The AutoTrader Podcast

AutoTrader Pod: Cheaper to Buy a Horse than Gas

Our favourite motoring expert, George Mienie joins the team to inform us how it might be cheaper to buy a horse than gas, bears getting much smarter, and why there’s a massive recall on Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

24 Jun 2022 7 min

The ‘Car Repair Scare’ Episode

This week on The AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, George Mienie and Wandile Sishi unpack the recent discovery of counterfeit car parts that have recently been entering the South African market. The team also dissects whether or not EV brake pads need to be more expensive, and if car…

20 Jun 2022 25 min

The ‘Scam’ Episode

This week on The AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, George Mienie and Wandile Sishi unpack whether all scams are equal! They also talk about the top scams that are impacting buying and selling consumers, and give us advice on how to avoid falling victim to them.

13 Jun 2022 26 min

AutoTrader Pod: SA's First Electric Minibus!

George Mienie shares all the latest motoring news that includes a man who has a massive collection of over 30,000 Hot Wheels cars, a cyclist spitting on cars, SA's first electric minibus and more!

10 Jun 2022 11 min

The ‘Car Selling’ Episode

This week on The AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, George Mienie and Wandile Sishi unpack the various ways that you as a private seller can sell your car - as well as all the information you need to get the MAXIMUM amount of cash when selling your car with…

6 Jun 2022 25 min

AutoTrader Pod: Tesla Banned from Farting!

Find out why the Tesla car has been banned from farting. George Mienie then tells us about a modified VW, a poop-powered car that set a world record, and a peacock causing mayhem!

3 Jun 2022 8 min

The ‘Car Finance’ Episode

This week on The AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, George Mienie and Wandile Sishi unpack the tricky and interesting world of car financing, and explore the various cheat codes shoppers could employ to get around car loan rejections.

30 May 2022 25 min

AutoTrader Pod: Banned from Buying a Ferrari

George Mienie joins the team to share the latest motoring news, that includes an abandoned house perched in the middle of the road, a new Gauteng freeway to ease congestion at Gillooly’s interchange, and why Justin Bieber is banned from buying a Ferrari!

27 May 2022 12 min

The ‘Price vs Quality’ Episode

This week on The AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, Wandile Sishi and George Mienie unpack a question that many people have been asking - is the quality of new cars getting worse? They also unpack global top considerations when buying a car such as safety, infotainment, price and quality…

23 May 2022 23 min

AutoTrader Pod: Can your EV Power your House?

George Mienie shares about experiencing a degree of frustration over a car parking over two spaces, the possibility of being able to power your house using your EV, and a study showing how assisted driving systems struggle with collision tests.

20 May 2022 13 min

The ‘Vehicle Tracking’ Episode

This week on The AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, our anchor George Mienie and co-host Wandile Sishi discuss car tracking, the various types of tracking units available, their implications, benefits, and the potential downfalls of this supposed safety feature.

9 May 2022 22 min

AutoTrader Pod: A Crazy Tyre Experiment

Our favourite car expert George Mienie makes a return to give us the latest motoring news that includes people doing the wildest experiment of removing all 4 tyres on a moving car at once, and how a hungry javelina in Arizona ended up going for an unexpected drive!

6 May 2022 12 min

The '22 Car Sales' Episode

On this week’s AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, our anchor George Mienie and co-host Wandile Sishi discuss the local new-car sales increases thus far seen in 2022, and elaborate on reasons why South Africa is bucking the international trend of slowing car sales. They also touch on some legal-…

2 May 2022 25 min

AutoTrader Pod: No Working Speed Cameras

George Mienie shares the latest motoring news that includes a Tesla driving itself into a jet, Joburg not having any working speed cameras for more than a year, and a Bronco doing donuts in the beach sand that gets stuck in high tide!

29 Apr 2022 9 min

The ‘Formula 1’ Episode

This week on The AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, George Mienie and Wandile Sishi explore the history that led to today’s rules in Formula 1, and share some interesting trivia about the performance of modern F1 cars. They also highlight some of the technological advancements in F1 that have…

25 Apr 2022 27 min

AutoTrader Pod: A Car to Walk your Dog

Our favourite car expert, George Mienie joins us to give us the latest motoring news that include Toyota creating an autonomous vehicle to help you walk your dog, a traffic officer pulling over a driverless car, and AutoTrader turns 30!

22 Apr 2022 13 min

The ‘Semiconductor’ Episode

This week on The AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, George Mienie and Wandile Sishi investigate the causes of the semiconductor shortage that is currently crippling the automotive sector. They explore the historical background to this microchip crisis, how it is affecting various component suppliers, and look into changes to…

18 Apr 2022 21 min

The ‘1/4 Mile’ Episode

This week on The AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, George Mienie and Wandile Sishi look back on 2022’s first quarter. They look at the predictions they made in the beginning of the year, to gauge how accurately they gazed into the crystal ball. The team also considers the surprises…

11 Apr 2022 28 min

AutoTrader Pod: 9 Pointless Features in Cars

George Mienie joins us to give us our weekly motoring news, that includes a Ford Fiesta being converted into an amphibious car, a cyclist who was hit by a car getting billed for the car’s damage, and 9 of the most pointless features found in cars.

8 Apr 2022 11 min

The ‘Car Recycling’ Episode

On this week’s AutoTrader Podcast, SA’s No.1 motoring podcast, George Mienie and Wandile Sishi investigate car recycling. They talk about the most-recycled components in a car, and explain how the process currently works. The recycling of EVs also comes under scrutiny, Lastly, the team unpacks a major new business opportunity…

4 Apr 2022 24 min