This episode we welcome Fred, short for Frédérick, to the podcast! Fred and I have been in touch for quite a long time, hut we first met when he moved to the south of the Netherlands for his work as a test engineer for Daf Trucks. Funny story: his current daily driver, a Ford Mondeo ST220, was offered to me before he bought it, but I chickened out into owning my childhood dream. We talk about Fred's incredible daily driver, but also his Peugeot 106 Rallye. We discuss how Freds heritage (he's...

Announcing the next guest of The Carspotcast: it’s @will.i.drive! Also known as @will.drive, Will came down all the way from Edinburgh to be a guest on the podcast. Oh well, he came to visit his dad, as he’s half Dutch, and happened to make some time for me! Having only recently joined the carspotter community, Will and I have known each other since 2019, at the very start of @parkedindutchstreets. To have him on the podcast was truly a delight, as he’s quite a versatile car lover too! We...

In this new episode of the Carspotcast, Joep invites his friend Daniel to the podcast. Daniel is a true citizen of the world, but is deeply rooted in Mozambique, and decided to come to the Netherlands for a study in automotive engineering. Daniel tells me about the cars that his family owns in Mozambique and the car he drives in the Netherlands. We talk about Daniel's carspotting account @carsofarnhem, how we're both car omnivores and what the ultimate car is for having a midlife crisis,...

"Hello Europe!” is what we’re saying from the 6th of May onwards, as #Eurotrashweek has become a tradition for car spotters to lighten up Eurovision week with all the Eurotrash cars. A much heard question is “What are Eurotrash cars?”, and to those I say: you simply get it or do not get it. Anyways… a description would be: all European cars that are not known as good cars. In this episode, the Eurotrash Council opens #Eurotrashweek by talking about their favorite #eurotrash. These will be...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.