motor mania

Damien and Imthishan catch up with the Chairman of the Custom Show Emirates Jamal bin Lahej.

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Dr. Thomas McCarthy of the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League says motorsport has always been a testbed for new automotive technology, and driverless vehicles are no exception. 

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15 July 2023. If you're thinking about getting a Chinese made car, Chris Milbourne of dubizzle gave us the lowdown on relatively new cars. Plus, Damien shared his thoughts about the Jetour car which his been driving now. Spokesperson from Elite Cars, the distributor for Jetour in the UAE, Elie Nehme joined us live as well. And it's our favorite car valuation with Naz Chaudry for Fix it or Flip it!

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01 July 2023. The Toyota Crown is back in the UAE after disappearing for years. Damien Reid has been speaking to Jacques Brent, Managing Director at Al-Futtaim. We also find out what Imthishan Giado and Noel Ebdon has been driving. Plus, we continue our Italian luxury car series - all from Damiens' trip to Emilia Romagna, where the greatest Italian car brands were born. And it's our favorite car valuation with Naz Chaudry for Fix it or Flip it!

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15 April 2023. Chris Milbourne of dubizzle says imports are very popular on the platform, despite the risks and warnings attached to them.

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Damien gives his take on the new electric car from Audi before it hit the roads of the UAE

And as always, we answer your queries whether you need to fix or flip your vehicle.

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24 December 2022. Noel and Imthishan share their bets and worst cars of 2022. Plus Damien checks out the all new Praga Bohema and catches up with boss Mark Harisson and Ben Collins a.k.a. The Stig. 

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10 December 2022. Damien and Noel drive three classic cars and bump into celebrities and motorsport veterans at the Mille Miglia, dubbed "the most beautiful race in the world", which recently descended on the emirates. 

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01 October 2022: Damien, Imthishan and Noel chat with Tom Segers of XQuarry, who shares a few offroading basics. 

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17 September 2022. Cadillac boss Kristian Aquilina tells Damien and Noel all about the Cadillac Lyric.

Is it something you would drive?  

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03 September 2022. Damien checks out a new showroom in Dubai that tracks customers' facial expressions and predicts which cars they'd be interested in. 

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20 August 2022. Tom's daughter is turning 18 and is keen to drive! Should she learn to drive a manual, or an automatic? He asks Imthishan and Noel.

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05 August 2022. Damien flies all the way to Detroit to check out General Motors' factory and test drive cars that are yet to hit the UAE market, including the Hummer EV.

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23 July 2022. Damien talks all things EV with Kevin Chalhoub of EV Lab, catches up on all F1 updates with Phil Anson and prices your car with Matthew Davidson on Fix it or Flip It.

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09 July 2022. The EU wants all cars to have speed limiters by 2024. 

Is this something we need here? Damien discusses this and more with Imthishan and Noel.

They also meet Clement Piard. who drove his Golf GTI from Dubai to France. 

And Imad Hammad, founder of Carswitch, prices all your cars and gives sensible car advice. 

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28 May 2022. Which EVs will require less charging? Damien finds out from Fuse founder Salman Hussain 

Imthishan and Noel test drive the latest cars to hit the UAE's roads 

And Matthew Davidson gives unbiased car advice on Fix it or Flip It 

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21 May 2022. Damien explores the best road trips around the world with Matthew, Imthishan and Noel 

He's also been looking into the sale of illegal imported electric vehicles with Volkswagen Middle East's Managing Director Victor Dalmau.

And carmaker Lotus reveals its ambitious plans for the coming years. Damien catches up with its global CEO Matt Windle. 

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05 February 2022. Tom Urquhart is in charge while Damo is away, and catches up with Red Bull racer Sam Sunderland, who says standing on top of the Burj Khalifa is one of the scariest things he's ever done. 

Fix it or Flip It: Matthew Davidson provides valuable car advice and valuations on the spot.

Car news round up: Motoring journalists Imthishan Giado and Noel Ebdon weigh in whether F1 is right to make vaccines mandatory, among a numner of automotive stories shaking up the motoring world. 

How green are electric vehicles? Tom puts the question to Karl Feilder of Neutral Fuels, who says that while it's important to find out where the energy used to make EV batteries comes from, these cars are still greener than their combustion engine counterparts by a mile.  

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11 December 2021... and looks back at the best cars of 2021 with Imthishan Giado.
Fix it or Flip It: Matthew Davidson offers no nonsense advice on whether to sell or keep your car, and has some suggestions on what you should be buying too

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27 November 2021. That's the question Damien put to Imthishan Giado of Motoring Middle East, on the back of news that 23 drivers were rewarded in Ajman for not committing road offences for a year. They also chat about the cars they've been driving, including the new Ford Ranger and the McLaren GT.

Fix it or Flip It: Valuation guru Matthew Davidson tells Damien about the new Tesla Model Y, and answers all your questions about your car, including one about pricing a special edition Corvette, handed over to listener Kim from her brother. 

Damien gets to drive around in the new Ineos Grenadier and chat to regional boss Guy Pearson.

And motoring journo Noel Ebdon shares tips on restoring a vehicle, including how to set a budget for it.

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