petrolpassionisto. Don't forget to leave your opinions on the Car Search!

Is he the most colorful Brit in the Netherlands? Is he the most chaotic colorful Brit in the Netherlands? Is he the most bonkers Brit in the Netherlands? Absolutely no idea, but what I do know is that he’s @petrolpassionisto also known as Mr. John Hart, and on the next episode of The Carspotcast! This episode will be split in two parts, as the first part was completely needed to get through John’s insane 10 piece car collection, which consists of lovely performance cars and wonderful unicorns, including this Sun Yellow Jaguar XJ Super V8.

This episode we welcome Fred, short for Frédérick, to the podcast! Fred and I have been in touch for quite a long time, hut we first met when he moved to the south of the Netherlands for his work as a test engineer for Daf Trucks. Funny story: his current daily driver, a Ford Mondeo ST220, was offered to me before he bought it, but I chickened out into owning my childhood dream. We talk about Fred's incredible daily driver, but also his Peugeot 106 Rallye. We discuss how Freds heritage (he's half German and half French) influenced his car life. Last but not least, we look for the ultimate performance family car for €20.000. Enjoy this new episode!

Announcing the next guest of The Carspotcast: it’s @will.i.drive! Also known as @will.drive, Will came down all the way from Edinburgh to be a guest on the podcast. Oh well, he came to visit his dad, as he’s half Dutch, and happened to make some time for me! Having only recently joined the carspotter community, Will and I have known each other since 2019, at the very start of @parkedindutchstreets. To have him on the podcast was truly a delight, as he’s quite a versatile car lover too! We talked about his love for Volvo, Joep died on the floor laughing when Will told the story of his #LalaLaguna, and we did a Car Search for the best European Road Trip Cruiser for €8.000.

In this new episode of the Carspotcast, Joep invites his friend Daniel to the podcast. Daniel is a true citizen of the world, but is deeply rooted in Mozambique, and decided to come to the Netherlands for a study in automotive engineering. Daniel tells me about the cars that his family owns in Mozambique and the car he drives in the Netherlands. We talk about Daniel's carspotting account @carsofarnhem, how we're both car omnivores and what the ultimate car is for having a midlife crisis, which is also our car search for this episode. Don't expect too much of a serious conversation though: the combination of Daniel & Joep made for a lot of corny and stupid jokes. Enjoy!