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Comedian David Boyle and his mate Jorge reunite to fix the dangerously worn brakes on Boyle’s car, sharing humour, frustration and a sense of progress. The chat blends car talk with glimpses of his sober life, showing how small practical wins can brighten the recovery journey.
6:38•17 Sept 2026
Brake Pads, Banter and Sobriety: Boyle and Jorge’s Dream Team Day
Episode Overview
- Working with a trusted friend can make learning new skills, like car repair, less intimidating and more enjoyable.
- Regularly checking brakes and other car parts can prevent dangerous wear such as pads grinding down to metal.
- Even without deep mechanical knowledge, repeated hands-on work helps build confidence in fixing basic car issues.
- Choosing a second car can be guided by reliability, mileage and cost, rather than appearance or age alone.
- Small practical wins, like fixing a nagging problem, can noticeably lift mood during the ongoing recovery journey.
“"Now I know how to change the fucking rotors and the brakes… if it's just a brake pad issue I can fucking sort that out now fucking butter bing butter fucking boom."”
Ever wondered what it takes to swap chaos at the pub for chaos under the car bonnet? This short, sweary slice of "I'm Quitting Alcohol" finds comedian David Boyle back with his mate Jorge, affectionately dubbed the "dream team", getting stuck into the back brakes of Boyle's car. You'll hear Boyle talk through the whole DIY mission with that familiar mix of frustration and pride.
Jorge turns up at 8:30am armed with new rotors and pads, and they quickly realise the old brake pads on all four wheels were "all fucking down to metal". Boyle jokes about not knowing how he was even stopping before, but there's genuine relief once the car is finally running smoother.
The chat is packed with practical tinkering: air flow sensors, spark plugs, tyres, rotors and brake pads all get a mention, yet Boyle keeps it light and funny, making car maintenance sound like a strange new hobby born out of sobriety.
He admits he doesn't know much about cars, but you can hear the satisfaction when he says, "now I know how to change the fucking rotors and the brakes" and that next time, a brake pad issue is something he can sort out.
There’s also a glimpse into his wider life: piling 30,000 miles a year onto his current car, considering a second one on Facebook Marketplace, and bouncing ideas off a welder mate from southern California and his wife, who draws the line at driving a 30-year-old car.
While the episode centres on car talk, the underlying thread is familiar to anyone on a recovery journey: learning new skills, fixing what’s broken, and feeling a bit happier today than a few weeks ago. If you like honest, everyday snapshots of sober life, this one’s a quick, funny check-in that might make you wonder what hands-on project could keep your own recovery moving forward.
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