Vinny's Garage
Summary: Car reviews. Opinions. Stuff. The straight story on cars, trucks, racing, car advertising, lawn mower racing, demolition derby, whatever. No corporate butt-kissing, just high octane car stuff.
Podcasts:
The Japanese car fans get their say when one of their own takes up the samurai sword of justice (or something like that). We reveal the first discount on a hybrid vehicle, unveil a mysterious Russian Mazda conspiracy and play a global version of Take It Or Leave It. Download it here or visit the website at www.vinnysgarage.com. This is our 10th podcast and we're just getting this thing into second gear. Thanks for listening.
It’s true. Vinny talks about the surprising results of the new JD Power survey, whines about the styling of the 7-series BMW (again), puts on the plaid jacket for a used car installment of “Take It or Leave It” and welcomes a brand new sponsor – Castrol Syntec motor oil. Download it here or visit the website at www.vinnysgarage.com.
Is the Jetta TDI amazing new technology or is Volkswagen just blowing smoke? Have we finally found a Kia that we like? We clean out the Take It or Leave It filing cabinet and examine the latest big celebrity break up -- no, not Brad and Jen -- we're talking about Subaru and General Motors. Download podcast number 5 here or visit the website at www.vinnysgarage.com.
What does Vinny have against high school body shop classes? Vinny's cousin Gene, yes there are more relatives, comes in for a long distance game of Take It Or Leave It. Kurt Busch is in trouble, GM is having yet another sale and Chrylser takes away Mitsubishi's allowance. Podcast number six is ready to download right here or you can get it from the website at www.vinnysgarage.com.
In this episode we’ll rejoin our advertising roundtable where we’ll learn how VW’s got their crazy grills and how big-time car advertising really works. Also, we have a Katrina-related car warning and some shocking news about the quality of American cars. Download it here or visit the website at www.vinnysgarage.com.
Do they still make the Kia Rio? What's the new Miata like? And just how terrible was my first car? Download the podcast here or visit the website.
This and other life-altering questions answered on this episode of the Vinny's Garage podcast. We'll talk about first cars with the person who gave me my first car -- mom, play Take It or Leave It with some popular first car choices and take a quick spin in the new MX-5 Miata. Download the podcast here or hit the website at www.vinnysgarage.com.
Is $3 a gallon gas a bad thing? Depends on how you look it. We go to the lawnmower races in Amarillo and play "Take It Or Leave It" with some of the thirstiest vehicles around. Download the new podcast here or visit the website at www.vinnysgarage.com.
Podcast number 2 is on the web. Here are the highlights: General Motors is addicted to crack. We waste some serious gas in the Dodge Viper SRT-10 Truck and another member of my family (my lawnmower racing brother-in-law) joins us for "Take It Or Leave It" where we discuss the Jetta TDI, Audi A3, Hummer H3 and others. Visit the website at www.vinnysgarage.com or download it here.
