Every Monday at 5.45, Anton Savage joins us to talk about all things motoring.
From master-cylinders to motorsport, Anton and Matt discuss makes, models, problems and prices. If you’ve got some money to spend and want a recommendation, or if you have a squeak or a rattle (in your car) and want to know what it is, or if you want simply to know the difference between your e.s.p. and your a.b.s., fire us an e-mail to lastwordmotoring@todayfm.com.
About Anton Savage: Anton has been a petrol-head since the age of six - when he learned to drive! Since then he’s driven all sorts of cars, bikes, boats and quads. He’s also aged (badly). The list of vehicles includes superbikes, race-cars, muscle cars and a long line of decrepit relics (the ones he bought instead of borrowing.). He’s done advance driver training with the Skip Barber race school in the States and races Formula Sheane in Ireland with the Sheane Cars factory team. His interest in the oily bits of cars began with a 1973 Alfasud which he attempted to keep alive. He failed. But it led to his theory that there is nothing you cannot do with a vise-grips and a roll of duct tape. He also recently re-built a three-cylinder diesel tractor (badly – but the manual was in Chinese).
22/05/2012 19:21:43
Anton Savage and SIMI's Gerry Caffrey advise on how to ensure your car gets serviced safely and effectively.
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17/04/2012 19:32:00
Anton discusses the RSA guidelines for car seats for children, as well as his return to Formula Sheane action at Mondello!
13/03/2012 18:05:00
Geraldine Herbert, motoring journalist, joined us to discuss her new website, which aims to cover motoring issues from a female perspective.
27/02/2012 17:07:39
Anton caught up with World Rally Academy Champion (and Waterford native) Craig Breen, who is currently leading the S2000 World Rally Championship.
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10/10/2011 19:02:00
Anton took a trip to thepitlane.ie, a one stop fully kitted garage facility for your DIY mechanic work. Have a listen back to see how he got on, and how easy it is to go about servicing your own car.
20/09/2011 18:45:00
Anton joined us to discuss a delicate issue - marketing cars to women!
20/06/2011 18:27:00
This possibly goes beyong the remit of a 'motoring slot' but it is National Bike Week and electric bicycles are motorised so why not? Anton & Matt put 2 electric bicycles through their paces, click on the pic below to see our gallery..
02/06/2011 11:46:00
'Senna' - the new movie documentary about the life of Formula One legend Ayrton Senna - goes on limited release from tomorrow and during the week we treated some of our listeners to an exclusive preview screening of it at the Irish Film Institute. We've compiled our recent interview with Director Asif Kapadia along with our post-screening review with PJ Gallagher & Anton Savage in the above podcast.
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31/03/2011 18:17:00
Ben Collins - the man who recently unmasked himself as the longest-serving Stig on Top Gear - joined Matt to discuss his life under the white helmet!
21/03/2011 19:13:39
21/03/2011 19:07:55
A Special Olympic gold medallist has become the first person in Ireland with Down Syndrome to pass his driving test. William Loughnane joined us to discuss his achievement, as did Pat Clarke, President of Down Syndrome Ireland.
13/03/2011 18:53:00
In today's motoring slot, Anton joined us to discuss how the industry that is home to the world's largest carmaker - Japan - is affected by the tragic events of the past few days. Also discussed was the torching of a Speed Camera van in Co. Wicklow over the weekend.
08/03/2011 18:27:40
Jonathan Kennedy joined Anton and Matt to tell us how he got on converting his skills as an ambulance driver into handling a racing car in the 'Racing Driver for a Year' competition at Mondello!
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28/02/2011 18:17:00
In a timely follow to our discussion last week about how multi-tasking while driving can possibly make you a safer driver, AA Ireland today released new stats on the amount of us that make calls while behind the wheel. Conor Faughnan joined Anton and Matt to discuss. Also discussed was why the British government is planning to increase its motorway speed limits.