Overbore
@overbore.bsky.social
A podcast about old cars, new cars, and the spaces in-between, with Richard Kitchen and Alex Robbins
🚨 EPISODE 12 🚨
The last in the series!
- Facelifts: ones that worked, ones that didn’t, and the one we think was the best ever
- 21 years in a Citroen Saxo
- Baps
- Gordon Keeble excitement
Get it here! linktr.ee/overborepod
The last in the series!
- Facelifts: ones that worked, ones that didn’t, and the one we think was the best ever
- 21 years in a Citroen Saxo
- Baps
- Gordon Keeble excitement
Get it here! linktr.ee/overborepod
May 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🚨 EPISODE 12 🚨
The last in the series!
- Facelifts: ones that worked, ones that didn’t, and the one we think was the best ever
- 21 years in a Citroen Saxo
- Baps
- Gordon Keeble excitement
Get it here! linktr.ee/overborepod
The last in the series!
- Facelifts: ones that worked, ones that didn’t, and the one we think was the best ever
- 21 years in a Citroen Saxo
- Baps
- Gordon Keeble excitement
Get it here! linktr.ee/overborepod
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?
Kitch reckons a soaring V10, or a thrummy five-pot. Scrof’s a sucker for an old-school V8.
What do you think?
May 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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?
Kitch reckons a soaring V10, or a thrummy five-pot. Scrof’s a sucker for an old-school V8.
What do you think?
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?
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?
May 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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?
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?
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
(slightly delayed)
This week:
- Poppadoms at the chippy Chinese
- Why we like odd-fire V6s (and what they are)
- Why Volvo stopped selling estates (then started again)
- Hot male (and female) tools
- What makes Kitch make this face
Only on Overbore: linktr.ee/overborepod
(slightly delayed)
This week:
- Poppadoms at the chippy Chinese
- Why we like odd-fire V6s (and what they are)
- Why Volvo stopped selling estates (then started again)
- Hot male (and female) tools
- What makes Kitch make this face
Only on Overbore: linktr.ee/overborepod
May 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
(slightly delayed)
This week:
- Poppadoms at the chippy Chinese
- Why we like odd-fire V6s (and what they are)
- Why Volvo stopped selling estates (then started again)
- Hot male (and female) tools
- What makes Kitch make this face
Only on Overbore: linktr.ee/overborepod
(slightly delayed)
This week:
- Poppadoms at the chippy Chinese
- Why we like odd-fire V6s (and what they are)
- Why Volvo stopped selling estates (then started again)
- Hot male (and female) tools
- What makes Kitch make this face
Only on Overbore: linktr.ee/overborepod
Continuing the 90s theme of our latest episode…
The year is 1996. Your fleet manager has given you the choice of these four beauties for your next company car.
Which one are you choosing?
The year is 1996. Your fleet manager has given you the choice of these four beauties for your next company car.
Which one are you choosing?
May 3, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Continuing the 90s theme of our latest episode…
The year is 1996. Your fleet manager has given you the choice of these four beauties for your next company car.
Which one are you choosing?
The year is 1996. Your fleet manager has given you the choice of these four beauties for your next company car.
Which one are you choosing?
🚨 OB10 OUT NOW 🚨
This week:
- Why 90s cars are the best cars
- Why the Citroën Xantia Activa sometimes falls over at traffic lights
- Kitch’s short car sales career (very short. He got fired)
Go! Listen now! linktr.ee/overborepod
This week:
- Why 90s cars are the best cars
- Why the Citroën Xantia Activa sometimes falls over at traffic lights
- Kitch’s short car sales career (very short. He got fired)
Go! Listen now! linktr.ee/overborepod
May 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🚨 OB10 OUT NOW 🚨
This week:
- Why 90s cars are the best cars
- Why the Citroën Xantia Activa sometimes falls over at traffic lights
- Kitch’s short car sales career (very short. He got fired)
Go! Listen now! linktr.ee/overborepod
This week:
- Why 90s cars are the best cars
- Why the Citroën Xantia Activa sometimes falls over at traffic lights
- Kitch’s short car sales career (very short. He got fired)
Go! Listen now! linktr.ee/overborepod
Our latest podcast studio. What do you reckon?
Find out what it is - and whether it’s any good - on this week’s episode.
Find out what it is - and whether it’s any good - on this week’s episode.
April 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our latest podcast studio. What do you reckon?
Find out what it is - and whether it’s any good - on this week’s episode.
Find out what it is - and whether it’s any good - on this week’s episode.
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
We’re back! And this week we’re in a Chinese car, trying to work out whether it’s any good.
Also: all the cars we’ve bought, sold and test-driven during our two-week break. Wheeler Dealers, eat your heart out.
Listen or watch here! linktr.ee/overborepod
We’re back! And this week we’re in a Chinese car, trying to work out whether it’s any good.
Also: all the cars we’ve bought, sold and test-driven during our two-week break. Wheeler Dealers, eat your heart out.
Listen or watch here! linktr.ee/overborepod
April 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
We’re back! And this week we’re in a Chinese car, trying to work out whether it’s any good.
Also: all the cars we’ve bought, sold and test-driven during our two-week break. Wheeler Dealers, eat your heart out.
Listen or watch here! linktr.ee/overborepod
We’re back! And this week we’re in a Chinese car, trying to work out whether it’s any good.
Also: all the cars we’ve bought, sold and test-driven during our two-week break. Wheeler Dealers, eat your heart out.
Listen or watch here! linktr.ee/overborepod
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 this morning. See you then!
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 this morning. See you then!
April 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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 this morning. See you then!
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 this morning. See you then!
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. 🧵
April 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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. 🧵
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? (Comment below!)
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? (Comment below!)
April 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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? (Comment below!)
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? (Comment below!)
Nice. Agree on the plastics. I ran this GTE as a long-termer for six months. Good car and I was quite pleased with the spec (I had a feeling Red would look good). My firstborn came home from hospital in it! -Scrof
April 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Nice. Agree on the plastics. I ran this GTE as a long-termer for six months. Good car and I was quite pleased with the spec (I had a feeling Red would look good). My firstborn came home from hospital in it! -Scrof
Why aren’t Volkswagens like this any more?
We answer this, and literally some other questions, on this week’s Overbore.
We answer this, and literally some other questions, on this week’s Overbore.
April 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Why aren’t Volkswagens like this any more?
We answer this, and literally some other questions, on this week’s Overbore.
We answer this, and literally some other questions, on this week’s Overbore.
🚨 THURSDAY ALARM 🚨
On this week’s episode:
- Why touchscreens suck
- What’s happened to Volkswagen?
- A Mini adventure
- Kitch breaks Scrof’s car
Out now! linktr.ee/overborepod
On this week’s episode:
- Why touchscreens suck
- What’s happened to Volkswagen?
- A Mini adventure
- Kitch breaks Scrof’s car
Out now! linktr.ee/overborepod
April 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚨 THURSDAY ALARM 🚨
On this week’s episode:
- Why touchscreens suck
- What’s happened to Volkswagen?
- A Mini adventure
- Kitch breaks Scrof’s car
Out now! linktr.ee/overborepod
On this week’s episode:
- Why touchscreens suck
- What’s happened to Volkswagen?
- A Mini adventure
- Kitch breaks Scrof’s car
Out now! linktr.ee/overborepod
In defence of the Vauxhall Adam.
Really?
Yes, really.
Maybe we’ve truly lost it this time. Find out in the latest episode.
Really?
Yes, really.
Maybe we’ve truly lost it this time. Find out in the latest episode.
April 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM
In defence of the Vauxhall Adam.
Really?
Yes, really.
Maybe we’ve truly lost it this time. Find out in the latest episode.
Really?
Yes, really.
Maybe we’ve truly lost it this time. Find out in the latest episode.
A Daihatsu Sirion in an industrial estate on a rainy day.
What greater incentive could you need to spend your Sunday morning listening to Overbore?!
Meet Skit, this week’s podcast studio, and a car with an astonishing cupholder-to-occupant ratio…
What greater incentive could you need to spend your Sunday morning listening to Overbore?!
Meet Skit, this week’s podcast studio, and a car with an astonishing cupholder-to-occupant ratio…
March 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A Daihatsu Sirion in an industrial estate on a rainy day.
What greater incentive could you need to spend your Sunday morning listening to Overbore?!
Meet Skit, this week’s podcast studio, and a car with an astonishing cupholder-to-occupant ratio…
What greater incentive could you need to spend your Sunday morning listening to Overbore?!
Meet Skit, this week’s podcast studio, and a car with an astonishing cupholder-to-occupant ratio…
Exclusives? Amazing guests? Cutting-edge insights? We haven’t got any of those.
But we have got the story of the moss-covered Citroen that just wouldn’t quit.
Come and have a listen. It’s better than… uh… not listening, we guess?
But we have got the story of the moss-covered Citroen that just wouldn’t quit.
Come and have a listen. It’s better than… uh… not listening, we guess?
March 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Exclusives? Amazing guests? Cutting-edge insights? We haven’t got any of those.
But we have got the story of the moss-covered Citroen that just wouldn’t quit.
Come and have a listen. It’s better than… uh… not listening, we guess?
But we have got the story of the moss-covered Citroen that just wouldn’t quit.
Come and have a listen. It’s better than… uh… not listening, we guess?
🚨 OB7 IS HERE 🚨
This week we’re coming to you from a small Daihatsu, to talk about small cars, and why they’re dying.
Also:
- the best estate ever
- cars we liked but didn’t really love, and
- dashboard fish.
Get it while it’s hot, right here: linktr.ee/overborepod
This week we’re coming to you from a small Daihatsu, to talk about small cars, and why they’re dying.
Also:
- the best estate ever
- cars we liked but didn’t really love, and
- dashboard fish.
Get it while it’s hot, right here: linktr.ee/overborepod
March 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🚨 OB7 IS HERE 🚨
This week we’re coming to you from a small Daihatsu, to talk about small cars, and why they’re dying.
Also:
- the best estate ever
- cars we liked but didn’t really love, and
- dashboard fish.
Get it while it’s hot, right here: linktr.ee/overborepod
This week we’re coming to you from a small Daihatsu, to talk about small cars, and why they’re dying.
Also:
- the best estate ever
- cars we liked but didn’t really love, and
- dashboard fish.
Get it while it’s hot, right here: linktr.ee/overborepod
Our latest podcast studio (and the worst financial decision of Scrof’s life).
Worth it?
Worth it?
March 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Our latest podcast studio (and the worst financial decision of Scrof’s life).
Worth it?
Worth it?
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
This week, Scrof answers your questions:
- How do you become a motoring journalist?
- Why does anyone buy a new car?
- Can we put test cars on the dyno?
Plus: how not to buy a cheap classic Citroen (like he did).
Find us here! linktr.ee/overborepod
This week, Scrof answers your questions:
- How do you become a motoring journalist?
- Why does anyone buy a new car?
- Can we put test cars on the dyno?
Plus: how not to buy a cheap classic Citroen (like he did).
Find us here! linktr.ee/overborepod
March 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
This week, Scrof answers your questions:
- How do you become a motoring journalist?
- Why does anyone buy a new car?
- Can we put test cars on the dyno?
Plus: how not to buy a cheap classic Citroen (like he did).
Find us here! linktr.ee/overborepod
This week, Scrof answers your questions:
- How do you become a motoring journalist?
- Why does anyone buy a new car?
- Can we put test cars on the dyno?
Plus: how not to buy a cheap classic Citroen (like he did).
Find us here! linktr.ee/overborepod
Ooh! Crossover episode!
March 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ooh! Crossover episode!
If you were up early to watch the F1, follow it up with a podcast that has absolutely nothing to do with F1, and everything to do with the Peugeot 806.
March 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If you were up early to watch the F1, follow it up with a podcast that has absolutely nothing to do with F1, and everything to do with the Peugeot 806.
On this week’s episode of Overbore: the Lotus Carlton, and why, just sometimes, meeting your heroes can be A Good Thing.
Listen here: linktr.ee/overborepod
Listen here: linktr.ee/overborepod
March 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
On this week’s episode of Overbore: the Lotus Carlton, and why, just sometimes, meeting your heroes can be A Good Thing.
Listen here: linktr.ee/overborepod
Listen here: linktr.ee/overborepod
THIS WEEK ON OB5
- why the Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L is the best car to drive to Newcastle
- what the Lotus Carlton is really like to drive
- what happened to all the MPVs
- the heady days of the Eastleigh Motor Show
Get it fed straight into your headphones here: linktr.ee/overborepod
- why the Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L is the best car to drive to Newcastle
- what the Lotus Carlton is really like to drive
- what happened to all the MPVs
- the heady days of the Eastleigh Motor Show
Get it fed straight into your headphones here: linktr.ee/overborepod
March 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
THIS WEEK ON OB5
- why the Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L is the best car to drive to Newcastle
- what the Lotus Carlton is really like to drive
- what happened to all the MPVs
- the heady days of the Eastleigh Motor Show
Get it fed straight into your headphones here: linktr.ee/overborepod
- why the Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L is the best car to drive to Newcastle
- what the Lotus Carlton is really like to drive
- what happened to all the MPVs
- the heady days of the Eastleigh Motor Show
Get it fed straight into your headphones here: linktr.ee/overborepod
Episode 5 is in the edit and should be arriving in your regular podcast place TOMORROW.
Which means it’s sound check time…
Which means it’s sound check time…
March 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Episode 5 is in the edit and should be arriving in your regular podcast place TOMORROW.
Which means it’s sound check time…
Which means it’s sound check time…