# The road trip is NOT dead; fixing a stranded Golf; annoying rattles

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Podcast: [My week in cars: the Autocar podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-week-in-cars-the-autocar-podcast-5682856)
Published: 2026-04-28T23:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3480

## Resource

On this week's My Week In Cars podcast, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior investigate whether the road trip is finished, finding tools in a Toyota Hilux, and the Matra Simca Bagheera. There's more too, including your letters, and details of a special offer which gives you SIX issues of Autocar for just £6 if you click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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