I'm Richard Porter, I'm Johnny Smith and this is on the other side of things the Smith and

Sniff spin-off in which we answer your questions.

Artisort. Yes, here we are again, answering questions on a Friday,

on a Friday. about 30 minutes also.

Let's start with an email from a listener called Shannon

Wondmaker.

What a name?

What a name? What a name?

Chaps.

Apologies for interrupting your variety show with a car question.

But I have a dilemma that only a couple of SSGs can help with.

I currently drive a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder

and I'm looking to make a change.

Okay.

The problem is, the features list on every new car is just a list of things I don't want.

Start, stop, lane departure, automatic wipers, head up display, intelligent keys, remote start, automatic

braking, driver alert, voice recognition, heptastic buttons, the list of no thank

cues goes on and on. I can relate.. Don't even particularly like push button start. The

handy thing about putting a key in the ignition is you know where your keys are.

Definitely in the steering column and not in your wife's handbag 150 miles. Oh my gosh, so true. He speaks our language

Richard. He speaks our language. Yes and no, but we'll come to this in a minute. He goes on to say, I still need a pathfinder-sized vehicle for hauling small children and bikes and scooters and skateboards and other child-associated accoutrements, but I'm wondering whether instead of spending the money on a new

pathfinder slash patrol slash land cruiser, I should instead do a Resto mod on something interesting

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