A quick upgrade to WRR. Things might look a bit funny for a day or two.
As a bonus, I was able to activate Markdown for the comments. I’ll put some notes below the main comment box.
I’ve been keeping a really close eye on iTunes lately, watching our rank go up and down, but staying in the top 20 (!) in the transportation category for the entire month! What is even better than that, for the last week we have been the #1 Automotive podcast* in iTunes!
Thanks for listening and helping to spread the word! If you keep it up, there is a good chance we might even break into the top 100 on iTunes!
Thanks gang!
*The Car and Driver radio show does not count. It was previously broadcast over the airwaves and internet and repurposed as a podcast after the fact. All of the other listings in the transportation directory are video casts or not automotive.
Thanks to the guys for carrying on without me for this episode. I’m sure you heard db breaking up pretty good at the beginning of the show, so I took one for the team and stepped out.
- Recorded on Gabe’s birthday. He is such a giver!
- Gabe gets JCW brakes
- More GP talk and video released
- 2007 MINIs will show up at dealers in Feb. ‘07
- Todd hates the traveler wheels
- Todd gets technical with words like hubcentric and lugcentric
- Gabe and Todd both like road hazard warranties.
- The Traveler definitely gets and extra side door.
- The VW podcasts are awful as are the BMW vodcasts.
- Pants-less podcasting.
- More audio reviews coming up soon.
- Another audio clip from Robert in Toronto.
Todd did the hard part
Download || Subscribe || iTunes || Download zip || 44:02 || 20.2MB
Our midweek show…The n00b show IV - Break-in and service. Don’t agree? You know what to do.
- Why are we talking about the Olympics?
- Have you read your manual?
- Gabe doesn’t have the ‘06 manual yet
- Just quoting the manual here gang…have you read yours?
- Official engine break-in is under varying engine and vehicle speed and do not exceed 4500RPM/90MPH
- Break-in means longer life. db followed break-in to the letter, and now has over 112K miles with great gas mileage!
- We are going with the engineers on break-in
- Tire break-in = about 200 miles/300KM
- Breaks break-in = about 300 miles/500KM
- Clutch break-in = about 300 miles/500KM
- db & Gabe share S-10 stories
Todd did the hard part
Download || Subscribe || iTunes || get it at work || 41:52 || 23.9MB
Gabe gives his take on the automatic version of the MINI Cooper S.
“As a follow-up to the recent MotoringFile VW GTI review (and previous MCSa review) I thought I’d offer up my thoughts on the automatic Cooper S while behind the wheel. In some ways demonstrating why the GTI’s DSG is so superior as well as showing why the automatic may not be the best choice for the MINI owning control freaks out there.”
Gabe and Todd shared the hard part Download || Article and Comments|| 6:42 || 5.8MB
An interesting episode to start the week, for those of you that run the Sunday through Saturday week…
- Todd is working on the chapterized version of the show for you iTunes users.
- New Humvees might be hybrids
- db & Gabe throw down some NASCAR rants and Todd is a closet fan
- db wants a TRD powered Camry
- Listener emails —-More conspiracy theory in the Woofcast? —-db, Todd or Gabe at local events?
- The Dragon was supposed to be Gabe and Todd’s time
- News of the week from Motoringfile —-New GP photos —-We wager on the price of a GP —-Gabe loves the JCW leather dash —-MINI vs. Snow —-BMW ready for the new MINI Engine —-MCSc on a great road —-The Dodge Hornet —-db hates the Hornet and another rant ensues —-Road and Track Survey —-db wishes Roxy was a race car —-MINI Challenge and Phil Wicks work together
Have you had problems with your A/C? db is interested! Email us or leave a comment!
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the Motoringfile Chicago Auto Show Gallery!
Todd did the hard part Download || Subscribe || iTunes || get it at work || 41:52 || 23.9MB
Continuing the Club Spotlight Series, I interview George Marsh, President of SoCal MINI Maniacs.
Listen in to hear about some upcoming events and benefits of membership!
Thanks again to George for taking time out for the interview.
We’ll be back in March with another club to spotlight, so keep an eye out!
db & Todd did the hard part
Download || Subscribe || iTunes || Get ‘er done! Download Zip || 05:54 || 2.73MB
Part II as promised. Up a day early for a Valentines Day shout - out!
First, thank you for your comments about the new format. We are going to try it out for another week at least, maybe longer. For those of you that aren’t really keen on the multiple shows, where were you at survey time? 
We give you our take on what we think might and should happen with the intro of the new MINI -V-Day shoutouts -No, we really didn’t record in a pub -How did Gabe get Wednesday afternoon off? -How could we have done this on Wednesday and post it 1 day early? We are the masters of time and space -We are all part of the same team
Todd did the hard part Download || Subscribe || iTunes || Download zipped ||29:12|| 13.3MB
Trying something new for the next couple of weeks for those of you that want more shows that are shorter. We told you we are paying attention to those survey results!
-Listener email…improve your MPG
–Go faster?
–Don’t remove the boot. Really.
–Upgrade your filter or add a cold air intake
–Change your exhaust
–Keep tire pressure what it should be
–Keep current on service
-New of the week from Motoringfile.com
–Review of the MKV Golf - Be sure to check the comments if you haven’t already
–JCW Products and install docs including prices and part numbers (!). Gabe goes the extra mile!
–Safety regs kill the JCW GP for Canada. Who is going to get the 20 cars? It is starting to grow on us. Well, except the red mirror caps.
–New R56 spy shots. Yes, that means the new MC, not MCS.
–US to get the JCW for the Automatic
–MF review of the JCW intake. Gabe gave it a 4.5 out of 5. db admits, it is pretty nice.
–MINI keeps the clamshell hood.
–Motoringfile at the Chicago Auto Show. Don’t forget to check out the WRR hosted gallery.
Download || Subscribe || iTunes ||shhh…I won’t tell || 41:59 || 19.2MB
We review the survey and answer some listener emails.
-Db has intro trouble -Ghostbusters? Again? -Todd needs more time at the MINI configurator. -Listener feedback via the survey. -Gabe doesn’t have any infections. -Listener e-mail questions answered. -Randy Webb interview part 2 –Randy is a drug dealer and the drugs are in the form of MINI performance parts. –Stoichiometry - def-b : the quantitative relationship between two or more substances especially in processes involving physical (or chemical) change. –Robert Gold breaks in his MCS JCW.
We went WAY long this week with the Randy Webb interview part II. So you will see the news segment coming up next.
Todd did the hard part
Download || Subscribe || iTunes || beat the man! || 1:02 || 28.5MB
We went extra long this week, hence the reason for the show being split.
-News of the week from Motoringfile –Ask the SA is BACK! –Some news on the GP –Don’t forget the Mini desk –Gabe talks about upcoming reviews, including the GTI review -Hand signals don’t do any good during a podcast
Todd did the hard part Download || Download Zip || 13:35 || 6.4MB || Motoringfile
One for the iTunes users.
I will be tweaking the feedburner feed a little bit. In the next day or so you will start to see more shows in iTunes. I’m setting the feedburner feed to only grab the podcasts, none of my silly posts. Don’t worry, I’m giving you a link to the full feed below.
Hope that helps.
If you are looking for the really old shows (you know, we still can’t figure out why you would), just follow the links over there on left (under the search box) and go nuts!
You true, hardcore RSS junkies can get the full feed here.
For the month of January, you, the dedicated WhiteRoofRadio listener, downloaded almost 50% more shows than you did in the month of JanuaryDecember (thanks for pointing that out!)! Plus, I got to wake up to this:
Thank you! And, keep it up!
