Each week Neil looks more like a Top Gear presenter and Chris looks more and more like the CEO of Kurt Geiger

Just the best car related podcast, period!! There has never been an instance when a car I've thought of doesn't get mentioned.. uncanny.. (missed Manish)

@Miggy2j

6 ай бұрын

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Best motoring podcast hands down! I used to wait to listen on a Monday for the trip to the office in Calne … but I’m using my holidays up and the wife is watching some tripe on TV! Thanks for giving me an escape on a Friday!

When Chris said " one little ping" on the headlights. All i heard was Sean Connery saying " one ping only" from Hunt for red october

I love it when ed gets all sweary 😁

Car appreciation - driving next to a dark blue E39 M5 on the motorway. I was gawping and telling my kids how much of a hero he was His wife gave him a tap on the shoulder to alert him to the nearby fandom The lovely warm moment of mutual appreciation was brilliant

Never fails to make Fridays better 🔥

❤❤❤❤you have a customer for the twat glasses I've never had personalised glasses before 😂

I love these blokes just shooting sh*t with each other. Keep it up gentleman!

Neil’s right - a left and right indicator is pro-level thank you

@harvinmahal

6 ай бұрын

Nah a flash of the hazards 👌

@cromulentpotato

6 ай бұрын

Pro-level is using the marker light interrupt on the steering wheel, but you'll need a truck for that

E60 started it’s life with the engines from the E39. The 520i’s bulit between 03 and 05 have the 2.2 litre M54 6 cylinder.

Neil, you absolute beauty, adore the Robert Denton mention, never met him in the flesh, but what a top chap he is

OMG so I was Christmas shopping in Selfridges in Oxford street this morning and who walked past me in full collecting cars livery only the Lovester (( my nick name for Edward Lovett ) I ran after him to say hello and tell him how much I enjoy his brilliant podcast , EDD was totally charming. ( he is busy guy and was obviously in a hurry but took time to speak to me and made me feel appreciated ) And thanked me for my support that’s made my Christmas thank you collecting cars , only monkey marvellous manish Chris ( my boys. ) Cooper and Niel the ( the shoe ) Cifford left to meet , keep up the podcast please listening to you keeps me sane

Are TWATs a funny reference to JWWs sunglasses brand ?

The last 13 years of my grandfathers life, he drove to any new road opened that year and drove along it on Xmas day…in the Mini Pickup he collected from Leyland factory in 1971 (it’s still on the road)

100% agree on road manners when deserved - the execution of which does have to differ on day/night/situation - sometimes a wave, a flash or a indicator ping.

Neil Clifford’s cap! 😂😂

@seandewhurst8932

6 ай бұрын

love a bit of Spoonerism

Hats off (so to speak) to Neil. Mans a legend 2000 miles … 🇬🇧 > 🇮🇹 > 🇬🇧… in a GT3 RS … back for roast chicken 😂

this episode had the same vibe as school lessons when the teacher disappeared for a while

Best car dealership for me was Minster Jaguar in Leeds, late 90s. I went in hungover on a Saturday morning to give my mate a lift as he was leaving his in for a service. Had a look around the showroom, the salesman had a couple of Asprin in his desk drawer and two hours later I had put a deposit on a used 6cyl XJ-R. The service department staff were brilliant replacing so many bits under warranty that I never knew were faulty, the best being 5 new alloys for which I had to contribute £200. Bought a V8 XJ-R a year later. A Yorkshire business staffed by Yorkshire people. Perfection.

Love that 'cabin pressure' was mentionned - fabulous radio series

Wow.....Mr Denton got a mention. Just imagining him running around screaming at the sound of his own name drop on Collecting Adicts. We all need a Denton in our life's 👍

On the topic of the entry level 5 series, the first of the E60s had the same M54 engines the facelifted six cylinder E39s had, so there was 520i with the straight six. When BMW upgraded the lineup to use the N52 engine in 2005, the 520i became the 523i (525i and 530i remained). The 520i was re-introduced when the E60 LCI came about, but it was a four cylinder and not sold in markets like the UK (the four cylinder 520d of course came along at the end of 2005). Mr Harris was correct. The E12 520i (fuel injection) was a four cylinder engine only, it was discontinued before the E12 was retired. However, there was also a 520 (no "i") model, which had carburettors, the earliest 520s had the M10 four cylinder engine but in the late 70s, it was replaced by the M20 six cylinder engine and these were unofficially known as the '520/6' to distinguish. They did the same thing with the E21 320 / 320i

courtesy is a gift you pass on that will flourish... ❤

2-car garage with a 50k budget: You've just purchased a limited edition 2022 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA after years of saving. You don't want to put too many miles on it for daily errands and need another car for that purpose. You need to get yourself a daily automatic car for that purpose so that your wife can drive it too. Also, it happens that your son has recently passed his driving test, and you need to get him his first car. It needs to be a safe car that is fun to drive but won't get him into trouble. It also needs to be a manual car that would help him develop good driving habits.

This was a good episode

"Give thumbs up to kids and people who look at your car" - perfect!! Now, here is a musical challenge for you: Imagine having a car with a cassette/tape deck and you're about to go on a lovely road trip. Remember those C90 cassettes where each side fits an album (more or less) - when there still were albums? Now, which two albums would you pick to put on that cassette that more or less fit the 45min per side and where you would not skip a single track?? And it must not be a compilation! For me that would be Tears for Fears' Song from the Big Chair and Icehouse's Primitive Man.

Robert will be so Excited he got a mention, top chap :-)

Having just bought a 1 year old dark blue RS4 for baby wagon duties, I completely agree with Chris' 2 car garage choice.

I regularly drive from the west country to Scotland and back. The A7 is a joy, and you can see the wallies on the motorway for many miles as you drive faster than them on an empty road. There are so many more but who wants people on them!

The thank you from behind 😂😂😂😂. You boys are fantastic; what a podcast 😍

I know you guys probably wont see this but thank you so much for this podcast. Its heaven sent at a difficult time in my life. I listen to every single one and laugh at something or learn something every time. Cheers to all the fellow car nuts out there. Merry Christmas.

Edward is absolutely on the money re. Salesmen in dealers- you can tell by his tone it’s a real irk👍

The winky wanky, left right thing is ok for truck drivers. When I see a car do it, I instantly think they are driving a Vauxhall Vectra and they are having trouble with the indicator stalk knocking off!! 😂

1:06:00 The E60 520i models at launch were six-cylinders (2.2-litre M54B22). Later 520i E60s were four-pots (2.0-litre N46NB20)

This is absolutely my favorite podcast/video. Thank you, guys. Love the friendship. Love the banter. Love being a part of the Maddocks.’ You guys are the best.

Daftest thing - wheelspinning in the wet mud overflow carpark in the hospital in my teal green Nissan Micra. The rollicking from dad when he saw the mud tail feathers was not worth it!

Love the intro, feels like a production. I'm in love it

To say thank you, if i have my lights on, I just give a quick fog light flash. A quick hazard flash on the motorway on the odd occasion. If no lights on, just the usual hand flash.

I have been advocating for years, that there needs to be a second horn button that gives the 'thank you' beep, for when someone pulls over for you, or lets you through etc... Modern horns are quite hard to modulate. There needs to be an acknowledgement beep and light flash.

Yes, hazards as thank you, not headlight flash! Bravo, CC, Bravo!

Fantastic As Always Guys Thanks

Did we meet Neil Clifford in a Forest green 911 at the zebra crossing near London Zoo yesterday? If it wasn't you Neil, then you have a car-loving doppelganger. Loved the fact that the driver was smiling and giving my boys a thumbs up as we all took a photo, thank you Neil.

This is my Friday highlight, absolutely lovely

One of the best yet!

Daftest thing I've Done in a car was my first car an Uno turbo MK1 being a hifi addict I bought a voltage converter for the cigarette lighter and put my house amplifier and speakers the size of the boot in the back I even had the cd player from the house plugged in

Neil, spot on the Left Right thank you flash, that's how it's done down here in OZ.

Here in Poland, it's a couple of flashes of the hazards. Or the raised hand, of course.

Suggestion for 2 car garage. "You are a lifelong Porsche enthusiast who has built your family Scotch Whisky business into an empire with several successful brands. Throughout your career, you have climbed the Porsche ladder, starting with a 986 Boxster, progressing through various 911s and now possess an enviable collection. You yearn to race one of Weissach's many historic gems, but they remain out of reach with most company profits reinvested into more maturing stock for the future. However, a global drinks giant emerges and offers you an obscene sum for your envied Scotch empire. The resulting funds allow you to buy a car worthy of entry to Porsche's prestigious Rennsport Reunion. Budget is $100 million. One Porsche to race at the event and one Porsche to arrive in." Keep up the great work with the podcast guys. It's essential listening for car addicts! P.s Ex Bernhard/Dumas Team Penske RS Spyder and a Count Rossi road legal 917 would be my choices!

Just started reading Chris’s book. What a wonderful read ! Thanks for writing it.

@bdav9147pug1

6 ай бұрын

Same here - i love cars and the people who love them

Lovely stuff as always fellas - this weekly chat of tosh is just what us people who don’t need flashy lights and nonsense to keep us engaged need. Love them all to do Barn find with Johnny Smith

Lovett looks like Les Grossman with the shades on.

Mr Lovett is fast becoming my favourite, often find myself agreeing with a lot of his comments, bar his dodgy choice in music 😂

In south Africa we all use the hazard's to say thank you after passing someone and they say pleasure by flashing Bright's.

The left right is the lorry driver. Correct is hand up to rear view mirror. I often do hands 5 past 9 and lift the finger. One ping on hazards is acceptable too. AND nod to accept the gratuity.

I've got a duck to take to friends rather than a goose, but quackers all the same 😊

Here in NZ. Giving the hazard lights1-3 blinks is common place as a sign of thanks

Another fantastic podcast guys !!!!! This could be 3 hours long & I'd enjoy every minute. I too dislike Christmas. 1989 was the last real Christmas for me. Being old & alone always sucks but even more so during the holidays.

I want the TWAT By Chris Harris sunnies immediately!

Perfect timing! 12 is my lunch break!

"A younger Chris Cooper would have been less sensitive but that's not because my eyes are going ". 😂😅😂😅 had to pause the feed for a minute until I could see again. 😂

Very good guys 🙃

Excellent show gentleman! Saying thank you with a hand wave....always my preferred choice, except...2nd week into ownership of my Jag XKR Convertible I was getting quite annoyed at no reciprication to my friendly gesture and even several drivers "flipping me the bird!"...I finally realised that (probably) due to the rake of the windscreen, they couldn't see me!...I relocated my hand wave to outside of the drivers window....problem solved. ☺

I'm with Cooper and Harris on this. Politeness at the wheel is everything. A quick wave or single flash of the hazards is just enough. Flashing headlamps as you pass is annoying. Fine for a "after you..." from a distance (although it's not strictly regulation according to the highway code), but up close as a thank you, is just needlessly blinding, and in these days of "smart" LED headlamps, a driver's retinas are challenged enough.

Thinking about daft things I have done. Back in the late 80s I sold cars and I was trying to sell a Lada Niva (the 4x4 one). I had a slightly elderly couple (of local farming stock) show an interest in said Niva. On the demo I decided to take them off road to show how well the Niva would cope with the off-road environment of a farm and chose to take them up a dirt incline so steep that the rear wash/wipe would piss out water. I'd done this hill a couple of times and felt I'd got the hang of getting the car up. On this particular occasion I only got about 3/4 of the way up and had no other option but to reverse down - and you couldn't brake as the risk of somersaulting the car backwards was a real and highly probable risk. So there I am with my elderly couple having to literary free fall backwards for a period of time that would have ordinarily required a parachute. Thankfully the elderly couple were able to exit the car unassisted but I suspect were suffering with a degree of psychological trauma given their silence and fixed forward stare.

Great to see Chris and Edward visiting NZ soon, maybe we'll give you some more stories for your podcast 😂

As Maserati, you do a purasangue everyone can buy and most can afford. Job done. Successful company.

Ed Lovett looks like Dave Angel from The Fast Show in those sunglasses...

When Chris C mentioned about a road trip......there is now space in the market for a new TV motoring show........... Just saying.....

Neil’s epic road trip..!

Top notch content 👌

This episodespo sorted by 90s throwbackscom utah saints who are video. Yet again a priceless gem, even with a man down ..

Try 3 creme eggs at once.....

Fantastic Episode, as usual. Two-car garage: You are a chartered accountant in the City of London. After years of university and exams, you’re finally starting to earn a decent pay cheque. Every element of your life is meticulously planned however you’re a complete car addict. Motoring must be the part in your life where you’re completely driven by the right brain. This can be in the form of either a desirable money-pit or a car being used as far removed from its' natural habitat as possible. One must get you, your soon-to-be, and young child to the family home in the Lake District. The other must be for b-road weekend drives, specifically a planned Xmas morning blast between Bassenthwaite, Hard Knott and Honister Pass. As every second behind the wheel needs to be a highly emotive event, EV’s are not permitted. Budget of £200k. The best of luck and all the best to each addict over the festive period.

Chris Cooper quote “I’m gonna flash the bastard to death!”

Chris Cooper in Fiat 125 "maluch" doing donuts on the field made my day

As always highly entertaining boys keep up the good work happy Christmas troops 🎉

Road courtesy is a bugbear of mine. Here in Hampshire very few now acknowledge your actions....mainly due to Londoners who don't understand passing places, or the ease that courtesy creates in the narrow lanes of Hampshire. The one place where I still see courtesy as a norm, is in my birth town of Tunbridge Wells. I don't understand why because the towns proximity to London has always bought Londoners to the Weald. Puzzling, but reassuring at the same time.

I’m Portugal we do thank with the hazards, 2 blinks and off. Example: a lorry indicates to advice the road ahead is empty. You pass him, 2 blinks of hazards and the lorry flashes once. It’s one if the best feelings. 🤓

I'm with Mr Cooper on the 'thank you'. 1 or 2 hazard blinks it's the alternative to the classic wave

Thank you if the car is in front..a quick flash of the headlight. If they are behind just a few flashes of the hazards....these are what i use and see the majority of the time

Completely agree that the time around Christmas is a great time go go for a blast around your favourite roads. The only other great time to drive I. The UK these days is when the England football team is playing in a a knock-out round of a major championship. I remember driving from Exeter to Bagshot the evening England was playing their final game in Italia 90. Hardly a car to be seen on the M5/M4. Did the 170 mile journey in well under 2 hours.

KUCK FHAN , great hat NEIL !

Is it just me, or does Chris H have a bit of Ringo vibe going with those glasses on?

Sorry best cubby on the planet is the TVR chimera’s final model centre dash cubby with a heater vent in it to warm you gear change hand on a winters day top down drive

Sticking up for Chris Cooper, I spent 20 years at IBM and we also had a ‘advisor’ to come in and advise us on how we should dress to soften our consulting image 😂

I use both ‘thanks’ Hunton Bridge speed calming, hazard blip. People that show curtesy left right indicator (cause hazard blip would make them think you are saying they are a hazard- like middle lane hogging, overtake and hazards on, they don’t notice the insult!!)

NSX-R, yes! 🤓

Certainly from a 3 series point of view, E46 was the last 6 pot 320i when it was a 2.2 litre. Dad had to go to a 325i in the following E90 shape to get the 6 pot 👌

Need U.S. shipping on the merch!!!

The trouble with Maserati at the moment is that in the last ten years, there was nowhere near enough investment in the sports stuff. Too much emphasis was placed on mundane diesel saloons and SUVs and diluted the brand. At least with Porsche, they made the Cayenne, Macan etc but still kept all the 911s and Boxsters which make the brand what it is: desirable.

2 car garage suggestion. You are yourselves. You can choose two cars, but one of them will only be driven by your partner. The car you chose for yourself will be your only car and you must keep it for at least three years. Your budget is unlimited.

i always give transport trucks the free entry into the lane , 100% flash their hazard lights in appreciation. transport trucks are working and need room to change lanes.

Local band Stackridge had a great album titled "Lummy Days".

And I’ll have the Twat glasses , but can we do em in an Amber tint ? Lol

2 car garage: having scrimped, saved and downsized your house to a tumbledown countryside abode, you find yourself with 100k and set out to get a classless 2 car garage that you can take everywhere and anywhere and look right. You want both to be practical and fun enough to chuck swag in the boot and backseat and go to the alps to fall over skiing, then down to the south of Italy to rest your newly busted knee. Since you have recently gotten over your fear of tripophobia, you want one to be a lotus of some kind. What two cars do you get?

My mum had the colour thing. They’d hold a circle rainbow by your face and then say. Green. Wear green. Basically just match your eye colour….

Daftest thing j ever did was try a j turn after watching an episode of the professionals , so I jumped in my Austin maestro took it to the unfinished road where I lived and proceeded to try a j turn so backwards I went except I forgot to dip the clutch and t Yanked the wheel round it sort of danced round but caught the curb and it threw the car the other way and I swear it went in two wheels and nearly tipped , I just drove home swearing I would never try anything like that again .

I say the 5 hosts all get in their favorite cars and do a podcast while driving...that would be proper.

Choose a car for using in the 20 MPH London , all Wales ,Edinburgh, Bath , Bristol Portsmouth and it is coming to a town and village near you for sure . It also needs to be ULEZ compliant and not so dead easy to steal that it can be in a sea container in Felixstowe in under the hour and less than £20,000 annual insurance premium..