The Carspotcast Joep Salden

Welcome to another new episode of the Carspotcast! The guest of this episode illustrated that you can make a very decent living of tuning Saabs: it's Dion Hillebrink. The Dutch Saab community will recognize this name as no other - the man also known as DionHPT. Dion is a talented chip tuner and has made many Saab owners much happier with their cars. However, Dion's tuning is available to any car with a turbo - as long as it is in good health. Dion welcomed me at his workplace, AutoFirst Saab Apeldoorn, to talk about his life, his profession and, of course, cars. Dion told me how DionHPT was born, we both searched for a 'Tunable Turbo' for €10.000, and we talked about a shared passion for a very specific Italian luxury sedan... Enjoy!

Announcing the next guest on The Carspotcast: it’s fellow Maastricht resident @residential_cars. The one and only person I know that has a tattoo of a Renault Twingo! We get to talk about how he got to the name for his Instagram and what a “residential car” actually is, about the insane collection of cars his parents owned, about how he owns 3 Citroëns out of which only 1 is road legal, and about how his past, current and dream cars are all Citroën ZXs. You’ve never heard anyone talk about the Citroën ZX THIS much…

In the third episode of the Carspotcast we'll welcome the Queen of carspotting: it's @plankhond, also known as Maurice. As a friend of the show, Maurice knew what was waiting for him, so he made sure he was very prepared. Maurice knew exactly what he wanted to talk about: his love for big sedans, 00s Renaults and the Peugeot 307. Maurice tells us about the vital role the Citroën BX has played in his life, tell us the story about how he got to own a Renault Avantime, and takes us through his fleet of cars. Last but not least, in the Car Search, we both searched for the ultimate #IWantMyMPV!

In the second episode of the Carspotcast, it is my friend Daan, also known as the Dutch carspotter @kekkekarren, who will be a guest on the show! Shooting Kekke Karren all over the Netherlands, Daan will make a first venture in English instead of Dutch and will be diving into his car life together with me in the next episode. We will take a look at the 3 cars Daan owns (of which 2 are broken), we’ll have a chat about Daan’s car-loving family, we’ll treat you to a #dailydoseofdacia and Joep and Daan will disagree on a car Joep loves and Daan hates. We even went out to look for the ultimate #KekkeKar for a limited budget, with some unexpected cars joining in on the party… There might even be a cat (or two 🐱) and another carspotter be joining in on the party… Hilarity and laughter will be guaranteed in the next episode!

Today’s guest in the Carspotcast is one of my closest friendships that I grew in the car community. It is a guy who is known for his preferred taste for some fine Swedish automobiles, but he has just bought his first non-Swedish car. He is known for owning a beautiful Volvo XC90 named Teddy: this is my friend Bart!

Welcome to the Carspotcast: the podcast where Joep, alias @parkedindutchstreets, invites fellow carspotters and car enthusiasts to talk about the cars of their life, the cars they like and the cars they despise.