The Collecting Cars Podcast with Chris Harris
Chris Harris
Last episode about 2 years agoDives into the exquisite world of car collecting, featuring the stories behind rare and iconic vehicles.
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Episodes (99)
Collecting Addicts Episode 38: The LS is Dead, Long Live The LM!
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! --- (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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 37: We Were Wrong about AUDI!
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! --- (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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 36: Audi, Car Typography & Cars That Used to Look Good!
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! Collecting Addicts merchandise shop now open: http://shop.collectingcars.com/ --- (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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 35: They're Back For More!
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! --- (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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 34: Love and confusion, forecourt etiquette and back seat comforts
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 33: Ugly wheels, Max's rainy win & Cornish lane-eaters
In episode 33, the addicts debate the effectiveness of their favourite headlight designs along with the ugliest wheels seen on a car. Chris Harris celebrates Max's rainy win, there's a quick competition on the cheapest car to run and as always they finish with a 2 car garage...this time sub £50k and consisting of a Cornish lane-eater and practical wagon! (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:03) What is your favourite headlight design? (00:21:02) What is the ugliest wheel design? (00:33:37) Formula 1 - Max's rainy win (00:47:48) Bicester Heritage mid-roll ad (00:48:12) What's the cheapest car to run? (01:03:22) Two car garage (01:16:21) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 32: Favourite Tunnel, F1 is Back & Jaguar's Brand Equity
Episode 32 of the Collecting Addicts Podcast. This week and for the 32nd time our panel discusses everything car related from the upcoming second half of the F1 2023 season, to their favourite tunnels, and also the events they're looking forward to in September, their £20K two car garage as a 28 Yorkie and their driving tunes for the week! --- (00:00) Intro (00:50) Formula 1 - Second half of the Season (12:12) What's your favourite tunnel? (25:15) Single Marque Love - Jaguar (40:27) UK Car event month (47:58) Two car garage (57:38) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 31: Track Days, Tobago Cars & Seat Buttons
Episode 31 of the Collecting Addicts Podcast. This week our panel is scattered across the world as they share the best two car garage to live in Tobago, they go over their feelings and best stories of track days, and favourite seat buttons, and best motorsport images, and so on, and so forth! You know the drill: sit back, relax, enjoy your Friday and listen to your favourite five car enthusiasts for over an hour of car chat! (00:00) Intro (01:01) Track Days (23:27) 1000 miles in 1 day (38:07) Favourite Motorsport Image (53:03) Favourite Seat adjustment buttons (01:01:31) Two Car Garage (01:17:30) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 30: S-Class Status, Porsche Allocations & Best Roadtrip Cars
What are the best cars for a road trip in Europe and the U.S.A.? Our panel answers this and many more questions this week on episode 30 of the Collecting Addicts Podcast. --- (00:00) Intro (01:13) S-Class Status (18:05) Porsche Allocations (34:52) Favourite Gloveboxes (50:53) Bringing One Car Back Into Production (1:01:22) Two Car Garage (1:23:06) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 29: Guilty Car Crush, Belgian F1 Grand Prix & Getting Lost
This is the 29th weekly episode of the Collecting Addicts podcast! This week our panel members talk Formula 1 at Spa, share their favourite road signs, confess their guilty car crush, compare the motoring skills they with they had, admit the most lost they've ever been, set up a two first car garage for their would be twin daughters & more! Jalopnik article: https://jalopnik.com/getting-lost-in-dubai-can-make-a-porsche-918-hell-on-ea-1685689249 --- (00:00) Intro (00:24) F1 Belgian Grand Prix (18:00) Favourite Road Signs (27:19) Guilty Car Crush (33:41) Motoring Skill You Wish You Had (45:16) The Most Lost You've Ever Been (58:31) Two Car Garage (01:12:10) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 28: F1 Grand Prix, Unknown Car Brands & Best Wedge Cars
Away from the elements and back behind their computers and with a full crew this week, the Collecting Addicts podcast episode 28 talks Formula 1 with Norris breaking Verstappen's trophy, adorable steering wheels, unknown car brands, best wedge cars, two cars garage and more! --- (00:00) Intro (00:34) F1 Hungaroring GP (16:18) Most adorable steering wheel (23:51) Unknown car brands (38:13) Favourite wedge car (49:06) Two-car garage (1:06:02) Driving tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 27: Convertibles Are Great, BMW Still Makes The Best Cars & Best Pedals.
This week and for the first time in 27 episodes, the Collecting Addicts Podcast was recorded in front of a live audience! Our panel members share their opinions on convertibles, discuss whether BMW still makes the ultimate driving machine, argue about the best pedals fitted to a car, recount their one automotive story they'd take to a desert island, pick out two cars for an unnamed automotive presenter recently finding themselves on a mandatory sabbatical, and finally clamour their favourite driving tune of the week. --- (00:00) Intro - Collecting Sausages (00:59) Love for convertibles (10:06) BMW: still the ultimate driving machine? (24:04) Best pedals (37:45) Favourite motoring story (49:20) Two car garage (57:16) Driving tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 26: Gridwalk Drama, Cup Holders & Restomod Chat
This week the panel discusses the kerfuffle on the gridwalk at Silverstone, Ricciardo's return to an F1 seat, how new cars get more complicated designs over time, cup holders and the strong emotions they can cause, good and bad restomods, a spiteful two car garage, and driving tunes! Enjoy the 26th episode of the Collecting Addicts podcast! --- (00:00) Intro (00:23) British F1 GP (17:20) Complicated Car Design (30:37) Cup Holders (41:43) Restomod Chat (54:54) Two Car Garage (1:12:20) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 25: Track Limits, Best Concept Car & Desirable Money Pits
What to do about track limits in motorsport? Stories of the most complicated breakdowns. What is the best ever concept car? What are the most desirable money pit cars? What is the best ever built automobile? A two car garage to attend Goodwood and Revival. Driving tunes. Live podcast announcement. All is told on the 25th Episode of the Collecting Addicts Podcast! From N.O.R.W.I.C.H. with love. --- (00:00) Intro (00:38) Track limits in Austria (19:27) Most complicated breakdowns (43:55) The best ever concept car (1:02:01) Desirable money pits (1:13:20) Best built car (1:22:15) 2 Car garage (1:35:06) Driving tunes (1:41:00) Live podcast announcement Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 24: Never Made Cars, Marmite Cars & Motorway Gesticulation
Cars that manufacturers never put into production, Marmite cars: Land Rover, on road courtesy and non-verbal communication, hitchhiking stories, a two car garage for £45,000, driving tunes & more nerdy chat on this week's episode of the Collecting Addicts Podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 23: Gatecrashed By Famous Guests, Unsung Motoring Heroes, Canadian F1 GP & Q-Cars!
The panel's unsung motoring heroes, Adrian Newey & Chris Goodwin cameo, Q-Cars (also known as sleepers), a review of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix and a two car garage are on this week's agenda of the Collecting Addicts Podcast! --- (00:00) Intro (00:42) Unsung Motoring Heroes (20:51) Q-Cars part 1 (25:04) Chris Goodwin & Adrian Newey Two Car Garage (30:50) Q-Cars part 2 (50:40) Canadian F1 Grand Prix (01:01:43) Two Car Garage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 22: Le Mans Centenary, UK Road Quality & Early Morning Drives.
Summer car events, Le Mans Centenary 2023, Collecting Cars Coffee Run at Bicester Heritage Flywheel, UK road quality, early morning drives, column stalk talk, two F1 driver garage & more on this week's Collecting Addicts Podcast! --- Porsche Sale: https://collectingcars.com/collection... Flywheel at Bicester Heritage: https://collectingcars.com/events/fly... --- (00:00) Intro (00:22) Summer Events (06:13) Le Mans Centenary (24:10) Collecting Cars Coffee Run at Flywheel (24:40) More Summer Events (31:30) UK Road Quality (41:32) Early Morning Drives (55:45) Column Stalks (01:08:06) Two Driver Garage (01:19:15) Driving Tunes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 21: Isle of Man TT, Campervans & Back 2 The Future 2 Car Garage!
The daredevils flying around the Isle of Man for the 2023 TT, Campervans and the desire for simple off-the-grid living, Barcelona F1 Grand Prix, 2 Car Garage for a 2015 Marty McFly & Driving Tunes: all discussed in depth in this week's Collecting Addicts Podcast! (00:00) Intro (00:20) Isle of Man TT (25:35) Campervan Talk (42:35) The importance of Speed (1:00:00) F1 GP Barcelona (01:10:30) 2 Car Garage - Back to the Future (01:27:04) Driving Tune Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 20: Monaco F1 GP, Indy 500 Crash & Shortest Car Ownership!
Rain in Monaco halfway through the F1 Grand Prix making it more interesting, Indy 500 2023 crashed wheel clearing the grandstands, the shortest car ownership, favourite motoring quote, a two-car garage between Riyadh and London in 1977 & Driving tunes: all of this and more on this week's Collecting Addicts Podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 19: Nürburgring 24 Hours, New Caterham 7 & One Ferrari For Life
Sunroofs, the new Caterham Seven, the choice of one Ferrari for the rest of your life, the Nürburgring 24 hours, silliest option ever ticked, and a half-million pound two-car garage, all very serious topics discussed this week on the Collecting Addicts podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Episode 18: Luca di Montezemolo Special Guest, Favourite Spoiler, 70s Cars & More!
Luca Di Montezemolo joins our panel for a cameo, great spoilers, 70s themed two-car garage, mancave discussion and more are on the menu for this week's Collecting Addicts podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Ep 17: Food prices at Miami GP, Depreciation, Regular Car-Key Adoration & More!
Whether gawking at the Miami F1 food prices, recounting their most depreciating car ownership, lusting over simpler times for car-keys, or recalling their favourite quotations from bygone motoring legends, our bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and youthful panel deliver their fresh take on everything car related in the latest episode of the Collecting Addicts podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Ep 16: "Boring Baku" F1, Lightweight Cars, and The Best 2 Cars You Can't Drive!
Debate over the fairness of calling F1 races boring, the balance between sport and entertainment, a pushover Alonso, lightweight cars maybe not always being the answer (?!), and the best two 1980s cars for a rock star who's not allowed to drive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Ep 15: Swift x Alonso, Leather Interior Slander & JLR Masterful Rebrand
SwiftAlonso being the hottest and latest item at the meeting point between the worlds of noise and music, leather interiors being rejected by 80% of our panel, and JLR ditching Land Rover but actually not, but then maybe - you get the idea: this week our panel is full of expert opinions with which we're sure you'll joyfully disagree in our comment section! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collecting Addicts Ep 14: Goodwood Members' Meeting & A Racing Related 2 Car Garage
This weekend was the Goodwood Members' Meeting, a few of our panel were racing and attending so we cover off the event and the goings on. Talk turns to a Goodwood related 2 car solution with a budget of £300,000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.