The Collecting Cars Podcast with Chris Harris

Prime episode number for a prime number of men in their prime!

F1 in Abu Dhabi, DAB vs FM vs AM radio, smoking in cars and cigar lighters, self maintenance & a two car garage for a controversial individual is all that gets talked about on Episode 43 of Collecting Addicts!

(00:00) Intro (01:12) Abu Dhabi F1 GP (19:00) DAB Radio (30:42) Cigarette Lighters (42:15) Self Maintenance (54:52) Two Car Garage (01:05:35) Driving Tunes

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If 42 is the number answering the meaning of life, the universe, and everything, this episode certainly isn't - but as far as car talk goes, it gets pretty damn close.

With brakes, car configurator, test drive shenanigans, Formula 1 in Vegas, 2 car garage, Top Gear news, book chat and more, this is the Hitchhiker's guide to killing an hour and a half by listening to five grown men talk about cars!

(01:08) Ceramic Brakes (18:39) Car Configurators (31:28) Best Test Drive Story (53:00) F1 Las Vegas GP (1:07:21) 2 Car Garage (1:20:03) Driving Tunes (1:22:16) Top Gear News (1:24:40) Variable Valve Timings

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Episode 41 of the Collecting Addicts podcast!

This week our panel talks about how Apple Carplay has become the de-facto infotainment system in cars, decide what car is the happiest looking in history, choose which options they'd tick for their car-inspired loo, chat keyrings, vote for their F1 driver Prime Minister & more!

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(00:00) Intro (01:05) Apple Carplay (17:07) Happiest looking car (27:28) Mancave Loo options (38:17) Car key rings (49:54) Racing driver for PM! (01:01:34) Two car garage (01:10:38) Driving Tunes

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Quite a few important and less important topics for Collecting Addict's mid-life crisis episode. Are SUVs in towns anti-social? Is Bentley cooler than Rolls Royce? What are the best motorway snacks? Is there such a thing as the perfect button? What two car garage a modern F1 driver would pick?

All of these burning questions and more will be mostly answered on Episode 40 of Collecting Addicts!

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(00:00) Intro (00:53) Are SUVs antisocial? (20:32) Bentley cooler than Rolls Royce? (39:08) Motorway snacks (55:31) Favourite buttons (1:04:59) Two Car Garage (1:18:55) Driving Tunes (1:20:41) CHRIS HARRIS Variable Valve Timing

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In 2023, if you're in a specific age group (tickling the underbelly of 50 years old), you may recall the one true automotive status symbol of your childhood: rear head restraints! This topic and many others on episode 39 of Collecting Addicts!

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(00:00) Intro (00:49) Headrests (21:55) Winter Tyres (36:40) This Week With Cars (47:54) Electric Car Values (58:54) Two Car Garage

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Are Japanese manufacturers only good at making one hit wonders? With Lexus pulling their top limousine to be replaced by a posh van conversion, our panel ponders the thinking behind the Japanese corporate decision making.

This and much more on episode 38 of Collecting Addicts!

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(00:00) Intro (01:15) The Death of the LS (19:58) Clear vs Tinted glass (26:42) This week with cars (41:53) F1 at COTA (55:19) 2 Car garage (1:06:33) Driving Tunes

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Our panel members present their sincerest apologies for the disparaging words they wrongly saddled unto Audi, then discuss American cars, the heat endured by the drivers during the Qatar F1 GP, the upcoming Austin F1 GP, their recent car stories, the weirdest things they witnessed on the road, and an all Audi two car garage!

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(00:00) Intro (01:08) Audi is good (not) (06:09) American cars (22:56) F1 at COTA (43:00) This week with cars (56:41) Weirdest thing seen on the road (1:06:58) Two car garage

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Episode 36 of the Collecting Addicts podcast!

This week with 2 expatriated hosts out of 5, our panel goes over Audi cars in the modern day, cars that have depreciated a lot, car badge typography, cars that do not look as good as they used to, the choice between 993 and 964, a 007 two car garage, driving tunes and some very quick F1 news!

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(00:00) Intro (01:10) Audi (19:34) High depreciation cars (38:46) Car Typography (48:50) Cars that used to look good (01:03:20) 993 vs 964 (01:05:25) 007 2 car garage (01:24:38) Driving Tunes (01:28:23) F1 News

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Edward, Manish, Neil, Chris & Chris are back and, after three weeks of rest Episode 35 is a big one!

90 minutes of pondering which is the best car of the past 30 years, the "reverse Tardis" of cars: big promises and falling short of delivering, ergonomic failures, Formula 1 becoming bigger and bigger, and of course: this week's two car garage for £40k!

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(00:00) Intro (01:10) Best car of the last 30 years (14:00) Reverse Tardis - Big Promises - Not delivered (37:38) Most annoying ergonomic feature (58:45) Formula 1 & the Future (01:13:58) 2 Car Garage (01:28:55) Driving Tunes

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In front of a 200+ audience at Concours of Elegance, the panelists discuss:- What car do you love but you just ‘don’t get’, the etiquette of the British forecourt, things that car makers have deleted that you miss, and, of course, their 2 car garage using Concours.

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:13) What car do you love but you don't just 'get it'? (00:10:59) Forecourt Etiquette (00:19:25) Best rear seat of a car you've sat in (00:29:48) Things that car makers have deleted that you miss (00:43:21) Two car garage

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