OB12: What's the BEST facelift? Plus: questions answered and McDonalds cupholders in a Citroen Saxo
Facelifts aren't always successful. When done well, they can extend the life of a car by giving a clever visual update; when done badly, though, they can turn a silk purse into a sow's ear. So which a...
19 Mai 20251h 5min
OB11. Why Volvo stopped making estates, oddfire V6s, engine noises and poppadoms, in a Volvo V60
This week, Kitch tells Scrof all about his hot male and female tools. No, we haven't gone 18-plus -- it's all completely legit and above board. Seriously.Kitch also regales Scrof with the story of his...
12 Mai 20251h
OB10: Was the 90s the BEST era for cars? And did Kitch get stitched? In a Citroen Xantia Activa
Tales from the coal face of the car sales world, in this episode, as Kitch recounts the story of his brief stint trying to sell Rovers to old people, which culminated in him getting fired. (He did sel...
2 Mai 202558min
OB9: Buying a Saab, scrapping a Ford, and are Chinese cars any good? In an Omoda 5
We're back after a two-week break, and this week we're in an Omoda 5, one of a glut of new Chinese cars that are now starting to arrive on Britain's shores. They're temptingly cheap - but should you t...
25 Apr 20251h 5min
OB8: Why touchscreens suck, bring back Volkswagen, and a Mini adventure, in a VW ID.Buzz
This week, we’re in Scrof’s new long-term test car, which Kitch wants to love but… well, you can guess the rest. It’s a Volkswagen ID.Buzz, and it gives us the perfect reason to ask: what’s happened t...
3 Apr 202555min
OB7. Dashboard fish, the best estate ever, and why small cars make small money, in a Daihatsu Sirion
Kitch is back! Hooray! And this week, he's telling Scrof about the cars he's owned, but never really loved. Which, it turns out, is most of them.One he did love, though, is a legendary estate he got f...
27 Mar 20251h
OB6. So you want to be a motoring journalist? And more of your questions answered
Scrof's flying solo this week, and from his podcast studio (well, his immobile hunk of old Citroen - you have to have one to be on Overbore) he's answering some reader questions.For example, can we ru...
20 Mar 202531min
OB5. Cars that lived up to the hype, cars that didn't, and what happened to MPVs - in a Ford S-Max
On Overbore this week, Kitch tells Scrof about the super-rare car he's been working on this week (it's not what you're expecting it to be - or maybe it is...), and explains why the Vauxhall Cavalier 1...
13 Mar 20251h 18min
